Most roses are tough as nails. The settlers used to tie them to their covered wagons and take them on their journeys across country to plant at their new homesteads. If they could talk, those roses must have had some amazing stories to tell. I took a cutting of a rose on an old abandoned property here. It turned out to the historic White Rose of York. It's planted on a chain link fence and blooms reliably every year without any attention at all. Love it!
