Next year, I've decided to focus on red (hopefully dark red/black, but I'm starting slightly broader using reds in general). In addition, I'd love to get a dark red striped rose. I absolutely LOVE the two roses Dave Bang got from Black Black Baccara and Flash Night. Sadly, I can't get Flash Night here in China, so I'm using Forth of July and Scentimental for stripes. In addition, I'd like to try for a very disease resistant rose. Specifically, if I could get a dark red (almost black) floribunda and/or the same with stripes...I'd be extremely happy!
Overall, this is my list of roses for next year. The majority of roses I chose either based on suggestions to use as parents, because I like the color/traits, or because they seemed to be used successfully for crosses in Help Me Find. Ultimately, I've had to choose based on whether they even exist in China. Most of them are at least partially disease resistant. I've included whether I'm using them as Seed (S) or Pollen (P) parent.
- Showbiz (S)
- Queen Elizabeth (S)
- Sheri Anne (S)
- Olympiad (S)
- Black Baccara (S)
- Oklahoma (S)
- Altissimo (P)
- Fourth of July (P)
- Scentimental (P)
- Bad Fussing (S)(P)
- Moulin Rouge (S)(P)
- George Vancouver (P)
- Ulmer Münster (P)
Thanks so much!