Own-root and grafted roses do comparably well in containers (more than 2 years) with moderate care. Old garden roses, however, survive much better in containers than modern ones (HT, FB). A key survival factor is probably defoliation by black spot, which appears to be more serious for modern roses only.

Retired Roses 2008 (***Name Family Breeder Year Plant Grown from-to Comment): ***Angel Face FB Swim & Weeks 1968 Grafted 1998-2008 Best FB ever, died potted, will get own-root ***Bambey HT Perry 1979 Own-root 2003-2008 Excellent reverse, poor band, will try again ***Baronne Edmund de Rothschild HT Meilland 1968 Own-root 2003-2008 Excellent reverse, died potted, will try again ***Bronze Star HT Weeks 2000 Grafted 2004-2008 OK rose, died potted ***Condesa de Sastago HT Dot 1932 Own-root 2002-2008 Best reverse HT ever, died potted, will try again ***Double Delight HT Swim & Ellis 1977 Grafted 1999-2008 One of most fragrant HT ever, died potted, will try again ***Fragrant Cloud HT Tantau 1967 Grafted 2004-2008 One of most fragrant HT, died potted, will try again ***Granada HT Lindquist 1963 Grafted 2006-2008 Poor bare-root, will try again ***Halloween HT Howard 1962 Own-root 2004-2008 Nice color, died potted, will try again ***Hansa HR Schaum & Van Tol 1905 Own-root 2004-2008 Great HR, died potted, will try again ***Heirloom HT Warriner 1972 Grafted 2006-2008 Poor bare-root, will try again ***Kordes' Perfecta HT Kordes 1957 Grafted 2002-2008 Great HT, died potted, will try again ***La France HT Guillot 1867 Own-root 2003-2008 Classic HT, died potted, will try again ***Miss All American Beauty HT Meilland 1965 Grafted 2006-2008 Poor bare root, will try again ***Mrs Sam McGredy HT McGredy 1929 Own-root 2003-2008 Classic rare HT, died potted, will try again ***Osiria HT Kordes 1978 Own-root 2005-2008 Amazing reverse HT, poor band, will try again ***Party Time HT Weeks 1986 Grafted 2001-2008 Excellent HT, died potted, will try again ***Royal Highness HTSwim 1962 Grafted 2006-2008 Poor bare-root, will try again *** Soleil d'Or HT Pernet-Ducher 1900 Grafted 2005-2008 Classic HT, loves blackspot ***Typhoo Tea HT McGredy 1974 Grafted 2003-2008 Great HT, died potted, will try again ***Variegata di Bologna BR Bonfiglioli 1909 Own-root 2003-2008 Striking striped BR, nonrecurrent unfortunately

Retired Roses 2007 (***Name Family Breeder Year Plant Grown from-to Comment): ***Change of Heart HT Jackson & Perkins 2005 Grafted 2005-2007 Poor bare-root, loves black spot

Retired Roses 2006 (***Name Family Breeder Year Plant Grown from-to Comment): ***Miss All-American Beauty HT Meilland 1965 Grafted 2006-2006 Waxed canes died in Texas heat, will try again ***Mister Lincoln HT Swim 1965 Grafted 2006-2006 Waxed canes died in Texas heat, will try again