One of the Austins I've always wanted is William Morris. I ordered one from Hortico a few years ago, but they sent me a red hybrid tea instead. I checked HMF to see whether it was available anywhere else and learned that Heirloom carries it.
Heirloom is a nursery I've always tried to avoid. The first rose I bought from them, Kaleidoscope, has been growing in my garden for 11 years old now, and it's still only about 10 inches tall, but at least it's the right rose. Over the years I've bought a total of 10 roses from Heirloom, and 5 were mislabeled. That's 50%!!!! When I've contacted them about the mislabeled roses and have included photos, they have never responded. Maybe they don't read the e-mails. Maybe they think I just like to send them pictures of roses.
So, as I said, I've always tried to avoid that nursery, but now I'll do more than just try. The owners have gone insane. They want $40 for a 1-gallon own-root Austin rose. Forty dollars for a little own-root rose with a 50% chance of being the wrong one!
