For the first time, I am growing some yellow roses that I chose for disease resistance and fragrance. The ones that are likely to be available at garden centers are:
Sparkle & Shine (lemon fragrance)
Sunshine Daydream (lemon fragrance)
Eternal Flame
The ones that are probably available only by mail order:
The Poet's Wife (a fairly new David Austin rose)
Winter Sun (a Kordes rose available from Palatine Roses, Chamblee Rose Nursery and a few other suppliers)
Sunny Sky (a Kordes rose available from sources listed above)
I first saw Sparkle & Shine blooming at Longwood Gardens in early December, 2016. Then I saw it blooming on May 8, 2017. It was the only rose in the garden that was blooming that early in the season. A rose gardener at Longwood reported that Sparkle & Shine is very hardy and disease-resistant.
