I found this list floating about in the ether of the internets, so I can't really say for sure if it is more hopeful than factual...
Abalone Pearl
Birthday
Blaze
Blushing Princess
Burning Bright
Carina
Chalice
Cherry Ruffles
Chocolate Soldier
Christmas Velvet
Claudia
Command Performance
Commando
Constance Spry
Coral 'n Gold
Coral Charm
Coral Fay
Coral Sunset
Cytherea
Diana Parks
Early Scout
Early Windflower
Eliza Lundy
Ellen Cowley
Etched Salmon
Eventide
Flame
Golden Glow
Goldilocks
Heidi
Imperial Parasol
John Harvard
Joker
Laddie
Laura Magnuson
Legion of Honor
Lemon Chiffon
Lorlei
Lovely Rose
Lustrous
MacKinac Grand
Many Happy Returns
Merry Mayshine
Mid May
Nippon Gold
Nosegay
Nova
Old Faithful
Paladin
Paula Fay
Pink Cotton Candy
Pink Hawaii Coral
Pink Teacup
Pink Vanguard
Prairie Moon
Promonade
Raspberry Charm
Red Glory
Red Red Rose
Red Signal
Rose Garland
Rose Tulip
Roselette
Rosey Cheek
Royal Rose
Salmon Dream
Salmon Glow
Scarlett O'Hara
Skylark
Sunlight
Viking Valor
Walter Mark
Westerner
73 varieties, total. I've got 14 (and 12 of those were just luck) of them so I guess I'll be doing some experimenting in coming years.
Also, the reading that I've done suggests that you might not even see a stem until year 2. I think that Karen's thoughts about the larger the root mass equating into better results is spot on. I think that this is a form of propagation that favors allowing the plants to reach maturity (4 or 5 year) so they can have larger roots.
My plan will be to plant them in a pot / bag for a year and attempt to transplant them to the ground once they are approaching dormancy. So that first year is going to be a difficult no peek ;)
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