Gardens that may help me choose:
bob diller 7a Virginia
ronda's carolina garden 7a South Carolina, upstate
quarles at marydale 8a
donaldQuroses 8a
murphy's rose 7a Texas
marina parr, marina's garden at amelia (Virginia)

Check Q+A for Blackspot Resistance, then switch to comments on the particular rose.

Books I'd like:
Some Like It Hot: Plants That Survive in Hot and Humid Weather, P.J. Gartin + F. Brian Smith, Wyrick + Co.., Charleston, SC, 2004, pb, avail. used.
Landscaping with Antique Roses, Liz Druitt + G. Michael Shoup, Taunton Press, Newtown, CT, 1992, avail. used.

Plants to think more about:
Camellia--Hana ginan
E. Palatka or pedunculosa or Savannah holly

R. alba semi-plena
Lady Hillingdon
more M.S. Viraraghavan (Golden Threshold)
Buck or Bayse (Belinda's Dream)
Morning Has Broken
Kathleen
Mutabilis
Kazanlik?
Souv. de St. Anne's
Altissimo?
R. moschata--Darlow's Enigma
R. banksiae normalis + lutescens
Morning Has Broken
Fortune's Double Yellow
Red Eden

Other websites (approx.):
Hot Gardens
search: Rhodologue + define to find scrollable, entertaining, photo-illustrated online Hx + Taxonomy by fozzie.

For Help Me Find (by and by)
Would love to search member gardens, etc., by heat + humidity + USDA zone; by how much spray, etc., member is willing to use.
Would love to be able to search gardens, etc., by USDA zone and state or country, etc., + see what roses are grown without too much ado.
Would love to see more information by location regarding Blackspot, Mildew, Rust, Insect Resistance, Drought Tolerance.



Poss. sources of Probable Amphidiploid (Commander Gillette, maybe) for Dr. Nyhan:

Kim l. Rupert Granada Hills (A Hidden Sanctuary), now Encino
Texas A & M Dr. David H. Byrne, Dr. Brent H. Pemberton
Robert Rippetoe Rancho Mirage, CA
Paul Barden Corvalis, OR
Enrique Munoz Ramirez San Jose, CA
San Jose Heritage Rose Garden website: heritageroses.us
Auntie_S ?Chico, CA
Jim Turner Royal Oaks, CA (Monterey Bay area)