Bred from Knockout roses, Home Run rose is extremely disease resistant and in my mind one of the best new red roses for the garden, should you be comfortable with single roses (which hopefully you will be). Knockout roses, both the original and offspring such as Pink Knockout roses, are extremely disease resistant and a laugh (in more ways than one) to grow. It says something about the toughness of Knockout roses when highway departments begin planting them…see this photograph of some ridiculously healthy knockout roses as proof. Home Run roses share the basic good qualities of Knockout Roses, but also offers up lovely lovely red roses of single-form. Five scarlet petals surround bright yellow stamens. True red in the landscape is always welcome.
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Introduced in 1935, Hybrid Tea Rose Crimson Glory is still offered commercially; further, it’s fairly easy to find this grand old Hybrid Tea at local garden centers. For decades, Crimson Glory was the rose to have for those who wanted to grow classic red roses in their gardens. Form is excellent, a medium red with the classic Hybrid Tea high center.
Considered one of the most disease resistant of all Hybrid Teas, Kardinal reaches four feet or so, with an upright, vigorous habit. Leaves are medium green, semi-glossy, and resistant to 
Blooming once in midseason, Gallica rose Tuscany is an old, old rose. Referenced as Velvet Rose by the herbalist Gerard in 1596, Tuscany bears semi-double flowers of dark, rich, red. Golden stamens complete the picture. A larger version, ‘Tuscany Superb’ (also known as ‘Superb Tuscan’ and ‘Superb Tuscany’) is often found in Old Rose nurseries.
Blackswamp Girl wrote in a recent blog comment: I noticed that you have not yet reviewed Dortmund….Dortmund is going in my front yard where it can ramble all it wants over my otherwise boring front porch. We have a Lake Erie microclimate that allows us to grow climbers and ramblers to the top of our porch roofs here in my suburb–and our old houses from the early 1900s seem to provide good hosts for them–so it seems a damn shame not to take advantage of it! Well, Blackswamp Girl, you love grasses thus must be a person of character (admittedly, I have some strange methods for judging character). This (brief) review is for you.
Tempo is a rose for those searching for a climber with flowers which are similar to the form and color of those roses found in a florist shop. Beautifully shaped blooms are the very picture of high-centered elegance, and the dark red color is like velvet. Flowers are fully double, with 35 to 40 petals. Growth is vigorous and the foliage is dark green and glossy. Disease resistance and cold hardiness are good. Fragrance is slight.
David Austin English rose Tradescant is a good choice for those who favor dark roses. Large clusters of ten to fifteen buds open to flat, fully double blooms of the deepest crimson; in fact, Tradescant would be a good rose for gardeners who are looking for a black rose (although all 
