So the very first explorer rose that I owned I have yet to really use in breeding, Alexander MacKenzie. It is a monster in my backyard. It does not appear to suffer from the leaf spot problems of the other explorers. It has an amazing show of blooms that are a bit like Queen Elizabeth. And it is remarkably hardy, with no cane die back in my zone 5 garden. Downside is definitely the monsterous prickles. They are in a class by themselves.
Has anyone gotten seedlings out of it?
Liz