Fox Valley Rose Society
2012 Seeds Of Hope Rose Sale
BE MY BABY™
*New*
Miniature
Award of Excellence 2011
Incandescent Pink, double, 2009, + Actually, Baby’s kind of a big girl. She’ll stand above her other Mini playmates in the garden: not only in her statuesque bushy habit but also with her beautiful bountiful blooms. Lots of very shapely red buds open to luminous pink blossoms with very classy form. Each rich pink petal has just a touch of yellow at the very base, giving the flower an inner glow. There’s hardly any fade in color from fresh flowers to finish. So with her gown of deep glossy green, Baby’s a showoff in the landscape too. She’s certain to seduce even the most finicky flower lover. Height / Habit: Bloom / Size: Petal count: Parentage: Fragrance: Hybridizer: Comments:
Medium-tall/Upright & bushy Medium-large, double, formal 20 to 25 Winsome x Goldmarie Mild apple Bédard - 2011 Consistent in all climates
BRITE EYES
Climber, Lrg Flowered (Radler)
Salmon/Pink Blend, 7-10 petals, 2006, 7.8 This beautiful climber is blackspot resistant! Another breakthrough rose from Bill Radler, the breeder of The Knock Out® Rose. The amazing salmon color will add color and fragrance to your landscape. It will grow no taller than 8', making this rose a perfect addition for small gardens. Petal count: Fragrance:
7-9 Mild spicy scent
BRONZE STAR
Hybrid Tea 2002 Intro
Golden Apricot Blend, 19-26 petals, 2000, 7.6 The striking colors set this Hybrid Tea apart from any rose on the market. The blooms clean well, fading to apricot and are set against clean, medium green foliage. Moderate spicy fragrance. Good cut flower. Petal count: Height: Spread: Zones:
25-30 4-6 feet 3-4 feet 6
CANCAN™
Climber, Lrg Flowered (Radler)
Red-Pink Blend, semi-double, 2009, + Cancan™ is the newest addition to the hardy climber collection from Bill Radler, breeder of The Knock Out® Rose. Its unique magenta red to light pink flower color is suffused with cream white towards the center and outside of the petal. Flowering is continuous and disease resistance is excellent. Petal count: Fragrance: Height: Spread:
12-15 None up to 10 feet 3-4 feet
CAPE DIAMOND™
Hybrid Kordesii 2009 Intro
Pure Pink, full, 2007, (7.8) One of the most disease resistant varieties in the rose world…free of black spot, powdery mildew, rust & downy mildew…guaranteed. Old-fashioned spicy-fragrant pure-pink flowers exude a sweet spicy perfume. Lots of almost-rugose grey-green foliage provides the perfect contrast for this showy bloomer. The vigorous plant can be grown as a large spreading shrub or eventually trained as a climber. Bred in Canada & proven perfectly adapted for harsh winter, Cape Diamond is hardy as a rock & survives without winter protection in zone 3. Height / Habit: Bloom / Size: Petal count: Parentage: Fragrance: Hybridizer: Comments:
Medium / Spreading mound Medium, very double More than 35 Marie Victorin x Louis Jolliet Very spicy Bedard - 2009 Best in Northern climates. Zones 3-4.
CHERRY PARFAIT
Grandiflora AARS Winner
Cherry Red Bicolor, 30-35 petals, 2001, 7.9 A rose with a truly outstanding color and a nice rounded habit. Excellent in all climates. The bloom color holds nicely in the heat. This Grandiflora is always in bloom so it will be attractive all season long. The dark foliage makes a striking contrast to the bicolor flowers. Winner of the Golden Rose and voted best Hybrid Tea / Grandiflora rose at the Rose Hills International Rose Trials in 2006. Light fragrance.
CHICAGO PEACE
Hybrid Tea
Same great performance as 'Peace', with deeper bloom color! 50-60 petals, 1962, 7.7 A beautiful sport of the famous 'Peace', this lovely 1962 introduction has its parent's beauty with richer, darker hues and larger blooms. Very floriferous, this upright shrub sets huge quantities of 5- to 5 1/2-inch pink flowers borne from highcentered buds, each suffused with an overlay of canary yellow. Blooms have 50 to 60 petals and are lightly perfumed. 'Chicago Peace' reaches 4 feet tall and wide, making a strong presence in the sunny garden. Zones 4-9.
CH-CHING™
Grandiflora
Lasting Deep Lemon color, full, 2008, (7.4) With this color sport (mutation) of Strike It Rich, our 2007 AARS winner, you can hit the jackpot again. It cashes in with all the same great plant qualities - same super vigorous bushy clean plant that flowers like a weed & smells up a storm. But it’s just a different color - a clear long-lasting even glowing yellow. Very deep red new shoots & dark green leaves set off the many showy clusters of blossoms. You’ll have a sure winner when you lay down your money on this yellow honey. Height / Habit: Bloom / Size: Petal count: Parentage: Fragrance: Hybridizer: Comments:
Medium-tall / Upright & bushy Large, double, informal About 30 Sport of Strike It Rich Strong sweet spice & fruit Carruth/Bedard - 2008 A fragrant yellow bloomin’ fool.
COLORIFIC™
Floribunda 2011 Intro
Salmon blend Blushing Scarlet, full, 2009, + A showstopper for sure! Big pointed buds swirl open to show off seductive shades of peach, coral & salmon. But the color display doesn’t stop there. The sun ‘suntans’ each petal…blushing them into deeper tones of orange, scarlet & burgundy. Strong long stems make it a great addition to any cutting garden. And the clean deep green glossy leaves are loverly in landscape, too. Flowerful, colorful & wonderful – all wrapped up in one nifty new rose. Height / Habit: Bloom / Size: Petal count: Parentage: Fragrance: Hybridizer: Comments:
Medium-tall/Upright & bushy Medium-large, double About 30 (Playboy x Lagerfeld) x Jacob’s Robe Mild fruity Carruth - 2011 Best flower size in cooler conditions.
DADDY'S LITTLE GIRL
Miniature
Rich Rose Pink & Cream Bi-color, double, 2008, + Daddy’s Little Girl is very well-behaved in the garden yet tends to be a show-off. Her bushy tidy compact habit is an easy addition to limited landscapes. But be prepared for a parade of plentiful pointed petite plush-pink buds with just a pinch of cream on the petal reverse. Perfectly proportioned clean green leaves makes her pretty as a picture. And she’s superlative for a patio pot, too. Height / Habit: Bloom / Size: Petal count: Parentage: Fragrance: Hybridizer: Comments:
12 to 18 inches/Compact & rounded Medium-small, double 20 to 25 Santa Claus x [(International Herald Tribune x R. soulieana derivative) x (Sweet Chariot x Blue Nile)] Slight Carruth - 2010 Consistently cute in all climates.
DICK CLARK
Grandiflora
Award of Excellence 2011
Cream & Cherry Blushed Burgundy, full, 2009, + No two flowers are exactly alike on this changeable chameleon of a rose. Black-red buds spiral open to show off swirls of cream edged & washed with vibrant cherry pink. But that’s not the end of the exhibit on these classically-formed fragrant flowers. When the sun strikes the petals, they begin to blush burgundy, finishing as a deep dark red. Put all this color against super-shiny-green foliage with nice long cutting stems and you’ve got a killer combo. Easy to grow, great vigor – a beautiful bushy baby from the famous Fourth of July™. Height / Habit: Bloom / Size: Petal count: Parentage: Fragrance: Hybridizer: Comments:
Medium-tall/Broadly rounded & bushy Medium-large, double 25 to 30 Fourth of July x unknown Moderate cinnamon spice Carruth/Bédard - 2011 Largest flower size in cooler temps.
DOUBLE KNOCKOUT
Hardy Shrub (Radler)
Cherry Red, full, 2004, 8.2 The Double Knock Out® Rose represents the next generation in the family of The Knock Out® Roses. The full double flowers look just like a classic rose. What it gained in beauty it did not lose in performance. It is as resistant to black spot as the famous original, has the same bloom cycle and is slightly more winter hardy. Petal Count: Height: Spread: Zones:
18-25 3-4 feet 3-4 feet 5-10
DREAM COME TRUE
Grandiflora
2008 AARS Winner
Golden Yellow Edged & Blushed with Ruby, 2006, (7.5) Passion can be an amazing thing. No…not that kind of passion! We’re talking rose passion here. The love of the rose struck Dr. John Pottschmidt like a ton of bricks, becoming a driving force in his life. One of his many rosy goals was to breed an AARS winner that everyone can enjoy. Dream Come True does just that. Its big clean vigorous bushy plant pumps out loads of longstemmed scrumptious shapely yellow blooms edged in ruby red. Each eye-catching flower blushes to all-ruby on the finish, giving a multi-colored display that’s truly dreamy in every way. Height / Habit: Bloom / Size: Petal count: Parentage: Fragrance: Hybridizer: Comments:
Tall / Upright & bushy Large, full Around 40 Unknown x Unknown Mild tea Pottschmidt - 2008 Very floriferous. Larger flower size in cooler temps
DROP DEAD RED
Floribunda
Dark Red Velvet, double, 2008, + So velvety…soo intense….just jaw-droppingly delicious red… especially set against the highly-glossed deep green leaves that mirror all the eye-popping action. This killer color is truly a ‘stop ‘em dead in their tracks’ kinda red that’s certain to lure you to linger. And it’s that red to the very finish of the flower…making this bushy shiny showy plant a natural for the landscape. Height / Habit: Bloom / Size: Petal count: Parentage: Fragrance: Hybridizer: Comments:
Medium-tall / Upright & bushy Medium-large, double About 30 City of San Francisco x Lasting Love Mild tea Carruth - 2010 Best flower size in cooler conditions.
EASY GOING™
Floribunda 1996 Intro
Golden Peachy Yellow Blend, 1999, 8.0 If you thought life was good when we brought you Livin' Easy, you'll need to buy an extra hammock to deal with Easy Going. You see, it's just like 'Mom' in every way except color….same glossy foliage, same great flower power, same bushy habit, same great disease resistance. But one color gene has inexplicably dropped out (a 'sport') to give even brighter green foliage and a delectable peachy golden yellow color that holds to the very end. Scrumptious! Height / Habit: Bloom / Size: Petal count: Parentage: Fragrance: Hybridizer: Comments:
Medium /Rounded Medium-large, double 25 to 30 Sport of Livin' Easy Moderate fruity Harkness - 1996 Consistent in every climate. Great in mass plantings
ELLE
Hybrid Tea AARS Winner
Apricot Multi-color Blend, 50-55 petals, 2003, 7.7 The strong spicy fragrance of ElleÂŽ combined with the high-centered blossoms, make this a great rose for cutting. The soft multicolored flowers contrast nicely with the dark shiny foliage. This plant offers above average tolerance to mildew and black spot. The compact growth fits well in small gardens or large containers.
ETERNAL FLAME
Hybrid Tea
Soft flickering Yellow, 25 petals, 2007, 7.6 Part of the Memorial Rose collection, this Hybrid Tea has classically shaped, high-centered blooms of soft, flickering yellow. The long stems and strong citrus fragrance combine to make Eternal Flame a great rose for the cutting garden. The plant offers above average winter hardiness and disease resistance. Strong citrus fragrance.
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EYECONIC™ LEMONADE
Hardy Shrub
Bright Yellow with Red Ring at base of each petal Breakthrough rose, coming from a breeder who has worked more than 15 years on Hulthemia hybrids. Excellent habit and self cleaning. Great flower power. Non-fading yellow, much stronger than most other yellows on the market. Petal count: 10-12, gently ruffled Bloom / Size: 2-3", cuplike, reblooming Fragrance: very slight Height: 4.5' Spread: 4.5' Zones: 6-9 Comments: Grown Own Root; disease resistant
EYECONIC™ PINK LEMONADE
Hardy Shrub
Melon Pink with Red Ring at base of each petal Compact, bushy, and simply overwhelmed with blooms for months on end, this ultra-vigorous shrub is a carefree and very colorful addition to any garden. The 3½-inch blooms open melon-pink with a red ring, maturing to a soft shell pink with a purplish eye. Expect 5 flowers per stem, self-cleaning and simply irresistible. Petal count: 10-12, gently ruffled Bloom / Size: 2-3", cuplike, reblooming Fragrance: very slight Height: 3 - 4.5' Spread: 3 - 4.5' Zones: 6-9 Comments: Grown Own Root; disease resistant
*New* EUROPEANA
Floribunda AARS Winner
Dark Red, 25-30 petals, 1964, 8.4 Abundant dark-red double blooms with bronze-green foliage are exceptionally long-lasting and perform well in heat. Deep green foliage is sometimes invisible under the profusion of flowers, especially during the spring flush. Light fragrance.
FIREFIGHTER
Hybrid Tea 2006 Intro
Dusky Velvet Red, 2004, 7.7 A big super-fragrant long-stemmed rich-red Hybrid Tea is the epitome of the classic rose in many people’s minds. That’s why there could be no better choice for the first sponsorship rose of the ‘Remember Me’ garden fund. Each plant sold honors the victims of 9-1-1. You’ll love the vigorous bushy plant that provides armloads of buxom blossoms. Lots of clean green leaves keep it looking good in the garden, too. Height / Habit: Bloom / Size: Petal count: Parentage: Fragrance: Hybridizer: Comments:
Medium-tall/Upright & bushy Large, formal 40 to 45 Lasting Love x Hidalgo Intense old rose Orard - 2006 Cooler temps give the best red color.
FORTY HEROS
Floribunda
(Easy Elegance)
Deep Yellow, double, 2008, (7.4) Deep yellow hybrid-tea flowers with a fruity fragrance, sends up large clusters of deep yellow blossoms up to 4 inches across. This rose is named in honor of the Forty Heroes from United flight 93. Highly resistant to black spot and mildew. Height: Zones:
3-4 feet 5-9
GEORGE VANCOUVER
Hardy Shrub (Explorer)
Medium Red, 24 petals, 1994, 8.0 An upright, bushy shrub with deep rose-red buds which open to bright pink, double blooms. A repeat bloomer from late June through September with hundreds of bright red rosehips in the fall. Its compact size makes it ideal for smaller gardens. Good resistance to mildew and blackspot. Height: Zones:
2.5-3 feet 3
GINA LOLLOBRIGIDA
Hybrid Tea
Deep Golden Yellow, 70-90 petals, 1997, 7.1 Golden-yellow blooms and a heady fragrance give this Hybrid Tea rose its Star速 quality. Large, abundant blooms are produced on a strong, upright plant with dense, medium green foliage. An opulent choice for the garden. Strong fragrance.
GRANDE DAME™
Hybrid Tea 2011 Intro
Super Saturated Rose Pink, very full, 2009, + Everything old is new again…or is it the other way around? Here’s a clean mean flowering machine whose big bountiful beauties reek with old rose romance, style & fragrance. Each lovely blossom invites you to bury your nose…to swoon from the perfume of the ‘old time’ roses of your dreams. A big vigorous ‘shrubby’ bush whose nodding clusters, abundant deep-green leaves & low-thorned cutting stems provide a perfect touch to a landscape or bouquet. Height / Habit: Bloom / Size: Petal count: Parentage: Fragrance: Hybridizer: Comments:
Tall/Upright & bushy Full, old-fashioned, in nodding clusters Over 30 broad petals Meredith x Wild Blue Yonder Intense old rose Carruth - 2011 A modern antique for all climates.
HENRY KELSEY
Hybrid Kordesii (Explorer)
Deep Red with Golden 'Eye', 28 petals, 1984, 8.0 A climber with semi-double deep red petals contrasting with golden yellow centers. It is moderately fragrant and a continuous bloomer. Highly resistant to powdery mildew. A very vigourous climber.Use with John Cabot, another climber from the Explorer series of roses. Long limber canes make it a perfect climber. Disease resistant foliage with a tinge of burgundy. Spicy fragrance. Reported to be shade tolerant. Needs good circulation to prevent black spot. Height / Habit: 6-7 feet Zones: 4
HIGH VOLTAGE
Hardy Shrub
(Easy Elegance)
Medium Yellow, 22 petals, 2009, + Shockingly beautiful, clusters of yellow blossoms are held high on sturdy canes. Super clean foliage complements the fragrant, double blooms. Upright, vase-shaped habit will stand up in the back of the border or stand out as an accent. Adds a jolt of color to any garden situation. Zones:
4-9
HOME RUN®
Hardy Shrub
2006 Intro
Showy Flame Red, ARS Member's Choice Winner, 2004, 8.1 This flame-red offspring of the famous Knock Out® kicks the competition up a notch when it comes to disease resistance. Home Run® has a phenomenal fortitude against the dreaded black spot (like its father). But, unlike Dad, it is also completely resistant to powdery mildew & has a much higher level of tolerance to downy as well. Rounded, bushy, fast-to-flower and nearly always in color, it hits a grand slam in the landscape & scores lots of points in a pot, too. Height / Habit: Bloom / Size: Petal count: Parentage: Fragrance: Hybridizer: Comments:
Medium / Rounded & bushy Medium, single 5 (City of San Francisco x Baby Love) x Knock Out® (cv. RADrazz)
Slight Carruth - 2006 Coast to coast…it's the cleanest. Deepest red in cool temps.
HONOR
Hybrid Tea AARS Winner
White and tipped with Carmine, 18-25 petals, 1979, 7.6 The clean white blooms of the 'Honor' roses have a slight tea rose fragrance that is very lovely. 'Honor' is a Warriner rose that was introduced in 1979, and it received the Portland Gold Medal the same year. It is also an AARS award winning rose. Height / Habit: Bloom / Size: Petal count: Fragrance: Hybridizer: Zones: Comments:
4 - 5.5 feet 5", double 17-25 Mild Warriner - 1976 5-9 very disease resistant, very mildew resistant
HOPE FOR HUMANITY
Hardy Shrub (Parkland)
Blood Red, double, 1996, 8.1 Intense, dark red, double flowers are as close to a true “blood red” colour as you can get. A low-growing everblooming rose. Developed by the Morden, Manitoba research station for the 100th Anniversary of the Canadian Red Cross. Continuous bloom that begins with clusters of deep wine red buds, opening to fragrant velvety cupped flowers that do not fade in summers heat. One stem alone can provide a bouquet of long lasting beauty. Good disease resistance. Height: Zones:
2-4 feet 3
IN THE MOOD
Hybrid Tea 2007 Intro
Vivid True Red, full, 2005, 7.5 Nothin’ says lovin’ like a red rose. But here’s a really-red rose that turns up the heat with big round petals virtually dripping with super-saturated redness. Each big buxom blossom holds that very same brilliance until they fall exhausted from the bushy prolific plant. The long lovely stems are swathed in gobs of gray-green leaves. If red is your thing, then this is the ‘it’ rose for you. Height / Habit: Bloom / Size: Petal count: Parentage: Fragrance: Hybridizer: Comments:
Medium/Upright, bushy Large, double, classic HT 25 to 30 City of San Francisco x Olympiad Mild tea Carruth - 2007 Clear color in any weather. Improves with establishment.
JACOB'S ROBE
Climber, Lrg Flowered 2008 Intro
Multi-color Yellow & Peach Blushing Pinky Red, (7.3) Yes, we’re making a verbal pun on the beloved Joseph’s Coat, one of the most popular of all Climbers. Pun aside, for many years we’ve sought to capture the same great colors on a much improved plant. The blushing yellows, pinks & reds of Jacob’s Robe aren’t an exact match. But the multi-color effect is even more dramatic. It’s equally floriferous, re-blooming readily in the very first year. But the plant shows off the big difference – more natural vigor, lusher glossy deep green leaves, better disease resistance and more hardinesst. Height / Habit: Bloom / Size: Petal count: Parentage: Fragrance: Hybridizer: Comments:
Long canes of 10 to 12 feet Large, double 20 to 25 Autumn Sunset x Playboy Moderate spice Carruth - 2008 Free-flowering. Blooms on new & old wood. Zone 6. Needs winter protection.
JOHN CABOT
Hybrid Kordesii (Explorer)
Medium Pinkish-Red, 40 petals, 1978, 8.8 Popular choice as a climber for arbors. A climbing rose with strong, arching stems. Its clusters of pinkish-red flowers are moderately fragrant and bloom continuously from summer until frost. When left as a shrub, it will reach a height of about 5-6’. Good resistance to both powdery mildew and black spot. Provides plenty of blooms which are followed by orange hips in the fall. Mildly fragrant. Very disease resistant. Height: Zones:
5-8 feet 3
KASHMIR
Hardy Shrub
(Easy Elegance)
Bright Red, 50 petals, 2009, (7.9) Resembles a tea rose. Velvety soft blossoms with multiple flushes of bloom throughout the season. New in 2009. Height: Zones:
2.5-4 feet 4
KETCHUP & MUSTARD
Floribunda
Bright Red with Mustard Yellow Reverse The eye-catching combination of bright red with a mustard yellow reverse is sure to make everyone blink and take a second look. Velvety, double blooms hold their bold color right to the very end. The floriferous, rounded plants filled with extremely glossy green foliage bloom in flushes throughout the season and are perfect for tucking into landscapes and containers as accents or focal points.
*New*
Height / Habit: Bloom / Size: Petal Count: Parentage: Fragrance: Hybridizer: Zones: Comments:
2-4 feet 3-4" 17-25 City of San Francisco™ x Shockwave™ Mild Bédard, 2011 4-10 Grown on Own Root
KNOCK OUT®
Hardy Shrub
(Radler) 1999
Fire-engine Red, single, AARS Winner, ARS Members Choice, 8.5 Perhaps the best-ever landscape Rose for four-season interest. Not only is it the most blackspot-resistant Rose we've ever grown, but it also stands up to Japanese beetles and other pests, needs only half a day of sunshine, blooms over an exceptionally long period, and offers foliage and fruit interest as well as lovely blossoms. With great clusters of 3 1/2-inch blooms of fire-engine red, these flowers begin early in Rose season and continue for many weeks. The shrub then rests for a bit and repeats for the remainder of summer and well into fall! It's one of the longest bloom cycles in the Rose family and will fill your garden with bright color and subtle tea scent. And when the blooms finally end, the color continues with burgundy-violet fall foliage and orange-red hips. Crown hardy to -20°F, this 3- by 3-foot shrub sneers at drought, humidity, and pests. Knock Out® never needs deadheading and is one of the very few Roses that earns the title "maintenance free." Zones 3-9.
KOKO LOCO
Floribunda
Creamy Cocoa Maturing to Soft Lavender, full, 2010, + Rosa 'Koko Loko' is an exciting variety that is sure to get everyone's attention. It has blooms that are a luscious, creamy cocoa color and age surprisingly to beautiful solid, lavender. This variety is early to bloom with every bud whirling open form an impressive flower. Flowers are long lasting both on the plant and in a vase.
*New*
Height / Habit: Bloom / Size: Petal count: Parentage: Fragrance: Hybridizer: Comments:
Medium, bushy, rounded 3.50-04.5", high-centered bloom form 30-35 Blueberry Hill x Pot o' Gold Moderate Bédard, 2010 Very disease resistant
LEGENDS
Hybrid Tea 2009 Intro
Ruby Red, full, 2007, (7.3) MONSTROUS buds & HUMUNGOUS blossoms of rich ruby red hold their durable brilliance from beginning to end. IMMENSE petals (just one can cover a child’s palm) lend a classical Hybrid Tea bud shape, slowly spiraling open to a ruffled WHOPPER of a show-stopper. LARGE lettuce-like leaves of an unusual reddened green color gracefully enrobe the long cutting stems – in perfect proportion to the flower. Chosen to pay tribute to the wonderful women honored during Oprah's Legends Weekend. Height / Habit: Bloom / Size: Petal count: Parentage: Fragrance: Hybridizer: Comments:
Medium-tall / Upright Massive, full & ruffled Near 30 (City of San Francisco x Olympiad) x [Amalia x (Ingrid Bergman x All That Jazz)] Moderate fruity Carruth - 2009 Most massive in the spring.
LET FREEDOM RING
Hybrid Tea 2007 Intro
Strawberry Red, double, 2005, 7.9 Many think the pinnacle of rosedom is a long stemmed red Hybrid Tea with scrumptious big buds. But ponder the thought a little farther to include impeccable flower form & great vase life. Now you're getting the idea of Let Freedom Ring . This striking trophystealer was lovingly created by WWII veteran & amateur hybridizer, Ernest Earman of Virginia. Height / Habit: Bloom / Size: Petal count: Parentage: Fragrance: Hybridizer: Comments:
Medium-tall / Upright Large, double & high centered Around 25 Prima Donna x Touch of Class Slight tea Earman - 2006 More red in cool conditions. Fantastic year-round form.
LOVE'S PROMISE
Hybrid Tea
Velvety Currant Red Blooms, 1994 The brightness of the perfectly shaped flowers attracts the eye with its deep currant red blooms standing tall above the deep green foliage. Perfect for cutting. the strong raspberry fragrance will last for days. Excellent disease resistance. Height / Habit: Bloom / Size: Petal count: Parentage: Fragrance: Hybridizer: Comments:
5' tall, 4' spread 5", full, cupped bloom form 26-40 Oklahoma x Royal William Strong raspberry scent Meilland Int'l, France, 1994 Excellent disease resistance. aka Matilda™ Originally classified as a Grandiflora.
*New* MAGNIFICA
Hybrid Rugosa
Mauve, full, 1907, 8.8 Beautiful, very fragrant, mauve-colored blossoms are produced in large quantities in early summer, then repeat until frost. The blossoms are followed by large orange hips. Magnifica grows up to 5-feet tall and wide, making it great for hedges. It takes pruning well, so you can shape your hedge. This rose has healthy foliage and is completely winter hardy to Zone 3. Easy to grow. Height / Habit: Bloom / Size: Parentage: Fragrance: Hybridizer: Zones: Comments:
4 - 5' tall/wide 3-5", crinkly silk appearance Rosa rugosa Thunb. x Ards Rover Strong spice scent Dr. Walter Van Fleet, 1900 3-10 Very disease resistance. Shade tolerant. Showy orange hips.
MARDI GRAS
Floribunda
AARS Winner
Orange, Pink, Yellow Multi-color Blend, double, 2007, (7.6) Given top honors by All America Rose Selections (AARS) judges, Mardi Gras performed exceptionally in one of the most rigorous rose trials in the world. This garden gem shows the same impressive vigor and disease resistance of its AARS-winning parent, Singin' in the Rain. Mardi Gras' apricot orange buds slowly open to reveal bright pink and yellow blooms with a yellow base. Bloom / Size: Fragrance: Height:
4" Light scent 24 inches
MARMALADE SKIES™
Floribunda AARS Winner
Tangerine Orange Blend, double, 1999, 8.0 Brilliant tangerine orange blooms cover this compact, everblooming neat plant. Marmalade Skies™ is ideal for low borders, or as a specimen in any landscape. The clusters of blooms make a perfect one stemmed bouquet. Petal Count: Fragrance:
18-24 Slight
MEMORIAL DAY
Hybrid Tea
2004 AARS Winner
Orchid Pink, 28-52 petals, 2002, 7.7 To honor, celebrate & remember... Memorial Day strikes a cord in our hearts. Yet a symphony of feelings comes to mind with this unusual orchid pink hybrid tea. Enormous old-fashioned full flowers saturated with super-strong classic old rose fragrance hit a note of fond memories for all. Long low-thorned stems are lushly adorned with clean green leaves. Just one flower perfumes an entire room. Height / Habit: Bloom / Size: Petal count: Parentage: Fragrance: Hybridizer: Comments:
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Medium-tall, Upright, bushy Very large, very double Over 50 Blueberry Hill X New Zealand Strong damask rose Carruth - 2004 Thrives on heat. Darker color in Autumn. Very disease resistant.
MUSIC BOX
Hardy Shrub
(Easy Elegance)
Lucious Butter Yellow Edged in Pink, double Let this rose 'play' in your garden and you certainly won't be disappointed. Gorgeous, fully double blooms have butter yellow centers with brushed accents of soft pink on the petal edges giving them a hand-painted appearance. Disease resistant plants filled with green, glossy foliage produce harmonious clusters of blooms throughout the season for an ever-changing color display. Easy-care and hardy, this rose is sure to blend into any landscape or garden. Bloom / Size: 2" Fragrance: Monderate Sweet Hybridizer: Lim, 2012 Comments: Hardy through Zone 4. Grown own root.
OLYMPIAD
Hybrid Tea AARS Winner
Sriking Pure Red, 30-35 petals, 1983, 8.5 You can cut this rose all season long. Tall growing plant with sturdy stems hold striking pure red roses. If you’re looking for a true red rose to include in your garden, this is the one you’ll enjoy for years to come. Light fruity fragrance.
OREGOLD
Hybrid Tea AARS Winner
Deep Golden Yellow, double, 1970, 7.0 The gold standard for yellow Hybrid Teas. Unrivaled for its deep color that never seems to fade. With its perfect, high-centered form and deep green foliage, Oregold is a rose that’s hard to beat. Petal Count: Fragrance:
30-35 Slight
OVER THE MOON
Hybrid Tea
Voluptuous Warm Apricot Blend, very full, 2008, (7.6) Can you conjure up a newly retooled version of the beloved Just Joey? Now you’ve got a little feel for the opulent warm beauty of this resplendent new Hybrid Tea. Reminiscent of a monstrous silk rose on a lady’s hat, big voluptuous deep-apricot buds spiral open to slightly-softened caramel-sugar tones that glow like a beacon against the lush green leaves. The rounded, bushy & vigorous plant allows it to be placed in the landscape where it can easily show off its luxurious lusciousness. Height / Habit: Bloom / Size: Petal count: Parentage: Fragrance: Hybridizer: Comments:
Medium-tall / Upright & bushy Large, classical form Over 30 broad petals Christopher Columbus x Cleopatra Moderate fruity Orard - 2010 Does best with establishment.
PARTY HARDY™
Hardy Shrub 2011 Intro
Deep Pink with a Lighter Reverse Yes, we’re having fun with words on this name. It’s a ‘party’ because of the big old-fashioned bright pink blooms that arrive in showy clusters. It’s ‘hardy’ because it was bred in Canada and has proven to be perfectly adapted for harsh winters. Party Hardy survives without winter protection in zone 3. The shrubby full plant keeps its clean green foliage to the ground, growing like mad as a result. It’ll stand head & shoulder above the other roses in very cold winter climates…actually preferring those conditions. Height / Habit: Bloom / Size: Petal count: Parentage: Fragrance: Hybridizer: Comments:
Medium-tall/Upright to slightly spreading Medium, in large clusters Over 40 Marie Victorin OP Mild apple Bédard - 2011 At its best in the coldest climates.
PEACE
Hybrid Tea AARS Winner
Golden Pink Blend, 43 petals, 1945, 8.0 The most widely planted rose in the world! The radiant, sweetly perfumed flower with a fascinating history: this rose was named the day Berlin fell to the Allies. The day peace was signed with Japan, it won AARS honors and members of the newly formed United Nations were presented with its blooms. Golden yellow with pink edging. Bloom / Size: 5"-6" Fragrance: Sweet Zones: 4-9 Height: 4 feet Width: 3ft 6in
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PEACH DRIFT®
Hardy Shrub/Grdcover
Apricot-Peach Blend, 15-20 petals, 2006, 7.5 The most floriferous of the Drifts. Plants are almost continuously covered with large clusters of 5 to 8 bright apricot-peach blooms per stem. Strong disease resistance. Height: 18" Width: 24" Bloom / Size: 1-1/2" Fragrance: Slight Hybridizer: Meilland, 2006 Zones: 5-10 Comments: Grown own root
PINK DOUBLE KNOCK OUT
Hardy Shrub (Radler)
Bubblegum Pink, double, 2007, 8.3 A bright bubble gum pink version of The Double Knock Out® Rose that is very stable and unfazed by the heat. Classic shaped flowers from early spring to the first frost. Superior drought tolerance once established. Petal count: Height: Spread: Zones:
18-24 3-4 feet 3-4 feet 5-10
PINK DRIFT®
Hardy Shrub, Grdcover 2011 Intro
Hot Pink, single, 2006, 7.8 Pink Drift Rose is covered in stunning lightly-scented pink flowers with white streaks at the ends of the stems from late spring to mid fall. The flowers are excellent for cutting. It has dark green foliage throughout the season. The glossy oval compound leaves do not develop any appreciable fall color. The fruits are red hips displayed in late fall. Drift roses are the newest family of great roses introduced by Star Roses. Drift Groundcover Roses are compact groundcover roses that are as versatile as they are beautiful. Very low maintenance, disease resistant roses; Drift Groundcover Roses will bloom from late spring all the way into fall frost. Very hardy to zone 5, they require minimal maintenance throughout the summer to look their best.
PINK HOME RUN®
Hardy Shrub
2011 Intro
Velvety Warm Pink, single, 2009, + When you got something as good as Home Run, it’s a great surprise to discover a match. That’s the excitement we felt when we found one lone branch on the famous red Shrub that had sported (mutated) to produce pink blossoms. Now that one branch has produced enough plants to introduce the all new Pink Home Run. Ms. Pink is just like Mr. Red – identical in every way except for the flower color…& that color is soooo sweet. Like ‘Dad’, she KO’s the competition when it comes to complete black spot AND complete powdery mildew resistant. Good from coast to coast. Height / Habit: Bloom / Size: Petal count: Parentage: Fragrance: Hybridizer: Comments:
Medium / Rounded & bushy Medium, single, in small clusters 5 Sport of Home Run Slight Carruth/Bédard - 2011 Coast to coast…it’s the cleanest
PINK KNOCK OUT
Hardy Shrub (Radler)
Bright Pink, single, 2004, 8.3 Single petals, just like the original, but in a beautiful shade of bright pink! And like the other members of the family, The Pink Knock Out® Rose is black spot resistant, drought tolerant and self-cleaning. A perfect companion to other shrubs, roses and perennials. Petal Count: Height: Spread: Zones:
7-11 3-4 feet 3-4 feet 5-10
PINK PROMISE
Hybrid Tea
2009 AARS Winner
Soft Pale Pink & Cream Blend, 34 petals, 2007, (7.6) This 2009 All-America Rose Selection winner is a classic Hybrid Tea. It has the whole package: high centered buds, long stems perfect for cutting, very soft shade of pale pink and sweet fragrance. This rose was selected by the National Breast Cancer Foundation and a percentage of each plant sold will benefit the association. Large 5 inch delicate pink blooms on tall upright stems. Good for cutting. Fragrance: Height: Zones: Comments:
Moderate fruity 5 feet 6-10 Excellent disease resistance
PUMPKIN PATCH
Floribunda
Caramel Orange, double, 2008, (7.6) A color so scrumptious, it looks good enough to eat…and you certainly can if you watch out for the thorns. But it may not be the sticky sweet treat you’d expect for the delectable pumpkin-pie caramel color. Buttery-rich coppery buds open into clusters of fragrant octobery-orange beauties held tightly against shiny green leaves – like happy jack o’lanterns nestled in the field. It’s lip-smackin’ for the landscape and certain to delight on the very first flower. Height / Habit: Bloom / Size: Petal count: Parentage: Fragrance: Hybridizer: Comments:
Medium/Rounded & bushy Medium, in large clusters 25 to 30 Goldmarie x Honey Dijon Moderate fruity Bedard - 2010 Appreciates a little afternoon shade.
QUEEN ELIZABETH
Grandiflora
1955 AARS Winner
Delicate, Orchid Pink, 38 petals, 1954, 7.9 Perfect form and graceful, gentle presentation! A multiple award winner, it has become more popular each year since its 1954 introduction. The luxuriant 3- to 4-inch blooms arise all summer long, with delicately ruffled outer petals and a high-centered, symmetrical form. Wonderful in the vase, they are also vigorous garden performers. Height: Width: Zones:
4 feet 3 feet 4-9
RAINBOW SORBET
Floribunda
2001 AARS Winner
Dark Yellow and Pink Blend, 15-18 petals, 2006, 8.0 This 2001 All America Rose Selection winner boasts tantalizing color on a super-performing plant. With Dr. Griffith Buck's 'Earth Song' as a parent, this Floribunda shows the same iron constitution and large flowers. Glowing yellow and luminous pink shell-shaped flowers start unfurling early and bloom abundantly all season. The glossy green foliage is exceptionally blackspot resistant. Bloom / Size: Height: Zones:
3-4 inches 4-5 feet 4-9
RAINBOW'S END
Miniature
ARS Award of Excellence
Golden Yellow with Crimson Blush, 30-35 petals, 1984, 8.6 Gold glistens on this gorgeous golden yellow reward for rose lovers and leprechauns who seek it. It bears flowers with ideal form, only about 1-1/2 inches across, and the tips of the petals are edged in a crimson blush that increases as they age. Bloom / Size: 1-2" Fragrance: Mild Hybridizer: Saville, 1986.
RAMLIN' RED
Hardy Climber (Radler)
Deep Red, 35 petals, 2001, 7.8 A hardy climbing rose that needs no winter protection, Ramblin’ Red is an offspring of the Canadian Explorer climber “Henry Kelsey”. Deep red cupped flowers - similar to a hybrid tea shape - on a very vigourous plant. Height: Zones:
8 feet 4-10
RED DRIFT®
Hardy Shrub
Medium Red, 15 petals, 2006, 7.7 Red Drift® has the most petite flowers of all of the Drift® Roses. It is perfect for use in front of border plantings. Red Drift® makes a beautiful statement when it drapes naturally over a rock wall or edge. Mature height is less than 1.5 feet with a wider spread. Great flower power and disease resistance. Zones:
5-10
RED RIBBONS
Hardy Shrub, Grdcover
Streams of Velvety, Deep Crimson Flowers, 20 petals, 1998, 8.3 True to their name, they adorn your garden with rich, red hues on enchanting, plush petals. Bloom / Size: 3"-3.5" Petal Count: 20 Fragrance: Light, Sweet Zones: 4-10 Width: 5 feet Height: 24 inches
ROCK 'N ROLL™
Grandiflora 2009 Intro
Burgundy & Cream Striped Bicolor, very full, 2007, (7.5) Big creamy buds set the ‘beat’ for what’s to become a rockin’ show of colors. Each petal unfurls to reveal a different pattern of striped & splashed burgundy, red & white. It’s not just a video for your eyes though. This is a live performance that involves your nose ‘cause the fragrance is killer. Deep green leaves set the stage & clothe the bushy full plant. Great for cutting, for smelling or just for enjoying. Rock on! Height / Habit Bloom / Size: Petal count: Parentage: Fragrance: Hybridizer: Comments:
Medium/Upright & full Medium, fully double Over 35 George Burns x New Zealand Strong rose & fruit Carruth - 2009 Flower size best in the cool spring & fall
SCENTIMENTAL™
Floribunda
1997 AARS Winner
Burgundy-Red Swirled with Creamy White, 7.7 You might think stripes are a new-fangled thing. But it is the old rose heritage that brings the genetic stripping to this spicy scented new-comer. Each petal is as unique as a snowflake--some more burgundy-splashed-white, some creamed-swirled-red-all on the same vigorous plant. The old-fashioned form & fragrance may remind you of its stingy blooming ancestors. Yet the nearly continuous number of blossoms lets you know there's modern kinfolk in there, too. Distinctive clean quilted foliage. Height / Habit: Bloom / Size: Petal count: Parentage: Fragrance: Hybridizer: Comments:
Medium/Rounded Large, double 25 to 30 petals Playboy X Peppermint Twist Strong sweet spice Carruth - 1997 Best color & size in moderate temps. Perfect for potpourri. Zone 6.
SECRET™
Hybrid Tea AARS Winner
Creamy Yellow with Pinks, 30-40 petals, 1992, 7.9 A wonderful blend of classic Hybrid Tea bud form, flower form and seducing spicy fragrance. Topping a show-off plant is a blend of creamy yellow shades suffused with pinks. Strong spicy fragrance.
SECRET'S OUT™
Hybrid Tea
Pure White, 2009, (7.6) A new twist on Secret™, this one’s got aroma! Found by Witherspoon Rose Culture, Secret’s Out!™ is a pure white Hybrid Tea with a stronger, spicy fragrance. Petal Count: Height: Spread: Zones:
30-35 3-4 feet 2-2.5 feet 6-9
SEXY REXY
Floribunda
Clear Coral Pink, 39-51 petals, 1985, 8.6 Powerful and flowerful. Voted one of the best in Portland, Oregon, which is considered the Rose Capitol of the world. Abundant clusters of clear coral pink blooms. A proven winner. A consistent performer with many awards and recognitions. Height: Zones:
2.5 feet 6-9
SHOCKWAVE™
Floribunda 2009 Intro
Pure Neon Yellow, full, 2007, (7.7) There’s no rose that’s any yellower…and no foliage that’s any greener. The combo makes your eyes blink & your head spin in disbelief. Better yet, the flowers hold on to their searing yellow tones to the very end, dropping away from the well-behaved plant just in time to welcome the next round of bloom. Tidy enough to tuck into a landscape, lend an accent to a container or top a rose tree. Loads of bright, super-glossy apple green leaves mirror the blazing blossoms. Height / Habit: Bloom / Size: Petal count: Parentage: Fragrance: Hybridizer: Comments:
Medium / Rounded Medium, double Around 25 Goldmarie x (seedling x Baby Love) Mild Carruth - 2009 Consistent in all climates.
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SMOKE RINGS™
Miniature 2011 Intro
Melon Orange with a Smoky Purple Border, semi-double, 2009, + There’s no other Mini with a color like this. Shapely little buds start off a warm melon orange-yellow color set against a mound of clean, lush, deep-green leaves. As the buds swirl open, a most surprising hue of smoky purple begins to blush at the edge of each petal, lending a mysterious effect of orange ‘ringed’ with smoke. This little Mini says ‘Come see me’ whether it’s in a patio pot or tucked into the garden border. Makes a great tree rose, too. Height / Habit Bloom / Size: Petal count: Parentage: Fragrance: Hybridizer: Comments:
12 to 18 inches/Compact & rounded Medium-small, double, decorative 18 to 24 Santa Claus x Easy Going Slight Bédard - 2011 More smoke in mild temperatures.
ST. PATRICK™
Hybrid Tea 1996 AARS Winner
Yellow-Gold with Green Blush, 8.0 Some like it hot…and this is one! The luck of the Irish may have finally brought a super slow-opening yellow rose that likes the heat. This saintly yellow can pick up a touch of gold in cool weather, but he’ll be wearin’ the green when the temps turn up. Loads of novel chartreuse-shaded buds spiral open to yellow-gold flowers of amazing stamina. Grey-green foliage completes the picture. Height / Habit: Bloom / Size: Petal count: Parentage: Fragrance: Hybridizer: Comments:
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Medium, rounded to upright Large fully double 30 to 35 Brandy x Gold Medal Slight Strickland – 1996 Heat brings out the novel color and best form. Slow-opening.
STORMY WEATHER
Climber, Lrg Flowered
Mauve, 15-25 petals, 2011, + Hues of stormy blue flash from the depths of mysterious deep smokey purple blooms, the reverse side of the petals touched with lightning bolts of cloudy white for added special effects. The big clusters of double blossoms are set against loads of gray-green leaves that stay clean and attractive due to very good disease resistance. A dramatic rose for displaying against light colored backgrounds or for contrasting with brightly hued annuals and perennials. Height / Width: Bloom / Size: Fragrance: Parentage: Hybridizer: Comments:
6' x 8' 3-1/2 to 4-1/2", in clusters Moderate spice Heart 'n' Soul x Rhapsody in Blue™ Orard, 2012 More purply blue in cooler conditions
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SUGAR MOON
Hybvrid Tea
Pure White, full, 35 petals, 2010, + This exquisite pure white hybrid tea glows like moonlight and smells like heaven. The full, classically formed blooms are saturated with intensely sweet citrus and rose fragrance that nearly bowls you over. Big, pointed buds spiral open to show off broad petals. Very dark green, glossy leaves make the white flowers pop all the more. Good rebloom, natural vigor, superior disease resistance and long stems make this a perfect rose for garden display, the showbench, floral arrangements and above all, for smelling! Bloom / Size: 4-5" Fragrance: Intense sweet citrus and rose Hybridizer: Bédard 2012.
SUNNY KNOCKOUT
Hardy Shrub (Radler)
Bright Yellow fading to Cream, single, 2007, (7.6) This newest release from Bill Radler is the only fragrant member in the family. It has a slightly more upright habit with bright yellow flowers that fade quickly to a pastel cream color. Yellow color stays more intense during cooler times of the year. Petal Count: Height: Spread: Zones:
5-7 4-5 feet 3-4 feet 5-10
SUNSET CELEBRATION™
Hybrid Tea
1998 AARS Winner
Creamy Apricot Amber Blend, 7.9 Sometimes sunset hues are apricot burnished with cream, sometimes amber orange blushed with warm pink and sometimes a clear warm rich pink. It just depends on which sunset. The ‘sunset’ in this case is the famed Sunset Magazine celebrating its 100th anniversary with this striking award winner. All these colors can come forth from this attractive well-formed Hybrid Tea, depending on your locale. No matter where it’s grown, though, the plant fills out beautifully, full of clean green foliage and long stemmed blossoms. Height / Habit: Bloom / Size: Petal count: Parentage: Fragrance: Hybridizer: Comments:
Medium height, upright Large, full 35 to 40 Pot O’ Gold x seedling Moderate fruity Fryer – 1998 Deeper colors in cooler conditions.
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SUNSHINE DAYDREAM
Grandiflora
2012 AARS Winner
Butter Yellow, Lighter Edges, Ages to Cream This remarkable beauty is the first traditional garden rose to win the prestigious AARS award under no spray trialing conditions. Sunshine Dream is almost always in bloom, producing large, cuplike blooms that begin light yellow and finish a creamy, buttery yellow. Rounded bushes filled with dark green, glossy foliage provide a perfect backdrop for the dreamy blooms that self-clean well. Though not fragrant, this rose has other exceptional qualities that more than compensate for it. With excellent disease resistance, extraordinary bloom production and a vigorous habit, this rose is sure to brighten your day and your garden. Bloom / Size: 3.5" Petal Count: 25 petals Fragrance: None Hybridizer: Meilland International, 2006
SUNSTRUCK™
Hybrid Tea 2006 Intro
Apricot Gold with a Patterned Yellow Reverse, 7.6 Enormous round petals always translate to BIG blossoms with lovely flower form. In the case of Sunstruck, each large petal is an artistic masterpiece of deep yellow gold blushed & bordered with apricot orange. A surprising bright yellow ‘peacock' fan pattern on the reverse of each petal gives this rose its name. Long stems with deep green leaves carry each regal flower. Height / Habit: Bloom / Size: Petal count: Parentage: Fragrance: Hybridizer: Comments:
Medium-tall / Rounded Very large, double & formal Near 30 Sunset Celebration x (Voodoo x seedling) Moderate fruity Carruth - 2006 Best color with light afternoon shade. More intense in cool temps
SUPER HERO
Hardy Shrub (Easy Elegance)
Gorgeous Red, double, 2008, (8.3) Continuous bloom of gorgeous clusters of hybrid tea-like blooms all season long and very disease resistant. Clusters of perfect, red blossoms stand out strongly against clean, medium to dark green, satiny foliage. Try this neat, compact, disease-resistant shrub in the border or foundation planting. Petal Count: Fragrance: Height: Zones:
35-40, Everblooming Pleasant damask scent 3-5 feet 4-9
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THRIVE !
Hardy Shrub
Vibrant Red, single to semi-double forms The lineage continues! Thrive™, a new vibrant red landscape shrub rose, is a strong and healthy descendant of The Knock Out® Rose. Although it is hard to follow in the footsteps of Grandfather Knock Out®, this variety holds its own with hard- to-miss, bright, fire engine red blooms that last all season. It performed well under harsh no-spray test conditions Winter hardy to zone 6. Height / Habit Bloom / Size: Petal count: Parentage: Fragrance: Hybridizer: Comments:
4' tall x 3' wide/Bushy & round 3" 7-14 (Marmalade Skies x Baby Love) x Home Run None Sproul - 2011 Excellent disease resistance; grown own root; Needs Winter Protection
WALKING ON SUNSHINE™
Floribunda
2011 AARS Winner
Giant Clusters of Bright Golden Yellow Blooms, + Walking on Sunshine™ has it all - bright yellow blooms, a sweet anise fragrance, and amazing disease resistance as the flowers mature, their color softens, offering multiple shades of sunny brilliance all season long. With healthy, glossy green foliage and never-ending bloom power, one snip will provide waves of sunny blooms - bright enough to put a smile on your face in any type of weather. Great for providing bursts of color in mixed perennial beds. Bloom / Size: 3"-3.5" Petal Count: 25-30 Fragrance: Moderate, Damask Zones: 5-10 Width: 3 feet 6in Height: 4 feet
WILD BLUE YONDER
Grandiflora
2006 AARS Winner
Ruffled Red-Purple with a Lavender ‘Eye', 7.8 Up we go...into a wild new style of rose! You'll be ridin' high over the saturated scent, bold new-fangled colors & camellia-like form. The first lavender-toned rose to take the AARS award in over 20 years, clusters of ruffled ruby-red-purple blossoms give a great show of distinct lavender ‘eyes'. Clean deep green leaves make this vigorous Grandiflora a mean bouquet machine for the garden. Height / Habit: Bloom / Size: Petal count: Parentage: Fragrance: Hybridizer: Comments:
Medium-tall / Upright & bushy Medium, ruffled 25 to 30 [(International Herald Tribune x R. soulieana derivative) x (Sweet Chariot x Blue Nile)] x (Blueberry Hill x Stephen's Big Purple) Strong citrus blossom & rose Carruth - 2006 Deeper colors in cool temps. Gets better with establishment. Zone 5.
WILLIAM BAFFIN
Hybrid Kordesii (Explorer)
Fuchsia Pink, 20 petals, 1983, 8.9 Fuchsia pink semi-double blooms in clusters of up to 30 cover this plant in early spring with good repeat bloom throughout the season. Can be trained as a climber or maintained as a smaller shrub by reducing the plant's height by one third each spring. The slightly fragrant flower bloom all summer long. It can be used as a tall hedge or a robust climber. The hardiest of climbers, it can be left unprotected on the trellis throughout winter. Has been noted to be hardy to Zone 2. Disease resistant. Small red hips. Height: 8-10 feet
WING-DING™
Hardy Shrub, Polyantha 2007 Intro
Brilliant Red Orange, 8.0 It’s party time for Polyanthas. There’s never been a Poly with this searing scarlet color. So let’s throw a Wing-Ding to celebrate. You’ll be surprised at the number of bright little long-lived blossoms carried in each huge pyramid-shaped cluster. The sheer weight of those copious clusters gives the plant a slightly spilling habit to nod over a rock wall or break up the garden border. Shiny-clean deep green leaves add to the revelry of the glitzy blooms. Paint the town ‘scarlet’ red with this pretty Poly. Height / Habit: Bloom / Size: Petal count: Parentage: Fragrance: Hybridizer: Comments:
Medium/Somewhat spreading Small, in large clusters, semi-double 7 to 10 Red Fairy x Raven None Carruth - 2006 Continues to whoop it up late into the season.
WINNER'S CIRCLE
Climber, Lrg Flowered (Radler)
Fire-engine Red, 2007, (8.2) This climber from the breeder of Knock Out® is sure to become a favorite. Winter hardy zone 5, it is one of the most floriferous climbers we have ever introduced. The fire engine red color is non-fading and can take the heat. In the fall the foliage turns deep burgundy red and the plants are covered with bright orange hips. Petal Count: Fragrance: Height:
7-10 None 10-12 feet
WINNIPEG PARKS
Hardy Shrub (Parkland)
Dark Pinkish Red, 22 petals, 1991, 8.0 Large, double flowers open cherry-red and then fade to dark pinkish-red with dark pink on the undersides. Blooms continuously in lightly fragrant clusters on a low, dense bush. Good resistance to powdery mildew and rust. In cool weather and in fall, the foliage develops a reddish tinge. Extremely hardy. A Continuous bloom of glowing pink petals that are held in a slightly cupped fashion that truly makes this rose stand out. Mild tea fragrance. Matte green foliage with a reddish tinge. Compact and bushy making this rose a good landscape plant. Height: Zones:
2-3 feet 3-9