Pat Dando Texas Rose

Myles of smiles

Grandiflora

Full and fluffy blooms are gold blusing pink with dark pink reverse and emit a pleasant, fruity fragrance. Rounded, bushy plants have large, clean foliage and offer their blooms in flushes throughout the season, sometimes singly or sometimes in clusters. An excellent choice for those on the West Coast.

Hybrid Tea

Hybrid Tea

Subtle nuances abound in the hand-pained beauty of these blooms. The creamy white flowers are stippled and splashed with pink, an effect that strengthens so much with the heat of summer that they become almost solid pink. Presented one to a stem, in classic hybrid tea style, these flowers are detined for display in cut-flower arrangements of all shapes and sizes. Upright, bushy plants are qutie vigorous and blooms prolifically through the season.

Height: 3.5′ – 5′
Flower Size: 3.4″ – 5″
Moderate Fragrance
Hybridizer: Bédard 2021

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Hybrid Tea

Just like the name implies, this baby really pumps out the perfume. The blooms are a novel color for a hybrid tea – a lovely shade of purple lavender that lightens toward the petal edges, yet holds strong until the end of the line. Presented one to a stem, the flowers are perfect for cutting so yo can add a splash of fragrance wherever you desire. Upright, bushy plants have glorious, green foliage with built-in disease resistance that shrugs off powdery mildew and rust with ease. She’ll give her best performance in hot dry climates and what a performance it is.

Height: 3.5 – 5.5′
Petals: 40-50
Flower Size: 3.5 – 4″
Strong Fragrance
Hybridizer: Carruth 2021

Orange blend Floribunda.
Registration name: MEImonblan
Exhibition name: Marmalade Skies ™
Bred by Alain Meilland (1940-….) (France, 1999).
Introduced in United States by Conard-Pyle (Star Roses) in 2001 as ‘Tangerine Dream’.
Introduced in Australia by Corporate Roses Pty. Ltd. in 2010 as ‘Marmalade Skies’.
Floribunda.
Orange blend. None to mild fragrance. 17 to 25 petals. Average diameter 3″. Medium, in small clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.
Height of 3′ (90 cm). Width of 3′ (90 cm).

seed: Tamango ® (floribunda, Meilland, 1965) × Tchin-Tchin
pollen: Patricia (floribunda, Kordes 1972)

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‘Crescendo’ was awarded the prestigious Portland Gold Medal in 2019

Medium pink Grandiflora.
Registration name: WEKgrasucejuc
Exhibition name: All Dressed Up ™

Bred by Christian Bédard (United States, 2018).
Introduced in United Kingdom by C & K Jones in 2019 as ‘Saffie-Rose’.
Introduced in United States by Weeks Wholesale Rose Grower, Inc. in 2019 as ‘All Dressed Up’.

Grandiflora.

Pink.  Mild fragrance.  Average diameter 3.5″.  Very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary bloom form.

Tall, upright.  Large, glossy, dark green foliage.
Height of 5¼’ to 5′ 11″ (160 to 180 cm).

Medium, bushy, rounded, upright.  Large, matte, medium green foliage.  3 to 5 leaflets.
Height of 4¼’ to 4′ 11″ (130 to 150 cm).  Width of 28″ to 35″ (70 to 90 cm).

USDA zone 5b and warmer.  Can be used for beds and borders, cut flower or garden.

Introduced in United States by Weeks Wholesale Rose Grower, Inc. in 2011

Bred by Tom Carruth (United States, before 2009).

Floribunda.

Red, deep yellow reverse.  Mild, apple, tea fragrance.  20 to 28 petals.  Average diameter 3.25″.  Medium to large, very double, cluster-flowered, in small clusters, high-centered to cupped bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Medium, bushy, thornless (or almost), upright, well-branched.  Medium, glossy, light green foliage.  3 to 7 leaflets.
Height of 47″ to 5¼’ (120 to 160 cm).  Width of 30″ to 35″ (75 to 90 cm).

Introduced in United States by Weeks Wholesale Rose Grower, Inc. in 2012 as ‘Ketchup & Mustard’.

Bred by Christian Bédard (United States, before 2008).

Parentage:

Introduced in United States by Weeks Wholesale Rose Grower, Inc. in 2014

Peachy-pink large showy clusters of long-lived flowers. Moderate, fruity, spice fragrance.  30 to 40 petals.  Average diameter 3.5″.  Medium to large, full (26-40 petals), cluster-flowered, in large clusters, cupped bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  

Medium, upright.  Medium, glossy, dark green foliage.  3 to 7 leaflets.
Height of 31″ to 43″ (80 to 110 cm).

Can be used for beds and borders, cut flower or garden.

Medium, upright.  Large, semi-glossy, medium green foliage.
Height of 31″ to 4′ (80 to 120 cm).  Width of 2′ to 28″ (60 to 70 cm).

USDA zone 7b and warmer.  Can be used for beds and borders, container rose, cut flower, exhibition or garden.  Produces decorative hips.  Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.  Spring Pruning: Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood and cut back canes that cross. In warmer climates, cut back the remaining canes by about one-third. In colder areas, you’ll probably find you’ll have to prune a little more than that.  Requires spring freeze protection (see glossary – Spring freeze protection) .  Can be grown in the ground or in a container (container requires winter protection).

Bred by Gareth Fryer

Parentage:

Sparkle and Shine

Sparkle & Shine

Deep yellow Floribunda.

Medium, bushy, rounded, upright.  Medium, glossy, medium green, leathery foliage.  3 to 7 leaflets.
Height of 4′ to 5′ (120 to 150 cm).  Width of 5′ 7″ to 6′ 7″ (170 to 200 cm).

Can be used for beds and borders, cut flower or garden.

Medium red Hybrid Tea.

Introduced in 1974 by Armstrong Roses for the Los Angeles Olympics

Mild, tea fragrance.  32 to 37 petals.  Average diameter 5″.  Medium to large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, high-centered bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Medium, bushy, upright.  Large, matte, medium green foliage.
Height of 3′ to 5′ (90 to 150 cm).  Width of 2′ (60 cm).

Hybridizer: Samuel McGredy, IV

A new hybrid red tea rose for cut flowers and garden decoration, having as it seed parent ‘Red Planet’ and as its pollen parent ‘Pharoah’, Plant Pat. No. 2825… produces nearly continual, abundant, brilliant and lasting long-stemmed red flowers with a heavy petal substance lending to their longer-than-average longevity, both in the garden and in the vase… usually bears its flowers singly, sometimes 3 to 4 flowers per stem in irregular clusters, on strong stems that are long for the class.

Parentage:

Dark red Floribunda.

Mild fragrance.  15 to 20 petals.  Semi-double (9-16 petals) bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Medium, bushy, upright.  Medium, semi-glossy, dark green, leathery foliage.

Hybridized by William A. Warriner

Introduced in United States by Jackson & Perkins Co. in 1989.

Height of 5½’ (165 cm).  Width of 4′ (120 cm).

Hybridizer: Colin Dickson (United Kingdom, 2002)

White or white blend.  None to mild fragrance.  50 to 55 petals.  Average diameter 4″.  Cupped, high-centered bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Tall, upright.
Height of 28″ to 5′ (70 to 150 cm).

Tangerine Streams
Orange blend Floribunda.
Introduced in United States by Star Roses (California)in 2011 

Salmon-orange, orange blending, yellow blending.  None / no fragrance.  50 petals.  Average diameter 2.75″.  Medium, very full (41+ petals), in small clusters bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Ovoid, rounded buds.

Medium, bushy, compact.  Semi-glossy, dark green foliage.  3 to 7 leaflets.
Height of 42″ (105 cm).  Width of 4′ (120 cm).

Heat tolerant.

Hybridizer: John J. Bagnasco

Parentage: Bill Warriner ™ × Honey Bouquet

Hybridized by Christian Bédard

Rosa ‘Parade Day’

Pink blend Grandiflora.

Bushy, upright.  Large, glossy, dark green foliage.
Height of 5′ 1″ to 6′ 7″ (155 to 200 cm).

Rosa ‘Frida Kahlo’

Red blend Floribunda.

Red, yellow stripes.  Mild fragrance.  Average diameter 3.5″.  In small clusters bloom form.

Bushy, upright.  Medium, glossy, dark green foliage.

Introduced in United States by Weeks Wholesale Rose Grower, Inc. in 2018.

Hybridizers:  Christian Bédard and Tom Carruth

Medium.  Dense foliage.
Height of up to 33″ (up to 85 cm).

Hybridizer: Gareth Fryer

Hybridizer:  Christian Bédard

Pink Home Run

Deep pink Shrub.

A sport of Home Run, Pink Home Run has all of the easy care qualities that many of us have come to love in roses.

Great as a hedge or border. Use this wonderful rose for season long color.

Rose-pink. None to mild fragrance. 5 petals. Average diameter 2.75″. Medium, single (4-8 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters bloom form. Continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season.

Medium, bushy, compact, rounded. Medium, matte, dark green foliage.

Height of 28″ to 35″ (70 to 90 cm).

Hybridizer: Christian Bdard and Tom Carruth (United States, 2009)

Parentage:

sport of Home Run ™(shrub, Carruth 2001)

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Wing-Ding

Medium red Polyantha.

A long-lived rose that blooms late into the season, this scarlet red polyantha will be covered with clusters of flowers creating a spilling effect that would look great in a rock garden and wonderful as a small weeping tree!

Red. Bright red orange. None / no, mild fragrance. 5 petals. Average diameter 1.25″. Small, single (4-8 petals), cluster-flowered, in large clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Medium, spreading. Medium, semi-glossy, dark green foliage.

Height of 18″ to 2′ (45 to 60 cm).

Hybridizer: Tom Carruth (UnitedStates, 2006)

Parentage:

Red Fairy x Raven ™

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White Licorice

Light yellow Floribunda.

Called a bouquet making machine, White Licorice has a bushy, well branched form that looks good in the garden.

Light yellow to white. Strong, lemon, licorice fragrance. 35 to 40 petals. Average diameter 4″. Medium to large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary bloom form. Continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season. Pointed, ovoid buds.

Medium, bushy, upright. Medium, semi-glossy, dark green foliage.

Height of 31″ to 47″ (80 to 120 cm).

Hybridizer: Christian Bdard (UnitedStates, 2009)

Parentage:

Distant Drums x Singing in the Rain

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Watercolors

Yellow blend Shrub.

Water Colors-a painterly rose, in the style of Monet. Single flowers covering great foliage.

Yellow blend. Upper: yellow edged, pink blushing all pink, reverse: similar, but less blush color. Mild fragrance. Average diameter 2.75″. Medium, single (4-8 petals), in small clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Medium, bushy, spreading. Medium, semi-glossy, dark green foliage.

Height of 30″ to 35″ (75 to 90 cm).

Hybridizer: Tom Carruth (UnitedStates, 2006)

Parentage:

seed: Santa Claus x Flower Carpet ® Pink
pollen: Betty Boop ™

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Walking on Sunshine

Walking on Sunshine is a great rose for the new rose gardener. It has fantastic bloom production, plant vigor and good disease resistance.

Yellow, lighter outer petals, ages to light yellow . Moderate, anise fragrance. 25 to 30 petals. Average diameter 3″. Medium, full (26-40 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, ruffled bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Medium, rounded, upright, well-branched. Glossy, medium green foliage.

Height of 4′ (120 cm).

Hybridizer: Dr. Keith W. Zary (UnitedStates, before 2010)

Parentage:

seed: Sequoia Gold ™ x Baby Love (miniature, Scrivens 1992)
pollen: Seedling x Amber Queen ®

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Topsy Turvy

Dark red Floribunda.

Gorgeous long white buds sets your head spinnin’ when they swirl open to reveal a surprising searing scarlet interior. the clusters whirl & twirl with colors of glowing orange, red, & cream as the showy petals fashion themselves into an unusual pinwheel form. Carring flowers & foliage to the ground this bushy little bouquet machine looks like a make-believe azalea that’s early to flower & fast to repeat. Dark red new growth & glossy deep green leaves provide the perfect foil for this gyrating show-stealer.

Scarlet, white reverse. Mild, apple fragrance. Average diameter 4″. Medium, semi-double (9-16 petals), cluster-flowered, in large clusters bloom form. Continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season. Long buds.

Medium, bushy, compact. Medium, glossy, dark green foliage.

Height of 2′ to 28″ (60 to 70 cm).

Hybridizer: Tom Carruth (UnitedStates, 2005)

Parentage:

Countess Celeste ™ x Betty Boop ™

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Teasing Georgia

Medium yellow Shrub.

Teasing Georgia is a yellow rose of delicate beauty; the flowers are of a particularly pleasing cupped formation. The centre petals are in the form of a rich, deep yellow cup, while the outer petals fall back and fade to palest yellow providing a most pleasing, two-tone effect.

The growth is strong but graceful, displaying the flowers nicely.
Pleasant, medium-strong Tea Rose fragrance. Good disease-resistance and repeat-flowering.

May need some summer pruning if grown as a shrub.
4 ft. x 3.5 ft. or 8 ft. as a climber.

Yellow, apricot shading. Strong fragrance. 41 petals. Average diameter 3.25″. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Armed with thorns / prickles, bushy. Medium, semi-glossy, dark green foliage.

Height of 42″ (105 cm).

Hybridizer: David Austin (UnitedKingdom, 1988)

Parentage:

Charles Austin x Undisclosed

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Strike it Rich

Yellow blend Grandiflora.

It’s like finding a stash of doubloons. ‘Strike it rich’ radiates deep golden yellow blushed with a bits of ruby red. The strong fragrance suggests spice and fruit. A true Grandiflora that blooms in clusters on long stems that are suited for cutting. Great disease resistance.

Golden-yellow, pink shading. Moderate, fruity, spice fragrance. 30 to 37 petals. Average diameter 4″. Medium, full (26-40 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, cupped bloom form. Prolific, continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season. Long sepals buds.

Tall, upright. Medium, semi-glossy, dark green foliage.

Height of 5′ to 6′ 7″ (175 to 200 cm). Width of 20″ to 26″ (50 to 65 cm).

Hybridizer: Tom Carruth (UnitedStates, 2005)

Parentage:

CHRiscinn x Mellow Yellow ™ (hybrid tea, Carruth 2000)

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Shockwave

Medium yellow Floribunda.

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.

Yellow. Flowers deep, intense, bright yellow, fading very little. None to mild fragrance. Average diameter 2.75″. Medium, full (26-40 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Medium, compact, rounded. Medium, glossy, light green foliage.

Hybridizer: Tom Carruth (UnitedStates, 2006)

Parentage:

seed: Goldmarie (floribunda, Kordes, 1982)
pollen: Seedling x Baby Love (miniature, Scrivens 1992)

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Secret

Pink blend Hybrid Tea.

Here it is! The classic Hybrid tea bud in flowering form and seducing fragrance. This show-off plant is a blend of creamy-yellow shades suffused with pinks that vary with the season and weather.

Yellow and pink. Strong, spice, sweet fragrance. 30 to 35 petals. High-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Height of 47″ to 4′ (120 to 130 cm).

Hybridizer: Daniel Tracy (UnitedStates, 1992)

Parentage:

Pristine ® (hybrid tea, Warriner 1978) x Friendship (hybrid tea, Lindquist, 1978)

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Remember Me

Orange blend Hybrid Tea.

Not a rose you’ll soon forget! You sure can’t overlook the color amongst HT’s…an unusual rich warm tan that blushes to deep orange. The fragrance is not to be neglected either…a sweet combination of fruit and spice. Don’t ignore the super glossy green foliage or disregard the free flowering bushy plant. You just can’t slight how pretty this Scottish import can be.

Orange blend, salmon-orange shading. Mild, fruity, spice fragrance. 20 petals. Large, double (17-25 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Medium, armed with thorns / prickles, bushy.

Height of up to 3′ (up to 90 cm). Width of up to 22″ (up to 55 cm).

Hybridizer: Anne G. Cocker (Scotland, 1984)

Parentage:

Alexander ® (hybrid tea, Harkness, 1972) x Silver Jubilee ® (hybrid tea, Cocker, 1978)

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Rainbow Knock Out®
Landscape
AARS WINNER 2007

Brilliant color, same easy care! Radcor cv. Rainbow Knock Out® bears five-petaled, 2 inch diameter deep coral-pink flowers with a sunny yellow center. And its even more prolific and disease resistant than other Knock Out® roses–fully resistant to black spot, powdery mildew and rust.

Orange-pink. Deep coral pink with yellow center. None / no fragrance. 5 to 6 petals. Average diameter 2″. Medium, single (4-8 petals) bloom form. Continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season. Pointed buds.

Bushy, compact. Semi-glossy, dark green foliage.

Hybridizer: William J. Radler, 2007

Parentage: RADtee × RADral

Star Roses

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Pink Promise

Pink blend Hybrid Tea.

This 2009 winner is a classic Hybrid Tea that has the whole package: high centered bud, long stems perfect for cutting, very soft shade of pale pink, and sweet fragrance.

Pink Promise has been chosen to represent the National Breast Cancer Foundation as they search for the cure. A percentage of each plant sold will benefit the foundation. This rose performs best in California and other dry, warm climates. Will require tender loving care in other parts of the country.

Pink blend. Flowers pink blend, smooth, veined. Mild to strong, opinions vary fragrance. 25 to 30 petals. Average diameter 4″. Medium, double (17-25 petals), borne mostly solitary, high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Medium. Large, semi-glossy, dark green foliage.

Height of up to 42″ (up to 105 cm).

Hybridizer: James W. Coiner (UnitedStates, 2006)

Parentage:

Seedling x Seedling

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Perfect Moment

Red blend Hybrid Tea.
Sunset colors unfold and blend in unique combinations on these long-stemmed beauties.

Red, yellow reverse, red edges, yellow undertones. Mild, fruity fragrance. 30 to 35 petals. Average diameter 4.25″. Large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered, in small clusters, exhibition, high-centered, pinpoint centers bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Medium, long buds.

Armed with thorns / prickles, upright, well-branched. Medium, matte, dark green, dense, leathery foliage. 5 leaflets.

Height of 4′ to 5′ (120 to 165 cm). Width of 30″ to 4′ (75 to 120 cm).

Hybridizer: Wilhelm Kordes III (b. 1953) (Germany, 1989)

Parentage:

seed: New Day x Mercedes ® (floribunda, Kordes, 1974)
pollen: Seedling

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PEACE

Peace

Yellow blend Hybrid Tea.

The world’s most famous rose, in brilliant yellow and pink, first introduced to the U.S. by The Conard-Pyle Co. over fifty years ago. More popular today than when it was first introduced. A rose your garden should not be without.

Yellow blend, pink edges. Mild to strong fragrance. 40 to 43 petals. Average diameter 6″. Very large, full (26-40 petals), cupped, high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Height of 4′ to 6′ (120 to 200 cm). Width of up to 3′ (up to 90 cm).

Hybridizer: Francis Meilland (France, before 1939)

Parentage:

seed:[George Dickson x Souvenir de Claudius Pernet] x [Joanna Hill x Charles P. Kilham]
pollen:Margaret McGredy

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Passionate Kisses

Medium pink Hybrid Tea.

The fresh salmon colored blooms blend well in mixed perennial beds. This new Floribunda is always in bloom! The non-stop blooms, along eith the attractive shape of this rose, make it perfect for cutting to enjoy indoors.

Carmine-pink, pink reverse. Mild fragrance. up to 45 petals. Average diameter 3.25″. Large, full (26-40 petals), in small clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Semi-glossy, dark green foliage.

Height of 35″ to 39″ (90 to 100 cm).

Hybridizer: Michle Meilland Richardier (France, before 1998)

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PARADISE FOUND

Paradise Found

This is as close to the perfect Hybrid Tea ever hybridized by Star/Meilland Rose Company. It has everything, color, shape, fragrance, vigor, repeat, vase life. Only thing missing is the resistance to black spot. This rose is sure to make a statement in the Western gardens.

Deep pink, lavender undertones. Strong fragrance. up to 80 petals. Large, very full (41+ petals), exhibition bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Height of 5′ to 5′ (150 to 165 cm).

Hybridizer: Meilland International (France, 2008)

Parentage:

seed:Baronne Edmond de Rothschild ® x Pristine ® (hybrid tea, Warriner 1978)
pollen:Sheer Elegance ™

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OKLAHOMA

Oklahoma

Dark red Hybrid Tea.

The unusual dark red double blooms are superb for exhibition. Beauty with a wonderful fragrance.

Dark red. Strong, old rose, sweet fragrance. 45 to 50 petals. Average diameter 5″. Large, high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Height of 4′ to 8′ (120 to 245 cm). Width of up to 4′ (up to 120 cm).

Hybridizer: Swim & Weeks (UnitedStates, 1964)

Parentage:

Chrysler Imperial x Charles Mallerin

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MISTER LINCOLN

Mister Lincoln

Dark red Hybrid Tea.

The exceptional red rich color, stately lines, and the exciting fragrance make this an exceptional Hybrid tea. However, its ability to flourish in all regions makes Mister Lincoln the finest red Hybrid tea of all time. A garden must.

Dark red. Strong fragrance. up to 35 petals. Average diameter 5″. Very large, full (26-40 petals), high-centered to cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Tall. Matte, dark green, leathery foliage.

Height of 3′ to 6′ 7″ (90 to 200 cm). Width of 2′ (60 cm).

Hybridizer: Swim & Weeks (UnitedStates, 1964)

Parentage:

Chrysler Imperial x Charles Mallerin

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Moondance

White, near white or white blend Floribunda.

White or white blend.  Moderate, raspberry fragrance.  Average diameter 4″.  Medium, full (26-40 petals), cluster-flowered, in large clusters, flat, high-centered bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Pointed, ovoid buds.

Tall, thornless (or almost), upright, well-branched.  Medium, glossy, dark green foliage.

Height of up to 5′ (up to 150 cm).

Hybridizer: Dr. Keith W. Zary (USA, 2007)

Parentage:

Seed: Princess Alice (floribunda, Harkness, 1985)
Pollen: Iceberg (floribunda, Kordes 1958)

MEMORIAL DAY

Memorial Day

Medium pink Hybrid Tea.

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.

Pink. Strong, damask fragrance. 41 to 50 petals. Average diameter 5″. Large, very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary, old-fashioned bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Medium, spreading, upright. Large, matte, medium green foliage.

Height of 43″ to 4′ (110 to 130 cm).

Hybridizer: Tom Carruth (UnitedStates, 2001)

Parentage:

Blueberry Hill ™ x New Zealand

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MARIJKE KOOPMAN

Marijke Koopman

Medium pink Hybrid Tea.

Marijke Koopman is a large flowered medium pink Hybrid Tea. It has pleasing mild fragrance, and exhibition bloom form. It blooms in flushes throughout the season. It is a heavy blooming plant, with quick repeat blooming.

Pink. Mild fragrance. Exhibition bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Hybridizer: Gareth Fryer (UnitedKingdom, 1979)

Parentage:

Unknown

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MARDI GRAS

Mardi Gras

Pink blend Floribunda.

Truly reminiscent of the carefree days of Mardi Gras, this new Floribunda has a large cluster of flowers with bright yellow, orange and pink hues. As a strong repeat bloomer, with a good fragrance, Mardi Gras will likely become one of your garden favorites. In form, this rose would be excellent as either a specimen or a small hedge, and is very heat resistant.

Pink blend. Pink orange yellow blend upper; same reverse. Mild to strong, musk, sweet fragrance. 20 to 25 petals. Average diameter 4″. Medium, double (17-25 petals), borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered, in small clusters, classic hybrid tea, high-centered bloom form. Continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season. Pointed, ovoid buds.

Medium, upright, well-branched. Large, semi-glossy, dark green, leathery foliage.

Height of up to 4′ (up to 120 cm). Width of up to 32″ (up to 80 cm).

Hybridizer: Dr. Keith W. Zary (UnitedStates, 2007)

Parentage:

AROfres x Singin’ in the Rain

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Love & Peace

Yellow blend Hybrid Tea.

Yellow blend, pink edges. Moderate fragrance. 40 to 50 petals. Average diameter 5.5″. Very large, very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary, exhibition bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Medium, upright. Medium, glossy, dark green foliage.

Height of 4′ to 6′ (120 to 185 cm).

Hybridizer: Ping Lim and Jerry F. Twomey (United States, 1991)

Parentage:

Seedling x Peace (hybrid tea, Meilland 1942)

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LOVE

Love

Red blend Grandiflora.

These striking bi-colored blooms are scarlet red with a silvery white reverse. With its light spicy fragrance and beauty, it will quickly become a favorite in your garden.

Scarlet, white reverse. Mild, rose, opinions vary fragrance. 30 to 35 petals. Average diameter 4″. Large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered, in small clusters, high-centered, reflexed bloom form. Continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season. Pointed buds.

Armed with thorns / prickles, upright. Large, glossy, dark green, leathery foliage.

Hybridizer: William A. Warriner (UnitedStates, 1980)

Parentage:

Seedling x Redgold

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Knock Out

Red blend Shrub.

The cycle of bloom and growth is never ending and provides a show of color from early Spring well into the hard frosts of winter On can’t say enough about its maintenance free lifestyle. It is drought tolerant; surviving and even thriving in the most devastating of dry summers. Humidity… bring it on. You’ll be hard pressed to find a speck of black spot on this healthy plant. There is hardly anything which will stop this rose from blooming. You can expect to have blooms everyday throughout the summer. We believe that this is one of the best

Bright, fluorescent cherry red. Mild, spice, tea fragrance. 5 to 13 petals. Average diameter 3.5″. Large, single to semi-double, cluster-flowered bloom form. Continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season. Decorative buds.

Bushy, compact, rounded. Glossy, dark green foliage.

Height of 2′ to 4′ (60 to 120 cm). Width of 3′ to 4′ (90 to 120 cm).

Hybridizer: William J. Radler (UnitedStates, before 1995)

Parentage:

seed:[Carefree Beauty x {[Tampico x Applejack] x Playboy}] x [Carefree Beauty x {[Tampico x Applejack] x Playboy}]
pollen:Razzle Dazzle (floribunda, Warriner, 1977) x {Deep Purple x [Faberg x Eddie’s Crimson]}

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Julio Iglesias

White, near white or white blend Floribunda.

Julio Iglesias will perform best in the warm, sunny climates of the west coast. The rose is red and white striped.

Red and white, stripes. White with pink stripes. Strong, citrus fragrance. Average diameter 3″. Medium to large, double (17-25 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Medium, bushy, upright. Large, semi-glossy, dark green foliage.

Height of 28″ to 31″ (70 to 80 cm). Width of up to 4′ (up to 135 cm).

Hybridizer: Meilland International (France, 2006)

Parentage:

seed:Shocking Blue ® x Lancme ®
pollen:Scentimental ™

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Julia Child

Medium yellow Floribunda.

Golden Yellow Floribunda Rose,

2006 All America Rose Selection Winner

Butter-yellow. Strong, licorice fragrance. 30 to 45 petals. Average diameter 3″. Medium, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered, in small clusters, cupped, globular, old-fashioned bloom form. Prolific, continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season.

Medium, armed with thorns / prickles, bushy, compact, rounded. Medium, glossy, medium green, dense foliage.

Height of 26″ to 31″ (65 to 80 cm). Width of 20″ to 26″ (50 to 65 cm).

Hybridizer: Tom Carruth (UnitedStates, 2004)

Parentage:

seed:[Voodoo x Hybrid of R. soulieana] x Summerwine (hybrid tea, Warriner, 1974)
pollen:Top Notch ™

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Iceberg

White, near white or white blend Hybrid Tea.

Plenty of long, cool-white buds open as large, double roses on this Floribunda. The light green glossy foliage makes a perfect backdrop for these clean white blooms.

White or white blend. Mild fragrance. 35 to 40 petals. Average diameter 3.75″. Large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Medium, long, pointed, ovoid buds.

Bushy, upright. Glossy foliage.

Hybridizer: Tim Hermann Kordes (Germany, 2002)

Parentage: Naina ® (hybrid tea, Kordes, 1998) x Seedling 

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Hot Cocoa

Russet Floribunda.

Hot Cocoa’: Tom Carruth’s new floribunda is this year’s most talked about rose, the one causing the most drooling and mass hysteria. The color is outrageously, heart-stoppingly gorgeous, though it seems to vary with temperature, time, and the eye of the beholder. I’ve seen it described as cinnamon, brick, russet, smoky, and “rich chocolate-orange with a purple-burgundy cast.” Stand back and let me through!

Those of us who lust after coffee colored roses have run ourselves ragged in the past, fussing over pathetically wimpy hard-to-find twigs that looked like death warmed over by mid-summer. But not ‘Hot Cocoa’!

Rosarians who’ve grown it in test gardens are raving wildly about its health, vigor, and ability to hold color in heat. Exhibitors, arrangers, and organic gardeners alike are applauding the lush healthy foliage, fruity fragrance, and fast repeat bloom. I’ll be putting six in my daylily beds.

Russet. Mild, fruity fragrance. 25 to 30 petals. Average diameter 4″. Large, double (17-25 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, ruffled bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Height of 42″ (105 cm). Width of 4′ (135 cm).

Hybridizer: Tom Carruth (UnitedStates, 2002)

Parentage: seed:Playboy x Altissimo ®  pollen:Livin’ Easy ™

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Honor

White, near white or white blend Hybrid Tea.

This rose has satin-white blooms and sturdy foliage, beautiful but tough, it will hold up to all kinds of weather.

White or white blend. Mild fragrance. 18 to 25 petals. Average diameter 5″. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Height of 4′ to 5′ (120 to 165 cm).

Hybridizer: William A. Warriner (UnitedStates, 1976)

Parentage: Unknown x Unknown 

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Home Run

Medium red Shrub.

Single Red Shrub Rose

Red. Bright red velvet. None to mild fragrance. 4 to 11 petals. Average diameter 3.25″. Medium, single (4-8 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Medium, compact, rounded. Medium, matte, dark green foliage.

Height of 28″ to 35″ (70 to 90 cm).

Hybridizer: Tom Carruth (UnitedStates, 2001)

Parentage: seed:City of San Francisco ™ x Baby Love (miniature, Scrivens 1992) – pollen:Knock Out ™ 

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Grande Dame

Deep pink Hybrid Tea.

Intense old rose fragrance. These blossoms will invite you to bury your nose and transport yourself to Grandma’s garden!

Saturated deep pink. Strong fragrance. Average diameter 5.75″. Very large, very full (41+ petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, old-fashioned bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Tall, upright. Large, semi-glossy, medium green foliage.

Height of 5′ to 5′ 11″ (160 to 180 cm).

Hybridizer: Tom Carruth (UnitedStates, 2009)

Parentage:  Meredith (hybrid tea, Carruth 2002) x Wild Blue Yonder ™

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Gourmet Popcorn
White, near white or white blend Miniature.

You won’t believe the profusion of small fat buds and fragrand crisp white blooms that pop open in large cascading clusters on this vigorous plant. The overly abundant bloom, the rounded bushy habit, and the very disease-resistant dark green leaves are perfect for the landscape.

White or white blend. Mild fragrance. 6 to 14 petals. Small bloom form. Occasional repeat later in the season.

Height of 18″ to 28″ (45 to 70 cm). Width of 18″ (45 cm).

Hybridizer: Luis Desamero (UnitedStates, 1986)

Parentage: sport of Popcorn

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Gemini
Pink blend Hybrid Tea.

The internet is abuzz with home gardeners’ photos showing off these huge, perfect, 5″ flowers on 20″ long straight stems, excellent for cutting: rose pornography at its very best. The colors are delicious: a rich rosy coral blended with a smooth, silky cream, and the form is exquisite. The fragrance, they say, is light and pleasing. Looking at the pictures, I can easily understand why so many proud parents are carrying on shamelessly over this new addition to the rose family. I’m afraid this is going to be the rose that forces me to break down and buy a digital camera.

Pink blend, pink edges. Mild fragrance. 25 to 30 petals. Average diameter 5″. Double (17-25 petals), borne mostly solitary, high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Upright, well-branched. Glossy, dark green foliage.

Height of 4′ to 6′ (120 to 185 cm). Width of 3′ (90 cm).

Hybridizer: Dr. Keith W. Zary (UnitedStates, 1991)

Parentage: Anne Morrow Lindbergh x New Year ®

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Fragrant Cloud
Orange or orange-red Hybrid Tea.

Hypnotically fragrant roses on this unusually colored hybrid tea. Deep coral flowers with violet undertones, a must for anyone who desires fragrance in the garden or house. Great cut flower, works best in morning sun. 25-30 petals 8.1 ARS

Coral-red, ages to geranium-red . Strong, citrus, damask, fruity, spice fragrance. 27 to 35 petals. Average diameter 5″. Very large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered, in small clusters, high-centered bloom form. Prolific, blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Armed with thorns / prickles, upright. Glossy, dark green foliage.

Height of 30″ to 5′ (75 to 150 cm). Width of 2′ (60 cm).

Hybridizer: Mathias Tantau, Jr. (1912 – 2006) (Germany, 1963)

Parentage: Prima Ballerina ® (hybrid tea, Tantau, 1957) x Montezuma (grandiflora, Swim, 1955)

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Europeana

Dark red Floribunda.

Abundant dark-red double blooms with bronze-green foliage are exceptionally long lasting and perform well in the heat. 25-30 petals ARS 8.6

Dark red. Mild fragrance. 15 to 20 petals. Semi-double (9-16 petals) bloom form. Occasional repeat later in the season.

Height of 2′ to 3′ (60 to 90 cm).

Hybridizer: De Ruiter Innovations BV (Netherlands, 1963)

Parentage:

Ruth Leuwerik x Rosemary Rose

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Bonica

Medium pink Shrub.

A low-care rose for the landscape—its the first shrub to win the AARS award. It has several good qualities: vigorous, easy to grow, bushy full of very disease-resistant foliage, hardy in harsh climates. Provides clusters of ruffled pink blooms with a scent of fresh-cut apples. 17-25 petals

Pink, darker edges. None to mild fragrance. Double (17-25 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Bushy. Small, semi-glossy, dark green foliage.

Height of 2′ to 5′ (60 to 150 cm). Width of 4′ to 6′ (120 to 185 cm).

Hybridizer: Marie-Louise (Louisette) Meilland (France, 1981)

Parentage:

seed: Rosa sempervirens L. x Mademoiselle Marthe Carron
pollen: Picasso

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Wild Blue Yonder

Wild Blue Yonder

Mauve or mauve blend Grandiflora.

Mauve Grandiflora Rose,
2006 All America Rose Selection Winner

Wild Blue Yonder, a mauve Grandiflora Rose, is a hybrid by Tom Carruth and another All America Rose Selection Winner for Tom.
Wild Blue Yonder-as in ‘off we go into the…’Not for the shy of heart. Warm wine-purple color, layered onto rich lavender with a strong citrus and rose scent. Sounds like an invitation to a wine tasting! Yum!!

Wild Blue Yonder was the first lavender rose to win the AARS award since 1978.

Mauve or purple blend, red edges. Strong, citrus, rose, spice fragrance. 25 to 30 petals. Average diameter 3.25″. Medium to large, double (17-25 petals), in large clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Medium, bushy, upright. Large, semi-glossy, dark green foliage.

Height of 4′ to 5′ (120 to 150 cm).

Hybridizer: Tom Carruth (UnitedStates, 2004)

Parentage:

seed: [International Herald Tribune x Hybrid of R. soulieana] x [Sweet Chariot x Blue Nile ®]
pollen: Blueberry Hill ™ x Stephens’ Big Purple

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Bon Bon 

Pink blend Floribunda.

Pink blend. Mild fragrance. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Hybridizer: William A. Warriner (United States, 1974)

Parentage:

Bridal Pink (floribunda, Boerner 1967) Seedling

Red blend Floribunda.

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.

Red blend, stripes. Flowers striped burgandy and white, or cream, or red, opening quickly. Strong, damask, rose, spice fragrance. 25 to 36 petals. Average diameter 4.75″. Large, double (17-25 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Pointed buds.

Medium, compact, rounded. Large, semi-glossy, medium green, wavy or ruffled foliage.

Height of 35″ to 47″ (90 to 120 cm). Width of 31″ to 43″ (80 to 110 cm).

Hybridizer: Tom Carruth (UnitedStates, 1997)

Parentage:

Playboy x Peppermint Twist

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