Elle 

Pink blend Hybrid Tea.

The latest look for gardens! Discover the 2005 AARS winner and experience the strong fragrance and high centered blooms of this Hybrid Tea.

Light pink, orange-pink reverse. Strong, citrus, spice fragrance. 50 to 55 petals. Average diameter 5″. Large, very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary, high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Pointed, ovoid buds.

Short, bushy, compact. Large, glossy, dark green foliage.

Height of 3′ to 5′ (90 to 150 cm).

Hybridizer: Meilland International (France, 1999)

Parentage:

Seed: Purple Splendour
Pollen: Chicago Peace x Parador

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Easy Does It 

Orange-pink Floribunda.

Easy Does It is 2010’s only AARS winner!

The scalloped ruffled petals of this orangey-apricot flower create a unique picture of this Floribunda.

Orange-pink. Flowers mango orange suffusing to pink. Moderate, fruity fragrance. Average diameter 4″. Large, full (26-40 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, scalloped bloom form. Continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season.

Medium, bushy, rounded, upright. Medium, glossy, light green foliage.

Height of 3′ to 4′ (90 to 120 cm).

Hybridizer: Harkness (UnitedKingdom, 2008)

Parentage:

Seed: Queen Charlotte x Della Balfour
Pollen: Baby Love (miniature, Scrivens 1992)

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Double Delight 

Red blend Hybrid Tea.

A very popular rose with a spicy perfume and big creamy white blooms that are brushed with hot red. This easy to grow, bi-colored Hybrid tea is one that you should include in your garden collection.

Red and white, red edges. Strong, spice fragrance. up to 30 petals. Average diameter 5″. Very large, very double, high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Large, matte, medium green foliage.

Height of 3′ to 5′ (90 to 150 cm). Width of 2′ to 5′ (60 to 150 cm).

Hybridizer: A.E. & A.W. Ellis and Herbert C. Swim (United States, 1977)

Parentage:

Seed: Granada (hybrid tea, Lindquist, 1963) x

Pollen: Garden Party (hybrid tea, Swim, 1959)

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Day Breaker

Apricot or apricot blend Floribunda.

Exceptional disease resistence, always in bloom and a pleasing soft color that blends with any color palette. 24-30 petals

Yellow and pink. Strong, tea fragrance. 26 to 40 petals. Average diameter 4″. Medium, double (17-25 petals), full (26-40 petals), in small clusters, exhibition bloom form. Continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season.

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

Height of 3′ to 5′ (90 to 150 cm). Width of 3′ (90 cm).

Hybridizer: Gareth Fryer (UnitedKingdom, 2003)

Parentage:

Seed: Silver Jubilee ® (hybrid tea, Cocker, 1978)
Pollen: Pensioner’s Voice x Cheshire Life

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Crimson Bouquet

Dark red Grandiflora.

A vigorous Grandiflora exhibiting bright red blooms. Crimson Bouquet spirals open to reveal 4-inch bright blooms. Disease resistance, hardiness and 14- 18 inch stems make this rose a garden must. 25-30 petals

Dark red. Mild, sweet fragrance. 25 to 30 petals. Average diameter 4″. Large, very double, borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, high-centered bloom form. Continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season. Medium, long, pointed, ovoid buds.

Glossy, leathery foliage. 5 leaflets.

Height of 3′ to 4′ (90 to 135 cm). Width of 3′ (90 cm).

Hybridizer: Wilhelm Kordes III (b. 1953) (Germany, 1996)

Parentage:

Seed: Bad Fssing ® (floribunda, Kordes, 1980) x

Pollen: Ingrid Bergman ®

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Colorific

Orange blend Floribunda.

Large pointed buds open to show off shades of peach, coral and salmon. As the blooms age they turn into deeper tones of orange, scarlet and burgundy.

Coral, salmon-orange blending, peach blending, ages to darker . Mild, fruity fragrance. 30 petals. Average diameter 5″. Very large, full (26-40 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, spiral centers bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Pointed buds.

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

Height of 4′ to 4′ (120 to 135 cm).

Hybridizer: William A. Warriner (UnitedStates, 1988)

Parentage:

Seed: Playboy x Lagerfeld
Pollen: Jacob’s Robe ™

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Chrysler Imperial

Dark red Hybrid Tea.

A landmark rose that still hypnotizes people with a powerful rich rose fragrance and velvety red petals. the large full shapely flowers are proudly held atop straight stems clothed with dark matte-green leaves. Vigorous and at its happiest in hot temperatures.

Dark red. Strong fragrance. 45 to 50 petals. Average diameter 5″. Very large, full (26-40 petals), exhibition, high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Long, pointed buds.

Compact. Semi-glossy, dark green foliage.

Height of 30″ to 6′ (75 to 185 cm). Width of 2′ to 4′ (60 to 120 cm).

Hybridizer: Dr. Walter E. Lammerts (UnitedStates, 1952)

Parentage:

Seed: Charlotte Armstrong x

Pollen: Mirandy

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Ch-Ching

Deep yellow Grandiflora.

“A fragrant yellow blooming fool.”

Deep yellow. Strong, fruity, spice, sweet fragrance. Average diameter 4″. Medium-large, full (26-40 petals), cluster-flowered, in large clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Long buds.

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

Height of 5′ to 6′ 7″ (175 to 200 cm).

Hybridizer: Christian Bedard and Tom Carruth (United States, 2008)

Parentage:

Sport of Strike It Rich ™

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Cecile Brunner 

Light pink Polyantha.

A favorite, covers itself with clusters of tiny pink blooms. Produces perfectly shaped, little pink buds. Hence its nickname, The Sweetheart Rose. Blooms from mid-spring until first frost. A compact bush, displaying sprays of lightly fragrant flowers that look like little, high-centered hybrid tea blossoms of 17-25 petals. Long-lived and healthy, Ccile Brnner takes abuse, putting up with everything from poor soil to partial shade.

Pink, light pink edges, yellow undertones. Moderate fragrance. 30 petals. Average diameter 2.5″. Small, double (17-25 petals), in large clusters bloom form. Continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season.

Short, thornless (or almost), well-branched. Light green foliage.

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

Hybridizer: Marie aka Veuve (vve, widow) Ducher (France, 1880)

Parentage:

Seed; Polyantha alba plena x

Pollen: Madame de Tartas

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Carefree Spirit 

Medium red.

The 2009 AARS Winner. Finally a true red, hardy shrub rose! An offspring of our popular winner ‘Carefree Delight®’, Meilland hybridized an even better landscape plant that keeps the great foliage of its parent and adds more disease resistance, as well as having an even better plant habit with a great non-fading bright red color. A consensus winner that will work well in all of the climates for which it was tested. Hardy Zone 5.

Red, white center. Single (4-8 petals), cluster-flowered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Medium, bushy, mounded.

Height of up to 5′ (up to 150 cm).

Hybridizer: Alain Meilland (France, 2007)

Parentage:

seed: Red Max Graf x Seedling
pollen: Pink Meidiland ® x Immensee (shrub, Kordes 1982)

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Carefree Delight

Pink blend Shrub.

An ideal landscape rose would alwas have some flowers…and this one comes pretty close…always having a few or more clusters of new flowers opening each day. The delightful single pink flowers have a bright white ‘eye’ zone that blinks up at you from the mounded mass of small deep green leaves. Great disease resistance and super hardiness make it a user friendly rose for all–just watch out for those thorns.4-8 petals

Pink blend, white center. None / no fragrance. 5 petals. Average diameter 2.75″. Medium, single (4-8 petals), borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered, in small clusters, cupped-to-flat bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Bushy. Medium, glossy, medium green foliage.

Height of 28″ to 3′ (70 to 90 cm). Width of 39″ to 5′ (100 to 150 cm).

Hybridizer: Alain Meilland (France, 1993)

Parentage:

seed: Eyepaint ® x Nirvana ®
pollen: Smarty ® (shrub, Ilsink 1977)

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Carefree Beauty

Medium pink Shrub.

One of the best Shrub roses to come from the efforts of Dr. Griffith Buck–a man who dedicated his hybridizing toward achieving carefree roses that survive in cold climates. Large pleasant pink flowers always seem to grace the bushy full plant. The bright apple-green foliage is naturally disease resistant. And best of all,old man winter has to work overtime to do any damage.

Pink, ages to light pink . Strong, sweet fragrance. 15 to 20 petals. Average diameter 4.5″. Large, semi-double to double, cupped-to-flat bloom form. Continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season. Large buds.

Upright. Medium, medium green foliage.

Height of 4′ to 5′ (120 to 150 cm). Width of 4′ (120 cm).

Hybridizer: Dr. Griffith J. Buck (United States, 1977)

Parentage:

seed: Applejack x [[Dean Collins x Queen Elizabeth] x [Independence x Improved Lafayette]]
pollen: Prairie Princess

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Brandy

Apricot or apricot blend Hybrid Tea.

Very lovely large classically-formed flowers possess the richest apricot color yet in roses. Elegant pointed buds are carried atop cutting stems with dark green leaves. Requires protection in harsh climates.26-40 petals

Apricot or apricot blend. Deep Apricot. Mild, sweet, tea fragrance. 25 to 30 petals. Average diameter 5″. Large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered, in small clusters, high-centered to cupped bloom form. Prolific, continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season. Long sepals, pointed buds.

Medium, armed with thorns / prickles, bushy, upright, well-branched. Large, semi-glossy, dark green, dense, leathery foliage.

Height of 4′ to 6′ (120 to 185 cm).

Hybridizer: Jack E. Christensen & Herbert C. Swim (United States, 1981)

Parentage:

Seed: First Prize x

Pollen: Golden Wave

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Abraham Darby 

Apricot or apricot blend Shrub.

One of the best for repeat bloom, cleanliness & vigor. The spreading bushy plant yields big voluptuous blooms of blended yellow, apricot and pink. Glossy green clean leaves & rich fruity fragrance finsh the package. Abraham Darby has a spreading habit and wants plenty of room! It can be used as a climber in milder climates.

Apricot and light pink, lighter edges. Strong, fruity fragrance. 70 petals. Average diameter 5″. Large, very full (41+ petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, cupped, old-fashioned, quartered bloom form. Prolific, continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season. Large buds.

Tall, arching, thornless (or almost). Medium, glossy, medium green, dense foliage.

Height of 4′ to 10′ (120 to 305 cm). Width of 3′ to 5′ (90 to 150 cm).

Hybridizer: David Austin (UnitedKingdom, 1985)

Parentage:

Aloha (hydrid tea, Boerner 1949) x Yellow Cushion

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About Face

Orange blend Grandiflora.

A topsy-turvy attention-getter, this bi-color medal-grabber makes your eyeballs salute ’cause the two colors are outside-in. Or is it inside-out? The lighter lasting golden-orange color is on the inside with a distinct darker bronzy-red outside. Yet it’s not just the flying colors that will cause a flap. It’s a turning point as a plant, too, with superb vigor, lush clean green leaves and loads of bloom.

Orange, darker reverse. Flowers: Orange blend, deep orange-gold upper, burnished red reverse.. Mild to strong, apple, fruity fragrance. 26 to 30 petals. Average diameter 4″. Medium, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered, in small clusters, cupped, globular, old-fashioned bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Pointed, ovoid buds.

Tall, armed with thorns / prickles, upright, well-branched. Large, semi-glossy, dark green foliage.

Height of 5′ to 6′ (150 to 185 cm).

Hybridizer: Bred by Tom Carruth (United States, 2003)

Parentage:

Seed: [O Sole Mio ® x Seedling] x Midas Touch ™
Pollen: Hot Cocoa ™

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Smooth Lady

Medium pink Hybrid Tea.

Pink. Spice fragrance. 21 petals. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Thornless (or almost).

Height of 39″ to 5′ (100 to 150 cm).

Hybridizer: Harvey D. Davidson (United States, 1986)

Parentage:

seed: Smooth Sailing
pollen: [Polly Peace (hybrid tea, Meilland 1942)] Circus (floribunda, Swim, 1956)

Simplicity

Medium pink Floribunda.

Pink. Mild fragrance. up to 18 petals. Average diameter 3.5″. Double (17-25 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, flat bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Long, pointed buds.

Medium, bushy, upright.

Height of 5′ (150 cm).

Hybridizer: William A. Warriner (United States, 1978)

Parentage:

Seed: Iceberg (floribunda, Kordes 1958)

Pollen: Seedling

Proud Land

Dark red Hybrid Tea.

Dark red. Strong, tea fragrance. 60 petals. Average diameter 7″. Large, very double, borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered, in small clusters, cupped bloom form. Prolific, blooms in flushes throughout the season. Large buds.

Upright. Large, dark green, leathery foliage.

Height of 3′ to 5′ (90 to 165 cm). Width of 2′ to 4′ (60 to 120 cm).

Hybridizer: Dr. Dennison H. Morey (United States, 1969)

Parentage:

Seed: Chrysler Imperial

Pollen: seedling of Zulu Queen

Pristine

White, near white or white blend Hybrid Tea.

White or white blend, pink edges. Mild fragrance. 22 to 30 petals. Large bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Height of 42″ to 4′ (105 to 120 cm). Width of 2′ to 30″ (60 to 75 cm).

Hybridizer: William A. Warriner (UnitedStates, 1978)

Parentage:

Seed: White Masterpiece

Pollen: First Prize

Precious Platinum

Medium red Hybrid Tea.

Red. None to mild fragrance. up to 35 petals. Average diameter 4.75″. Large, very double bloom form. Occasional repeat later in the season.

Height of 3′ to 4′ 11″ (90 to 150 cm). Width of up to 26″ (up to 65 cm).

Hybridizer: Patrick Dickson (United Kingdom, 1974)

Parentage:

Seed: Red Planet

Pollen: Franklin Engelmann

Nicole

White, near white or white blend Floribunda.

White or white blend, pink edges. White with a soft pink petal edge. Mild fragrance. 35 petals. Large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered, in small clusters, high-centered to cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

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

Height of 2′ to 3′ (60 to 90 cm).

Hybridizer: Reimer Kordes (Germany, 1985)

Parentage:

Seed: Seedling

Pollen: Bordure Rose

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Montezuma

Orange-pink Grandiflora.

Orange-pink. Mild fragrance. 30 to 35 petals. Average diameter 3.75″. Medium-large, full (26-40 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Medium, compact. Semi-glossy, leathery foliage.

Height of 30″ to 5′ (75 to 150 cm). Width of 2′ to 4′ (60 to 120 cm).

Hybridizer: Herbert C. Swim (United States, 1955)

Parentage:

Seed: Fandango (hybrid tea, Swim, 1950)

Pollen: Floradora

Mikado 

Red blend Hybrid Tea.

Scarlet and yellow. Flowers brilliant luminous light scarlet, suffused with yellow at base. Mild fragrance. Full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, exhibition bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

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

Hybridizer: Seizo Suzuki (Japan, 1976)

Parentage:

Seed: Fragrant Cloud

Pollen: Kagayaki

Medallion

Apricot or apricot blend Hybrid Tea.

Apricot or apricot blend. Mild, fruity, licorice fragrance. 35 to 40 petals. Average diameter 7″. Large, old-fashioned bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Height of 4′ to 5′ (135 to 165 cm). Width of up to 4′ (up to 120 cm).

Hybridizer: William A. Warriner (United States, 1973)

Parentage:

Seed: South Seas

Pollen: King’s Ransom

Loeta Liggett

Pink blend Hybrid Tea.

Pink blend. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Height of 3′ to 42″ (90 to 105 cm).

Hybridizer: M. Thomas Liggett (United States, 1984)

Parentage:

Sport of Duet (hybrid tea, Swim, 1960)

Lady Elsie May

Orange-pink Shrub.

Orange-pink. Moderate, rose fragrance. 8 to 14 petals. Average diameter 4.5″. Medium to large, semi-double (9-16 petals), cluster-flowered, in large clusters bloom form. Prolific, continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season.

Medium, bushy, dense, upright. Glossy, dark green foliage.

Height of 3′ (90 cm).

Hybridizer: Reinhard Noack (Germany, 2002)

Parentage:

Seed: Repandia (shrub, Kordes, 1982)

Pollen: Gruss an Angeln

Koko Loko

Mauve or mauve blend Floribunda.

(PPAF) Milk chocolate and lavender? You have to see it to believe it! It’s hard to imagine a milky chocolate-colored bud maturing to a solid soft lavender blossom. The transition is so unusual and actually quite beautiful. The chocolate is creamy, like latte, but the latte goes ‘loco’ and finishes fully lavender. The blooms have impeccable show form and are long-lasting on the plant and in the vase. Rounded, bushy plants are chock full of deep green leaves that stay clean and healthy. Beyond its novelty, this is a great plant! Flower Size: 3-1/2 to 4-1/2″. Fragrance: Mild. Hybridizer: Bedard, 2012.

Milky chocolate suffusing to unusual lavender. Mild fragrance. 30 to 35 petals. Average diameter 4.5″. Medium-large, full (26-40 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, classic hybrid tea, high-centered bloom form. Prolific, blooms in flushes throughout the season. Long, pointed buds.

Medium, bushy, rounded. Medium, semi-glossy, medium green foliage.

Height of 30″ to 35″ (75 to 90 cm).

Hybridizer: Christian Bdard (United States, 2010)

Parentage:

Seed: Blueberry Hill

Pollen: Pot O’Gold

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Ingrid Bergman 

Dark red Hybrid Tea.

Dark red. Mild fragrance. 30 to 40 petals. Average diameter 4.75″. Large, full (26-40 petals), high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Upright, well-branched. Medium, semi-glossy, dark green foliage.

Height of 2′ to 39″ (60 to 100 cm). Width of 2′ to 26″ (60 to 65 cm).

Hybridizer: L. Pernille Olesen and Mogens N. Olesen (Denmark, 1984)

Parentage:

Seed: Precious Platinum

Pollen: Seedling

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Impatient 

Orange or orange-red Floribunda.

Orange or orange-red. Mild fragrance. 20 to 25 petals. Average diameter 3.5″. Medium, flat bloom form. Continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season.

Hybridizer: William A. Warriner (United States, 1982)

Parentage:

America (climber, Warriner, 1976) x  Seedling

Grootendorst Red 

Medium red Hybrid Rugosa.

NOTE THE USUAL THORNS!

Red. None to mild fragrance. 25 to 30 petals. Average diameter 1.25″. Small, very double, in small clusters, open bloom form. Occasional repeat later in the season.

Bushy. Small, wrinkled (rugose) foliage.

Height of 4′ 11″ to 6′ 7″ (150 to 200 cm). Width of up to 4′ (up to 120 cm).

Hybridizer: De Goey (Netherlands, 1918)

Parentage:

Seed: R. rugosa rubra

Pollen: Madame Norbert Levavasseur

Givenchy

Red blend Hybrid Tea.

Red blend. Spice fragrance. 30 petals. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Height of 4′ to 5′ (120 to 150 cm). Width of 4′ (120 cm).

Hybridizer: Jack E. Christensen (United States, 1986)

Parentage:

Seed: Gingersnap

Pollen: Double Delight

Friendship

Deep pink Hybrid Tea.

Deep pink. Strong fragrance. 28 petals. Average diameter 6″. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Height of 5′ to 7′ (150 to 215 cm).

Hybridizer: Robert V. Lindquist (United States, 1978)

Parentage:

Seed: Fragrant Cloud

Pollen: Miss All-American Beauty

First Light

Light pink Shrub.

Light pink. Mild, fruity, spice fragrance. 5 to 6 petals. Average diameter 4″. Single (4-8 petals) bloom form. Occasional repeat later in the season.

Height of 2′ to 47″ (60 to 120 cm). Width of 28″ to 31″ (70 to 80 cm).

Hybridizer: Stanley G. & Jeanne A Marciel (United States, 1998)

Parentage:

Seed: Bonica (shrub, Meilland, 1982) X

Pollen: Ballerina (hybrid musk, Bentall, 1937)

Eureka

Apricot or apricot blend Floribunda.

Apricot or apricot blend. Moderate, spice fragrance. 30 to 35 petals. Average diameter 3.25″. Medium to large, full (26-40 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters bloom form. Prolific, blooms in flushes throughout the season. Pointed, ovoid buds.

Upright, well-branched. Glossy foliage.

Height of 42″ (105 cm). Width of 3′ (90 cm).

Hybridizer: Wilhelm Kordes III (b. 1953) (Germany, 2002)

Parentage:

Seed: Bernstein-Rose (floribunda, Evers/Tantau, 1987) x
Pollen: Sun Flare