Lasting Peace 

Orange blend Grandiflora.

A breakthrough in Grandifloras! Deep coral-orange blooms are held high atop lustrous, dark olive green foliage. Disease resistance is high and vigor is maintained throughout the summer. Like an amber sunset reflecting on a sandy beach, Lasting Peace salutes its ancestor in glowing, ever-changing hues.

Orange blend. Mild fragrance. Average diameter 4″. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Height of 5′ (150 cm).

Hybridizer: Alain Meilland (France, 1996)

Parentage:

Seed: Tropicana x First Edition
Pollen: Catherine Deneuve ®

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Knock Out

Terry’s Note: Red blend Shrub.  One of the most popular shrubs in the WORLD.  Grows even in the harshest climates.  There is a great pruning video from Conard Pyle on how to prune this shrub that can be seen HERE.

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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Kings Ransom

Deep yellow Hybrid Tea.

Hard to beat, this treasured rose still ranks high among yellow rose royalty. The deep yellow-gold pointed buds open slowly and dependably to large scented flowers, impervious to all types of weather. Its strong handsome plant stands proud with gleaming glossy green leaves.

Golden-yellow. Strong fragrance. 35 to 40 petals. Large, full (26-40 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Color deepens on warmer nights.

Glossy foliage.

Height of 30″ to 5′ (75 to 150 cm).

Hybridizer: Dr. Dennison H. Morey (UnitedStates, 1961)

Parentage:

Seed: Golden Masterpiece x

Pollen: Lydia (hybrid tea, Robinson, 1949)

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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 ™

Terry’s Note:  A nice stripped rose that does well in San Jose.  Almost looks like a peppermint stick with a great fragrance!

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Julia Child 

Terry’s Note: One of the best roses in the garden, a prolific bloomer.  Stunning in May.  The picture shows Tom Carruth, hybridizer of this, and many other award winning roses.

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 

Terry’s Note: Iceberg is an extremely popular rose used in landscapes.  If it’s white, and in front of a house – it’s probably 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:

Seed: Naina ® (hybrid tea, Kordes, 1998) x

Pollen: 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:

Seed: Unknown x

Pollen: 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 (United States, 2001)

Parentage:

Seed: City of San Francisco ™ x Baby Love (miniature, Scrivens 1992)
Pollen: Knock Out ™

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