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Paperweights by "The Rose Lady" - Rose Series
(Includes a brief description of the rose)
1. Veteran's Honor (red)- Introduction May 2010 - Photo below
2. Gemini 1 & 2 (very light pink with dark pink edges)- Introduction June 2010 - Photos below
3. Hot Princess (hot pink) - Introduction July 2010 - Photo below
A Rose is always a great gift, a symbol of love. Why not a rose paperweight that lasts forever. Fresh roses last maybe 3 days, a week at most. A Rose Paperweight is ideal. So why not send a single rose with a rose paperweight. It can be placed on a desk as a beautiful reminder of your thoughtfulness. It can also be placed in a prominent place on a reading table so it is seen more often or grouped as a collection.
It is a great gift for all occasions - House Closing Gift for real estate agents, Thank you gift, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Graduation, House Warming Present, Valentine or just a thoughtful gesture that says "I love you" or "Thinking about you".
To order one, send a check for $39 includes shipping and handling) payable to Rosalinda Morgan and mail to 51 Tooker Ave, Oyster Bay, NY 11771.
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 Gemini 1 Rose Paperweights For Sale
To order one, send a check for $39 (includes shipping and handling) payable to Rosalinda Morgan and mail to 51 Tooker Ave, Oyster Bay, NY 11771. | |
 Gemini 2 Rose Paperweights For Sale
To order one, send a check for $39 (includes shipping and handling) payable to Rosalinda Morgan and mail to 51 Tooker Ave, Oyster Bay, NY 11771. | |
 Veteran's Honor Rose Paperweights For Sale
To order one, send a check for $39 (includes shipping and handling) payable to Rosalinda Morgan and mail to 51 Tooker Ave, Oyster Bay, NY 11771. | |
 Hot Princess Rose Paperweights For Sale
To order one, send a check for $39 (includes shipping and handling) payable to Rosalinda Morgan and mail to 51 Tooker Ave, Oyster Bay, NY 11771. | |
 PEACE ROSE
Parentage: (‘George Dickson’ x ‘Souvenir de Claudius Pernet’) x (‘Joanna Hill’ x ‘Chas. P. Kilham’) x ‘Margaret McGredy’. Hybridized by the French hybridizer Francis Meilland in the late 1930s, and introduced by Conard-Pyle Co., West Grove, PA. in 1945.
The rose that is called ‘Peace’ in the United States and Great Britain is called ‘Mme Antoine Meilland’ in France, ‘Gioia’ (Joy) in Italy and ‘Gloria Dei’ (The Glory of God) in Germany. ‘Peace’ is one of the most famous roses of the century if not of all times. It is one of the few modern roses surrounded by legend and myth. It was bred by Francis Meilland under the code name 3-35-40 and named it Madame A. Meilland, after his mother. Francis Meilland hybridized another lemon yellow rose with ‘Peace’ as the parent and named her Grand’mere Jenny, after his paternal grandmother. So Grand’mere Jenny is, in fact, “Peace’s” mother-in-law.
One story goes that it was hybridized in France in the last years before World War II, and escaped as unnamed cuttings in the last American diplomatic bag to leave Paris as World War II began. Recognized as a winner, the rose was propagated by Conard-Pyle Co., a leading American rose nursery and released in 1945. Because it returned in peacetime to a liberated France, ‘Peace’ was the name the rose was given. Later, the ‘Peace’ rose took the world by storm after being the centerpiece on all the tables at the organizational meeting of the United Nations at San Francisco in 1945.
Another version of the story of ‘Peace’ is that it began in France when the Nazi invasion forced young Francis Meilland to smuggle three one-pound packages of an experimental rose into other countries. Two of the packages were confiscated, but the third made it to Robert Pyle of Conard-Pyle Co. in the United States. Ten years later, after this rose of outstanding character and quality had been tested throughout the United States, the ARS planned a special name-giving ceremony. At the Pacific Rose Society Exhibition in Pasadena, CA, Robert Pyle declared “We are persuaded that this greatest new rose of our time should be named for the world’s greatest desire – Peace.” Francis Meilland’s rose was given its American and English name ‘Peace’ on April 29, 1945, the day Berlin fell to the allies. Nine years after introduction, an American authority estimated that some thirty million ‘Peace’ were growing in gardens around the world. Nowadays, nobody seems to have kept count. With all the royalties coming from the sale of ‘Peace’, the Meillands were able to build a rose hybridizing empire on the Cap d’Antibes on the Mediterranean shores.
The day the war with Japan ended, ‘Peace’ was given the All American Rose Selection Award. A month later, the day the peace treaty was signed with Japan, ‘Peace’ received the American Rose Society’s supreme Award, the Gold Medal. ‘Peace’ has won most of the world’s top rose awards: Gold Medal, Portland 1944, All-America Rose Selection 1946, Gold Medal Certificate, American Rose Society 1947, Golden Rose, The Hague 1965, Hall of Fame, World Federation of Rose Societies 1976, Award of Garden Merit, Royal Horticultural Society 1993. Today, ‘Peace’ is still the world’s favorite rose.
Another melodramatic story, so often told, is that the budwood of ‘Peace’ was smuggled out of the south of France by a heroic U.S. embassy official in November 1942, just hours before the German invasion. It’s a very good story, but the truth of the matter according to Francis Meilland, is that the budwood was sent to Germany, Italy and the United States via ordinary postal channels in the summer of 1939. Southern France at that time was not yet invaded. It was perfect timing. By receiving a few cuttings in 1939, Conard-Pyle was able to introduce this rose at the San Francisco conference to found the United Nations, the day Berlin fell in 1945. If these cuttings were received in November 1942 they could not have started budding until 1943, and they could not have built up enough stock of this rose in time for nationwide distribution three years later.
‘Peace’ has creamy yellow, pink-edged petals with beautiful deep green foliage. Buds are high-centered and cupped at opening. Blooms are double (40 to 45 petals), 5 to 6 inches across, near perfect in form and more or less continuous flowering throughout the season. It has a slight fragrance. It is a good exhibiton rose and an excellent cut flower. It’s rated 8.1 on the 2009 Handbook for Selecting Roses. Vita Sackville-West hated it and thought it horridly coarse.
‘Peace’ is a vigorous, bushy, upright plant, 4-5 ft. tall with stiff canes covered with large, leathery, dark green, glossy foliage with good disease-resistant quality. New growth appears light red. ‘Peace’ resents heavy pruning. Colors vary from day to day but are essentially golden yellow edged in rose pink. Flowers were huge in 1940s. Somehow ‘Peace’ planted in the 1940s and still thriving today at a well-maintained public gardens, war memorials, or at the homes of veteran gardeners are larger compared to the blooms on the ‘Peace’ plant you will receive from any nursery today. Even if genetic science tells you otherwise, still the ‘Peace’ sold today is just a pale imitation of the old ‘Peace’.
Hybrid teas bred since the 1950s often have at least a little ‘Peace’ blood in them. Of the many mutations of ‘Peace’ introduced over the years, the most popular is ‘Chicago Peace’. Other sports of ‘Peace’ are ‘Berlin’, ‘Garden Party’, ‘Gold Crown’, ‘Glowing Peace’, ‘Love and Peace’ (2002 AARS Selection), ‘Perfume Delight’, ‘Pink Rose’, ‘Princesse de Monaco’, ‘Royal Highness’, ‘Speaker Sun’, ‘Sterling Silver’, and ‘Tropicana’.
A Climbing form was introduced in 1950. ‘Climbing Peace’ is a climbing sport of ‘Peace’. It has shiny, deep green, almost-leathery foliage, and it has a very pleasing color, peachy pink suffused with apricot yellow. Its buds are exquisitely pointed, and they open into large, long-lasting flowers. It is so robust and healthy that you never have to spray it with pesticides. Its one real flaw is a complete lack of fragrance.
‘Peace’ is showcased at the following Display Gardens: Sturgeon Memorial Rose Garden, Largo, FL; Atlanta Botanical Garden, Atlanta, GA., Julia Davis Rose Garden, Boise, ID; George L. Luthy Memorial Rose Garden, Peoria, IL; Richmond Rose Garden, Richmond, IN, City of Portland Rose Circle, Portland, ME; The Jim Buck Ross Rose Garden, Jackson, MS; Norfolk Botanical Garden, Norfolk, VA.
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 Rose of the Month - Simplicity
Simplicity
Simplicity is a semi-double medium pink floribunda with 18 to 24 petals hybridized by Bill Warriner and introduced by Jackson and Perkins in 1978. It is an excellent landscape or hedge rose. Rosarians love them because they are very healthy and generous on blooms. However, there is very light or no fragrance at all. It is a tall, vigorous disease-resistant and winter hardy plant with medium green, semi-glossy foliage. It blooms well in all climates. Originally Jackson and Perkins sold them in lots of ten as a "living fence". Since its patent has expired, it is now available individually at other nurseries. Red Simplicity and White Simplicity are not sports of the original Simplicity. | |
 Rose of the Month - Pat Austin
Pat Austin
Hybridizer - David Austin, AUSmum
Pat Austin, introduced in 1995 by David Austin, is named for his wife, an accomplishment sculptress. It is a color breakthrough among the English Roses that David Austin hybridized. Inside the petals is bright copper contrasting with pale yellow-copper on the outside. You get a bicolor effect like the Austrian Copper that catches your eyes as the bloom matures. Blooms are large, double and cupped and have a delightful fruity fragrance. Blooms continue through summer into the autumn. It has a strong growth and arching canes like Abraham Darby with deep green and semi-glossy foliage. It can be trained to be a climber if placed against a wall or a trellis. If anyone wants an unusual color in their garden, this rose is the perfect choice. | |
 Rose of the Month - Aloha
Climbing Hybrid Tea 'Mercedes Gallart' x 'New Dawn'
Hybridizer - Boerner, 1949
Aloha is a rose of intense color with strong fragrance, reminiscent of Hybrid Perpetuals. This large flowered climber has beautiful blooms on long canes, and a long flowering season, blooming heavily in late spring to early summer, followed by excellent repeat bloom through summer and fall. Most often, flowers come in clusters and occasionally singly. The large, rounded buds open to very double cupped flowers (58 petals) up to 4 inches across. The petals are a medium rosy pink on top with a deeper rose-pink reverse. All the petals have pale edges, and drop cleanly and never ball. Foliage is dark, glossy and leathery and is a disease resistant but may show some powdery mildew if not given enough space with good air circulation. Aloha is a versatile plant, classified as a climber but can also be used as a shrub. With pruning, it can make a long blooming shrub for a mixed border. As a climber, it can climb 8 to 12 ft. tall with the support of a post, pillar, arbor, fence or trellis. The canes are very attractive arranged on an espalier. It is important to train the canes early on as they tend to get too thick and are impossible to train. | |
 Rose of the Month - Pristine
Pristine
Hybridizer - Warriner, 1978, JACpico
Pristine has the delicate look of porcelain, you'll be tempted to feel the petals to see if it is real. The bloom is high-centered, double, large - six inches across and somewhat ruffled. Most often, it comes singly on a long, thick stem although quite thorny, with large, dark green glossy leaves. It has gathered enough trophies to be a favorite among exhibitors. It has an 8.7 rating in the 2004 ARS Handbook for Selecting Roses.
The tapered bud opened white to creamy petals blushed with light to medium pink on the edge of the petals and displaying orange-yellow stamens in the center. Fragrance is light. Habit is quite tall and spreading, from 4 to 7 ft. tall and 3 to 6 ft. wide. It tends to spread its cane sideways so prune it to inward-facing buds to discourage sprawling. The best location for this rose is in the back of the border. Good companion plants are pink flowered plants and some blue stately delphiniums. For regions with harsh winter, it needs winter protection. | |
 Rose of the Month - Easy Going
Easy Going
Var. 'HARflow'
Hybridizer - Harkness, Britain, 1999
Easy Going is a sport of Livin' Easy and has the same traits as its parent except for the color which is golden peachy yellow with a hint of pink instead of orange and yellow. This floribunda has a rating of 8.0 at 2004 ARS Handbook for Selecting Roses. Bloom size is 3 to 4 inches across. The blooms come in clusters of 3 to 7 blooms and have 26-30 thick, wavy petals complemented by healthy dark green, shiny foliage. It has a sweet, honey scent. Its habit is short about two feet tall and rounded. It has won an AARS award in 1996 and RNRS GM in 1990. Plant it in group of 3 or 5 for great impact. Blue flower plants are good companion plants. | |
 Rose of the Month - Signature
Signature, Hybrid Tea
Var:JACnor
Hybridizer - Warriner
Signature is one of the top ten exhibition roses in the country since its introduction in 1996. Its huge, high-centered blooms, 5 to 6 inches in diameter on a long stems about 18 inches long make it the favorite of exhibitors across the country. The intense coloration of the bloom which is deep pink with cream at the bottom of the petals looks stunning. It has sharply pointed buds which open into perfectly formed rose of 30 to 40 petals count, complemented with dark, thick leathery foliage. Except for the fact that it has very light fragrance, it could be the rose you've been waiting for the exhibition table and garde display. Plant it in the garden in a group of three with some blue perennial like salvia or delphinium and the effect is quite dazzling. | |
 Rose of the Month - Mme Plantier
Mme Plantier is classified as an Alba by the American Rose Society and rated 8.7 in the 2004 ARS Handbook for Selecting Roses. It was introduced by Plantier in 1835 after his wife and for that reason you can only assume that it is his best shot. Parentage is unknown and the consensus is it is an alba/moschata cross. The buds are creamy white with a tinge of pink on the outside which then disappear as the flowers open into pure white, cupped, flat and multi-petaled blooms with a green button eye. Foliage is very healthy, light green at first, then turns into olive green. It forms a mounding shrub, has a very lax habit and can grow up to 20 ft. into an open tree. It has arching canes, almost thornless and can spread to 12 ft across. I planted Mme Plantier on the west side of my front porch and this bush has grown so big. I trim it every two years and it grows more vigorous year after year. Four years ago, I decided to tie the plant to the railing of my front porch. It is the only way I can control its growth and keep the plant upright. It is now so huge that in early May, it covers almost the width of my driveway. It is even winding its canes into the wicker of the porch furniture. I hooked a couple of its branches to the christmas light hooks at my porch rafters. When it is in bloom, the bush is covered with thousands of 2" white blooms. The fragrance is so strong that you can smell it from a distance. Mme Plantier only blooms once and when they do, they bloom their hearts out. It's a very disease-resistant plant, does not get blackspot, does not need spraying and Japanese beetles do not bother it since the beetles arrive when Mme Plantier has finished blooming. It you want a fragrant rose, try Mme Plantier. You will not be disappointed. | |
 Rose of the Month - Tournament of Roses
Tournament of Roses
'Impatient' x seedling
Hybridizer - Warriner, 1988
This pink grandiflora of 25 to 30 petals is aptly named in honor of the Tournament of Roses, the famous parade of all times held annually on New Year's Day in Pasadena, California. It is an AARS selection in 1989. It is sometimes classified as a hybrid tea because of the shape of its flowers. Bloom size is 3.5 inches on long stem with light fragrance. The blooms have all shades of pink within them - deep pink in the center, pale pink at the edges, darker pink on the outside. It blooms profusely in clusters of 5 to 7 blooms like a floribunda on a medium upright bush with glossy dark green leaves and large prickles. It is highly disease-resistant and easy to grow. It produces blooms well into the winter. It is both an excellent rose for exhibition and garden rose with plenty of blooms to enjoy outside in the garden and to take indoors to enjoy | |
 Rose of the Month - The McCartney Rose
The McCartney Rose
('Nirvana' x 'Papa Meilland') x 'First Prize'
Hybridizer - Meilland, France, 1991
This heavily scented rose was originally name for Paul McCartney of "The Beatles" but Paul wanted it to be named in honor of his entire family whose favourite flower is the Rose.
The bloom is a very deep pink, starts high centered and then cupped as they mature. The blooms repeat very well all through the summer and into autumn. Its petal count is about 40. It has a very dark, large and glossy leaves. It is a very vigoroug plant and tall - reaching about 6-7 ft, If left untamed, it will encroach on the neighboring plant - the canes will grow sideways. The best place to grow it is in the corner of a bed where it can have more elbow room. It has a strong fragrance and has garnered so many awards.
- Bagatelle Fragrance Prize 1988
- Geneva Gold Medal 1988
- Le Roeuix Gold Medal and Fragrance Prize 1988
- Madrid Fragrance Prize 1988
- Monza Gold Medal and Fragrance Prize 1988
- Paris Gold Medal 1988
- Belfast Fragrance Prize 1993
- Durbanville Fragrance Prize 1993
- Paris Fragrance Prize 1993 | |
 Rose of the Month - Gemini
Gemini
‘Anne Morrow Lindbergh’ x ‘New Year’
Hybridizer -
Gemini is always a winner. It just won the 2005 Members’ Choice Award from the American Rose Society. It also won the AARS 2000 award. It has all the qualities that exhibitors love – high-centered blooms, double, large and elegantly formed. It has a lighter tint in the spring and gets darker hue as it progresses through the season. The light pink color with a darker hue on the edges is so beautiful. No wonder it always captures a place at the Court of Honor.
Gemini produces plenty of exhibition type blooms on a tall, bushy plant. Most often, blooms come singly on a long, thick stems with large, deep green glossy foliage. This rose looks great in the garden and in a vase. It also lasts a long time in a vase. I have two plants in a formal rose bed and an extra plant in a container for lack of garden space. It is doing quite well. If you have one space in your garden, try to get Gemini. It will capture your heart as it does most judges at the Rose Show.
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 Rose of the Month - Constance Spry
Constance Spry
'Belle Isis; x 'Dainty Maid'
Hybridizer - David Austin, UK, 1961
Constance Spry, introduced in 1961, is one of the first English Roses hybridized by David Austin and its success contributed to the founding of the English Roses. It’s a very vigorous plant with lax habit and if placed against a wall or a trellis will transform itself into a climber. Its pink blooms are large, 4 to 5 inches, cupped and globular, look like a peony and the petals tend to reflex at maturity. It grows from 6 to 10 ft. with an equal spread. It has a heavy myrrh scent. The only disappointing attribute is it only blooms once. It won the Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit in 1993 and has a rating of 8.5 in the 2006 American Rose Society Handbook for Selecting Roses.
With such a beauty, you wonder who is Constance Spry that this pink rose was named for? Constance Spry (1886-1960) is the mother of modern floral design. After World War 1, she changed the formal, rigid compositon of floral design with unconventional pastoral compositions; flowers arranged asymmetrically with assorted shapes of foliage on various types of containers. She used all kinds of wildflowers, grasses, pods or practically anything the Victorian ladies shunned. When she opened her shop in London in 1928, there was so much excitement. Her clients included the Prince of Wales and Wallis Simpson. Constance Spry did their wedding. Her style was full of drama and a refreshing reprieve from the more staid, stiff floral design of her contemporaries
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 Rose of the Month - Rosa foetida bicolor
Rosa foetida bicolor
Species – aka ‘Austrian Copper’
Before 1590
Not until late nineteenth century when a French breeder named Pernet-Ducher introduced Rosa foetida persiana as a pollen parent to breed the first yellow and orange colored large-flowered rose called ‘Soleil d’Or’ did gardeners take notice of this rose coloration. That was a significant event.
Austrian Copper is a sport of Rosa foetida that has been cultivated as early as the 12th century in the Arab world. It is native to Iran and Afghanistan and it is not Austrian inspite of its name. It has single blossoms, 2” in diameter of bright coppery red with yellow reverse and bright yellow stamens. Its color is eye catching. The rose is so beautiful when the sun is shining behind it. It gives such luminescence that’s so magnificent. The petals are very fragile and heavy wind will knock the petals off easily. It is not fussy about soil and can be grown in poor soil as long as there is good drainage. It is winter hardy and requires little care. It is a vigorous grower and it suckers. It can take over a large area if not controlled. It has long, arching canes that can reach up to 8 ft and can be trained to climb trellis, pergola, fence or even trees. It only takes a couple of years for the plant to reach 6 to 7 ft high and can grow as high as 20 ft. When trained horizontally, they develop lateral shoots which will be covered with flowers the following season. Flowers arise from old wood so pruning should be done after it finishes flowering. It is a once bloomer, in late spring or early summer for 2 to 3 weeks. Most often, Austrian Copper will sport back to Rosa foetida. It is a stunning plant and every garden should have it. The only downside is it is susceptible to black spot so separate it from the rest of your roses. This rose is eligible for Genesis Award.
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 Rose of the Month - Mutabilis
MUTABILIS
Rosa ,chinensis mutabilis, R. x odorata
‘Mutabilis’, Tipo Ideale
Parentage: Unknown
This Hybrid China rose is believed to have been cultivated before 1894. It was probably introduced to Italy from China, and then introduced to commerce in 1934 by way of a Swiss botanist Henri Correvon of Geneva who got his cuttings from the garden of Prince Ghilberto Borromeo at Isola Bella. Otherwise known as the Butterfly Rose because the blooms look like a butterfly fluttering on the plant, this Hybrid China is easy to spot. The rose sports different colored blooms, ranging from soft yellow as it opens with an orange blush on the underside, turning into peach, then pink, then darkest pinkish red. All different colors can appear on the same bush at the same time. Its single, five-petal new blooms have a slight fragrance which disappears as it ages. The first blooms appear in clusters and continue through to hard frost. It is slow to start but worth the wait. The plant is vigorous, sending long canes with glossy, dark green leaves. It can grow up to 6 to 10 ft tall and wide as a shrub and can be utilized as a climber and can grow up to 15 ft. I saw it covering a front porch in Charleston, South Carolina and the homeowner graciously moved his car out of the way so I could take a nice picture. It can be grown as a landscape accent or in mass planting. This rose is very popular because it’s very disease resistant. It is rated very highly in the 2006 ARS Handbook for Selecting Roses having scored 8.9. It has won the Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit in 1993.
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 Rose Of The Month - Fourth Of July
FOURTH OF JULY
WEKroalt
'Roller Coaster' x "Altissimo'
Hybridizer - Carruth, USA
It is only appropriate to have Fourth of July as this month's Rose of the Month. Won't it be nice to honor our country by having Fourth of July in our garden? This semi-double, ruffled petals climber looks like a burst of fireworks when in bloom. It has long, pointed buds and 3" and 4" blooms with striped red and white petals and glossy, dark green leaves. It is a vigorous plant and can grow 10 to 14 ft. high. It is the first climber to be honored as a 1999 AARS Selection winner for a long time. It has strong apple fragrance. Color is very dramatic. It is a stunning plant, a real traffic stopper.
I have two plants in my formal rose beds and they are quite vigorous as you can see in the pciture. I prune them heavily in the spring and grow them as shrub. Eventually, I will get an arbor and let them climb on it. Right now, they are very happy as a shrub. When they are in bloom, they are quite a show. | |
 Rose of the Month - Carefree Wonder
CAREFREE WONDER
MEIpitac
('Prairie Princess' x 'Nirvana') x ('Eyepaint' x 'Rustica'}
Hybridizer - Meilland, France - 1990
This compact, repeat flowering shrub rose bears a profusion of double pink blooms with white reverse. At the first flush in early June, the plant is covered with blooms. The pink bloom is medium size, has 26 petals and has a slight fragrance. It has a white center with yellow stamens. They come singly or in clusters followed by dull red hips. The leaves are small, glossy, deep green and resistant to disease. The plant is low growing reaching a height of 3 ft. It can bloom continuously until winter. I have two plants in my garden, both planted at either side of the parterre beds. Carefree Wonder is an All-America Rose Selection in 1991. | |
 Rose of the Month - Keepsake
KEEPSAKE
Hybridizer – Kordes
Var: KORmalda, Esmeralda
This pretty pink hybrid tea was introduced in 1981 and well loved by exhibitors since it has been winning trophies all over. Originally, this rose was named Esmeralda but the British version, Keepsake, was registered first and so it became its official name. It has a beautiful light pink bloom with dark pink edges on a strong long cane with nasty thorns. The flowers are double with 35 to 40 petals. The foliage is dark green and leathery and quite resistant to pest and diseases. It is an upright, vigorous, large, spreading plant and very prolific. It needs winter protection to survive in a much colder zone. It blooms well in all climates and can grow to a height of 5-6 ft. It has a sweet , moderate fragrance
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 Rose of the Month - GRAHAM THOMAS
GRAHAM THOMAS
‘Charles Austin’ x (‘Iceberg’ x a sport)
Hybridizer: David Austin, 1983
Graham Thomas is one of the best hybridized yellow roses by David Austin. It was named after the late Graham Thomas, one of great garden writers of our time who wrote “The Graham Stuart Thomas Rose Book”, a rose book classic. Graham Thomas has a soft buttery yellow bloom which is hard to match in any modern roses. Their cupped bloom starts as pure yellow fading into lighter color as it opens. Bloom size is 4 inches across. Blooms have 45 petals and come both singly and in spray. The growth is straight, tall and vigorous with pale green foliage. It can reach 6 to 8 ft in height and can be trained as a climber. It’s very generous in bloom and quite a good specimen for the exhibition table. This rose never fails me whenever I exhibit it. It always wins the Best in Modern Shrubs. It has a fresh Tea rose fragrance. I have two plants on opposite ends of a parterre and doing quite well. A couple of years ago, I planted the blue clematis durandii next to it and they make good companion plants. A stunning combination!! !
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 Rose of the Month - RINA HUGO
RINA HUGO
Hybridizer: Dorieux, 1993
Rina Hugo is a tall (5 -7 ft.), vigorous, quite spreading plant. Its raspberry pink color is very distinctive. Blooms have high center, most often single bloom on long stem and of exhibition quality. Blooms have 35-40 petals but have very light fragrance. Given its good form, substance, huge blooms and dark green foliage to complement its exquisite color, Rina Hugo is an excellent rose for the exhibition table. This hot pink beauty is winter hardy.
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 Rose of the Month - NICOLE
NICOLE
Var. KORicole, 1985
Hybridizer: Kordes
It’s surprising to know that Nicole has been around since 1985 and has only been noticed of late. This floribunda rose has a stunning coloration that everybody seems to notice. It is vigorous, disease resistant and blooms continuously. The 25-35 petal bloom is white edged in cherry-pink with light fragrance. The four inch flower come in clusters of three to five blooms on a strong and very thorny stem and makes a lovely bouquet. It has dark, shiny leathery leaves. This rose is one of the top rated roses in the country having a score of 8.9 in the 2004 ARS Handbook for Selecting Roses. Some rosarians recommend planting it in the back of the border. I planted two Nicole on opposite sides of the walkway in front of the house where anybody who comes by my house can appreciate its beauty.
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 Rose of the Month - OLYMPIAD
OLYMPIAD
(‘Red Planet’ x ‘Pharaoh’), 1982
Hybridizer – Sam McGredy, New Zealand
Introducer – Armstrong Nursery, Ontario, California
Olympiad was the official rose of the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. It was also the winner of the All America Rose Selection Award in 1984 and the Gold Medal Portland Award in 1985. It is one of the best red hybrid teas as a bedding rose for gardeners and an excellent source for cut flower. The blooms come usually singly on long stems. It has good repeat throughout the season. The long pointed buds unfurl to double (35 to 40 petals), large (4 – 5 inches across), high-centered brilliant clear red flowers with a mild fragrance. Very thorny stems bear medium green, semi-glossy foliage with medium red new growth. It is a tall (4 to 6 ft with a spread of 3 to 4 ft.) upright, compact plant. Disease resistance is generally good but if you have a problem with black spot in your area, it is advisable to take preventive measures. If only Olympiad had a strong fragrance, it could be a perfect rose.
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