Plant Profile: Rose Altissimo
Karen The cup-shaped to flat flowers appear singly or in clusters on long stems, and give way to large orange hips. The petals are uniformly blood red and surround a center…
Five Best Medium Pink Old Garden Roses
Picking the “best” roses is an objective process and in this case, the ratings of the American Roses Society have been used. Every year the American Rose Society enlists the…
Plant Profile: Rose ‘Clair Matin’
Small clusters of three to seven coral colored buds open to salmon colored flowers that slowly fade to pale pink with a mass of golden stamens. The flowers are slightly…
Plant Profile: Rose ‘Rosarium Uetersen’
Named for the famous rose garden, Uetersen, near Korde’s nursery in Holstein, this shrub type climber produces large clusters of dark pink flowers that have an old-fashioned form, an abundance…
Plant Profile: Rose ‘Dublin Bay’
The flowers are carried on long stems in clusters of three to nine and have dark red petals with crimson markings on the tips to give a velvety look. The…
Best Large Flowered Climbing Roses
Picking the “best” roses is an objective process and in this case, the ratings of the American Roses Society have been used. Every year the American Rose Society enlists the…
Plant Profile: Rose ‘Colette’
‘Colette’ is part of the Romantica series of roses developed by the Meilland family to capture the shape and scent of old roses with the colors and repeat flowering of…
Plant Profile: Rose ‘City of York’
Formerly called ‘Direktor Benschop’ this Floribunda type large flowered climber bears small clusters of buff colored buds that open to small creamy white cupped shaped flowers with prominent yellow stamens.…
Award of Excellence 2018: Miniature and Miniflora Roses
The American Rose Society has announced two selections for the Award of Excellcne among minature and miniflora roses. Eligible roses are evaluated for two years (three for climbers) growing in…
Easy to Grow Hybrid Tea and Florabunda Roses with Great Fragrance
We all love fragrant smelling roses but unfortunately many of them are not easy to grow. Here are five that are considered especially fragrant but also do not need pampering.…