SOME RECOMMENDED ROSES FOR OUR CLIMATE
"So if you want to live again, try digging in the soil
plant yourself a rose bush and triumph from your toil"
* Denotes Fragrance
The listed Roses are available at most good nurseries such as Swane’s, Treloar,
Thomas for Roses or Trewallyn Nurseries
Hybrid Tea Roses
Aotearoa *; Soft pink, rather tall and not over vigorous. Takes at least two years to show its best. Has a white ‘sport’ called Full Sail. Both have a good disease resistance, probably as good as any. Very fragrant.
Baronne de Rothchild; A large formed high pointed rose of light red with silver reverse. Very hardy, easily grown plant of medium height. Forty petals of strong perfume.
City of Newcastle Bicentennial; The best red rose to grow here on the coast. Pure red and highly fragrant. The flowers have great substance and even on the hottest day here in summer they do not burn. Flower production is good. Disease is not a factor but this one is hard to find. It is sought after and those in nurseries are sold out quickly. It pays to go to the grower in winter and order through the mail.
Double Delight *; .White with a red edge on the petals. Very fragrant. Quite tall and spreads a little, but still worth growing. Has some disease problems but not enough to eliminate it from growing in this part of the world. Every nursery has this rose and every garden should have one as well.
Fiona’s Wish; Named to honour the well known heart patient Fiona Coote. A strikingly classic hybrid tea rose. The strong colouring of cherry red petals are perfectly contrasted by the pale yellow underside
Gemini ; Height 150 cm has twin colouring of lovely coral on cream shadings. Intensifies as the prolific blooms mature .
Kardinal; Flowers are rich red and lightly scented on long stems. Grows to a medium tall bush with good resistance to mildew and black spot.
Moonstone; White with pink edging, rather tall. Probably as tall as 1.8 metres after two years. Great rose for exhibition. One of the parents, Lyn Anderson is very tall and not recommended unless it is used as a climber. The colour combination is similar but the flowers of Moonstone have more substance. Does not seem affected to any great extent by disease. Very slight fragrance.
Mr Lincoln; Extremely vigorous growth. Modern large flowered hybrid Tea. Dark red , repeat flowering.
Perfume Delight *; Deep pink in colour, the fragrance is superb. One of the best. Tall, about 1.8 to 2 metres but remains under control. Produces beautiful flowers continually on long straight stems. Disease is not a problem.
Princess de Monaco; A strikingly beautiful rose of ivory edged pink with excellent form, with 30 unfading petals. Growth is vigorous and upright and the green foliage is of great hardiness.
Signature; . Long pointed buds of deep pink in classic hybrid tea form. The high-centred blooms of pink and cream are carried on long stems. Medium to tall bush with dense, dark green foliage.
St Patrick; Modern large flowered HT, yellow blend. Repeat flowering. Good disease resistance.
Tickled Pink; One of the prettiest pink roses around and one of its parents is Queen Elizabeth It is the first rose to get powdery mildew in our garden, but this serves to indicate that spraying needs to be carried out. It is not a problem though, as in all other departments it does well. The flowers are of great substance and are not affected by heat. It grows to about 1.2 metres does not take up much room and has a spicy fragrance. Not that easy to find but it is still available.
Tineke; Modern large flowered HT, white repeat flowering.
Touch of Class; Unusual shade of pink/orange and the flower shape is unique. A very attractive flower and a tall grower in this climate - 1.8 metres at least. Tough as they come to disease. A vase of these is spectacular. Very little fragrance. .
Floribunda Roses
Brass Band; Modern cluster flowered floribunda, apricot blend.
Gold Bunny; Brilliant yellow flowers that are produced all over the bush all season. Vigorous but not really any problems. Disease resistance is good, has a little fragrance.
Iceberg; This one comes in a variety of colours from white through pink shades to burgundy and all except ‘Burgundy’ are worth growing Burgundy Iceberg grows w4ell but the flower colour goes to a ‘dirty’ maroon very quickly. The others are very vigorous and produce masses of flowers. They have little perfume but a rose, when in flower, is noticeable from a long way off. Almost disease free.
Margaret Merrill; White flowers which are larger than most floribundas. Very fragrant and not susceptible to disease in this climate. A rose that spreads a little so it needs a bit of room to move. Well worth growing as it always looks healthy and produces masses of fragrant flowers. As good as Iceberg. .
Seduction; This rose has a beautiful colour combination of white with shades of pink towards the outer edge of the petals. No fragrance. It looks great when many are planted together. It is not tall but spreads a little. It is not affected by disease or the head of summer. Probably the best floribunda in our garden for ‘looks’ and flowers continually. Easily obtained from nurseries as it is very popular. It has a climber variety but the climber is less vigorous than most. The only drawback is the many thorns which are extremely sharp and hooked.
Modern Shrub Roses
Golden Celebration; Very large deeply cupped flowers of rich golden yellow. A very good shrub of ideal rounded habit of growth with dark glossy green foliage. Exceptional fragrance. 1.5m tall
Heritage; One of the best David Austin roses. Flowers are medium sized of perfect form, prettily cupped in shape and of a soft pink colour. Flowers repeatedly and regularly with a strong fragrance. The growth though relaxed at first, soon builds into a good bushy shrub. 1.2m.
Jubilee Celebration; Named in commemoration of the Queen's Golden Jubilee. It is one of the finest David Austin Roses introduced so far. Large domed flowers are of a lovely rich salmon-pink with tints of gold on the underside of the petals. Each bloom being elegantly held well above the foliage and are produced with exceptional freedom and continuity. Fruity rose scent with hints of fresh lemon and raspberry. Vigorous, healthy growth. 1.2m tall x 1.2m wide
Jude the Obscure; Very large, highly fragrant flowers that are incurving. Colour is pale yellow to apricot. Very strong, healthy growth that repeats well. There are few more magnificent roses than Jude The Obscure. 1.5m tall x 1.2m.
L D Braithwaite; The flowers open wide and slightly cupped and are of a brilliant crimson. They are produced freely, with exceptional continuity over a long period and have a good Old Rose fragrance. 1.5m.
Molineux; The rich yellow flowers are produced with exceptional freedom and continuity and have a strong Tea fragrance. The bush is very disease resistant, producing even upright growth. This variety won several awards in the 1996 Royal National Rose Society Rose Trials in England including the Henry Edland Medal for Best Scented Rose. 1.2m.
Old Garden Roses
Buff Beauty; Medium sized apricot blooms on a semi-prostrate plant. Fragrant
Crepuscule; Informal apricot yellow blooms. The virtually thornless plant can be allowed to grow as a large sprawling shrub or trained as a moderately vigorous climber. Repeat flowering with good fragrance.
Perle D’Or; Fragrant golden pink - Syn. yellow 'Cecile Brunner'
Reine De Violettes; (Queen of the violets) Large double (75 petals), very fragrant. Violet red. Profuse recurrent bloom;
Australian Bred Roses
Lorraine Lee; One of the most famous Australian roses. A predominantly pink bloom with a hint of apricot. A vigorous rose which is well suited to the Australian climate
Nancy Hayward; Clark (Australia) 1937 Very vigorous large flowered climber. Single strawberry-red blooms fade to carmine. Repeat flowering.
Our Rosamond; Ron Bell (Australia) 1983; Silvery pink with a darker flush and on occasions a soft self pink. The beautifully formed show blooms are produced on long strong stems. Plant habit is medium tall with glossy dark green foliage. Good disease resistance. Pleasant perfume.
Womans Day; ; Welsh (Australia) 1993 R.A.F.T. Rose of 1993. A medium sized plant with extreme freedom of flowering. The large double informal blooms are produced many to a stem. In pleasant pastel shades of light to mid pink and occasionally flushed red.
Miniature Roses
Baby Boomer; Excellent perfectly formed mid pink.
Baby Jack; Minnie Pearl modern minature pink blend.
Figurine; A delicately coloured bud of cream on the outer petals with a porcelain centre. Very profuse flowering habit, ideal for cut flower production. Slight perfume.
Holy Toledo; Beautifully formed buds of apricot flushed red. Vigorous, medium to tall growth.
Pacesetter; Perfectly formed white, long single stems.
Ruby; Flowers dark red, medium red reverse, slight fragrance.
Polyantha Roses
The Fairy; Double pink. Low semi-prostrate climber. Very good
China Doll, medium pink.
Miniflora Roses
Benardella's Pearl; Tall strong growth producing frosty ice pink blooms.
Antique Rose - Rose pink.
Bella Rosa - Blush Pink
Eric The Red - Medium red.
Hello Yellow - Yellow.
Pearl - Tall strong growth producing frosty Ice pink blooms.
Tinkerbell - Soft pink.
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