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Weeks New Roses
Pumpkin Patch™ Floribunda p. 34
Drop Dead Red™ Floribunda p. 19
Ch-Ching!™ Grandiflora p. 15
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Over the Moon™ Hybrid Tea p. 32
Easy Does It™ Floribunda p. 19
Daddy’s Little Girl™ Miniature p. 62
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Weeks Easy-to-Love Roses Make black spot a thing of the past! These remarkable Easy-to-Love® roses are amazingly easy to grow. Naturally disease-resistant, vigorous & flowerful — just add a little water & fertilizer to encourage these five fantastic Floribundas to show off their phenomenal flower power. Because the foliage is so healthy, the plants are lush, bushy & attractive from early spring until frost.
Easy Does It™ p. 19
Easy Going™ p. 19
Hot Cocoa™ p. 24 4
Pretty Lady p. 34
Julia Child p. 26
Livin’ Easy™ p. 27
Cinco de Mayo™ p. 16 5
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WINNERS
In 14 years
About Face™
Scentimental™
Julia Child™
Grandiflora 2005
Floribunda 1997
Floribunda 2006
Hot Cocoa™
Livin’ Easy™
Fourth of July™
Floribunda 2003
Floribunda 1996
Climber 1999
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St. Patrick™
Betty Boop™
Hybrid Tea 1996
Floribunda 1999
© 1998 King Features Syndicate, Inc. / Fleischer Studios, Inc. ™ of the Hearst Corporation
Sunset Celebration™ Hybrid Tea 1998
Cinco de Mayo™ Floribunda 2009
Easy Does It™ Floribunda 2010
Weeks AARS Winners
Dream Come True™ Grandiflora 2008
Wild Blue Yonder™
Strike It Rich
Memorial Day™
Grandiflora 2006
Grandiflora 2007
Hybrid Tea 2004
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www.home-run-rose.com
Think Again!
Look for this custom tag • Home Run is just as black spot free as its ‘father’, Knock Out ® (cv. RADrazz).
PPAF (cv. WEKcisbako) Asexual propagation of this variety is prohibited without a license.
GROWN NATURALLY ON ITS
PLANTING GUIDE STEP 1: Choose a sunny location with good drainage. CROWN
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Non-stop flowers
STEP 2: Dig a hole large enough to easily Noand spraying accommodate the entire container deep required anypot. soilIn enough to match the existing soilThrives level ininthe cold climates, you can place the crown of the plant 2–3" below the new ground level. Use well-rotted compost to amend the soil for refilling the hole.
STEP 3: Remove the container, leaving the root ball as intact as possible. Place the root ball and crown at the correct ground level. Fill in the hole with the amended soil.
• Unlike ‘dad’, it’s also fully resistant to powdery mildew and rust.
GROWN NATURALLY ON ITS
Non-stop flowers No spraying required Thrives in any soil
Home Run™ and other fine varieties of Weeks Roses are available at nurseries and garden centers nationwide.
• Lacquer-red blooms sparkle against the rich green leaves.
Visit our website at www.home-run-rose.com
STEP 4: Use a deep soaking to wet the roots and settle the new soil. Level off the soil as needed. Fertilize regularly during the flowering season.
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• Naturally rounded and bushy – an easy choice for the landscape.
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• Fast to flower and quick to repeat, it’s hardly ever out of bloom. GROWN NATURALLY ON ITS
Non-stop flowers No spraying required Thrives in any soil
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Knock Out® is a registered trademark of the Conard-Pyle Co.
2010 AARS Winner
Each year seedlings are evaluated in nation-wide trial grounds for a 2-year period. Official All-America Rose Selections test gardens are located throughout the U.S., each with its own judge. The best performers are designated as AARS Award Winners and are promoted with the wellrecognized AARS symbol. Varieties marked with the symbol indicate AARS winners.
Easy Does It™ Floribunda p. 19
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eeks’ Research Department is dedicated to bringing you the best in all types of new rose varieties – whether from our own hybridizing or from the efforts of international breeding firms or amateur stateside breeders. Each year at our new research greenhouses on the campus of Cal Poly Pomona, we hand pollinate about 50,000 flowers to produce around 250,000 seeds. After a thorough 8 to 10 year evaluation period, culminating in the
Bred by the famous English firm of Harkness New Roses, Easy Does It joins their stable of other great easy roses — Livin’ Easy & Easy Going.
Christian Bédard Research Assistant
All-America Rose Selections (AARS) trials, only about 4 to 5 varieties emerge from the group as truly superior and market-worthy.
Easy Does It is the 15th AARS Award Winner to come from Weeks’ research efforts, under the direction of Tom Carruth since 1988 and assisted by Christian Bédard since 2000. In the years to come, we will be bringing you many more excellent roses to grace your gardens.
Tom Carruth Research Director
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Weeks Three ‘Bergs’ Burgundy Iceburg™ p. 15
Weeks’ ‘Bergs’ are actually the beloved world-famous Iceberg and its two color sports (mutations) that originated in Tasmania. Weeks is proud to be the only U.S. Nursery offering all three remarkable varieties.
Iceburg p. 24
Brilliant Pink Iceburg p. 15 10
Own-Root Ground Covers
Raspberry Blanket
(cv. KORtwente) PPAF Deep fuchsia pink. Shrub/Ground Cover Terra firma never had it so good…a nice cozy blanket of glossy-glossy green foliage quilted with gobs of hot-hot pink blossoms. It’s not a bashful addition to the landscape, but a bawdy bold fountain of color that requires no pampering. Just apply a little water & a little love. Height/Habit: Low/Spreading Bloom/Size: Medium-small, double Petal Count: 15 to 20 Fragrance: Slight spice Hybridizer: Kordes—2004 Parentage: Not released Comments: Very consistent in all climates.
Electric Blanket
(cv. KORpancom) PPAF Warm coral. Shrub/Ground Cover The large double flowers of cozy coral separates this rose from other ground cover roses. Bearing the typical super-glossy super-resistant foliage you would expect from the Kordes roses, just plug it in & let her warm up a spot in your landscape. Low-maintenance, clean & colorful. Height/Habit: Medium-low/Somewhat spreading Bloom/Size: Medium, in clusters Petal Count: 15 to 20 Fragrance: Light Hybridizer: Kordes—1999 Parentage: Bella Rosa x White Max Graf Comments: Consistent colorful coral.
Ground Covers – Shrub roses with more spreading habits and good disease resistance that can be utilized in the landscape to achieve low growing mass plantings.
Sweet Vigorosa
(cv. KORdatura) PPAF Blued pink with a white ‘eye’. Shrub/Ground Cover A more blendable pink in the Ground Cover offerings. Yet it’s not dull by any means. The nicely sized double flowers have a catchy white ‘eye’ that sets off each showy cluster. It all looks great against that glossy green foliage that typifies the Kordes bloodlines. Vigorous & clean, flowerful & powerful—it lights up any landscape. Height/Habit: Medium-low/Spreading Bloom/Size: Medium, in clusters Petal Count: 10 to 15 Fragrance: Light Hybridizer: Kordes—2001 Parentage: Not released Comments: Nicely flowerful.
Sunrise Vigorosa™
(cv. KORsupigel) Pat. #19,601 Luminous yellow. Shrub/Ground Cover Yellow is the more rare color amongst ground cover roses. And double flowered yellows are even scarcer. That’s why we had to draw on the shrub & ground cover expertise of the famous Kordes family in Germany. The results are a large flowered luminous yellow with luscious glossy green leaves Height/Habit: Medium-low/Slightly spreading Bloom/Size: Medium, fully double Petal Count: Over 50 Fragrance: Mild Hybridizer: Kordes—2007 Parentage: Seedling x seedling Comments: Holds the deeper color in cooler conditions.
Innocencia™
(cv. KORstarnow) PPAF Bright white. Shrub Imagine the whitest of white flowers set against a blanket of nearly black-green glossy leaves. This vigorous clean Kordes ground cover is one of Mother Nature’s electric lights in landscape, glimmering even into the night. No extra voltage required. Height/Habit: Medium-low/Compact Bloom/Size: Medium-small, in clusters Petal Count: About 15 Fragrance: Light apple Hybridizer: Kordes—2003 Parentage: Not released Comments: Also perfect in the border.
Red Ribbons
(cv. KORtemma) Pat. #9115 Bright lasting red. Shrub/Ground Cover When it comes to bright glowing red Ground Cover roses, this one’s hard to beat. Nicely-sized showy flowers come in large clusters to drape over a wall or spill from a standard. Better yet, that killer color holds to the very end. Clean doubly-dark glossy green leaves round out the display on this super vigorous gem. Height/Habit: Medium-low/Spreading Bloom/Size: Medium, in large clusters Petal Count: About 20 Fragrance: Light Hybridizer: Kordes—1990 Parentage: White Max Graf x Walzertraum Comments: Very consistent in all climates.
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Belinda’s Dream
Angel Face
About Face ™
About Face™
Bush Roses
(cv. WEKosupalz) Pat.#17,305 Golden-orangey inside/bronzy-red out. Grandiflora A topsy-turvy attention-getter, this bi-color medalgrabber 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. Very disease resistant. Height/Habit: Tall/Very upright Bloom/Size: Medium-large/fully double Petal Count: Around 35 Fragrance: Light fresh-cut apple Hybridizer: Carruth—2005 Parentage: [(O Sole Mio x seedling) x unknown] x Hot Cocoa Comments: A far-out color & a way-out plant makes for a knock-out rose.
ROSE CLASSES Hybrid Tea – Large flowers generally borne one per stem, medium to tall in habit, long cutting stems. Floribunda – Medium sized flowers mostly borne in clusters, often more compact in habit, medium length stems. Grandiflora – Large flowers borne in clusters, usually taller in habit, individual stems within each cluster are suitable for cutting. Polyantha – Small flowers borne in very large clusters, usually compact in habit, medium-short stems.
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Angel Face Clear medium lavender blushes of ruby. Floribunda Loads of ruffled lavender blossoms permeate the air with the strong perfume of sweet citrus flowers. A perennial favorite because of the low bushy habit, the nearly continual production of blooms, the unusual color, and the sweet fragrance. Height/Habit: Low/Rounded Bloom/Size: Medium, double & ruffled Petal Count: 25 to 30 Fragrance: Strong, citrus Hybridizer: Swim and Weeks—1969 Parentage: (Circus x Lavender Pinocchio) x Sterling Silver Comments: Established plants give the most bloom.
Barbra Streisand
(cv. WEKquaneze) Pat.#13,120 Rich lavender blushing darker. Hybrid Tea An avid rose lover, Barbra was very choosy when it came to picking a rose that would bear her name. It had to have large flowers with an attractive color. But most of all, it must be fragrant! The Barbra Streisand rose certainly fulfills those desires. Just one big shapely blossom can nearly overpower you with strong sweet scent. The clean lavender colors show off strikingly against deep glossy green leaves. Her vigorous plant bears loads of long-stemmed beauties. Great for cutting or just for smellin’. Height/Habit: Medium/Upright, bushy Bloom/Size: Large, fully double Petal Count: 25 to 30 Fragrance: Strong rose & citrus blossom Hybridizer: Carruth—2001 Parentage: [Blue Nile x (Ivory Tower x Angel Face)] x New Zealand Comments: Flower color & size do best in milder temps.
SYMBOLS – Indicates WEEKS Patented Rose – Indicates AARS Award Winner – Indicates Rose Hills Golden Rose Award Winner – Indicates Portland’s Best Rose Award Winner
Even medium pink. Shrub/Floribunda Only available Own-Root No, you’re not hallucinating…a rose that truly resists black spot is no longer just a pipe dream. This prettyin-pink hybrid battles the dreaded fungus with amazing ease, keeping its medium green leaves all season long—from the top to the bottom of its bushy plant. Modern shapely buds open to fully double oldfashioned flowers. Thrives best in hot humid summers. Height/Habit: Medium/Upright Bloom/Size: Medium-large, very double Petal Count: Over 45 Fragrance: Moderate fruity Hybridizer: Basye—1992 Parentage: Jersey Beauty x Tiffany Comments: Requires hot nights. Black spot free.
Betty Boop
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(cv. WEKplapic) Pat.#11,517 Yellow ivory edged red. Floribunda Hey there, all you Boopsters. The beloved American animated character has been honored with a rose that matches her for spunk, sparkle, style and stamina. In fact, the colors are so catchy and the abundant blooms repeat so quickly, you’ll have to boop, boop your very own doop over to examine it first hand. The naturally rounded plant carries all its long-lived flowers atop clean glossy green leaves and dark red new foliage. Destined to capture your heart.
BUSH ROSES
Belinda’s Dream
Bewitched Even cotton candy pink. Hybrid Tea A classic among pink roses, this beauty bears large lovely buds and blooms filled with rich rose perfume and carried on long stems. The vigorous bush is attractively clothed with large apple-green foliage. Height/Habit: Medium-tall/Upright Bloom/Size: Large, full and formal Petal Count: 25 to 30 Fragrance: Rich rose Hybridizer: Lammerts—1967 Parentage: Queen Elizabeth x Tawny Gold Comments: Established plants give the most bloom. Best color & size when cool.
Bing Crosby
Bing Crosby Dark clear orange. Hybrid Tea A vigorous stout-growing-rose whose glossy dark green leaves and long-lasting brilliantly-tinted blooms croon a sweet tune in the garden. Long cutting stems make Bing a ‘star’ in any bouquet. Height/Habit: Tall/Upright to spreading Bloom/Size: Large, very double Petal Count: 40 to 45 Fragrance: Light spice Hybridizer: Weeks—1981 Parentage: Seedling x First Prize Comments: Better performance in the late summer/fall bloom cycle.
Height/Habit: Medium/Rounded Bloom/Size: Medium-large, semi-double Petal Count: 6 to 12 Fragrance: Moderate fruity Hybridizer: Carruth—1999 Parentage: Playboy x Picasso Comments: Reblooms quickly without deadheading or shaping. Consistent in all climates.
Bewitched
Betty Boop ™
© 1998 King Features Syndicate, Inc. / Fleischer Studios, Inc. ™ of the Hearst Corporation
Barbra Streisand
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Blue Girl
(Kölner Karneval) Silvery lilac-lavender. Hybrid Tea Although disguised under the guise of ‘blue’, the clear clean lavender tones and large blooms produced by this vigorous plant makes her a breakthrough in the older lavender roses. Bride’s Dream
Height/Habit: Medium/Bushy Bloom/Size: Large, double Petal Count: 30 to 35 Fragrance: Lightly fruity Hybridizer: Kordes—1964 Parentage: Not listed Comments: Best form & size in cool weather.
Bob Hope Bright cherry red. Hybrid Tea The cheerful bright color and sweet rose fragrance are a fitting tribute to the man who has brought a smile to so many of us. The large formal blooms contrast nicely against the dark green glossy foliage. Height/Habit: Medium-tall/Upright Bloom/Size: Large, full Petal Count: 35 to 40 Fragrance: Rich rose Hybridizer: Kordes—1966 Parentage: Friedrich Schwarz x Kordes’ Perfecta Comments: Best color & size in the spring & fall.
Brandy
(cv. AROcad) Blending of warm apricot hues. 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. Height/Habit: Medium-tall/Upright Bloom/Size: Large, double Petal Count: 25 to 30 Fragrance: Mild tea Hybridizer: Swim and Christensen—1982 Parentage: First Prize x Dr. A.J. Verhage Comments: Established plants give the most bloom. Best when cool. Not hardy.
Brass Band™
(cv. JACcofl) Pat.#9171 Melon orange & yellow bicolor. Floribunda Some may consider this indescribable color on the brassy side. Most will find it delectable. It’s not a trumpet of orange colors but a jazzy blend of melon, peach, papaya and apricot—with a lemony reverse. The scrumptious well-formed flowers are served against bright green foliage. Height/Habit: Medium/Rounded Bloom/Size: Medium-large, full Petal Count: 30 to 35 Fragrance: Moderately fruity Hybridizer: Christensen—1995 Parentage: Gold Badge x seedling Comments: Cool weather brings the best size & more intense color.
Brilliant Pink Iceberg
Brass Band ™
Blue Girl
Bob Hope
Brandy
Burgundy Iceberg ™
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BUSH ROSES
Cary Grant
Chihuly ® (description page 16)
Ch-Ching!™
Bride’s Dream
Burgundy Iceberg™
(cv. KORoyness) Soft pastel pink. Hybrid Tea Super-long elegant pastel pink buds on long lowthorned stems would make a dreamy bouquet for any bride. And Bride’s Dream will produce enough blossoms to supply many a bride’s fantasies . . . or even please those who aren’t dreaming about matrimony. Although similar to its parent in color, this variety is a vast improvement in vigor, productivity & disease resistance. Medium green foliage. Height/Habit: Tall/Upright Bloom/Size: Large, double Petal Count: 25 to 30 Fragrance: Slight Hybridizer: Kordes—1984 Parentage: Royal Highness x seedling Comments: Flowers may sulk some with sudden temperature changes.
Brilliant Pink Iceberg
(cv. PRObril) Pat.#12,645 Cerise pink & cream blend. Floribunda Also available Own-Root Hardly anything needs to be said beyond the name. After all these many years of worldwide propagation, a color mutation of the renowned Iceberg has finally occurred from the far reaches of Tasmania. The plant is exactly like its parent in every way but color–same great landscape value, same free flowering habit, same foliage, same flower form & showy clusters. It’s just that the color has been kicked up a notch to a bright cerise pink painted onto cream. Height/Habit: Medium-tall/Rounded, bushy Bloom/Size: Medium, double, in clusters Petal Count: 18 to 24 Fragrance: Mild honey Hybridizer: Weatherly—2001 Parentage: Sport of Iceberg Comments: Color intensifies in cooler conditions.
(cv. PROse) Pat.#16,198 Purple-red burgundy/cream reverse. Floribunda Also available Own-Root Performs exactly like its famous parent, Iceberg, in every way (except color)—same terrific flower production, bushy habit, lovely buds, showy clusters, glossy green foliage and nearly thornless stems. But ‘Brother Burgundy’ has the painted colors of deep purple-red burgundy & cream that are absolutely nothing like the bland whiteness of ‘Mom’. Seems to always be in bloom. Perfect for the landscape—either in mass, standing alone or atop a beautiful tree rose. Height/Habit: Medium-tall/Rounded & bushy Bloom/Size: Medium, double, in clusters Petal Count: 20 to 25 Fragrance: Mild honey Hybridizer: Swane—2007 Parentage: Sport of Brilliant Pink Iceberg Comments: Darkest color in cooler temps. Super flowerful.
Cary Grant
(cv. MEImainger) Bright orange blended with copper & gold. Hybrid Tea ‘Luminescent’ is the best word to describe the glowing colors of the large shapely blossoms borne on Cary Grant—the rose, that is. The sweetly fragrant flowers come on long strong stems and seem to take forever to fully open. Dark highly glossed foliage clothes the husky vigorous plant. Height/Habit: Medium-tall/Slightly spreading Bloom/Size: Large, very full Petal Count: 35 to 40 Fragrance: Medium strong spicy Hybridizer: Meilland—1987 Parentage: (Pharaoh x Konigin der Rosen) x seedling Comments: Colors intensify in the fall bloom.
Ch-Ching!™
(cv. WEKyesir) PPAF Lasting lemon yellow. Grandiflora With this color sport (mutation) of Strike It Rich, our 2007 AARS winner, you can hit the jackpot again. It cashes in with all the same great plant qualities— same super vigorous bushy clean plant that flowers like a weed & smells up a storm. But it’s just a different color—a clear long-lasting even glowing yellow. Very deep red new shoots & dark green leaves set off the many showy clusters of blossoms. You’ll have a sure winner when you lay down your money on this yellow honey. Height/Habit: Medium-tall/Upright & bushy Bloom/Size: Large, double, informal Petal Count: About 30 Fragrance: Strong sweet spice & fruit Hybridizer: Carruth/Bédard—2010 Parentage: Sport of Strike It Rich Comments: A fragrant yellow bloomin’ fool.
Cherry Parfait™ (pictured page 16) (cv. MEIsponge) Pat.#12,802 White edged lipstick red. Grandiflora Cherry? Could be. Strawberry? Possible. Scrumptious? You betcha! Swirls of white petals with a broad red edge are a sweet treat for the eyes and a sinful dessert in the garden landscape. Not your typical tall Grandi, Miss Parfait’s bountiful blossoms are the perfect topping to a very rounded medium-height bushy plant with deep green clean leaves. Height/Habit: Medium/Broadly rounded Bloom/Size: Medium, fully double Petal Count: 30 to 35 Fragrance: Light Hybridizer: Meilland—2003 Parentage: Jacqueline Nebout x (MEIdinu x Matangi) Comments: Almost shrubby in style. Loads of color in all climates.
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Cherry Parfait ™ (description page 15)
Cinco de Mayo ™
Chicago Peace
China Doll
Chrysler Imperial
Gaudy blend of phlox pink and canary yellow. Hybrid Tea First discovered in the Windy City, this brighter and deeper-toned mutation of the famous Peace rose has a fine reputation that follows in the footsteps of its parent. It possesses the same large opulent flowers, the same big quilted glossy apple-green leaves, and the same handsome bushy plant. Height/Habit: Medium/Upright Bloom/Size: Large, very double Petal Count: 40 to 45 Fragrance: Slighty fruity Hybridizer: Johnston—1962 Parentage: Sport of Peace Comments: Best color east of the Rockies.
China rose pink. Polyantha The large clusters of small fluffy pure-pink blooms can literally cover the low mounded plant and bright green foliage. With its dwarf bushy compact habit and overly abundant bloom, China Doll is a favorite for growing in containers or bordering along flower beds. Height/Habit: Dwarf/Bushy mounded Bloom/Size: Small, double, in large clusters Petal Count: 20 to 25 Fragrance: Light tea Hybridizer: Lammerts—1946 Parentage: Mrs. Dudley Fulton x Tom Thumb Comments: A favorite landscape item in moderate climates.
Velvety 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.
Chihuly® (pictured page 15) (cv. WEKscemala) Pat.#15,076 Showy multi-color. Floribunda In naming a rose to honor America’s famous glass artist, Dale Chihuly, it had to have impeccable style & an ever-changing array of flashy colors. This rose has it all! As the sun hits the opening petals, they blush from subtly-striped apricot yellow to dazzling orange & deep red…producing a remarkable display against the deep dark green leaves & mahogany-red new growth. Height/Habit: Medium/Bushy Bloom/Size: Medium-large, double Petal Count: 25 to 30 Fragrance: Mild tea Hybridizer: Carruth—2004 Parentage: Scentimental x Amalia Comments: Larger flowers in cool conditions.
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Chris Evert
Chris Evert
(cv. WEKjuvoo, Raymond Kopa) Pat.#10,071 Melon orange blushing red. Hybrid Tea No, not a subtle color. In fact, it’s a ‘grand slam’ as far as most eyeballs are concerned. Some might call it orange-yellow, others yellow-orange—but the scarlet blush ‘served’ at the finish of the flower is ‘game point’. The ‘match’ is completed by a well-behaved clean plant for these showy well-formed blossoms. Deep red new foliage and large green leaves put on the final ‘top spin’. You’ll ‘love’ it. Height/Habit: Medium/Upright Bloom/Size: Large, double Petal Count: 25 to 30 Fragrance: Moderate fruity Hybridizer: Carruth—1997 Parentage: Voodoo x (Katherine Loker x Gingersnap) Comments: Better size in cool weather. Consistent color.
Height/Habit: Medium/Upright Bloom/Size: Large, very double Petal Count: 45 to 50 Fragrance: Strong damask rose Hybridizer: Lammerts—1953 Parentage: Charlotte Armstrong x Mirandy Comments: Best in warm temperatures.
Cinco de Mayo™
(cv. WEKcobeju) PPAF Smoky lavender & rusty red-orange blend. Floribunda Also available Own-Root This seedling of Julia Child puts a whole new spin on ‘flower power’. The clusters of blooms never stop poppin’ open on this powerfully flowerful Floribunda. Mysteriously colored & deliriously novel…it’s an indescribable blending of smoked lavender & rusty redorange. Yet it’s perfectly blendable with any color in the garden, whether it’s atop a rose tree, planted in mass or nestled amongst your favorite perennials. The superclean glossy-green foliage mirrors the flowers, adding even more pizazz to this bushy rounded flower factory. Height/Habit: Medium/Rounded & bushy Bloom/Size: Medium, in large clusters Petal Count: About 25 Fragrance: Moderate sweet apple Hybridizer: Carruth—2009 Parentage: Topsy Turvy x Julia Child Comments: Smokier when it’s cool outside.
(cv. KORbeteilich) Pat.#12,001 Bright velvet red. Grandiflora Crimson…scarlet…or just red, red, red! It’s not blushing…it’s bold and brilliant. Nor is it the tall vertical garden statement you might expect from a Grandiflora. But the rounded handsome plant does bear the typical clusters of its class. Deep glossy green leaves provide the perfect foil for the showy blossoms. Height/Habit: Medium/Upright & bushy Bloom/Size: Medium-large, double Petal Count: 20 to 25 Fragrance: Slight Hybridizer: Kordes—2000 Parentage: Bad Füssing x Ingrid Bergman Comments: Better flower size & petalage in cool conditions.
Crowd Pleaser™
(cv. WEKchrisg) Pat.#14,138 Cerise pink brushed cream on the reverse. Hybrid Tea What else would you expect? The sassy cerise ‘sister’ of Lynn Anderson could be nothing more than a Crowd Pleaser in every way. Since she’s a color ‘sport’ of Ms. Anderson, that means she’s just like her in every way except for the deep lustrous pink flower color reversed with just a touch of creamy white. Certain to hit the show table and tickle your fancy. Height/Habit: Very tall/Upright Bloom/Size: Large, double Petal Count: 25 to 30 Fragrance: Slight Hybridizer: Greenwood—2002 Parentage: Sport of Lynn Anderson Comments: Best size & form when the weather cools down some.
Chicago Peace
BUSH ROSES
Crimson Bouquet™
Crystalline™ (pictured page 18) (cv. ARObipy) Pure white. Hybrid Tea Already established as a top trophy winner, this cutflower crossover deserves a top spot in the garden, too. Super big scrumptious buds come on long single stems and in clusters. But the classic flower form of this whitest-of-whites is the real clincher. Cap it all off with distinctive deep green leaves, great vigor and lots of bloom. Height/Habit: Tall/Upright Bloom/Size: Very large, fully double Petal Count: 30 to 35 Fragrance: Medium sweet tea Hybridizer: Carruth/Christensen—1987 Parentage: Bridal Pink x [Blue Nile x (Ivory Tower x Angel Face)] Comments: Best with some heat. May require support.
China Doll
Day Breaker™
(cv. FRYcentury) Pat.#15,334 Pastel peach & yellow. Floribunda Her colors may be soft & sweet, but this award winner is tough as nails. The dawning of a new generation in Floribundas, it is bushy, flowerful, shrubby & showy— all at once. Armloads of peach-y pastel-y buds & blossoms pose atop a near-perfect plant. So fully branched & loaded with clean glossy green leaves, she’s a rose bush whose beauty can beat any landscape contender. Height/Habit: Medium-tall/Upright, bushy Bloom/Size: Medium, double Petal Count: About 25 Fragrance: Mild fruity Hybridizer: Fryer—2004 Parentage: Silver Jubilee x (Pensioners Voice x Cheshire Life) Comments: Consistent performer in all climates.
Day Breaker ™
Crimson Bouquet ™
Drop Dead Red ™ (description page 19)
Chrysler Imperial
Crowd Pleaser ™
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Distant Drums
Electron
Double Delight
Unusual tan washing to orchid pink. Shrub/Floribunda Stop, look and listen up! Here’s a striking color amongst the hardy roses released by the late Dr. Griffith Buck. Distant Drums grows much like a Floribunda in habit, drumming out clusters of pointed brunette buds that swirl open to reveal ruffles washed with orchid pink. All this set to music against dark green foliage makes for a toe-tapping commotion in the landscape. Height/Habit: Medium/Upright Bloom/Size: Medium-large, double, ruffled Petal Count: 35 to 40 Fragrance: Moderate myrhh Hybridizer: Buck—1985 Parentage: September Song x The Yeoman Comments: Hardy, vigorous, flowerful & novel.
Dolly Parton Dark coppery orange-red. Hybrid Tea Those big buxom full-figured buds and blooms sparkle with provocative orange-red color that’s saturated with a powerful perfume of sweet rose and spicy cloves. As with its namesake she performs all the better when the hot lights are blazing down. Large medium green foliage. Height/Habit: Medium/Bushy Bloom/Size: Very large, very full Petal Count: 35 to 40 Fragrance: Strong clove & rose Hybridizer: Winchel—1984 Parentage: Fragrant Cloud x Oklahoma Comments: Loves warm nights. Easy Going ™
(cv. ANDeli) Cream blushing red. Hybrid Tea The most popular new variety of the last 30 years. Double Delight fulfills the two highest demands of a rose—an eye-catching color combo and fantastic nose-pleasing fragrance. The prolific bush provides lots of creamy pointed buds that blush red with the rays of the sun. Deep green leaves. Height/Habit: Medium/Slightly spreading Bloom/Size: Large, full Petal Count: 30 to 35 Fragrance: Strong spicy rose Hybridizer: Swim—1977 Parentage: Granada x Garden Party Comments: Best color & flower size in warm days & cool nights.
Dream Come True™
(cv. WEKdocpot) PPAF Golden yellow edged & blushed with ruby. Grandiflora Passion can be an amazing thing. No…not that kind of passion! We’re talking rose passion here. The love of the rose struck Dr. John Pottschmidt like a ton of bricks, becoming a driving force in his life. One of his many rosy goals was to breed an AARS winner that everyone can enjoy. Dream Come True does just that. Its big clean vigorous bushy plant pumps out loads of long-stemmed scrumptious shapely yellow blooms edged in ruby red. Each eye-catching flower blushes to all-ruby on the finish, giving a multi-colored display that’s truly dreamy in every way. Height/Habit: Tall/Upright & bushy Bloom/Size: Large, full Petal Count: Around 40 Fragrance: Mild tea Hybridizer: Pottschmidt—2008 Parentage: Unknown Comments: Very floriferous. Larger flower size in cooler temps.
Distant Drums
Crystalline ™ (description page 17)
Dolly Parton
Double Delight
Dream Come True ™
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BUSH ROSES
Elizabeth Taylor
Ebb Tide ™
Easy Does It™
Drop Dead Red™
Easy Going™
(pictured page 17) (cv.WEKcharlie) PPAF Red velvet. Floribunda So velvety…soo intense…just a jaw-droppingly delicious red…especially set against the highlyglossed deep green leaves that mirror all the eyepopping action. This killer color is truly a ‘stop ‘em dead in their tracks’ kinda red that’s certain to lure you to linger. And it’s that red to the very finish of the flower…making this bushy shiny showy plant a natural for the landscape. Height/Habit: Medium-tall/Upright & bushy Bloom/Size: Medium-large, double Petal Count: About 30 Fragrance: Mild tea Hybridizer: Carruth—2010 Parentage: City of San Francisco x Lasting Love Comments: Best flower size in cooler conditions.
Easy Does It™
(cv. HARpageant) PPAF Mango, peach & apricot blend. Floribunda Deeeee…lectable colors of mango orange, peach pink & ripe apricot bounce off the mirrored glossy green leaves, providing a flamboyant fruit salad for the landscape. Her free-flowing swirling shades of sunset show up in fragrant large colorful clusters atop a rounded bushy plant. So disease resistant, vigorous, flowerful & fabulous, you just can’t say ‘no’ to this seductress of the garden. The one & only AARS award winner granted for 2010…it’s distinctively delightful. Height/Habit: Medium/Rounded & bushy Bloom/Size: Medium-large, double, ruffled Petal Count: 25 to 30 Fragrance: Moderate fruity Hybridizer: Harkness New Roses - 2010 Parentage: (Queen Charlotte x Della Balfour) x Baby Love Comments: Perfect in every climate.
(cv. HARflow, Zonta International Rose) Pat.#10,478 Golden peachy yellow. Floribunda Also available Own-Root If you thought life was good when we brought you Livin’ Easy, you’ll need to buy an extra hammock to deal with Easy Going. It’s just like ‘Mom’ in every way except color…same glossy foliage, same great flower power, same bushy habit, same great disease resistance. But one color gene has inexplicably dropped out (a ‘sport’) to give even brighter green foliage and a delectable peachy golden yellow color that holds to the very end. Scrumptious! Height/Habit: Medium/Rounded Bloom/Size: Medium-large, double Petal Count: 25 to 30 Fragrance: Moderate fruity Hybridizer: Harkness—1996 Parentage: Sport of Livin’ Easy Comments: Consistent in every climate. Great in mass plantings.
Ebb Tide™
(cv. WEKsmopur) Pat.#18,850 Smoky deep plum purple. Floribunda Soooo mysterious in its color…and soooo powerfully perfumed…it’s certain to attract attention. Dusky deep purple buds swirl open to very double old-fashioned flowers of velvet plum washed with a haze of sultry smoke. The intense clove fragrance can nearly bowl you over. But keep your balance or you’ll find yourself face down amongst the deep green leaves. Height/Habit: Medium/Upright, bushy Bloom/Size: Medium, very double, old-fashioned Petal Count: Over 35 Fragrance: Strong spicy clove Hybridizer: Carruth— 2006 Parentage: [(Sweet Chariot x Blue Nile) x Stephen’s Big Purple] x [(International Herald Tribune x R. soulieana derivative) x (Sweet Chariot x Blue Nile)] Comments: Gets all the better with establishment.
Electron
Elizabeth Taylor
Electric deep pink. Hybrid Tea An international award winner, Electron lights up many gardens with its shocking hot pink tones, sweet rosy perfume, opulent elegant form & glossily polished dark green leaves. The plant is fully branched & attractively foliaged, making a handsome setting for the large blooms. Height/Habit: Medium/Upright Bloom/Size: Large, very full Petal Count: 35 to 40 Fragrance: Sweet rose Hybridizer: McGredy—1973 Parentage: Paddy McGredy x Prima Ballerina Comments: Likes moderate temperatures.
Shocking deep pink with smoky edges. Hybrid Tea A showy star—Liz can wow’em with her flashy hot pink colors, her shapely buds and her prolific production of long-stemmed beauties. And her longlived flowers will draw a crowd of admirers. But keep an eye on your husband. Height/Habit: Medium/Slightly spreading Bloom/Size: Medium-large, double Petal Count: 30 to 35 Fragrance: Slight spice Hybridizer: Weddle—1986 Parentage: First Prize x Swarthmore Comments: Prefers warm climate. Best size in moderate temperatures.
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Eureka
French Lace
Falling in Love™
Elle®
(cv. MEIbderos) PPAF Shell pink & ivory bicolor. Hybrid Tea An award-winning, stylishly beautiful, classically shaped Hybrid Tea named to honor Elle, an internationally famous fashion magazine. Although Elle is known more as a women’s magazine, the fully fragrant, voluptuous Elle rose, bred in France, will appeal to both sexes—here & abroad. Big blossoms of soft pink & cream are set off by large glossy green leaves. Height/Habit: Medium/Upright to slightly spreading Bloom/Size: Large, double Petal Count: About 50 Fragrance: Strong spice & citrus Hybridizer: Meilland—2005 Parentage: Purple Splendor x (Chicago Peace x Tchin-Tchin) Comments: Bigger blooms in cool conditions.
Eureka
(cv. KORsuflabe) Pat.#15,712 Butter yellow to apricot gold. Floribunda To heck with striking just gold…not when you can have shades of yellow, apricot and gold all together. Here’s a ‘wannabe’ golden oldie with old-fashioned flower form, big colorful clusters and spilling habit. But it’s a ‘newbie’ plant with glossy green leaves, easy-togrow vigor and a great abundance of bloom. Wonderful in the landscape…whether in mass or planted alone. Height/Habit: Medium/Rounded to slightly spilling Bloom/Size: Large, full, decorative Petal Count: Over 30 Fragrance: Light Hybridizer: Kordes—2003 Parentage: Bernstein-Rose x Sun Flare Comments: Color intensifies in warm weather.
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Europeana Velvety dark red. Floribunda Another international favorite, this superb rose has established the high benchmarks that no other red Floribunda has approached. It bears extraordinary clusters of seductive dark red double blossoms. The abundance of blooms can often overshadow the deep green foliage and bronzy new growth. Height/Habit: Medium/Rounded Bloom/Size: Medium, in large clusters Petal Count: 25 to 30 Fragrance: Light tea Hybridizer: de Ruiter—1968 Parentage: Ruth Leuwerik x Rosemary Rose Comments: Proven performer, does best in heat.
Falling in Love™
(cv. WEKmoomar) PPAF Warm pink with a cream reverse. Hybrid Tea Whether you’re experiencing it ‘again’ or for the ‘first time’, Falling in Love (the rose) makes your heart pitterpatter with its big classically-formed fragrant flowers of warm pink & porcelain white. Each long-lived lovely blossom is regally carried atop sturdy stems, just waiting to be cut & enjoyed…or maybe just admired in the garden on the bushy attractive plant. Destined to garner its share of awards, we’re certain you’ll swoon over Falling in Love. Height/Habit: Medium-tall/Upright, full & bushy Bloom/Size: Large, full & shapely Petal Count: 25-ish Fragrance: Strong rose & fruit Hybridizer: Carruth—2008 Parentage: Moonstone x Marilyn Monroe Comments: Loads of bloom. Larger size in cooler conditions.
Fame!™
(cv. JACzor) Pat.#11,293 Deep pure pink. Grandiflora What’s it famous for? Well, the shining shocking pink color will drive the paparazzi crazy. And the absolutely impeccable flower form will send the trophy-hunters into a frenzy. But even we regular folk will appreciate the super vigor of this bushy (almost shrubby) plant that gives loads of large buds and blossoms with very little care. Clean dark green leaves provide the perfect foil for the flashy flowers. Height/Habit: Tall/Upright, bushy & full Bloom/Size: Large, full Petal Count: 30 to 35 Fragrance: Mild Hybridizer: Zary—1998 Parentage: Tournament of Roses x Zorina Comments: A workhorse for every garden. Best form & size in milder temperatures.
Firefighter®
(cv. ORAdal) Dusky velvet red. Hybrid Tea A big super-fragrant long-stemmed rich-red Hybrid Tea is the epitome of the classic rose in many people’s minds. That’s why there could be no better choice for the first sponsorship rose of the ‘Remember Me’ garden fund. Each plant sold will contribute toward the fund’s effort to honor the victims of 9-11. You’ll love the vigorous bushy plant that provides armloads of buxom blossoms. Lots of clean green leaves keep it looking good in the garden, too. Height/Habit: Medium-tall/Upright & bushy Bloom/Size: Large, formal Petal Count: 40 to 45 Fragrance: Intense old rose Hybridizer: Orard—2006 Parentage: Lasting Love x Hidalgo Comments: Cooler temps give the best red color.
Swirled hues of rose-pink. Hybrid Tea The top exhibition rose in the U.S. for a decade, First Prize lived up to its name by setting the standard for high-centered classical form. Its huge pointed buds spiral open like a fine ballerina in a costume of shimmering pinks. The large flowers are carried on stout long stems with tough leaves. Height/Habit: Medium-tall/Slightly spreading Bloom/Size: Very large, double Petal Count: 25 to 30 Fragrance: Mild tea Hybridizer: Boerner—his last and best—1970 Parentage: Enchantment seedling x Golden Masterpiece seedling Comments: Established plants give best bloom in the spring.
Fragrant Cloud
(cv. TANellis) Deep coral red-orange. Hybrid Tea It’s hard to find words to describe the heady delicious perfume that effuses from this captivating well-formed coral-orange—sometimes clove, often spicy, definitely sweet and mostly rose. Lots of large shapely blooms are produced on a vigorous bushy plant with dark glossy green foliage. Height/Habit: Medium/Bushy Bloom/Size: Large, fully double Petal Count: 25 to 30 Fragrance: Strong sweet spice & rose Hybridizer: Tantau—1968 Parentage: Seedling x Prima Ballerina Comments: Deepest color in cool conditions.
Elle ™
BUSH ROSES
Fragrant Plum
First Prize
(cv. AROplumi) Lavender blushing purple. Grandiflora Imagine the rose ‘Paradise’ with more blue, mysterious smoking and marvelous fragrance. Then dream on about a vigorous tall plant that produces armloads of very long elegant buds atop premium-length cutting stems. Now picture this plum pretty plum-colored Grandiflora with lush deep green foliage at home in your garden. Height/Habit: Tall/Upright Bloom/Size: Medium-large, double Petal Count: 20 to 25 Fragrance: Strong fruity Hybridizer: Christensen—1990 Parentage: Shocking Blue x [Blue Nile x (Ivory Tower x Angel Face)] Comments: Color brightens with some heat. Best form when cool.
First Prize
French Lace
(cv. JAClace) Pastel apricot to creamy off-white. Floribunda An early prototype for the rage in pastel roses, this creamy colored flower is still surprisingly seductive. The large well-formed blooms are reminiscent of antique lace but have the stamina of sturdy denim. Vigorous and bushy—the productive plant is clothed with dark glossy leaves. Height/Habit: Medium-tall/Upright Bloom/Size: Large, very full Petal Count: 30 to 35 Fragrance: Mild fruity Hybridizer: Warriner—1982 Parentage: Dr. A.J. Verhage x Bridal Pink Comments: Best color & performance in cooler temps. Not hardy.
Fragrant Plum
Fame! ™
Firefighter ®
Europeana
Fragrant Cloud
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Full Sail
Gold Medal
(cv. MAClanoflan, Land of the Long White Cloud) PPAF Bright white. Hybrid Tea Seems that fragrance in white roses has somehow been an elusive combination. So when the wonderfully scented New Zealand produced a white color sport (mutation), it was a welcome surprise. Other than color, it’s got all the great qualities of “Mom”– great glossy foliage, beautiful flower form, etc. But best of all, it’s got that heady honeysuckle perfume that’ll make you swoon with just one sniff. Height/Habit: Medium/Upright Bloom/Size: Large, fully double Petal Count: 30 to 35 Fragrance: Strong honeysuckle Hybridizer: McGredy—1999 Parentage: Sport of New Zealand Comments: Opens best when temps are consistent. Best flower size when cool.
Gemini™
(cv. JACnepal) Pat.#11,691 Cream blushing coral pink. Hybrid Tea The prediction for the ‘twin’ sign of the zodiac is an award winning Hybrid Tea with ‘dual’ colors of rich cream blushing to deep coral. No, there’s not ‘two’ blooms per stem…sometimes more…but usually one. Yet the big scrumptious buds spiral open to reveal large ‘double’ blossoms of complimentary tones. You won’t have to look ‘twice’ to see this attractive plant is ‘matched’ with long cutting stems ‘paired’ with deep green leaves.
Heart O’ Gold ™
Height/Habit: Medium-tall/Upright Bloom/Size: Large, double Petal Count: 25 to 30 Fragrance: Mild Hybridizer: Zary—2000 Parentage: Anne Morrow Lindberg x New Year Comments: Best size & form in moderate temps.
Gentle Giant™
(cv. WEKrigoyelo) Pat.#18,536 Vibrant pink with a golden glow. Hybrid Tea BIG monstrous buds & blossoms of rich pink (not too gaudy nor too pale) have an inner glow of golden yellow. SUPER broad round petals lend a classical flower form, slowly spiraling open from pin-point centers to full plentiful pulchritude. LARGE luxurious leaves of unusual light green color dress the bushy plant, perfectly complimenting the radiant pink blooms. LONG stems are perfect for bouquets…but it won’t take many of these big beauties to fill a vase. Height/Habit: Medium-tall/Upright to slightly spreading Bloom/Size: Very large, double Petal Count: 25 to 30 Fragrance: Moderate fruity Hybridizer: Carruth—2006 Parentage: Rina Hugo x (seedling x O Sole Mio) Comments: Largest size in cooler conditions.
George Burns
(cv. WEKcalroc, George Burns Centennial) Pat.#10,334 Yellow, red, pink & cream striped. Floribunda Just the array of novel colors in every flower can bring a smile to your face…although maybe not as many smiles as its namesake, the late George Burns. But it’s a definite ‘feel-good’ rose; bright cheery ever-changing colors of yellow, deep red, rose pink and cream, big fragrant ruffled flowers, large clean deep glossy green foliage and a fairly compact yet free-flowering plant. Caution, though, an occasional cheap cigar turned into the soil may be required to keep this plant at its best. Height/Habit: Medium-low/Rounded Bloom/Size: Large, double & decorative Petal Count: 30 to 35 Fragrance: Strong fruit & citrus Hybridizer: Carruth—1998 Parentage: Calico x Roller Coaster Comments: More yellow shows up in moderate cool temperatures.
Full Sail
Helmut Schmidt
Gemini ™
Gingersnap
George Burns
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BUSH ROSES
Home and Family ™
Honey Dijon
Gentle Giant ™
Gingersnap
Heart O’ Gold™
(cv. AROsnap) Brilliant yellow-orange blend. Floribunda It just takes one bloom to open for the dazzling orange tones of the tough ruffled flowers to snap your eyes to attention. The rounded bushy plant flowers readily. Dark green foliage. Height/Habit: Medium/Bushy Bloom/Size: Medium-large, ruffled Petal Count: 30 to 35 Fragrance: Mild Hybridizer: Chabert—1978 Parentage: [Zambra x (Orange Triumph x Floradora)] x [Jean de la Lune x (Spartan x Mandrina)] Comments: Brightest color in cool conditions.
Gold Medal
(cv. AROyqueli) Golden yellow suffused orange. Grandiflora Here’s a yellow that stands in defiance against the climatic throes of Mother Nature. The very vigorous plant gives a nearly constant supply of shapely dark gold buds brushed with orange and deep golden yellow flowers rich with fruity fragrance. The long stems are low-thorned and clothed with large very resistant deep green foliage. Height/Habit: Very tall/Upright Bloom/Size: Medium-large, double Petal Count: 30 to 35 Fragrance: Rich fruity Hybridizer: Christensen—1983 Parentage: Yellow Pages x Shirley Laugharn Comments: Deeper color in moderate climates.
(cv. WEKdykstra, Rose of Narromine) Pat.#10,713 Deep gold surrounded by cerise pink. Grandiflora These colors will warm the cockles of the coolest heart. Each well-formed flower has a butter-gold center surrounded by hot cerise. Don’t resist! Nestle your nose into the petals and take in the toe-tingling fragrance of sweet peaches and old roses. A true Grandiflora, she’ll give you lots of long stemmed beauties on a sturdy vigorous plant. Height/Habit: Tall/Upright Bloom/Size: Medium, full Petal Count: 35 to 40 Fragrance: Strong fruit & rose Hybridizer: Dykstra—1997 Parentage: Broadway x Gold Medal Comments: Best color with some heat. Larger flower size in cooler conditions.
Helmut Schmidt
(cv. KORbelma) Clear even yellow. Hybrid Tea You might not expect a yellow rose to bear the name of a renowned statesman. But this sturdy Hybrid Tea from Germany can take the heat and still come up shining with its lasting yellow color, its big shapely buds and its long cutting stems. The compact upright plant is clothed with large grey-green leaves. A must for trophy hunters. Height/Habit: Medium/Upright Bloom/Size: Large, double Petal Count: 30 to 35 Fragrance: Sweet tea Hybridizer: Kordes—1979 Parentage: New Day x seedling Comments: Good performer. Size can shrink in heat.
Home and Family™
(cv. WEKplagneze, Longueuil) Pat.#14,356 Porcelain white. Hybrid Tea If your ideal rose is BIG pointed buds on elegant stems, then here’s a beauty worth bringing home. There’s nothing as classy as white long-stemmed roses. Yet Home and Family raises the bar in its class. Large porcelain-like blooms perch on strong long low-thorned stems clothed immaculately with almost black-green glossy leaves. The 100th anniversary rose for Meredith Publishing. Height/Habit: Medium-tall/Upright Bloom/Size: Very large, double Petal Count: 30 to 35 Fragrance: Moderate licorice Hybridizer: Carruth—2003 Parentage: (Playboy x Lagerfeld) x New Zealand Comments: Larger flowers in cooler temperatures.
Honey Dijon
(cv. WEKsproulses) Pat.#17,822 Warm golden brown. Grandiflora Warm golden brown is a most uncommon color in roses. But we’re certain Honey Dijon will quickly become a novel condiment-al favorite in the rose world. Unlike any previous tan roses, Honey Dijon kicks it up a notch with its natural vigor, abundant flower production, show form and sweet fragrance. Even the finished blooms exude novelty, looking like silk flowers set in the landscape. Particularly tasty in bouquets. Height/Habit: Medium-Tall/Upright, bushy Bloom/Size: Medium-large, double, formal Petal Count: 25 to 30 Fragrance: Rich fruity Hybridizer: Sproul—2005 Parentage: Stainless Steel x Singin’ in the Rain Comments: Deeper color in cooler temperature.
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Honey Perfume ™
Honor
In the Mood ™
Honey Perfume™
(cv. JACarque) Pat.#16,250 Delectable apricot yellow. Floribunda Bee it honey hued or appealing apricot, the captivating clusters of ruffled flowers will lure you to linger awhile to take a whiff of her sweet spice. Though you’ll bee bowled over by this beauty even without close examination. The glossy green leaves & naturally rounded habit bestow the best background possible for the scrumptious colors. Just bee-utiful. Height/Habit: Medium/Rounded Bloom/Size: Medium, double Petal Count: 25 to 30 Fragrance: Moderate spicy Hybridizer: Zary—2004 Parentage: Seedling x Amber Queen Comments: Best color & size in cool temps.
Honor
(cv. JAColite) Crisp bright white. Hybrid Tea Huge well-formed clear white blooms are carried on this tall vigorous plant. The large dark green leaves and bronzy-red new growth are very disease resistant. Honor will yield lots of long stems suitable for cutting. Height/Habit: Very tall/Upright Bloom/Size: Very large, double Petal Count: 25 to 30 Fragrance: Slight tea Hybridizer: Warriner—1980 Parentage: Seedling x seedling Comments: Happiest on the Pacific Coast.
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Hotel California
(cv. ORAsoglo) Clean even medium yellow. Hybrid Tea We’re ‘livin’ it up’ with this great large-flowered clear-yellow Hybrid Tea. Despite its regional U.S. name, it actually comes from the Orard family in central France…’such a lovely place’. If you’re looking for long cutting stems, elegant big buds & glossy foliage, ‘you can find it here’…most ‘any time of year’. So give in & say ‘welcome to the Hotel California.’ Height/Habit: Medium-tall/Upright Bloom/Size: Large, fully double Petal Count: 30 to 35 Fragrance: Slight Hybridizer: Orard—2001 Parentage: O Sole Mio x Gold Glow Comments: Best color & flower size in cooler temps.
Hot Cocoa
™
(cv. WEKpaltlez, Kiwi, Nubia) Pat.#15,155 Smoky chocolate orange. Floribunda Also available Own-Root Mysterious, indescribable, elusive…whatever! There’s just no other rose color quite like this. Pointed buds of deep rust unfurl to reveal a chocolate haze of velvety smoked tones that can even take on a purply cast. Set against gobs of glossy foliage, the ruffled fragrant flowers are mirrored by super-green leaves. Easy vigor and natural disease-resistance make it a must for every garden. Height/Habit: Medium-tall/Rounded Bloom/Size: Large, ruffled, double Petal Count: 25 to 30 Fragrance: Moderate old rose Hybridizer: Carruth—2003 Parentage: (Playboy x Altissimo) x Livin’ Easy Comments: Keeps on smokin’ even when the weather turns warm.
Iceberg Ice white. Floribunda Also available Own-Root One of the top ten roses of the world and the best landscape white around, Iceberg is extremely disease resistant, vigorous and floriferous. The long pointed buds and crisp white flowers are borne in great profusion with the least of care. The bushy rounded plant is robed in dark green foliage. Great for hedges. Height/Habit: Medium-tall/Bushy Bloom/Size: Medium, in clusters Petal Count: 20 to 25 Fragrance: Mild honey Hybridizer: Kordes—1958 Parentage: Robin Hood x Virgo Comments: Hardy & floriferous. Best in mass planting.
In the Mood™
(cv. WEKfrancoly) Pat.#19,373 Vivid true red. Hybrid Tea Nothin’ says lovin’ like a red rose. But here’s a reallyred rose that turns up the heat with big round petals virtually dripping with super-saturated redness. Each big buxom blossom holds that very same brilliance until they fall exhausted from the bushy prolific plant. The long lovely stems are swathed in gobs of graygreen leaves. If red is your thing, then this is the ‘it’ rose for you. Height/Habit: Medium/Upright, bushy Bloom/Size: Large, double, classic HT Petal Count: 25 to 30 Fragrance: Mild tea Hybridizer: Carruth—2007 Parentage: City of San Francisco x Olympiad Comments: Clear color in any weather. Improves with establishment.
(cv. POUlman) Clear bright red. Hybrid Tea No better tribute to a radiant star than a radiant red rose. Ingrid will perform like a trooper in your garden with clear lasting full brilliant blossoms set against deep green resistant foliage. But she won’t dominate the garden stage by overpowering other rosy performers. Coming from Denmark, the plant is compact yet vigorous & hardy. Height/Habit: Medium-low/Bushy Bloom/Size: Very large, fully double Petal Count: 35 to 40 Fragrance: Slight Hybridizer: Olesen—1985 Parentage: Precious Platinum x seedling Comments: Color & form clarify with a little heat.
Intrigue
(cv. JACum) Novel plum purple. Floribunda Extraordinary and truly intriguing! No other modern rose captures the deep purple-red bud and velvety plum flower color of this award winner. And it pleases the nose as well with a powerful perfume of citrus and rose. Dark green leaves enrobe the bushy rounded plant. Height/Habit: Medium/Bushy Bloom/Size: Medium-large, double Petal Count: 25 to 30 Fragrance: Strong citrus Hybridizer: Warriner—1984 Parentage: White Masterpiece x Heirloom Comments: Established plants give more blooms & best color.
Ink Spots
John F. Kennedy
Blackened velvety red. Hybrid Tea There’s something alluring and mysterious about the near-black flowers. This is the darkest rose we offer. Its black pointed buds gracefully open to very well-formed velvety dark red blooms. Super large dark green foliage covers the bushy plant. Stands up to all types of weather. Height/Habit: Medium-tall/Upright to slightly spreading Bloom/Size: Medium-large, full Petal Count: 30 to 35 Fragrance: Light rose Hybridizer: Weeks—1985 Parentage: Seedling x seedling Comments: Very dark. Size can shrink in heat.
Greenish white. Hybrid Tea Cherished mostly as a tribute to the popular President, the slow-opening fragrant flowers of rich white start off with an unusual greenish cast in the bud stage. The extra full petalage stands up well to hot weather. Beloved by many.
Ingrid Bergman ®
BUSH ROSES
Ingrid Bergman®
Iceberg
Height/Habit: Medium/Bushy Bloom/Size: Large, very full Petal Count: 40 to 45 Fragrance: Moderate licorice Hybridizer: Boerner—1965 Parentage: Seedling x White Queen Comments: Needs warm night temps to open best. Hotel California
Ink Spots
Hot Cocoa ™
Intrigue
John F. Kennedy
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Judy Garland
Judy Garland
(cv. HARking) Chrome yellow blushing to hot orange & scarlet. Floribunda No need to look ‘over the rainbow’ when you can have this sweetly fragrant rainbow in your own garden. She belts out a seemingly endless dazzling display of multicolored yellows, oranges and reds. Glossy ‘Oz’ green leaves costume the bushy prolific plant. An outstanding performer! Height/Habit: Medium-tall/Rounded & bushy Bloom/Size: Medium, in clusters Petal Count: 30 to 35 Fragrance: Strong apple & rose Hybridizer: Harkness—1978 Parentage: [(Tropicana x Circus) x (Sabine x Circus)] x Pineapple Poll Comments: Showy. Blush color can burn in strong sun.
Just Joey Delicious rich apricot. Hybrid Tea Just scrumptious or just wonderful or just apricot is understandable—but Just Joey? Nevertheless, the big brandy-colored buds, the large ruffled apricot flowers steeped with fruity fragrance, and the huge glossy green leaves have intoxicated many a rose lover. An immigrant from England, the bushy vigorous plant takes well to our shores.
Lasting Love ®
Height/Habit: Medium/Rounded Bloom/Size: Large, shapely Petal Count: 25 to 30 Fragrance: Strong fruity Hybridizer: Cants—1972 Parentage: Fragrant Cloud x Dr. A. J. Verhage Comments: Deepest color in moderate consistent temperatures.
Julia Child
(cv. WEKvossutono) Pat.#18,473 Butter gold. Floribunda Also available Own-Root Just before our wonderful American icon left us, she selected this exceptional rose to bear her name. Julia loved the even butter gold color & the licorice candy fragrance. Yet it wasn’t just the old-fashioned blooms that inspired the recipe. The perfectly rounded habit, super glossy leaves & great disease resistance finish off the dish. An awesome AARS award winner—a right & proper honor for a dear friend. Height/Habit: Medium/Very rounded & bushy Bloom/Size: Medium, very full, old fashioned Petal Count: 35 plus Fragrance: Strong licorice candy & spice Hybridizer: Carruth—2006 Parentage: [(Voodoo x R. soulieana derivative) x Summerwine] x Top Notch Comments: Consistent, hardy & floriferous in all climates. Very disease resistant.
King’s Ransom Brilliant 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. Height/Habit: Medium-tall/Upright Bloom/Size: Large, very double Petal Count: 35 to 40 Fragrance: Sweet fruity Hybridizer: Morey—1962 Parentage: Golden Masterpiece x Lydia Comments: Color deepens with warmer nights.
Lava Flow
Just Joey
Lime Sublime ™
King’s Ransom
Julia Child
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BUSH ROSES
Love & Peace ™ (description page 28)
Livin’ Easy ™
Lava Flow
(cv. KORlech, Lavaglut, Intrigue) Near black red. Floribunda Lavaglut, German for lava flow, is not an easy name…but ‘tis a great rose. Large glowing clusters of deep velvety red seem to continually ‘erupt’ from a blanket of glossy green leaves, creating a display that will warm your heart. This import from the Kordes family bears very long-lived ruffled flowers atop a well-behaved upright plant. Height/Habit: Medium-low/Upright, bushy Bloom/Size: Medium-small, full, large clusters Petal Count: 25 to 30 Fragrance: Light Hybridizer: Kordes—1979 Parentage: Gruss an Bayern x seedling Comments: Proven consistent performer.
Legends™
(cv. WEKsiamia) PPAF Ruby red. Hybrid Tea Oprah Winfrey was involved in the multi-year evaluation & final selection of the Legends rose. Chosen to pay tribute to the wonderful women honored during Oprah’s Legends weekend. MONSTROUS buds & HUMUNGOUS blossoms of rich ruby red hold their durable brilliance from beginning to end. IMMENSE petals (just one can cover a child’s palm) lend a classical Hybrid Tea bud shape, slowly spiraling open to a ruffled WHOPPER of a show-stopper. LARGE lettuce-like leaves of an unusual red- green color gracefully enrobe the long cutting stems – in perfect proportion to the flower. Who needs a bouquet? It only takes one PRODIGIOUS posy to fill a vase. Height/Habit: Medium-tall/Upright Bloom/Size: Massive, full & ruffled Petal Count: Near 30 Fragrance: Moderate fruity Hybridizer: Carruth—2009 Parentage: (City of San Francisco x Olympiad) x [Amalia x (Ingrid Bergman x All That Jazz)] Comments: Most massive in the spring.
Legends ™
Lasting Love®
Lime Sublime™
(cv. ADHarman) Dusky red. Hybrid Tea It’s been a while since a heavenly fragrant red HT has come ’round. Lasting Love is not the bright red of Olympiad, but the powerful perfume will give Mister Lincoln a run for his money. Big showy blooms of blended dusky red and dark pink glimmer against foliage so gloriously glossy it almost looks artificial. Burgundy red new growth makes a most handsome plant for all to enjoy. Height/Habit: Medium/Upright Bloom/Size: Large, double Petal Count: Around 25 Fragrance: Rich pure rose Hybridizer: NIRP International/Adam—1993 Parentage: Colour Wonder x Manou Meilland Comments: More red in milder temperatures.
(cv. DICappeal) PPAF Chartreuse white. Floribunda Apple green it’s not. But imagine a keylime cream color that lights up any landscape with oodles of luminous blooms. Although Irish in origin, she struts her stuff under Northern lights or in our steamy South. Dark glossy green leaves set off the creamy pastel flowers and pointed buds. Great in mass plantings, mixed into borders or abides perfectly well all alone.
Let Freedom Ring™
Livin’ Easy™
(pictured page 28) (cv. WEKearman) Pat.#17,821 Strawberry red. Hybrid Tea Many think the pinnacle of rosedom is a long stemmed red Hybrid Tea with scrumptious big buds. But ponder the thought a little farther to include impeccable flower form & great vase life. Now you’re getting the idea of Let Freedom Ring. This striking trophy-stealer was lovingly created by WWII veteran & amateur hybridizer, Ernest Earman of Virginia. Height/Habit: Medium-tall/Upright Bloom/Size: Large, double & high centered Petal Count: Around 25 Fragrance: Slight tea Hybridizer: Earman—2006 Parentage: Prima Donna x Touch of Class Comments: More red in cool conditions. Fantastic year-round form.
Height/Habit: Medium/Upright Bloom/Size: Medium/double Petal Count: Near 25 Fragrance: Mild Hybridizer: Dickson—2005 Parentage: Sexy Rexy X Dawn Chorus Comments: Stands up to humid heat. Very flowerful.
(cv. HARwelcome, Fellowship) Pat.#9161 Apricot orange blend. Floribunda Also available Own-Root All you have to do is just stick it in the ground, give it a little water, kick back and watch it grow. The foliage is so glossy green and free from black spot that the bush looks great even without flowers. But you won’t have much of an opportunity to see just leaves ‘cause it blooms up a storm. Scrumptious flowers of showy apricot orange will light up your landscape. Height/Habit: Medium/Rounded Bloom/Size: Medium-large, double Petal Count: 25 to 30 Fragrance: Moderate fruity Hybridizer: Harkness—1996 Parentage: Southampton x Remember Me Comments: Very consistent in all climates. Great in the landscape or in mass plantings.
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Love
Lynn Anderson
Let Freedom Ring ™ (description page 27)
Love
(cv. JACtwin) Scarlet red with a pure white reverse. Grandiflora There are two sides to every story. This Love story has one side that’s fiery hot red and another side that’s cool clear white. You’ll love Love in your garden for its two-toned buds, shapely blooms and super-productive plant clothed with very dark green resistant foliage and reddened new growth. Height/Habit: Medium/Upright Bloom/Size: Medium, double Petal Count: 30 to 35 Fragrance: Slight rose Hybridizer: Warriner—1980 Parentage: Unknown x Redgold Comments: Consistent color. Size can shrink in heat.
Love & Peace™ (pictured page 27) (cv. BAIpeace) Pat.#14,731 Yellow blushed pink. Hybrid Tea Hybrid Teas have gotten a bad rap for their oftenunattractive leggy habit. So it’s nice to welcome a HT who’s good-looking plant matches the beauty of the blooms. It’s full & bushy with lots of long stems, gobs of glossy green leaves & abundant big blossoms of soft yellow blushing to pink. Naturally vigorous & nearly always showing color. Height/Habit: Medium/Upright & bushy Bloom/Size: Large & full Petal Count: Over 40 Fragrance: Mild Hybridizer: Lim/Twomey—2002 Parentage: Seedling x Peace Comments: Prefers humid climates.
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Love’s Magic
(cv. KORmiach, Liebeszauber) Clear velvet red. Hybrid Tea BIG voluptuous red roses come to most people’s mind when they think of a rose. Now if you put that atop a long stem and bless the blossom with a sweet perfume, you’re getting the drift as to why this older German hybrid is still around. Add shapely pointed buds, glossy green leaves and super vigor, now you’re getting the full picture. A proven performer. Height/Habit: Very tall/Slightly spreading Bloom/Size: Very large, full Petal Count: Over 35 Fragrance: Moderate rose Hybridizer: Kordes—1990 Parentage: Not Released Comments: Can make a very big plant in mild climates.
Lynn Anderson
(cv. WEKjoe) Pat.#9389 Cream edged deep pink. Hybrid Tea Lynn may have ‘never promised you a rose garden’ but she’s gonna give you one heckuva rose. Perfectlyformed long-lasting blossoms of cream finely edged with sassy pink come on unbelievably long stems. This sturdy growing plant doesn’t just favor the home life in Nashville. She’ll perform like a true star in all climates. Huge green resistant leaves held all the way to the ground create a formal gown for this country lady. Height/Habit: Very tall/Upright Bloom/Size: Large, double Petal Count: 25 to 30 Fragrance: Slight Hybridizer: Winchel—1995 Parentage: Seedling x Gold Medal Comments: Robust grower. Form & petalage best when cool.
Mardi Gras
(cv. JACfrain) PPAF Blended yellow, orange & pink. Floribunda The last day of Carnival is the annual chance for one last big blowout. Mardi Gras (rose) can easily join in that lively celebration with it riotous display of yellows, oranges & pinks. Pointed red buds & well-formed flowers turn up in colorful clusters on this vigorous upright show-off. Dark red new shoots & abundant deep green leaves complete her perfect party dress. Just one plant can make its own parade. Height/Habit: Tall/Upright & bushy Bloom/Size: Medium, double Petal Count: 20 to 25 Fragrance: Mild peppery Hybridizer: Zary—2008 Parentage: Seedling x Singin’ in the Rain Comments: Consistent performer in all climates.
Marilyn Monroe™
(cv. WEKsunspat) Pat.#14,398 Apricot cream washed green. Hybrid Tea It’s not just gentlemen that prefer blondes, everyone will love this shapely new Hybrid Tea named to honor an American legend. The extraordinarily feminine creamy apricot color holds through from the long pointed buds to the big buxom open blooms. A gown of deep green leaves graces the cutting length stems. Diamonds may be a girl’s best friend, but the super vase life and perfect flower form on this gem-of-a-rose will demand the devotion of every exhibitor. Height/Habit: Medium-tall/Upright to slightly spreading Bloom/Size: Large, full & shapely Petal Count: 30 to 35 Fragrance: Mild Hybridizer: Carruth—2003 Parentage: Sunset Celebration x St. Patrick Comments: Some like it hot! The best apricot for hot weather.
Memorial Day™
(cv. MEImonblan) Pat.#12,579 Pure orange-red. Floribunda Big classic clusters lend this winner to the landscape. In fact, ‘Abundaflora’ might be a better class for this free-flowering Floribunda. Her clear red-toned orange colors last well through the life of the flower. Despite her airy name, you won’t need to look skyward to see the abundance of clean medium green leaves. Vigorous and easy-to-grow. Height/Habit: Medium/Bushy, rounded Bloom/Size: Medium-small, in clusters Petal Count: 20 to 25 Fragrance: Slight Hybridizer: Meilland—2001 Parentage: (Tamango x Tchin-Tchin) x Patricia Comments: Performance improves with establishment.
(cv. WEKblunez, Parfum de Liberté) Pat.#16,572 Orchid pink. Hybrid Tea To honor, celebrate & remember…Memorial Day strikes a chord in our hearts. Yet a symphony of feelings comes to mind with this unusual orchid pink Hybrid Tea. Enormous old-fashioned full flowers saturated with super-strong classic old rose fragrance hit a note of fond memories for all. Long low-thorned stems are lushly adorned with clean green leaves. Just one flower perfumes an entire room.
Mellow Yellow
Midas Touch™
(pictured page 30) (cv. WEKosomit, Jean Pierre Ferland) Pat.# 14,401 Clear pure yellow. Hybrid Tea Quite rightly…it’s the mellowest of yellows…perfectly pure clean & clear. So if you’re ‘mad about saffron’ or lookin’ for that ‘eee..lek..trical banana’, then this is not your color. Our yellerific Hybrid Tea holds its hues until the petals fall. Lots of big blossoms come on long cutting stems from the easy-to-grow naturally vigorous plant. Deep green clean leaves. Height/Habit: Medium-tall/Upright Bloom/Size: Large, double Petal Count: 30 to 35 Fragrance: Moderate fruity Hybridizer: Carruth—2002 Parentage: O Sole Mio x Midas Touch Comments: Larger flower size in cooler weather.
Mardi Gras
Miss All-American Beauty (description page 30)
Height/Habit: Medium-tall/Upright, bushy Bloom/Size: Very large, very double Petal Count: Over 50 Fragrance: Strong damask rose Hybridizer: Carruth—2004 Parentage: Blueberry Hill x New Zealand Comments: Thrives on heat. Very disease resistant.
(cv. JACtou) Pat.#8706 Bright neon yellow. Hybrid Tea WOWable yellow color—just one dazzling flower can draw a crowd and tempt the most finicky non-rosarian. Even though the petalage isn’t heavy, the large flowers are resilient to all types of weather—and hold that neon yellow color to the very sweet end. Glossy dark green foliage. Height/Habit: Medium/Upright Bloom/Size: Large, double Petal Count: 20 to 25 Fragrance: Moderate fruity Hybridizer: Christensen—1994 Parentage: Brandy x Friesensöhne Comments: Always a great color. Best size & petalage when cool.
Memorial Day ™
Marmalade Skies ™
Marilyn Monroe ™
Midas Touch ™
BUSH ROSES
Marmalade Skies™
TM/© 2001 Marilyn Monroe LLC by CMG Worldwide Inc., www.MarilynMonroe.com
Love’s Magic
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Miss All-American Beauty
Mister Lincoln
(pictured page 29) Deep hot pink. Hybrid Tea There she is . . . Miss All-American Beauty! Bert would be proud of this popular contest winner who performs so consistently fine in all climates. Her gown of brilliant cerise pink enhances her full curvaceous figure. Her attractive bushy plant carries large long-lasting blossoms filled with sweet rose perfume and set against huge leathery leaves. Height/Habit: Medium/Bushy Bloom/Size: Large, very full Petal Count: 50 to 55 Fragrance: Strong rose Hybridizer: Meilland—1968 Parentage: Chrysler Imperial x Karl Herbst Comments: Consistent color. Likes warm weather.
Mister Lincoln Velvety deep red. Hybrid Tea A historic American milestone in red roses that’s still hard to beat. The large pointed buds and rich red well-formed blooms have a velvety quality that you must feel to believe. The powerful damask rose fragrance seduces even the hardest heart. Vigorous, tall and proud with long stems & dark green leaves.
Octoberfest ™
Height/Habit: Tall/Upright Bloom/Size: Large, fully double Petal Count: 30 to 35 Fragrance: Strong damask rose Hybridizer: Swim/Weeks—1965 Parentage: Chrysler Imperial x Charles Mallerin Comments: Likes consistent warm days & cool nights.
Moondance
(cv. JACtanic) Pat.#19,126 Creamy white. Floribunda "It’s a marvelous night for a moondance"…but the stars aren’t always up above. You see, white roses are Mother Nature’s best night lights for the garden…& Moondance provides ‘stars’ aplenty for the landscape. Big clusters of beautifully-formed buds open to sparkling white blooms held atop lots of deep green leaves. The upright habit shows off the blooms best, even placed amongst other plants. Fantabulous Floribundous! Height/Habit: Tall/Upright to columnar Bloom/Size: Medium, double, formal Petal Count: 25 to 30 Fragrance: Light raspberry Hybridizer: Zary—2007 Parentage: Brite Lites x Iceberg Comments: Consistent in all climates.
Moonstone™
(cv. WEKcryland, Cadillac DeVille, Marguerite Bourgeoys) Pat.#11,384 White finely edged with pink. Hybrid Tea Sometimes it takes a jewelers loop to fully examine the worth of a gemstone. But this jewel of a Hybrid Tea flower is soooo big, you won’t need any help to see the impeccable beauty of its classic show form and pearly colors. Her many blooms almost look sculpted from fine porcelain. Yet they’re held atop all-too-real cutting stems clothed with large dark green leaves. A brilliant solitaire to set into any garden. Height/Habit: Medium/Upright Bloom/Size: Very large, fully double Petal Count: 30 to 35 Fragrance: Mild tea & rose Hybridizer: Carruth—1999 Parentage: Crystalline x Lynn Anderson Comments: Prefers some heat to bring out the best form.
Oklahoma
New Zealand
Moondance
Olympiad
Mellow Yellow (description page 29)
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BUSH ROSES
Opening Night ™
Neptune
Moonstone ™
Neptune
Octoberfest™
(cv. WEKhilpurnil, Le Chaînon) Pat.#16,614 Rich lavender kissed purple. Hybrid Tea Can an aquatic divinity enjoy fragrance? If so, Neptune would surely be spirited away after one sniff of his very own new rose. You’ll idolize the big blossoms of luscious lavender tinged with just a touch of purple. Certain to garner awards, the abundant blooms arrive on a praise-worthy plant with large glossy green leaves, good vigor and strong vitality. It’s no myth, just take a whiff! Height/Habit: Medium/Upright, bushy Bloom/Size: Very large, fully double Petal Count: Over 30 Fragrance: Powerful sweet rose Hybridizer: Carruth—2004 Parentage: (Blueberry Hill x Stephen’s Big Purple) x Blue Nile Comments: Best bloom size in cooler temps.
New Zealand
(cv. MACgenev, Aotearoa-New Zealand) Pat.#8279 Soft creamy pink. Hybrid Tea Some fragrances bring forth memories of people and places. But who could know that New Zealand smells this great. It’s got a soft warm pink color—but OOOH what a fragrance! Sure there’s deep green glossy foliage on long stems—but AAHH what a fragrance!! And there’s good disease resistance, too—but WOW what a fragrance!!! From the very talented hands of Sam McGredy. Height/Habit: Medium/Upright Bloom/Size: Large, fully double Petal Count: 30 to 35 Fragrance: Strong honeysuckle Hybridizer: McGredy—1995 Parentage: Harmonie x Auckland Metro Comments: Likes consistent temperatures. Best size when cool.
(cv. MAClanter) PPAF Blended autumnal colors. Grandiflora A tall drink of a Grandiflora whose intoxicating blend of autumn colors capture the spirit of the fall festival year ‘round. Gorgeous glossy green leaves and dark red new shoots join the celebration of ever-changing yellows, oranges and reds. Elegant pointed buds and large flowers arrive in lovely clusters for an instant bouquet. Add to all this its wonderful fragrance and you’ll raise your glass to say, “Prosit!”. Height/Habit: Tall/Upright Bloom/Size: Large, double Petal Count: About 35 Fragrance: Moderate fruity Hybridizer: McGredy—1999 Parentage: Louis Gardner x New Zealand Comments: Colors brighten in cool weather.
Oklahoma Black velvet red. Hybrid Tea You might not expect the Sooner sister of Mister Lincoln to have such a dusky dark red color. But yes, she does have the same delicious scent. This most known of the black-reds produces big buds and graceful flowers on a bushy plant beset with large leaves. Height/Habit: Medium/Bushy Bloom/Size: Large, fully double Petal Count: 40 to 45 Fragrance: Strong rose Hybridizer: Swim/Weeks—1964 Parentage: Chrysler Imperial x Charles Mallerin Comments: Darkest color & best performance with some heat.
Olympiad
(cv. MACauck) Spotlight red. Hybrid Tea A finely toned athlete, this reddest-of-red roses will continue to win medals for many years to come. The bright true-red color shows through from the pointedbud stage to the final moments of the very long-lasting well-formed flowers. Each large bloom is held on long stout stems produced by the very vigorous upright plant. Distinctive grey-green foliage. Height/Habit: Medium-tall/Upright Bloom/Size: Medium-large, double Petal Count: 30 to 35 Fragrance: Light fruity Hybridizer: McGredy—1984 Parentage: Red Planet x Pharaoh Comments: Proven consistent color. Best size when cool.
Opening Night™
(cv. JAColber) Pat.#11,265 True bright red. Hybrid Tea All the world loves a red, red rose…and the debut of Opening Night is certain to be a glittering success since it’s the reddest of red when it comes to roses. Each showy shapely blossom comes solo on top of long strong stems clothed with a dark green gown of foliage. Whether she’s showing off in a bouquet or performing in the garden, the large flowers are very long-lived, holding that same brilliant red until the very close of the curtain. Height/Habit: Medium-tall/Upright to slightly spreading Bloom/Size: Large, double Petal Count: 25 to 30 Fragrance: Slight Hybridizer: Zary—1998 Parentage: Olympiad x Ingrid Bergman Comments: Great red color in all climates. Best flower form & size in cool temps.
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Oregold
Paradise
Over the Moon ™
Oregold
(cv. TANtolg) Deep yellow-gold. Hybrid Tea Whether it’s named for the metal or the beautiful State is hard to say. But, no matter what, the lasting deep yellow color of the big pointed buds and large finelyformed flowers is certainly a beauty to behold. The glossy polished dark green leaves make the blooms sparkle all the more. Height/Habit: Medium/Upright Bloom/Size: Large, double Petal Count: 30 to 35 Fragrance: Slight fruity Hybridizer: Tantau—1975 Parentage: Picadilly x Colour Wonder Comments: Cool conditions improve color & size.
Over the Moon™
(cv.ORAclelon) PPAF Voluptuous warm apricot. Hybrid Tea Can you conjure up a newly retooled version of the beloved Just Joey? Now you’ve got a little feel for the opulent warm beauty of this resplendent new Hybrid Tea. Reminiscent of a monstrous silk rose on a lady’s hat, big voluptuous deep-apricot buds spiral open to slightly-softened caramel-sugar tones that glow like a beacon against the lush green leaves. The rounded, bushy & vigorous plant allows it to be placed in the landscape where it can easily show off its luxurious lusciousness. Height/Habit: Medium-tall/Upright & bushy Bloom/Size: Large, classical form Petal Count: Over 30 broad petals Fragrance: Moderate fruity Hybridizer: Orard—2010 Parentage: Christopher Columbus x Cleopatra Comments: Does best with establishment.
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Paradise
(cv. WEZeip) Medium lavender brushed ruby. Hybrid Tea Lavender roses were no Utopia until this heavenly rose came along. The exceptional colors of clean lavender with ruby-red edgings and the consistent spiraled flower-form can fill you with rapture. But true bliss cannot be achieved until you witness the abundance of large blooms and dark green disease-resistant foliage on each vigorous easy-to-grow plant. Height/Habit: Medium/Bushy Bloom/Size: Large, double Petal Count: 25 to 30 Fragrance: Moderate fruity Hybridizer: Weeks—1979 Parentage: Swarthmore x Angel Face seedling Comments: Heat brings out the blush color but can burn the foliage.
Pascali Creamy white. Hybrid Tea Few white flowers achieve the worldwide acclaim that Pascali still holds. This Belgian beauty is famed for its vigorous disease-resistant bush that seems to continually produce well-formed long-lasting blossoms of soft white. Leathery leaves of dark green enhance the abundant flowers. Height/Habit: Medium/Upright Bloom/Size: Medium, double Petal Count: 30 to 35 Fragrance: Slight tea Hybridizer: Lens—1969 Parentage: Queen Elizabeth x White Butterfly Comments: Proven performer. Size can shrink in heat.
Peace Lemony yellow edged pure pink. Hybrid Tea When the whole world was looking hopefully to the future, along came the rose to set standards for all other roses for the remainder of this century. Even non-rosarians know Peace by its huge opulent blossoms, its delicious blend of colors, its very large glossy green foliage, and its easy-to-grow plant. Height/Habit: Medium/Bushy Bloom/Size: Very large, very full Petal Count: 40 to 45 Fragrance: Mild fruity Hybridizer: Meilland—1946 Parentage: Seedling x Margaret McGredy Comments: Best color & performance East of the Rockies.
Perfect Moment
(cv. KORwilma) Pat.#8007 Deep yellow with a broad red edging. Hybrid Tea Big buds of svelte shape promise perfection as they slowly unfurl their flashy colors. Large yellow flowers broadly edged with bright red are held on strong stems. The compact bushy plant provides a moment of wonder when you see the abundance of large flamboyantly tinted blooms. Large dark green leaves of good disease resistance. Height/Habit: Medium/Upright Bloom/Size: Medium-large, double Petal Count: 25 to 30 Fragrance: Slight fruity Hybridizer: Kordes—1991 Parentage: New Day x seedling Comments: Moderate temperatures give the brightest color.
Pink Promise
Deep rose pink. Hybrid Tea Every rose lady should smell so sweet. This siren can lure you into a hypnotic trance with her heady damask rose perfume and lurid costume of hot pink. She has big shapely buds and blooms borne on long strong stems. The vigorous upright plant is attractively robed with large dark green leaves. Height/Habit: Medium-tall/Upright Bloom/Size: Large, double Petal Count: About 30 Fragrance: Strong rose Hybridizer: Weeks—1974 Parentage: Peace x [(Happiness x Chrysler Imperial) x El Capitan] Comments: Established plant gives more bloom.
PPAF
Pink & cream blend. Hybrid Tea Promising in your garden...in a bouquet & in your heart. This award winner has been chosen to represent the National Breast Cancer Foundation. A portion of each plant sold will go to the Foundation as they search for the cure. Living up to its name, this rose promises to become a showcase in your garden with its beautifully formed flowers & strong green foliage. Elegant shapely buds & long stems lend it perfectly to cutting, filling any room with delectable fruity fragrance.
Bright deep pink. Hybrid Tea This derivative of Peace had great aspirations to match the fame of its parent. It never quite made it that far, but it’s certainly a splendid pink rose. The rounded vigorous bush produces large shapely lustrous clear pink flowers with a sweet fragrance and leathery leaves of deep green. Height/Habit: Medium/Upright Bloom/Size: Large, very double Petal Count: 50 plus Fragrance: Strong rose Hybridizer: Meilland—1959 Parentage: (Peace x Monique) x (Peace x Mrs. John Laing) Comments: Performance improves with warmer temperatures.
Playboy Orange and scarlet with a yellow ‘eye’. Floribunda Few single-petalled roses can steal a lonely heart like this Scottish import. His raucous colors of orange and scarlet with a yellow ‘eye’ come in bountiful clusters on the easy-to-grow bush. The foliage is so glossy green that you have to feel it to believe it. Sweet apple fragrance. Height/Habit: Medium/Rounded Bloom/Size: Large, semi-double Petal Count: 7 to 10 Fragrance: Moderate apple Hybridizer: Cocker—1976 Parentage: City of Leeds x (Chanelle x Picadilly) Comments: Consistent performer. Size increases in cool conditions.
Playboy
Pascali
Pink Promise
Peace
Perfect Moment
Height/Habit: Medium-tall/Upright Bloom/Size: Large, classically formed Petal Count: 25 to 30 Fragrance: Moderate fruity Hybridizer: Coiner—2009 Parentage: Seedling x seedling Comments: More pink in cooler conditions.
Pink Peace
Perfume Delight
BUSH ROSES
Perfume Delight
This rose supports the
Pink Peace
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Pretty Lady™
Remember Me
(cv. SCRivo) PPAF Creamy white. Floribunda Her pretty pastel color may look delicate. But this lady is one tough cookie. From Len Scrivens, the breeder of Baby Love, comes another breakthrough in truly blackspot resistant roses. In rose terms, think of her as French Lace on a hardy plant that blooms like Iceberg with a blackspot cleanliness that can rival Knock Out. Just find a spot and let her do her thing. Height/Habit: Medium/Rounded Bloom/Size: Medium, double, in clusters Petal Count: About 25 Fragrance: Slight Hybridizer: Scrivens—1997 Parentage: Seedling x [(Troika x Alpine Sunset) x Freedom] Comments: A clean mean bloomin’ machine.
Princesse de Monaco
(cv. MEImagarmic) Ivory white finely edged deep cerise. Hybrid Tea Introduced right on the heels of her untimely death, this royal and splendidly colored rose delighted Grace in her home garden. Each very well-shaped bud and large opulent fragrant bloom displays the uncommon combination of tints. Large glossy green leaves robe the compact plant.
Purple Heart ™
Height/Habit: Medium-low/Upright Bloom/Size: Large, very full Petal Count: 35 to 40 Fragrance: Moderate fruity Hybridizer: Meilland—1984 Parentage: Ambassador x Peace Comments: Likes cool conditions.
Pumpkin Patch™
(cv. WEKmongros) PPAF Caramel orange. Floribunda A color so scrumptious, it looks good enough to eat…and you certainly can if you watch out for the thorns. But it may not be the sticky sweet treat you’d expect for the delectable pumpkin-pie caramel color. Buttery-rich coppery buds open into clusters of fragrant octobery-orange beauties held tightly against shiny green leaves—like happy jack o’lanterns nestled in the field. It’s lip-smackin’ for the landscape and certain to delight on the very first flower. Height/Habit: Medium/Rounded & bushy Bloom/Size: Medium, in large clusters Petal Count: 25 to 30 Fragrance: Moderate fruity Hybridizer: Bédard—2010 Parentage: Goldmarie x Honey Dijon Comments: Appreciates a little afternoon shade.
Purple Heart™
(cv. WEKbipuhit) Pat.#11,513 Purply red. Floribunda The luscious wine-red color sometimes found in old roses plus a truly spicy clove fragrance make this ‘new-old’ rose a must-have. Very free-flowering yet rounded & contained in plant habit, Purple Heart will appeal both to the blossom-sniffing old rose lovers & to those who just love eye-catching color. The matte green leaves, novel color & fragrance all come from its species ancestor, R. californica. Height/Habit: Medium/Bushy & rounded Bloom/Size: Medium, in clusters Petal Count: 30 to 35 Fragrance: Strong clove & spice Hybridizer: Carruth—1999 Parentage: Stephen’s Big Purple x International Herald Tribune Comments: More purple & best flower size when the temps are cool.
Rainbow Sorbet ™
Queen Elizabeth
Princesse de Monaco
Pretty Lady ™
Pumpkin Patch ™
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BUSH ROSES
Rio Samba ™
Rosie O’Donnell
Rock & Roll ™
Queen Elizabeth
Remember Me
Clear pink. Grandiflora You would be hard pressed to find any better rose to carry the name of England’s beloved monarch than this American turning-point in roses. This first and finest Grandiflora adorns gardens all over the world with a profusion of pleasing pink buds and large blooms on long-stemmed clusters. Height/Habit: Tall/Upright Bloom/Size: Medium-large, double Petal Count: About 35 Fragrance: Moderate tea Hybridizer: Lammerts—1955 Parentage: Charlotte Armstrong x Floradora Comments: Proven consistent performer. Lots of color.
Rainbow Sorbet™
(cv. BAIprez) Pat.#16,408 Deep yellow mixed orange & red. Floribunda That first spot of color in the spring (especially yellow, orange & red shades) always brighten the heart with hopes of more sun. Despite its sweet dessert name, Rainbow Sorbet is the first to serve up brightly colored blossoms each year. But this rounded bushy plant doesn’t stop there. The sunny flowers continue to sparkle all summer & into fall. Very glossy green leaves. Height/Habit: Medium/Upright to rounded Bloom/Size: Medium, semi-double Petal Count: 12 to 16 Fragrance: Light fresh-cut apple Hybridizer: Lim—2006 Parentage: Playboy x Earthsong Comments: First to flower. Prefers moderate temps.
(cv. COCdestin) Cinnamon tan blushed rusty orange. Hybrid Tea Not a rose you’ll soon forget! You sure can’t overlook the color amongst HT’s…an unusual rich warm tan that blushes to deep orange. The fragrance is not to be neglected either…a sweet combination of fruit and spice. Don’t ignore the super glossy green foliage or disregard the free flowering bushy plant. You just can’t slight how pretty this Scottish import can be. Height/Habit: Medium/Upright & bushy Bloom/Size: Medium, double Petal Count: 30 to 35 Fragrance: Moderate fruit & spice Hybridizer: Cocker—1984 Parentage: Alexander x Silver Jubilee Comments: Best flower size in moderate temperatures. Novel color.
Rio Samba™
(cv. JACrite) Pat.#8361 Blushing yellow. Hybrid Tea Brightly colored medium-sized flowers often come in small clusters, making a vibrant display in the garden. Plant improves with establishment. Dark green foliage. Early to flower. Height/Habit: Medium/Rounded Bloom/Size: Medium, double Petal Count: About 25 Fragrance: Light Hybridizer: Warriner—1993 Parentage: Seedling x Sunbright Comments: Best size & color in cool climates. Early to bloom.
Rock & Roll™
(cv. WEKgobnez) PPAF Burgundy & cream striped bicolor. Grandiflora Big creamy buds set the ‘beat’ for what’s to become a rockin’ show of colors. Each petal unfurls to reveal a different pattern of striped & splashed burgundy, red & ivory. It’s not just a video for your eyes though. This is a live performance that involves your nose ‘cause the fragrance is killer. Deep green leaves set the stage & clothe the bushy full plant. Great for cutting, for smelling or just for enjoying. Rock on! Height/Habit: Medium/Upright & full Bloom/Size: Medium, fully double Petal Count: Over 35 Fragrance: Strong rose & fruit Hybridizer: Carruth—2009 Parentage: George Burns x New Zealand Comments: Flower size best in the cool spring/fall.
Rosie O’Donnell
(cv. WEKwinwin, Cédrika Provencher) Pat.#11,382 Pure red with a yellow reverse. Hybrid Tea Named to honor the talk show host, the Rosie ‘O’ rose is a great match for our Rosie ‘O’ gal. She’s certain to cause a brouhaha with her showy colors…velvet scarlet with a distinct ivory yellow reverse. But the babel won’t stop just there because her big shapely buds and large sassy blossoms can also create quite a clamor. The long cutting stems and deep green leaves will complete the commotion in the vase or in the garden. Height/Habit: Medium/Upright to slightly spreading Bloom/Size: Large, double Petal Count: 30 to 35 Fragrance: Mild Hybridizer: Winchel—2000 Parentage: Unknown Comments: Best form & size in moderate temps.
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Royal Amethyst
Stainless Steel ™
Shockwave ™
Royal Amethyst
(cv. DEVmorada) Blended lavender. Hybrid Tea Imagine a lavender color like ‘Mom’ (Angel Face) with big flower size and Hybrid Tea form like ‘Dad’ (Blue Moon) plus the fragrance you’d expect from the family. What makes this luscious offspring better than both parents is its stronger vigor, bigger deep green foliage and longer-lived blossoms. Height/Habit: Medium/Slightly spreading Bloom/Size: Large, double Petal Count: 30 to 35 Fragrance: Strong fruity Hybridizer: DeVor—1989 Parentage: Angel Face x Blue Moon Comments: Cooler temperatures bring out bigger flowers.
St. Patrick™
(cv. WEKamanda) Pat.#9591 Yellow-gold shaded green. Hybrid Tea Some like it hot…and this is one!! The luck of the Irish may have finally brought a super slow-opening yellow rose that takes the heat. This saintly yellow can pick up a touch of gold in cool weather, but he’ll be wearin’ the green when the temps turn up. Loads of novel chartreuse-shaded buds spiral open to yellow gold flowers of amazing stamina. Grey-green foliage. Height/Habit: Medium/Rounded to upright Bloom/Size: Large fully double Petal Count: 30 to 35 Fragrance: Slight Hybridizer: Strickland—1996 Parentage: Brandy x Gold Medal Comments: Heat brings out the novel color & best form. Slow-opening.
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Scentimental™
(cv. WEKplapep) Pat.#10,126 Burgundy-red swirled with creamy white. Floribunda You might think stripes are a new-fangled thing. But it’s the old rose heritage that brings the genetic striping to this spicy scented new-comer. Each petal is as unique as a snowflake—some more burgundy-splashedwhite, some more cream-swirled-red—all on the same vigorous plant. The old-fashioned form & fragrance may remind you of its stingy blooming ancestors. Yet the nearly continuous number of blossoms lets you know there’s modern kinfolk in there, too. Distinctive clean quilted foliage. Height/Habit: Medium/Rounded Bloom/Size: Large, double Petal Count: 25 to 30 Fragrance: Strong sweet spice Hybridizer: Carruth—1997 Parentage: Playboy x Peppermint Twist Comments: Best color & size in moderate temps. Perfect for potpourri.
Secret™
(cv. HILaroma) Pat.#8494 Cream brushed with rich pink. Hybrid Tea You can’t keep this Secret secret because the sweet fragrance will give it away. An AARS winner with perfume worth bragging about. But it’s not all just for the nose, your eyes will love the loads of wellformed flowers whose soft colors are set off by mahogany-red new foliage. And everyone will appreciate the easy-to-grow prolific plant. Height/Habit: Medium/Bushy Bloom/Size: Medium-large, fully double Petal Count: 30 to 35 Fragrance: Strong sweet & spicy Hybridizer: Tracy—1994 Parentage: Pristine x Friendship Comments: Always attractive & super fragrant. Best size when cool.
Sexy Rexy
(cv. MACrexy) Clear coral pink. Floribunda There’s no other more powerful flowerful Floribunda. The name is just a little kinky, but the plant is profusely pinkie–the most prolific producer of perfect pink blossoms you can place in a pot or a garden. Musters lots of clusters. Clamorous yet glamorous. Vigorous and rigorous with mean green leaves. Height/Habit: Medium/Upright Bloom/Size: Medium, double Petal Count: 25 to 30 Fragrance: Mild Hybridizer: McGredy—1987 Parentage: Seaspray x Dreaming Comments: Proven consistent performer in all climates.
Sheila’s Perfume
(cv. HARsherry) Yellow edged deep pink. Floribunda Sheila is the hybridizer’s wife. She must be a lovely lady (and smell mighty nice, too) to equal this gorgeous rose imported from England. Despite the Floribunda classification, her flowers of yellow brushed by deep pink are more like a Hybrid Tea in size and form. And, yes, each blossom is saturated with wonderful fragrance. The vigorous rounded bush is loaded with glossy green leaves. Height/Habit: Medium/Bushy & rounded Bloom/Size: Large, double Petal Count: About 25 Fragrance: Strong rose & fruit Hybridizer: Sheridan—1985 Parentage: Peer Gynt x (Daily Sketch x seedling) Comments: Best flower color & size when cool.
(cv. WEKgojolo) PPAF Pure neon yellow. Floribunda There’s no rose that’s any yellowier…and no foliage that’s any greenier. The combo makes your eyes blink & your head spin in disbelief. Better yet, the flowers hold on to their searing yellow tones to the very end, dropping away from the well-behaved plant just in time to welcome the next round of bloom. Tidy enough to tuck into a landscape, lend an accent to a container or top a rose tree. Loads of bright, super-glossy apple green leaves mirror the blazing blossoms. Height/Habit: Medium/Rounded Bloom/Size: Medium, double Petal Count: Around 25 Fragrance: Mild Hybridizer: Carruth—2009 Parentage: Goldmarie x (seedling x Baby Love) Comments: Consistent in all climates.
Showbiz
(cv. TANweieke) Fire-engine red. Floribunda There’s no biz like this German variety. No other red Floribunda has the brilliantly colored blooms borne in great sprays on a very compact round ball of a plant. Beneath all those pointed buds and long-lived flowers are lots of glossy dark green leaves with excellent disease resistance. Great in mass plantings or for borders. Height/Habit: Low/Bushy & rounded Bloom/Size: Medium, in clusters Petal Count: 20 to 25 Fragrance: Light Hybridizer: Tantau—1985 Parentage: Not released Comments: Proven consistent performer. Compact & hardy.
Sheila’s Perfume
BUSH ROSES
Shockwave™
Sonia
(cv. MEIhelvet) Pastel coral pink. Grandiflora The amazing popularity of this long-budded rose with such delicate feminine pink tones in the florist trade created a demand among the garden rose enthusiasts. Few other roses have accomplished this feat. The soft colors and shapely flowers are just as beautiful outdoors. Glossy green leaves. Height/Habit: Medium/Bushy Bloom/Size: Medium-large, full Petal Count: 30 to 35 Fragrance: Sweet fruity Hybridizer: Meilland—1974 Parentage: Zambra x (Baccara x White Knight) Comments: Consistent color. Size can shrink in heat.
Showbiz
Stainless Steel™
(cv. WEKblusi) Pat.#10,188 Silvery lavender. Hybrid Tea This ‘everyday’ version of Sterling Silver is much easier-to-care-for, much easier-to-grow and has much longer-lasting flowers. Yet it still possesses the wonderful perfume and the mysterious pastel color that places its far-removed ancestor in rose history. The trophy-hunters will go for the classic show form and the nice long stems. Deep green large leaves clothe the tall vigorous plant. Height/Habit: Tall/Upright Bloom/Size: Large, full Petal Count: 25 to 30 Fragrance: Strong rose Hybridizer: Carruth—1997 Parentage: Blue Nile x Silverado Comments: Flower size & color are best with some cooler temperatures.
St. Patrick ™
Secret ™
Scentimental ™
Sonia
Sexy Rexy
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Sterling Silver
Summer Love™
Silvery lavender gray. Hybrid Tea The lavender rose that everyone knows—whether they may love its color or not. A landmark rose for its novel silvery hues, its very shapely pointed buds and sweetly fragrant flowers can still seduce even a non-rose-lover. Nowadays, it’s a very famous ancestor for nearly every modern lavender variety. Very fashionable in bouquets. Glossy green leaves. Height/Habit: Medium-low/Rounded Bloom/Size: Medium-large, double Petal Count: 24 to 30 Fragrance: Citrus blossom & fruit Hybridizer: Fisher—1957 Parentage: Seedling x Peace Comments: Established plants give better size & color in cool conditions. Not hardy.
Tiffany
Strike It Rich®
(cv. WEKbepmey) Pat.#19,144 Grandiflora Deep golden yellow spun with orange-pink. You’re in the money…if you love spicy fragrance, loads of bloom & super-long elegant buds of gold polished with rosy pink. The long-lasting sparkling yelloworange tones are rich & opulent enough to bring out the gold digger in any gardener. But it doesn’t take a stash of expensive chemicals to keep this good lookin’ girl happy in the landscape. The natural disease resistance & strong vigor do the deed. Very dark green leaves & unusual red stems set off the many showy clusters of blossoms. Hit pay dirt with Strike It Rich!
Sunset Celebration ™
Strike it Rich ®
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Height/Habit: Medium-tall/Upright & bushy Bloom/Size: Large, double, informal Petal Count: About 30 Fragrance: Strong sweet spice & fruit Hybridizer: Carruth—2007 Parentage: CHRiscinn x Mellow Yellow Comments: ‘Scent-sational’ for a bouquet & ‘beauty-full’ in the landscape.
(cv. WEKhocamito) PPAF Luminous soft yellow. Hybrid Tea Like a beacon in a sea of green, there’s nothing that lights up the garden better than a touch of soft luminous yellow. Summer Love will win your heart with its big voluptuous full flowers of gentle lasting yellow – sometimes tinged with just a touch of pink. It’s not just her soft colors that are easy to mix into the landscape…her bushy contained habit makes this large-flowered lovely easy to tuck into restricted spaces. Lots of kelly-green leaves provide the perfect backdrop for the luscious blossoms. Height/Habit: Medium/Rounded Bloom/Size: Large, full Petal Count: 30 to 35 Fragrance: Mild sweet Hybridizer: Carruth—2009 Parentage: Hotel California x Midas Touch Comments: Cool temps bring out the best flower size.
Sunbright
(cv. JACjel) Bright deep yellow. Hybrid Tea Sunlight may not be able to compete with Sunbright when it comes to bright yellow color. And the brilliant blossoms keep that deep color from bud to full open. The bushy plant has an abundance of very deep green foliage to complement the many flowers. Height/Habit: Medium/Upright Bloom/Size: Medium, double Petal Count: 25 to 30 Fragrance: Slightly fruity Hybridizer: Warriner—1984 Parentage: Seedling x New Day Comments: Moderate temperatures give the deepest color & larger size.
Sunbright
Sterling Silver
Sweet Surrender
Sunsprite
Strike It Rich® is a registered trademark of Proven Winners North America LLC used by license to Weeks Roses.
BUSH ROSES
Tahitian Sunset ™
Sunstruck ™
Summer Love ™
Sunset Celebration™
Sunstruck™
(cv. FRYxotic, Warm Wishes) Pat.#9718 Creamy apricot amber blend. Hybrid Tea Sometimes sunset hues are apricot burnished with cream, sometimes amber orange blushed with warm pink and sometimes a clear warm rich peach. It just depends on which sunset. The ‘sunset’ in this case is the famed Sunset Magazine celebrating its 100th anniversary with this striking award winner. All these colors can come forth from this attractive well-formed Hybrid Tea, depending on your locale. No matter where it’s grown, though, the plant fills out beautifully, full of clean green foliage and long stemmed blossoms. Winner of many international awards. Height/Habit: Medium/Upright Bloom/Size: Large, full Petal Count: 35 to 40 Fragrance: Moderate fruity Hybridizer: Fryer—1998 Parentage: Pot o’ Gold x seedling Comments: Deeper colors in cooler conditions.
Sunsprite
(cv. KORresia, Friesia) Deep yellow. Floribunda Amongst the world’s top ten roses, this is the only yellow . . . .and for good reason. Sunsprite has deep lasting yellow color, super sweet fragrance, lots of glossy deep green leaves, an attractive bushy plant and good disease resistance. Not a bad combination!! There always seems to be some color on this great rose. Height/Habit: Medium/Rounded & bushy Bloom/Size: Medium, double Petal Count: 25 to 30 Fragrance: Strong sweet licorice Hybridizer: Kordes—1977 Parentage: Seedling x Spanish Sun Comments: Happiest in cooler temperatures.
(cv. WEKsunvoye) Pat.#17,686 Apricot gold with a patterned yellow reverse. Hybrid Tea Enormous round petals always translate to BIG blossoms with lovely flower form. In the case of Sunstruck, each large petal is an artistic masterpiece of deep yellow gold blushed & bordered with apricot orange. A surprising bright yellow ‘peacock’ fan pattern on the reverse of each petal gives this rose its name. Long stems with deep green leaves carry each regal flower. Height/Habit: Medium-tall/Rounded Bloom/Size: Very large, double & formal Petal Count: Near 30 Fragrance: Moderate fruity Hybridizer: Carruth—2006 Parentage: Sunset Celebration x (Voodoo x seedling) Comments: Best color with light afternoon shade. More intense in cool temps.
Sweet Surrender Shimmering silvery pink. Hybrid Tea A new-fashioned rose with old-fashioned appeal. Surrender your senses to the lavish old-rose perfume saturating each large glistening clear pink flower. The big pointed buds open to irresistible very double blossoms similar to Grandma’s beloved cabbage roses. The attractive vigorous bush robes itself with dark green foliage. Long stems. Height/Habit: Medium/Upright Bloom/Size: Large, very full Petal Count: 40 to 45 Fragrance: Heavy tea rose Hybridizer: Weeks—1983 Parentage: Seedling x Tiffany Comments: Warm temperatures improve color & performance.
Tahitian Sunset™
(cv. JACgodde) Pat.#19,004 Apricot yellow blushing pink. Hybrid Tea A Tahiti sweetie with a gorgeous gown of green, beset by beautiful blossoms of sunset shades. But her heady beauty is just a temptation, enticing you to sample her fabulous fragrance. One of the new 21st century Hybrid Teas, large long-stemmed flowers are borne in great abundance on a very bushy clean garden-worthy plant. Height/Habit: Medium-tall/Upright Bloom/Size: Large, double Petal Count: 30 to 35 Fragrance: Strong fruit & rose Hybridizer: Zary—2006 Parentage: Seedling x Sun Goddess Comments: More intense colors in the fall bloom. Best size when cool.
Tiffany Phlox pink with a yellow base. Hybrid Tea The fine family of American artisans couldn’t have chosen a more exquisite rose to carry their name. Its pure pink colors glow with the yellow ‘light’ in the heart of the large well-formed flowers. Super-sweet fragrance and dark green foliage adorns each jewel of a bloom. Height/Habit: Medium-tall/Upright Bloom/Size: Large, double Petal Count: 25 to 30 Fragrance: Strong fruity Hybridizer: Lindquist—1955 Parentage: Charlotte Armstrong x Girona Comments: Good performer. Best color with some heat.
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Tropicana
Wild Blue Yonder™
Topsy Turvy™
(cv. WEKcocbeb) PPAF Brilliant scarlet with a white reverse. Floribunda Gorgeous long white buds set your head spinnin’ when they swirl open to reveal a surprising searing scarlet interior. The clusters whirl & twirl with colors of glowing orange, red & cream as the showy petals fashion themselves into an unusual pinwheel form. Carrying flowers & foliage to the ground, this bushy little bouquet machine looks like a make-believe azalea that’s early to flower & fast to repeat. Dark red new growth & glossy deep green leaves provide the perfect foil for this gyrating show-stealer. Height/Habit: Medium/Very rounded, shrubby Bloom/Size: Large, in clusters Petal Count: 10 to 15 Fragrance: Mild apple Hybridizer: Carruth—2006 Parentage: Countess Celeste x Betty Boop Comments: At its best in drier climates.
Touch of Class
(cv. KRIcarlo) Glowing coral pink Hybrid Tea Her large luminous blossoms are the epitome of rose form—slowly spiraling open, yet stubbornly retaining the pin-point center. The indescribable blending of orange, pink and cream in the pointed buds finish a warm coral. Her vigorous plant gives lots of long stems complimented by deep green leaves and mahogany new growth. Height/Habit: Medium-tall/Bushy Bloom/Size: Large, double Petal Count: About 30 Fragrance: Slight tea Hybridizer: Kriloff—1986 Parentage: Micaela x (Queen Elizabeth x Romantica) Comments: Consistent form. Best color in moderate temperatures.
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Vavoom ™
Tournament of Roses
(cv. JACient) Two-toned pink. Grandiflora Named in honor of the 100th anniversary of the worldrenowned Rose Parade, this hard-working awardwinner can flower so profusely that it might resemble one of the famous floats. The vigorous upright bushy plant decorates itself with highly disease-resistant glossy green leaves and numerous clusters of festive pink buds and blooms. Easy-to-grow. Height/Habit: Medium/Upright Bloom/Size: Medium, double Petal Count: 25 to 30 Fragrance: Light spice Hybridizer: Warriner—1989 Parentage: Impatient x seedling Comments: Very floriferous. Color improves with some warmth.
Tropicana
(cv. TANorstar) Clear coral orange. Hybrid Tea Tropicana carries a terrific reputation that still flourishes worldwide. Large shapely blossoms illuminate the garden with warm colors and fruity fragrance. Big pointed buds are borne on long stems clothed with glossy green foliage. Height/Habit: Medium-tall/Spreading Bloom/Size: Large, fully double Petal Count: 30 to 35 Fragrance: Sweet fruity Hybridizer: Tantau—1963 Parentage: Not released Comments: Best performance East of the Rockies.
Truly Yours™
(cv. WEKosunkora, Fernand Gignac) PPAF Soft clear pink/darker pink reverse. Hybrid Tea Ever heard of a rosy oxymoron? Not in name…but in style. Truly Yours is truly unique because the BIG fragrant well-formed flowers come atop a VERY compact plant. Yet stems are suitable for cutting and clothed with BIG leaves of rich reddened-green. Showy in small spaces, perfect for a pot, luscious in the landscape and de-lightful to de-nose, she’s yours to use as you see fit. Height/Habit: Medium/Upright & compact Bloom/Size: Very large, double & formal Petal Count: 25 to 30 Fragrance: Moderate fruit & tea rose Hybridizer: Carruth—2006 Parentage: {[O Sole Mio x (Katherine Loker x Gingersnap)] x unknown} x KORonam Comments: The largest flowers come in cooler temps.
Trumpeter
(cv. MACtrum) Brilliant orange scarlet. Floribunda If you’re looking for a bright red landscape addition, let this low-care rose-musician blow his horn. His brilliant scarlet colors of the long-lasting ruffled blossoms blare out against the disease-resistant glossy green foliage. Naturally compact and bushy, put him in the front row of your garden. Great in mass plantings. Height/Habit: Medium-low/Rounded Bloom/Size: Medium, ruffled Petal Count: 35 to 40 Fragrance: Mild Hybridizer: McGredy—1977 Parentage: Satchmo x seedling Comments: Good landscape performer. Likes a little heat. Hardy.
(cv. WEKjutono) PPAF Orange-juice orange. Floribunda Ever seen a rose stand up and say ‘Howdy’? Vavoom has the color that’ll do the trick. Its bright orange juice tones might make your eyes pucker…but its sweet treat of glowing color lasts to the very end of every long-lived blossom. Put that gleaming orange against deep mahogany red new growth & glossy green leaves & you’ve got a lollapalooza for the landscape. The rounded compact plant can tuck into limited spaces. Caution: Sunglasses may be required! Height/Habit: Medium-low/Rounded Bloom/Size: Medium, ruffled, double Petal Count: Over 35 Fragrance: Moderate spicy Hybridizer: Carruth—2007 Parentage: Julie Newmar x Top Notch Comments: Improves with establishment.
We Salute You™
(cv. WEKvoosun) Pat.#18,770 Two-toned warm orange & pink. Hybrid Tea Come to attention…all you rosy lovers of warm colors. Watch the long lovely pointed buds slowly open to tones of glowing orange…but suddenly take a startling two-toned turn. As the large flowers spiral open the outer petals wash to warm pink, giving two distinct colors in each lovely bloom—orangey on the inside & pinky on the outside. The big open blossoms are carried on long stems clothed with very deep green highly-glossed leaves.
BUSH ROSES
Vavoom™
Wild Blue Yonder™
(cv. WEKisosblip) Pat.#18,554 Ruffled red-purple with a lavender ‘eye’. Grandiflora Up we go...into a wild new style of rose! You’ll be ridin’ high over the saturated scent, bold new-fangled colors & camellia-like form. The first lavender-toned rose to take the AARS award in over 20 years, clusters of ruffled ruby-red-purple blossoms give a great show of distinct lavender ‘eyes’. Clean deep green leaves make this vigorous Grandiflora a mean bouquet machine for the garden.
Truly Yours ™
Height/Habit: Medium-tall/Upright & bushy Bloom/Size: Medium, ruffled Petal Count: 25 to 30 Fragrance: Strong citrus blossom & rose Hybridizer: Carruth—2006 Parentage: [(International Herald Tribune x R. soulieana derivative) x (Sweet Chariot x Blue Nile)] x (Blueberry Hill x Stephen’s Big Purple) Comments: Deeper colors in cool temps. Gets better with establishment.
Height/Habit: Medium-tall/Upright & bushy Bloom/Size: Large, double, formal Petal Count: 30 to 35 Fragrance: Moderate spicy Hybridizer: Carruth—2006 Parentage: Voodoo x Sunset Celebration Comments: Warm weather brings out the best flower colors.
Touch of Class ™
We Salute You™
Tournament of Roses
Topsy Turvy ™
Trumpeter
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Abraham Darby®
David Austin Roses
(cv. AUScot) Apricot, yellow & pink blend. Shrub One of the best for repeat bloom, cleanliness & vigor. The spreading bushy plant yields big voluptuous blooms of blended yellow, apricot & pink. Glossy green clean leaves & rich fruity fragrance finish the package. Can be trained as a Climber in milder climates. Height/Habit: Medium-tall/Broad, bushy Bloom/Size: Large, very double Petal Count: Over 45 Fragrance: Strong fruity Hybridizer: Austin—1985 Parentage: Aloha x Yellow Cushion Comments: Spreading habit demands space. Consistent in all climates.
Benjamin Britten®
(cv. AUSencart) Deep luminous pink blend. Shrub More brilliant in color than many of the Austins, this bright cerise-red blend has quickly gained a notable place amongst English rose lovers. The fragrant full cupped flowers keep their intense tones from opening to finishing, showing a nice contrast to the green of the leaves. Very vigorous. Named to honor the famous English composer. The English Roses, developed by British hybridizer David Austin, are loved for their old-rose form, arching habit & irresistible fragrance.
Height/Habit: Medium-tall/Upright Bloom/Size: Medium-large, very double Petal Count: Over 50 Fragrance: Strong fruity Hybridizer: Austin—2001 Parentage: Not released Comments: Vibrantly colored. Can be used as a climber in mild climates.
Graham Thomas®
(cv. AUSmas) Soft yellow gold. Shrub Very popular amongst the English roses. Big cupped flowers of soft yellow gold exude a sweet perfume. Can become a very large plant, especially in milder climates, where it can be trained as a Climber. Super vigor & medium green leaves. Blooms heavily in spring with moderate rebloom. Height/Habit: Tall to Climbing/Long arching canes Bloom/Size: Medium-large, very double Petal Count: 40 to 45 Fragrance: Strong tea & fruit Hybridizer: Austin—1983 Parentage: Iceberg x seedling Comments: Can become very large. Best color when cool.
L.D. Braithwaite
(cv. AUScrim) Pat.# 8154 True red. Shrub The brighter red of all the English roses. Full cuppy flowers open wide to show off the red color. Flowers heaviest in the spring on somewhat spreading canes clothed with deep green leaves. Height/Habit: Medium-tall/Spreading Bloom/Size: Medium-large, very double Petal Count: Above 45 Fragrance: Light tea Hybridizer: Austin—1988 Parentage: Mary Rose X The Squire Comments: Best flower size in cool conditions. Spreading habit.
Graham Thomas ®
Abraham Darby ®
L.D. Braithwaite
Benjamin Britten ®
Lady Emma Hamilton
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DAVID AUSTIN ROSES
Sophy’s Rose
Mary Rose ®
The Endeavor ™
Tamora
Pat Austin
Lady Emma Hamilton
(cv. AUSbrother) Pat.#17,709 Soft gold-orange blushed pink. Shrub A most unusually-colored member of the Austin clan…fat buds of deep polished ruby red open to fully double cupped flowers of soft gold swirled & kissed with touches of tangerine & blushes of pink. Each full flower is redolent with an intense fruity fragrance. Dark red stems & dark red-green leaves also set her apart in the family. Very reminiscent of ye ol’ beloved Talisman in color. Height/Habit: Medium/Rounded Bloom/Size: Medium, cupped Petal Count: Over 40 Fragrance: Strong fruity Hybridizer: Austin—2005 Parentage: Seedling x seedling Comments: Good rebloom. Novel color.
Mary Rose®
(cv. AUSmary) Rosy pink. Shrub Easy to see why this Austin is so popular. The plant maintains a bushy, more compact habit than many & blooms the most prolifically of them all. Old-fashioned rose pink double flowers exude powerful perfume. Winter hardy & wonderful. Height/Habit: Medium/Upright & bushy Bloom/Size: Medium, double Petal Count: Over 40 Fragrance: Sweet old rose Hybridizer: Austin—1983 Parentage: Seedling x The Friar Comments: The most consistent & tidy performer of all English roses.
Pat Austin
(cv. AUSmum) Pat.#9527 Coppery orange with a yellow reverse. Shrub Ironically, the rose chosen to honor Mr. Austin’s wife is a radical color compared to most of David’s selections. Yet the intense copper orange & yellow bicolor still works well in combination with the classic Austin full old-rose form. Besides the unusual color, Pat is one of the most popular Austin selections because the habit is more contained & the rebloom is more consistent. One of his best! Height/Habit: Medium/Rounded Bloom/Size: Medium, cuppy, double Petal Count: Over 35 Fragrance: Moderate tea & spice Hybridizer: Austin—1995 Parentage: Graham Thomas x Abraham Darby Comments: Good repeat bloom & containable habit. Consistent performer.
Sophy’s Rose
(cv. AUSlot) Pat.#11,422 Deep pink to light red. Shrub It is Sophy’s choice to be a little different than most of the English roses. She’s got a little different flower form (a somewhat flat rosette shape), a brighter color of vibrant pink/red and a fairly compact habit. Repeats well through the season & maintains a manageable habit. Height/Habit: Medium/Bushy, upright Bloom/Size: Medium, double, opens broad Petal Count: Over 35 Fragrance: Light tea Hybridizer: Austin—1997 Parentage: Prospero x seedling Comments: More red when cool/more pink when hot.
Tamora
(cv. AUStamora) Soft apricot-yellow. Shrub One of the more contained growers of the many Austin roses, Tamora makes a very well-balanced garden subject. Although compact & bushy, the plant bears large, very full, fragrant flowers of pastel apricot yellow. It has the old-fashioned cuppy form known amongst the English roses. Matte green foliage sets off the compact plant. Height/Habit: Medium-low/Upright Bloom/Size: Medium, fully double, cupped Petal Count: Over 40 Fragrance: Strong myrrh Hybridizer: Austin—1992 Parentage: Chaucer x Conrad Ferdinard Meyer Comments: Best flower color & size in cool weather.
The Endeavor™
(cv. AUSdisco) Salmon & yellow bicolor. Shrub Unusual amongst the Austin intros for a few reasons. Firstly, it’s a bicolor of even salmon-pink with a yellow reverse and the monstrous blossoms keep that contrast throughout the life of the flower. Secondly, it’s a hot-weather lover…so much so that it will not be introduced in the UK. Lastly, its large dark grey-green leaves provide the most attractive foliage yet in this line. Floriferous enough to be a successful Climber in our milder climates. Height/Habit: Medium-tall to climbing/Spreading Bloom/Size: Very large, fully double Petal Count: 45 to 50 Fragrance: Moderate spicy Hybridizer: Austin—2006 Parentage: Not released by the breeder Comments: Can be used as a Climber in mild climates.
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Austrian Copper
Rugosas & Foetidas
Rugosas & Foetidas– Species or near-species roses valued for their hardiness, old-fashioned flowers and fountainous habits. Many are available on their own roots.
Hansa
Blanc Double de Coubert
Austrian Copper
(Rosa foetida bicolor) Hot orange-red with a blazing yellow reverse. Foetida Only available Budded Old-fashioned clusters of single-petaled flowers with a blinding color can literally cover this tough shrubby species rose. Its natural hardiness and brilliant color make it popular in harsher climates. Height/Habit: Large arching shrub Bloom/Size: Small, single Petal Count: 5 Fragrance: Strong sweet licorice Hybridizer: Prior to 1590 Parentage: Sport of R. foetida Comments: Hardy. Best in harsher climates.
Blanc Double De Coubert Clear white. Rugosa Only available Budded A beloved member of the Rugosa family because of the nearly continual production of pure white large double flowers saturated with fragrance. Its tidy habit makes it easier to tuck into a modern landscape than most of the other family members. But it’s still a Rugosa— tough, hardy & naturally disease resistant. Red hips ripen in the fall. Height/Habit: Medium-tall/Bushy Bloom/Size: Medium, double Petal Count: About 30 Fragrance: Sweet rose Hybridizer: Cochet-Cochet—1892 Parentage: R. rugosa x Sombreuil Comments: Disease resistant & hardy. Avoid chemical sprays.
Frau Dagmar Hartopp Silvery pink. Rugosa Only available Own-Root A renowned international rose that carries the name of a German lady. She is THE most compact grower in the rugosa family. This very dwarf wonderfully hardy Shrub produces a profusion of shimmering light pink single flowers for your pleasure. A good addition to a small or large landscape that demands very little work. Height/Habit: Low/Compact, rounded Bloom/Size: Medium, single Petal Count: Petal Count: 5 Fragrance: Mild Hybridizer: Unknown—1914 Parentage: Unknown Comments: Attractive red hips in the fall. Linda Campbell
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Frau Dagmar Hartopp
Hansa Vibrant violet red. Rugosa Only available Own-Root All the good, rugged features of the Rugosa family are combined with big shapely buds and richly-colored fragrant flowers in this old favorite. Great for barrier plantings in cold climates. Red hips in fall. Height/Habit: Medium-tall/Bushy round shrub Bloom/Size: Large, full Petal Count: About 30 Fragrance: Very spicy clove Hybridizer: Schaum & Van Tol—1905 Parentage: Unknown Comments: Hardy. Avoid chemical sprays. Disease free.
Linda Campbell
(cv. MORten) Pat.#8199 Velvety bright red. Rugosa Only available Own-Root A ‘new’ rose named to honor the late great friend of the rose from Denver. New because of its large clusters of flowers with strong red color. Old because of its Rugosa heritage—naturally hardy with quilted greygreen foliage. Very good repeat bloom. Give her room to show off. Height/Habit: Tall/Arching canes 6 to 8 feet Bloom/Size: Medium, double, in large clusters Petal Count: 20 to 25 Fragrance: Slight Hybridizer: Moore—1991 Parentage: Anytime x Rugosa Magnifica Comments: Loves heat best.
Moje Hammarberg Reddish violet. Rugosa Only available Own-Root Tough-to-pronounce and sometimes hard-to-remember but certainly not forgettable. Like all her rugosa cousins, this European creation is perfectly disease resistant but much more compact, rounded and floriferous than her other kin. From spring to fall, the plant is covered with spice-scented magenta semi-double flowers dressed up in a gown of crinkled green leaves. Height/Habit: Medium/Rounded Bloom/Size: Medium-large, double Petal Count: 20 to 25 Fragrance: Strong spice Hybridizer: Hammarberg—1931 Parentage: Not listed Comments: A more compact & flowerful version of Hansa.
(Rosa foetida persiana) Vibrant dark yellow. Foetida Only available Budded The double pure yellow cousin of Austrian Copper is highly prized for many of the same qualities. The very cold-tolerant shrubby plant gives an unbelievable display of eye-popping yellow color. The double flower form was quite a rare treasure in its day. Height/Habit: Large/Shrubby Bloom/Size: Small, in clusters Petal Count: 20 to 25 Fragrance: Strong licorice Hybridizer: Naturally occurring around 1837 Parentage: Sport of Rosa foetida Comments: Hardy. Best in harsher climates.
Purple Pavement
(Rotesmeer) Purply red. Rugosa Only available Own-Root Despite the name…she’s not a ground cover. But ‘tis a fine rounded, more compact sister in the Rugosa family. Reddish-purple flowers look sharp against the crinkly green leaves. A great Northern & seaside choice for smaller spaces. Adorned with bright red hips in the fall. Height/Habit: Medium/Rounded & bushy Bloom/Size: Medium, semi-double Petal Count: Near 15 Fragrance: Strong spice Hybridizer: Baum—1986 Parentage: Seedling of White Hedge Comments: Loves the North & takes salt sea air.
Persian Yellow
Rosa Rugosa/Rosa Rugosa Alba Deep blue-pink/alba’s white. Rugosa Only available Own-Root Whether it’s the old-rose-red form or the white (alba) counterpart, big single flowers with yellow tufted stamens sit atop deep green quilted leaves. The very round bushy clean plants are known for their hardiness and tolerance to salt sea conditions. Fat round bright red hips give a bonus of fall color, providing food for local wildlife. Height/Habit: Medium/Bushy & round Bloom/Size: Medium-large, single Petal Count: 5 Fragrance: Slight Hybridizer: Cultivated prior to 1799 Parentage: Naturally occurring species Comments: Mostly spring blooming. Likes Northern coastal conditions.
RUGOSAS AND FOETIDAS
Persian Yellow
Topaz Jewel
(cv. MORyelrug) Butter cream yellow. Rugosa Only available Budded In the world of Rugosa roses, yellow is mighty hard to come by. This breakthrough in hybridizing from Ralph Moore gives a beautiful soft yellow color with all the good qualities of the Rugosa family. Naturally hardy & disease resistant, free flowering, vigorous and sweetly fragrant. A real gem! Height/Habit: Medium/Shrubby Bloom/Size: Medium-large, double, in clusters Petal Count: Over 25 Fragrance: Moderate fruity Hybridizer: Moore—1987 Parentage: Golden Angel x Belle Poitevine Comments: Color deepens in cool weather.
Therese Bugnet Lilac pink. Rugosa Only available Own-Root Named for the hybridizer’s daughter (prounounced boo-NAY). As is common with the Rugosa family, her shrubby plant is very hardy and covered with quilted grey-blue-green leaves of unsurpassed disease resistance. Her long lilac pink buds open to large lovely scented blossoms. Height/Habit: Medium/Round and shrubby Bloom/Size: Large, full Petal Count: 35 to 40 Fragrance: Moderate spicy Hybridizer: Bugnet—1950 Parentage: R. rugosa seedling x Betty Bland Comments: Hardy. Avoid chemical sprays. Disease resistant.
Therese Bugnet
Purple Pavement
Topaz Jewel
Moje Hammarberg
Rosa Rugosa/Rosa Rugosa Alba
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Own-Root Shrubs
Weeks Own-Root Shrubs are fieldgrown plants grown from cuttings rather than budded (grafted) onto rootstock. These 16 month-old bare-root plants require the same care as other bare-root roses. Own-root plants tend to be more winter-hardy and do not develop annoying rootstock suckers.
Shrubs – Free-blooming plants with differing flower sizes and forms, broadly varying in mature size but of full bushy attractive habit, usually good disease resistance and hardiness, mostly grown on their own roots.
(cv. SCRivluv) Sunny summer yellow. Shrublet From the name you might think this rose to be sweet, delicate and dainty. But baby, this little lover’s full of nothin’ but spit and vinegar. She’s got a most outstanding black-spot resistance and is a rare color amongst Shrubs…glorious yellow. Her English amateur breeder ‘Dad’ has brought a completely different rose species into her bloodlines to give this remarkable toughness. Nearly all season long, sunny single yellow flowers pop up all over the upright bushy plant. So clean she keeps her glossy green leaves to the very ground, even in the fall. Height/Habit: Medium/Upright Bloom/Size: Medium-small, in clusters Petal Count: About 5 Fragrance: Mild licorice Hybridizer: Scrivens—1997 Parentage: (Sweet Magic x seedling) x (Sunblest x R. davida elongata seedling) Comments: Consistently full, bushy & flowerful in all climates.
Belinda’s Dream See page 12 for picture & page 13 for description. Only available Own-Root
Bonica
(cv. MEIdomonac) Pure pink. Shrub A low-care rose for the landscape—it’s the first shrub to win the AARS award. It has several good qualities: vigorous, easy to grow, bushy and full of very diseaseresistant foliage, hardy in harsh climates. Provides clusters of ruffled pink blooms with a sweet scent of fresh-cut apples. Height/Habit: Bushy/Spreading Bloom/Size: Small, very double Petal Count: 35 to 40 Fragrance: Fresh-cut apple Hybridizer: Meilland—1987 Parentage: (R. sempervirens x Mlle. Marthe Carron) x Picasso Comments: Proven performer. Hardy, clean & showy.
Cape Diamond™
Be-Bop™
(cv WEKsacsoul) Pat.#16,252 Cerise with a yellow ‘eye’. Shrub Tired of pink Shrub roses with all the excitement of elevator music? Then it’s time to ‘get down’ with some snappy shades of red, yellow, cerise & cream. BIG clusters of these eye-popping colors are ‘born to boogie’ in the landscape. Glossy green leaves, natural disease resistance and easy-to-grow vigor make Be-Bop a ‘cool-cat’ that’s all rhythm without the rosecare blues. Height/Habit: Medium/Bushy & somewhat spreading Bloom/Size: Medium-small, single, in large clusters Petal Count: 5 to 7 Fragrance: Light Hybridizer: Carruth—2004 Parentage: Santa Claus x R. soulieana derivative Comments: More clusters in spring.
(cv. DARpellerin, Cap Diamant©) PPAF Pure pink. Shrub/Climber One of the most disease resistant varieties in the rose world…free of black spot, powdery mildew, rust & downy mildew…guaranteed. Old-fashioned spicyfragrant pure-pink flowers exude a sweet spicy perfume. Lots of rugosa-like grey-green foliage provides the perfect contrast for this showy bloomer. The vigorous plant can be grown as a large spreading shrub or eventually trained as a climber. Bred in Canada & proven perfectly adapted for harsh winter, Cape Diamond is hardy as a rock & survives without winter protection in zone 3. Height/Habit: Medium/Spreading mound Bloom/Size: Medium, very double Petal Count: More than 35 Fragrance: Very spicy Hybridizer: Bédard—2009 Parentage: Marie Victorin x Louis Julliet Comments: Best in Northern climates.
Baby Love ®
Carefree Wonder ™
Bonica
Carefree Beauty
Be-Bop ™
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Carefree Spirit ™
Carefree Delight ™
Carefree Beauty
(cv. BUCbi) Clear 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. Height/Habit: Medium/Upright & bushy Bloom/Size: Medium-large, double Petal Count: 18 to 24 Fragrance: Mild apple Hybridizer: Buck—1977 Parentage: Seedling x Prairie Princess Comments: Hardy. Best effect in Northern climates.
Carefree Delight™
(cv. MEIpotal) Pat.#8841 Carmine pink with a white ‘eye’. Shrub An ideal landscape rose would always 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. Height/Habit: Medium/Spreading mound Bloom/Size: Small, single, in clusters Petal Count: 5 Fragrance: Slight Hybridizer: Meilland—1996 Parentage: (Eyepaint x Nirvana) x Smarty Comments: Very consistent in all climates.
Cape Diamond ™
Carefree Spirit™
(cv. MEIzmea) PPAF Red & white bicolor with a white ‘eye’. Shrub This mounding Shrub is a lot like Carefree Delight as it comes from the same breeding line. It shares the same ruggedness & glossy foliage. But it has even better disease resistance, more bushy compact habit & more bloom power. Colorful deep cherry-red blend blooms arrive in large showy clusters. A consensus winner that will perform well in any area of the country. Height/Habit: Medium/Slightly spreading Bloom/Size: Medium-small, in large clusters Petal Count: 5 Fragrance: Slight Hybridizer: Meilland—2009 Parentage: (Red Max Graf x seedling) x (Pink Meidiland x Immensee) Comments: Consistent in all climates.
Carefree Wonder™
(cv. MEIpitac) Pat.#7783 Bright pink with a white ‘eye’ & cream reverse. Shrub A definitive award-winning shrub that lives up to its name. Carefree because of its superb disease resistance and natural hardiness, abundant bright green foliage and neat self-sustaining rounded habit. Wonderful because of its large flowers (unusual in the shrub category), radiant hot pink and white color combo and the ability to flower most all season long. Height/Habit: Medium-tall/Rounded & bushy Bloom/Size: Medium-large, double Petal Count: 20-25 Fragrance: Light Hybridizer: Meilland—1991 Parentage: (Prairie Princess x Nirvana) x (Eyepaint x Rustica) Comments: Proven consistent performer. Hardy.
Other varieties available on their Own Roots: Blaze Improved, Cl. . . . . 56 Brilliant Pink Iceberg . . . 15 Burgundy Iceberg™ . . . . .15 Cinco de Mayo™ . . . . . . 16 Easy Going™ . . . . . . . . . 19 Hot Cocoa™ . . . . . . . . . . 24 Iceberg . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Jeanne Lajoie, Cl. . . . . . 58 Julia Child . . . . . . . . . . .26 Livin’ Easy™ . . . . . . . . . . 27 New Dawn, Cl. . . . . . . . 59 Valentine’s Day™, Cl. . . . .60 William Baffin, Cl. . . . . . 61
SYMBOLS – Indicates WEEKS Patented Rose – Indicates AARS Award Winner
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Champlain
Gourmet Popcorn
Home Run ®
Champlain Medium red. Shrub A proven hardy Shrub in many ways and the best seller of the red Canadian roses. But it doesn’t look good just in that locale. This mounded little cherry red rose holds its habit and floriferousness in all climates — a most uncommon feat amongst the Northern Shrubs. Loads of blooms make it great for mass plantings. Height/Habit: Medium/Rounded Bloom/Size: Medium-small, double, in clusters Petal Count: 25 to 30 Fragrance: Slight Hybridizer: Svedja—1982 Parentage: (R. kordesii x seedling) x (Red Dawn x Suzanne) Comments: Better red color in cooler temperatures.
Distant Drums See page 18 for picture & description. Only available Budded
Double Knock Out®
(cv. RADtko) Pat.# 16,202 Deep pink/light red. Shrub As you might suspect, this sister seedling of the famed Knock Out ® has some sisterly similarities – same great black spot resistance, same deep pink color & similar grey-green foliage. Yet, as is often the case with sisters, there are those all-important differences to tout – a few more petals & a more compact rounded habit. Elsewise, if you love one, you’ll likely love the other. Height/Habit: Medium/Compact & rounded Bloom/Size: Medium-small, double Petal Count: 15 to 20 Fragrance: None Hybridizer: Radler—2004 Parentage: Seedling of Carefree Beauty x seedling of Razzle Dazzle Comments: A valuable East-of-the-Rockies Shrub.
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Gourmet Popcorn
(cv. WEOpop) Bright white. Shrublet You won’t believe the profusion of small fat buds and fragrant crisp white blooms that pop open in large cascading clusters on this vigorous plant. The overly abundant bloom, the rounded bushy habit, and the very disease-resistant dark green leaves are perfect for the landscape. Height/Habit: Medium/Bushy & slightly cascading Bloom/Size: Medium-small, in clusters Petal Count: 15 to 20 Fragrance: Strong rose Hybridizer: Desamero—1988 Parentage: Sport of Popcorn Comments: Proven consistent performer. Lots of bloom. Clean & hardy.
Heart ‘n’ Soul™
(cv. ORApaymel) Pat.#14,500 White edged lipstick red. Shrub Get a little landscape inspiration with this jazzy bordered beauty. From the Orard family in central France, Heart ‘n’ Soul will croon to you with its big clusters of ruffled white flowers broadly banded with lipstick red. To complete the ensemble, set all those colors against super-clean burgundy & green foliage on a large vigorous mounding plant. Height/Habit: Medium-tall/Rounded to somewhat spreading Bloom/Size: Medium, in large clusters Petal Count: 20 to 25 Fragrance: Mild apple Hybridizer: Orard—2002 Parentage: Tamango x Iceberg Comments: Blooms the best in Northern climates.
Home Run®
(cv. WEKcisbako) Pat.#18,552 Showy flame red. Shrub This flame-red offspring of the famous Knock Out kicks the competition up a notch when it comes to disease resistance. Home Run has a phenomenal fortitude against the dreaded black spot (like its father). But, unlike Dad, it is also completely resistant to powdery mildew & has a higher level of tolerance to downy as well. Rounded, bushy, fast-to-flower and nearly always in color, it hits a grand slam in the landscape and scores lots of points in a pot, too. Height/Habit: Medium/Rounded & bushy Bloom/Size: Medium, single Petal Count: 5 Fragrance: Slight Hybridizer: Carruth—2006 Parentage: (City of San Francisco x Baby Love) x Knock Out Comments: Coast to coast…it’s the cleanest. Deepest red in cool temps.
Hope for Humanity Velvet dark red. Shrub When it comes to winter hardy roses, there’s little choice with deeply-colored flowers. This hardy saturated red takes the cake for cold conditions. Big sprays of blooms give loads of color, set against deep green leaves. A vigorous & fitting choice to honor the 100th anniversary of the Canadian Red Cross. Height/Habit: Medium-tall/Bushy & upright Bloom/Size: Medium, in large clusters Petal Count: 20 to 25 Fragrance: Mild Hybridizer: Collicutt & Davidson—1995 Parentage: (Prairie Princess x Morden Amorette) x (Morden Cardinette x seedling) Comments: Hardy & red, red, red.
(cv. RADrazz) Pat.#11,836 Light red to deep pink. Shrub True total blackspot resistance is a reality now. This breakthrough Shrub is a forerunner of truly diseasefree easy roses in our gardening future. So even the most unwilling gardener can now enjoy our national flower. Rounded, bushy and well-behaved, this sparkling gem will perk up the landscape with lots of bright cheery single flowers and loads of nearly bluegreen leaves. Height/Habit: Medium/Rounded, bushy Bloom/Size: Medium,single Petal Count: 5 to 7 Fragrance: Light tea Hybridizer: Radler—2000 Parentage: Carefree Beauty seedling x Razzle Dazzle seedling. Comments: More red in cool weather. Prune lightly.
Lady Elsie May
(cv. ANGelsie) Pat.#15,763 Coral pink. Shrub The first AARS award for the very deserving Noack firm of Germany – breeders of the famous Flower Carpet. This Lady is one tough cookie for the garden. Her dark green glossy gown is impervious to black spot and powdery mildew. Her bushy rounded plant holds its compact size and fullness in all climates. And her crown of shimmering coral flowers blends into any garden. Height/Habit: Medium/Rounded Bloom/Size: Medium, semi-double Petal Count: 8 to 14 Fragrance: Light Hybridizer: Noack—2005 Parentage: Repandia x Gruss an Angeln Comments: Consistent performer in all climates.
Knock Out ®
OWN-ROOT SHRUB ROSES
Knock Out®
Lovely Fairy
(cv. SPEvu) Pat.#10,701 Deep pure pink. Polyantha Just about the only improvement you could make on the beloved The Fairy rose would be a darker color. Via hybridizing, this could take a few years or decades. But Mother Nature has done us a favor with this darker pink colored sport (mutation) that was discovered in Holland. It has all the same great plant characteristics as its parent…just a deeper pink color.
Double Knock Out ®
Height/Habit: Medium/Slightly cascading Bloom/Size: Small, in large clusters Petal Count: 20 to 25 Fragrance: Mild apple Hybridizer: Spek—1994 Parentage: Sport of The Fairy Comments: Hardy & clean. A consistent performer.
Midnight Blue
(cv. WEKfabpur) Pat.#16,623 Velvet dark purple. Shrub Only available Budded Yes, it’s that purple and that fragrant and that novel! A black velvet purple with spicy clove fragrance like no other rose on the market. Despite being a Shrub, the compact rounded plant will lend itself to smaller spaces and enrich any landscape. Bright green leaves contrast nicely to the mysteriously colored flowers & showy yellow stamens. Big clusters give lots of color. Height/Habit: Medium-low/Rounded Bloom/Size: Medium-small, double Petal Count: 25 to 30 Fragrance: Strong spicy clove Hybridizer: Carruth—2004 Parentage: [(Sweet Chariot x Blue Nile) x Stephen’s Big Purple] x [(International Herald Tribune x R. soulieana derivative) x (Sweet Chariot x Blue Nile)] Comments: Deeper color & bigger blooms in cooler temps.
Heart ‘n’ Soul ™
Lovely Fairy
Midnight Blue
Lady Elsie May
Hope for Humanity
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Pink Knock Out ®
Morden Centennial
Nearly Wild
Even pure pink. Shrub A proven favorite for hardiness and flower power. Loads of pure pink blooms cover the plant with just a little bit of lovin’, water & food. Little to no winter cover is required. Medium green leaves set the blooms off nicely. Height/Habit: Medium/Upright to somewhat spreading Bloom/Size: Medium, double, in clusters Petal Count: 40 to 45 Fragrance: Slight Hybridizer: Marshall—1980 Parentage: Prairie Princess x [White Bouquet x (J.W. Fargo x Assiniboine)] Comments: Can climb in mild climates yet still blooms well.
Medium pink. Floribunda/Shrub Nearly…nope, you’ll go hog wild when you see the spring bloom…because the flowers nearly smother the foliage. This proven cold-weather performer is great when it comes to floriferousness. Mass plantings give the best displays. Give it good air circulation for the maximum performance.
Oranges ‘n’ Lemons
(cv. MACoranlem) Pat.#9191 Brilliant orange striped yellow. Shrub Only available Budded Sweet ’n’ sour it ain’t—but your eyes might pucker a little when they behold this fantastic color. Stripes of pure yellow splashed onto bright orange will stop even the most finicky rose buyer in their tracks. Mahogany red new foliage shows up all year long, maturing to a very deep green. This vigorous bush has a fountainous habit that can be trained as a climber in milder climates.
Oranges ‘n’ Lemons
Height/Habit: Tall/Arching canes 6 to 8 feet Bloom/Size: Medium-large, full Petal Count: 30 to 35 Fragrance: Moderate fruity Hybridizer: McGredy—1995 Parentage: New Year x seedling Comments: Fountainous growth. More blooms in cool weather.
Height/Habit: Medium-compact/Bushy & rounded Bloom/Size: Medium-small, single, in clusters Petal Count: 5 Fragrance: Slight apple Hybridizer: Brownell—1941 Parentage: Dr. W. Van Fleet x Leuchstern Comments: Can blackspot when crowded. Best in cold climates.
Outta the Blue™
(cv. WEKstephitsu) Pat.#13,449 Multi-toned magenta to lavender-blue. Shrub No picture can capture the sweet spicy scent or the full array of colors borne by this beauty. It’s outta this world when it comes to the display of many blue hues – rich magenta spiked with yellow, deep wine sparked with cream, warm lavender spilling to nearly blue. All on just one gorgeous green plant! Free-flowering & super vigorous, she bears big clusters of old-fashionedformed flowers. Very hardy. Height/Habit: Medium/Upright to slightly rounded Bloom/Size: Medium-large, double, in clusters Petal Count: 25 to 30 Fragrance: Strong clove & rose Hybridizer: Carruth—2002 Parentage: Stephen’s Big Purple x (International Herald Tribune x R. soulieana derivative) Comments: Ever-changing colors for all climates.
Nearly Wild
Morden Centennial
Palmengarten Frankfurt
Pink Meidiland ®
Pillow Fight ™
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Rainbow Knock Out ®
Rabble Rouser ®
Outta the Blue ™
Palmengarten Frankfurt
Pink Knock Out®
(cv. KORsilan) Medium pink. Shrub Only available Budded A fine German hybrid with an impossible name, let’s just call it P.F. for now. It’s no bull that P.F. is absolutely resistant to B.S. (black spot) and that’s a B.D. (big deal) for most of the U.S.A. P.F. can be used as a G.C. (groundcover) or a S.S. (spreading shrub) with its loads of ruffled pure pink flowers borne in large clusters. Glossy green leaves fill out the bushy habit. It’s A.O.K. Height/Habit: Medium-low/Spreading Bloom/Size: Medium-small, ruffled Petal Count: 25 to 30 Fragrance: Mild Hybridizer: Kordes—1988 Parentage: Not released Comments: Absolutely black spot free.
Pillow Fight™
(cv. WEKpipogop) Pat.#13,113 Bright white. Shrub You might think feathers are flying when this dreamy new Shrub explodes into bloom. The clusters of fragrant flowers are such a blinding white color set against very deep glossy green foliage. Almost like a repeat blooming snowball bush, this rare seedling of Gourmet Popcorn has bigger more double blossoms, larger leaves and a larger mature habit. Yet it resembles its nearly sterile parent in that it never seems to stop flowering. Height/Habit: Medium/Rounded, bushy Bloom/Size: Small, full, in large clusters Petal Count: About 35 Fragrance: Strong honey & rose Hybridizer: Carruth—2000 Parentage: Pink Pollyanna x Gourmet Popcorn Comments: Best performance in drier climates.
(cv. RADcon) Pat. #15,070 Medium pink. Shrub A kinder, gentler color version of the now-famous Knock Out — here’s a more compatible hue to combine into the no-care landscape. As a medium pink color sport (mutation) of Knock Out, this version has all the same great plant qualities — rounded habit, single flower form & black spot resistance. It’s just a less glaring pink tone to tuck around or use in mass. Height/Habit: Medium/Rounded, bushy Bloom/Size: Medium, single Petal Count: 5 to 7 Fragrance: Mild Hybridizer: Found by Conard-Pyle Co. Parentage: Sport of Knock Out Comments: Truly black spot resistant. Some powdery mildew.
Pink Meidiland®
(cv. MEIpoque) Deep pink with a white eye. Shrub Ms. Pink doesn’t turn into the clambering Shrub like her ‘sister’ Meidilands, but she does repeat bloom with a great deal more dependability. Even though the flowers are single-petaled, the showy color and bright white ‘eye’ pull customers over for a closer examination. As with her other family members, you can expect good disease resistance and hardiness. Height/Habit Bloom/Size: Petal Count: Fragrance: Hybridizer: Parentage: Comments:
Medium/Bushy Medium-small, single, in clusters 5 None Meilland—1983 Ann de Bretagne x Nirvana Clean & free-flowering.
Rabble Rouser®
(cv. HORcoffitup, Celebration 2000) Gleaming gold. Shrublet A seedling of the black-spot-free Baby Love, this baby’s grown up & is ready to raise a ruckus in the landscape. Gangs of gleaming gold fully double flowers command attention against the glossy gloriously green leaves. Yet the finish color is just as eye-catching as the fresh color, making a perfect round mass of glowing gold & green through the growing season. A garden party animal! Height/Habit: Medium/Rounded, bushy & full Bloom/Size: Medium-small, double, in clusters Petal Count: 10 to 15 Fragrance: Mild Hybridizer: Horner—2004 Parentage: (Anytime x Liverpool Echo) x [(Flamenco x Rosa Bella) x Baby Love] Comments: Larger habit in milder climates.
Rainbow Knock Out®
(cv. RADcor) Pat.#17,346 Shades of coral, pink & yellow. Shrub Does the mere thought of rose gardening fill your head with lists of tedious tasks? It’s time to purge those old parables & discover a new race of truly clean & carefree rosy perennials. This kissin’ cousin of the famous Knock Out is similar in black spot resistance but brighter in its ever-changing array of coral, yellow, pink & cream colors. Very compact & bushy. An overachiever when it comes to flower power. Height/Habit: Medium-low/Compact, rounded Bloom/Size: Small, single Petal Count: Mostly 5 Fragrance: Sweet juniper on the buds Hybridizer: Radler—2007 Parentage: RADtee x RADrac Comments: Subject to some fade in strong sun.
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Red Fairy
Teeny Bopper ™
Red Fairy
(cv. MORredfar) Pat.#10,150 Cherry red. Polyantha Even though it’s not a direct relative of the famous The Fairy, this new addition to the Polyantha family looks enough like its namesake to be a kissin’ cousin. Huge conical sprays of small deep pink/light red flowers are held on somewhat pendulous stems, giving a fountainous effect for the garden. Typical of the family, the long nearly-evergreen foliage is a very brilliant green. Height/Habit: Medium/Somewhat cascading Bloom/Size: Small, in large clusters Petal Count: 24 to 30 Fragrance: Slight Hybridizer: Moore—1996 Parentage: Simon Robinson x Simon Robinson Comments: Red color picks up in cooler weather.
Red Meidiland®
(cv. MEIneble) Pat.#7116 Medium red with a white eye. Shrub/Ground Cover Here’s a Meidiland sister that prefers cold climates. In growth habit she’s more of a Ground Cover than some of the family. But ‘Red’ is the tops when it comes to hardiness and bright color. Very glossy green leaves. Height/Habit: Spreading canes of 5 to 6 feet Bloom/Size: Medium-small, in clusters Petal Count: About 5 Fragrance: Slight Hybridizer: Meilland—1989 Parentage: Sea Foam x (Picasso x Eyepaint) Comments: Proven hardy cold climate performer.
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Rhapsody in Blue ™
Renae Cotton candy pink. Climbing Floribunda Only available as a 36 ″ Tree A rose made just for hangin’ around. That’s why we only offer it as a tree…’cause the long pendulous branches show off the best when viewed at eye level. Delightfully fragrant ruffled pink flowers are borne well up the long stems…not just at the very tip. Long green weepy leaves. Nearly thornless. Height/Habit: Hanging canes from 3 to 4 feet Bloom/Size: Medium, very double Petal Count: 40 to 45 Fragrance: Sweet rose Hybridizer: Moore—1954 Parentage: Étoile Luisante x seedling O.P. Comments: Prefers milder climates.
Rhapsody in Blue™
(cv. FRAntasia) Pat.#17,518 Smoke-blue purple blend. Shrub Only available Budded A whisper started in England. And then the story spread about a nearly-blue rose with gray-green leaves coming from an amateur hybridizer, Frank Cowlishaw. With the first flowering in the trials, the world-wide rumor ran rampant about this remarkable rose. Yet the trials showed the elusive beauty to be true to its English upbringing, having a definite preference for cool conditions. The upright bushy pillar sulks in the heat but recovers remarkably with milder temps. Height/Habit: Medium to tall/Irregular, upright Bloom/Size: Medium, semi-double, in clusters Petal Count: 15 to 20 Fragrance: Moderate sweet spice Hybridizer: Cowlishaw—2006 Parentage: Summerwine x {International Herald Tribune x [(Blue Moon x Montezuma) x (Violacea x Montezuma)]} Comments: Demands moderate temps. No other rose color like it!
Scarlet Meidiland®
(cv. MEIkrotal) Bright red. Shrub/Ground Cover The most vigorous of the Meidiland family, Scarlet can spread 6 feet or more with a height of 3 to 4 feet. Once again, this red cousin possesses glossy diseaseresistant leaves, super vigor and full branching. The huge clusters of small ruffled flowers enhance the bright cherry-red color display. No pruning required. Blooms mostly in mid to late summer. Height/Habit: Sprawling canes of 5 to 6 feet Bloom/Size: Small, double, in large clusters Petal Count: 15 to 20 Fragrance: Slight Hybridizer: Meilland—1985 Parentage: MEItiraca x Clair Matin Comments: Hardy. More manageable in Northern climates.
Sea Foam Creamy white. Shrub Unique is the best description of this lovely white rose. The old-fashioned pure white flowers are carried on long trailing canes. It can be used as a groundcover or planted to spill over an embankment or wall. Dark green disease-resistant foliage. Height/Habit: Shrubby/Trailing Bloom/Size: Medium, fully double, in clusters Petal Count: 30 to 35 Fragrance: Slight Hybridizer: Schwartz—1964 Parentage: Selfed seedling of White Dawn x Pinocchio Comments: Best flower size in cool conditions. Hardy
(cv. ORAwichkay) Pat.#14,785 Bright crisp white. Shrub Seeing stars lately? Even in midday? No need to worry…as long as you’re looking at this awardwinning Shrub from France. With very little effort on your part, your landscape can twinkle with sparkling stars of white. Each perfectly single flower has the charm of a dogwood. Yet the bushy easy-to-grow plant is as profuse as a dandelion. Glossy green leaves show off the huge clusters…a darned near constellation all on its own. Height/Habit: Medium-low/Spreading, bushy Bloom/Size: Medium-small, single, large airy clusters Petal Count: 5 Fragrance: Slight Hybridizer: Orard—2002 Parentage: Anisely Dickson x R. wichuriana Comments: Never seems to stop flowering.
The Fairy Pastel pink. Polyantha Modern shrub roses should be so lucky to carry all the good qualities of this fine rose. She bears small ruffled soft-pink flowers in large pyramidal clusters that bow gracefully to Mother Earth, giving the rounded bush a profusion of glossy green leaves and pretty blossoms from head to toe. She’s hardy and naturally disease resistant. Height/Habit: Medium/Slightly cascading Bloom/Size: Small, in clusters Petal Count: 20 to 25 Fragrance: Mild apple Hybridizer: Bentall—1932 Parentage: Paul Crampel x Lady Gay Comments: Proven consistent performer. Best color when cool. Hardy & clean.
Renae (Only available as a 36″ tree)
Watercolors™
Teeny Bopper™
(cv. WEKiscorou) PPAF Scarlet/White bicolor. Shrublet™ This half-pint cousin of the Floribunda is a real whippersnapper when it comes to bloomin’. She loves to show off with lots & lots of sassy scarlet & white blooms. Glitzy clusters bear very pointed buds that open into knee-high hydrangea-like heads of very longlived flowers. Deep green glossy leaves dress up her flashy but compact habit. Pull her to the front of the border…put her in a pot…or place her amongst perennials. She’ll flaunt her flowers & steal the show. Height/Habit: Low/Compact Bloom/Size: Small, in large clusters Petal Count: 20 to 25 Fragrance: Light Hybridizer: Bédard—2009 Parentage: City of San Francisco x Rabble Rouser Comments: Perfect container plant.
Sea Foam
OWN-ROOT SHRUB ROSES
Starry Night™
(cv. WEKclaflobo) Pat.#19,397 Ever-changing yellows & blushing pinks. Shrub It’s a color extravaganza! The flowers may be simple in style, but they’re captivating to watch as they change colors completely each day. This array of yellow, pink, cerise & ruby tones are carried atop loads of clean deep green leaves on a very bushy full plant. Dark red new shoots add to the show. You might think of her as the old Mutabilis – on steroids! Delicate to look at but tough as nails when it comes to garden performance. Height/Habit: Medium/Rounded to slightly spreading Bloom/Size: Medium, single, in clusters Petal Count: 5 to 8 Fragrance: Moderate apple Hybridizer: Carruth—2008 Parentage: (Santa Claus x Flower Carpet) x Betty Boop Comments: Can grow taller in mild climates.
Starry Night ™
Red Meidiland ®
Watercolors ™
The Fairy
Scarlet Meidiland ®
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Weeping China Doll
White Meidiland ®
Shades of rosy pink. Polyantha Only available as a 36 ″ Tree This sport (mutation) of the beloved China Doll gives the same profuse clusters of ruffled rosy pink blossoms, but on long slender stems. We offer it only as a tree–the perfect foil to show off the spilling sprays and narrow apple-green leaves. Height/Habit: Medium-low/Cascading Bloom/Size: Small, in clusters Petal Count: 20 to 25 Fragrance: Mild tea Hybridizer: Weeks—1977 Parentage: Sport of China Doll Comments: More flowers in moderate temperatures.
What a Peach™
(cv. CHEwpeachdell) Pat.#15,287 Perfectly peachy. Shrublet Such a scrumptious long-lasting peachy color, you might be tempted to pick it & pop it in your mouth. But these beauties are for enjoyin’…not for eatin’. The newest member of Weeks popular Shrublets™ brings a welcome warm apricot color to the clan. Much like Raven in habit & style, the upright bushy plant is loaded with glossy green clean leaves and gorgeous red new growth. Height/Habit: Medium-tall/Upright, full & bushy Bloom/Size: Medium-small, double, in clusters Petal Count: 25 to 30 Fragrance: Moderate fruity Hybridizer: Warner—2002 Parentage: Laura Ford x Sweet Magic Comments: Can send up long shoots very late in the season.
White Meidiland®
(cv. MEIcoublan) Pure white. Shrub/Ground Cover Of the Meidiland gang, white is the more manageable ground cover-like habit with the largest flowers. Heavily petaled pure white blossoms make a good repeat show even in warm climates. Old rose style on a sturdy plant. Glossy deep green foliage. Height/Habit: Spreading canes reach 4 to 5 feet Bloom/Size: Medium-large, very full Petal Count: 40 plus Fragrance: None Hybridizer: Meilland—1987 Parentage: Temple Bells x MEIgurami Comments: Hardy. Best performer in mild climates.
Wing-Ding™
(cv. WEKairyven) PPAF Brilliant scarlet. Polyantha It’s party time for Polyanthas. There’s never been a Poly with this searing scarlet color. So let’s throw a WingDing to celebrate. You’ll be surprised at the number of bright little long-lived blossoms carried in each huge pyramid-shaped cluster. The sheer weight of those copious clusters gives the plant a slightly spilling habit to nod over a rock wall or break up the garden border. Shiny-clean deep green leaves add to the revelry of the glitzy blooms. Paint the town ‘scarlet’ red with this pretty Poly. Height/Habit: Medium/Somewhat spreading Bloom/Size: Small, in large clusters, semi-double Petal Count: 7 to 10 Fragrance: Light Hybridizer: Carruth—2008 Parentage: Red Fairy x Raven Comments: Continues to whoop it up late into the season.
What a Peach ™
Shrublets are roses of varying habits which are never too big to tuck into restricted garden spaces. We call ‘em ‘Shrublets’ because the flowers are individually smaller with proportionately smaller foliage. Yet Shrublets bloom very abundantly, have very good disease resistance and a high level of hardiness. Shrublets look attractive in the landscape with merely a light shaping rather than a hard pruning.
Wing-Ding ™
Weeping China Doll (Only available as a 36″ tree)
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CLIMBING ROSES
Aloha
Climbing Roses
All Ablaze ™
All Ablaze™, Cl.
(cv. WEKsamsou) Pat.# 13,107 Medium cherry red. Large-Flowered Climber You’ll get all fired up over the showy clusters of big ruffled flowers. And they’re the ideal red for the landscape…not too orange nor blue nor pink nor blah… just the right red to create a Christmasy combination with the pure green foliage. Hardy, vigorous and clean. Repeats readily. Blooms on new and old wood. Height/Habit: Climbing canes 8 to 12 feet Bloom/Size: Medium-large, double, ruffled Petal Count: Over 35 Fragrance: Slight spice Hybridizer: Carruth—2000 Parentage: Don Juan x (R. soulieana derivative x Trumpeter) Comments: Consistent performer in all but tropical climates. Altissimo
Aloha, Cl. Rose pink with a darker reverse. Climbing Hybrid Tea Large shapely fragrant buds and blooms of two-toned pink. Dark green leathery leaves. Blooms on new and old wood. Height/Habit: Climbing canes 8 to 10 feet Bloom/Size: Large, very full Petal Count: 45 to 50 Fragrance: Sweet rose Hybridizer: Boerner—1949 Parentage: Mercedes Gallart x New Dawn Comments: Needs some heat for best color & form.
Altissimo, Cl.
(cv. DELmur) Chinese lacquer-red. Large-Flowered Climber Very long-lasting large saucer-like single flowers of Chinese lacquer red. Cutting length stems. Blooms on new and old wood. Height/Habit: Pillar/Climber of 8 to 10 feet Bloom/Size: Large, single Petal Count: 5 to 7 Fragrance: Light Hybridizer: Chabert—1966 Parentage: Tenor x unknown Comments: Consistent in all climates. Hardy. Best size when cool.
America, Cl.
(cv. JACclam) Even coral pink. Large-Flowered Climber Well-formed large pure coral pink buds and blooms exude a spicy fragrance. Award-winning. Blooms on new and old wood. Height/Habit: Climbing canes 10 to 12 feet Bloom/Size: Large, full Petal Count: 40 to 45 Fragrance: Strong spicy Hybridizer: Warriner—1976 Parentage: Fragrant Cloud x Tradition Comments: Proven performer. Late to flower in spring.
Climbers – Roses whose long canes can be trained along fences or walls, variable in flower size, form and mature habit.
America
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Angel Face, Cl.
Candy Land
Angel Face, Cl.
Blaze Improved, Cl.
Medium lavender with a ruby blush. Climbing Floribunda Ruffled lavender flowers with sweet lemon-like perfume. Dark green leaves. Blooms on old wood only. Height/Habit: Climbing canes 10 to 12 feet Bloom/Size: Medium, ruffled Petal Count: 25 to 30 Fragrance: Strong citrus Hybridizer: Haight—1981 Parentage: Sport of Angel Face Comments: Established plants give more bloom.
Pure even red. Large-Flowered Climber Also available Own-Root The most popular Climbing rose. Produces abundant clusters of pure red flowers. Blooms on new and old wood. Height/Habit: Climbing canes 12 to 14 feet Bloom/Size: Medium, in large clusters Petal Count: 20 to 25 Fragrance: Light tea Hybridizer: Kallay—1932 Parentage: Paul’s Scarlet Climber x Gruss an Teplitz Comments: Proven consistent performer.
Autumn Sunset ®, Cl. Warm apricot gold. Shrub/Climber Never been able to brag about rich fragrance, great hardiness and super disease resistance (especially black spot) in a Climber with this apricot gold color. But things do change. And the bragging list could go on to include strong vigor, great shiny green foliage and a free-flowering habit that starts from the very first year. Unbeatable. Blooms on new and old wood. Height/Habit: Pillar/Climber of 8 to 12 feet Bloom/Size: Large, decorative double, in clusters Petal Count: 20 to 25 Fragrance: Strong fruity Hybridizer: Lowe—1988 Parentage: Sport of Westerland Comments: Great performer in most climates. Best flower color in cooler weather.
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Autumn Sunset ®
Candy Land, Cl.
(cv. WEKrosopela) PPAF Rosy pink striped with ivory yellow. Large-flowered Climber Just imagine sizable Hybrid-Tea-shaped blossoms carried in huge clusters on a very showy Climber. Now add a color that gives ‘eye candy’ a whole new meaning with swirls of impetuous pink spun with creamy ivory yellow. Top it all off with some of the most glorious gorgeous glossy foliage in rosedom – lush, clean & apple-green. This all lends a winning combination, especially when it comes to vigorous hardy easy-care Climbers. One of our very best yet! Height/Habit: Climbing canes 10 to 12 feet Bloom/Size: Large, classically formed Petal Count: Around 25 Fragrance: Moderate apple Hybridizer: Carruth—2008 Parentage: Rosy Outlook x Pretty Lady Comments: Blooms & reblooms well in the very first year.
Cecile Brunner, Cl.
(Sweetheart rose) Pastel pink. Climbing Polyantha Beloved old-timer. Large airy clusters of small pointed pastel buds and creamy pink blooms. Mostly a spring bloomer on old wood. Height/Habit: Climbing canes up to 18 feet long Bloom/Size: Small, in large clusters Petal Count: Over 30 Fragrance: Moderate tea Hybridizer: Hosp—1894 Parentage: Cecile Brunner sport Comments: Old fashioned. Established plants give more rebloom.
Don Juan, Cl. Deep velvety red. Large-Flowered Climber Best of the fragrant dark red Climbing roses. Large buds and shapely blossoms. Glossy dark green leaves. Blooms on new and old wood. Height/Habit: Climbing canes 12 to 14 feet Bloom/Size: Large, full Petal Count: 30 to 35 Fragrance: Strong rose Hybridizer: Maladrone—1958 Parentage: New Dawn seedling x New Yorker Comments: Warm night temperatures give the best color. Proven performer.
(cv. MACdub) Clear red. Large-Flowered Climber Large, fully-double clear true red flowers will open in cool weather or take the heat. Lots of deep green leaves. Can also be trained as a pillar. Blooms on new and old wood. Height/Habit: Climbing canes 8 to 10 feet Bloom/Size: Large, double Petal Count: About 25 Fragrance: Moderate fruity Hybridizer: McGredy—1975 Parentage: Bantry Bay x Altissimo Comments: Somewhat slow to climb. Opens even when cold.
Flutterbye™, Cl.
(cv. WEKplasol) Pat.#9715 Multicolor yellow, coral, tangerine & pink. Shrub/Climber Mooove over Mutabilis (Rosa that is). Even if you don’t know the charming old rose whose flowers change color every day, you’ll be fascinated by the everchanging display from this sparkling Shrub/Climber. The large clusters of single blossoms carry all different colors at the same time. Highly resistant foliage is so shiny glossy green that it seems to mirror the flower colors. In mild climates, the plant can grow large enough to be used as a Pillar/Climber. Yet, it’s a nice rounded Shrub in harsher regions. Height/Habit: Very large/Rounded to fountainous Bloom/Size: Medium-small, single, large clusters Petal Count: 5 to 8 Fragrance: Moderate spice Hybridizer: Carruth—1996 Parentage: Playboy x R. soulieana derivative Comments: Light pruning will maintain a better shape.
Blaze Improved
CLIMBING ROSES
Dublin Bay, Cl.
Fourth of July™, Cl.
(cv. WEKroalt, Crazy for You, Hanabi) Pat.#11,518 Velvety red striped with bright white. Large-flowered Climber An explosion of eye-popping color for the landscape is just the beginning of the festivities ahead from this fragrant Climber. You’ll get a bang out of the big sprays of large long-lasting blossoms. And the fireworks just seem to keep coming because it blooms and reblooms readily in the very first season. Sparkling green foliage, superb vigor and good hardiness complete the spectacle. The first Climber to take the coveted AARS award in 23 years.
Dublin Bay
Height/Habit: Climbing canes 10 to 14 feet Bloom/Size: Large, semi-double, in clusters Petal Count: 10 to 15 Fragrance: Fresh cut apple & sweet rose Hybridizer: Carruth—1999 Parentage: Roller Coaster x Altissimo Comments: Consistent color & vigor in most climates. Free flowering.
Golden Showers, Cl. Bright clear yellow. Large-Flowered Climber Award-winning. Abundant clusters of fragrant ruffled pure yellow flowers . Bright green leaves. Blooms on new and old wood. Height/Habit: Climbing canes 12 to 14 feet Bloom/Size: Medium-large, double Petal Count: 25 to 28 Fragrance: Sweet licorice Hybridizer: Lammerts—1956 Parentage: Charlotte Armstrong x Captain Thomas Comments: Cool temperatures give best color & size. Free flowering.
Flutterbye ™
Cecile Brunner, Cl.
Fourth of July ™
Don Juan
Golden Showers
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SYMBOLS – Indicates WEEKS Patented Rose – Indicates AARS Award Winner – Indicates American Rose Society Award of Excellence.
Iceberg, Cl.
Jeanne LaJoie, Cl.
Ice white. Climbing Floribunda What more needs to be said? At last, the climbing English sport of the world’s best white landscape rose is available. It has all the great qualitiies of Iceberg in a vigorous Climber. Blooms on old wood only. Height/Habit: Climbing canes 12 to 14 feet Bloom/Size: Medium, double, in clusters Petal Count: 20 to 25 Fragrance: Mild honey Hybridizer: Cant—1968 Parentage: Sport of Iceberg Comments: Flowers more on established plants. Clean.
Pink kissed with coral. Miniature Climber/Pillar Only available Own-Root Her reputation precedes her…and that ain’t bad. Because Jeanne is vigorous, super hardy, clean & full of flowers. Although her flowers and foliage are small, the plant will easily fill a trellis or make a free-standing pillar. Already known and loved in the Northeast, she’ll likely find a warm & fuzzy spot in your gardening heart, too. Height/Habit: Climbing canes 6 to 10 feet Bloom/Size: Small, fully double Petal Count: 35 to 40 Fragrance: Slight tea Hybridizer: Sima—1977 Parentage: (Casa Blanca x Independence) x Midget Comments: Extremely hardy. Can be a large free-standing pillar.
Jacob’s Robe ™, Cl.
(cv. WEKausboy) PPAF Ever-changing yellows blushing pinky red. Large-flowered Climber Yes, we’re making a verbal pun on the beloved Joseph’s Coat, one of the most popular of all Climbers. Pun aside, for many years we’ve sought to capture the same great colors on a much improved plant. The blushing yellows, pinks & reds of Jacob’s Robe aren’t an exact match. But the multi-color effect is even more dramatic. It’s equally floriferous, re-blooming readily in the very first year. But the plant shows off the big difference – more natural vigor, lusher glossy deep green leaves, better disease resistance & more hardiness.
Lemon Meringue ™
Height/Habit: Climbing canes 10 to 12 feet Bloom/Size: Large, double Petal Count: 20 to 25 Fragrance: Moderate spice Hybridizer: Carruth—2008 Parentage: Autumn Sunset x Playboy Comments: Free-flowering. Blooms on new & old wood.
Joseph’s Coat, Cl. Multicolors of red, pink, orange and yellow. Large-Flowered Climber Very popular. Bounteous clusters with double flowers of ever-changing colorful hues. Glossy apple-green leaves. Blooms on new and old wood. Not hardy. Height/Habit: Climbing canes 10 to 12 feet Bloom/Size: Medium, double Petal Count: 23 to 28 Fragrance: Light tea Hybridizer: Swim and Armstrong—1964 Parentage: Buccaneer x Circus Comments: Popular proven performer.
Jeanne Lajoie
Joseph’s Coat
Iceberg, Cl.
New Dawn
Jacob’s Robe ™
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CLIMBING ROSES
Royal Gold
Pearly Gates ™
Night Owl ™
Lemon Meringue™, Cl.
Night Owl™, Cl.
(cv. WEKradler) Pat.#17,347 Chiffon lemon yellow. Shrub/Climber A good yellow Climber is hard to come by. A hardy yellow Climber even rarer. And a fragrant hardy yellow Climber is extraordinary. Here’s one more clone with all the great qualities of its parent, Autumn Sunset, but flowering in soft yellow tones. If you like Autumn Sunset and its kissing cousin, apricot orange Westerland, then enjoy the new yellow sister. Blooms on new and old wood. Height/Habit: Climbing canes of 10 to 12 feet Bloom/Size: Large, double, in clusters Petal Count: 20 to 25 Fragrance: Strong spice & fruit Hybridizer: Radler—2005 Parentage: Sport of Autumn Sunset Comments: Gets big in mild climates. Deeper color when cool.
New Dawn, Cl. Cameo pink. Large-Flowered Climber Also available Own-Root Hardy and vigorous. Large fragrant pale pink flowers. Glossy dark green leaves. Blooms on new and old wood. Height/Habit: Climbing canes 18 to 20 feet Bloom/Size: Large, double Petal Count: 35 to 40 Fragrance: Sweet rose Hybridizer: Dreer—1930 Parentage: Sport of Dr. W. Van Fleet Comments: Proven performer. Hardy.
(cv. WEKpurosot) Pat.#18,740 Wine Purple. Large-flowered Climber Like no other Climbing rose in color & style…imagine a dark wine-purple version of Sally Holmes blinking with bright yellow stamens. Now you’re starting to get the picture. The clusters of showy sweetly fragrant blossoms come on quickly, are very long-lived and hold that dramatic deep claret color to the very end. Repeat flowering readily in the very first season, this vigorous beauty sends out long canes covered with clean greygreen leaves. Gotta have it! Height/Habit: Climbing canes 10 to 14 feet Bloom/Size: Large, semi-double, in clusters Petal Count: 8 to 10 Fragrance: Moderate clove & spice Hybridizer: Carruth—2007 Parentage: [(International Herald Tribune x R. soulieana derivative) x (Sweet Chariot x Blue Nile)] x Rosy Outlook Comments: Repeats readily. Very vigorous grower.
Pearly Gates™, Cl.
(cv. WEKmeyer) Pat.#10,640 Pastel pearl pink. Large-Flowered Climber Here’s a heavenly honey of a hard-to-come-by hue in Climbing roses…pure pastel pink. Just like it’s ‘Mom’, America, she’s got big gorgeous well-formed flowers saturated with sweet spicy perfume. Same growth habit, too. But the difference is the angelic soft pink color. Blooms on new and old wood.
Royal Gold, Cl. Deep golden yellow. Large-Flowered Climber Rich golden HT-shaped buds and blooms with lasting deep yellow color. Cutting length stems. Blooms on new and old wood. Height/Habit: Climbing canes 8 to 10 feet Bloom/Size: Large, double Petal Count: 30 to 35 Fragrance: Moderate to strong fruity Hybridizer: Morey—1957 Parentage: Cl. Goldilocks x Lydia Comments: Best color & size when cooler.
Height/Habit: Climbing canes 10 to 12 feet Bloom/Size: Large, full Petal Count: About 35 Fragrance: Strong spice & rose Hybridizer: Meyer—1999 Parentage: Sport of America Comments: Free-flowering. A little late to bloom in spring.
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Royal Sunset, Cl.
Sally Holmes, Cl.
Orangey apricot. Large-Flowered Climber Long elegant buds and large blousey blossoms of rich colors are set against deep glossy green leaves. Nice fragrance and good vigor, too. Moderately hardy. Blooms on old and new wood. Height/Habit: Climbing canes 8 to 10 feet Bloom/Size: Large, double Petal Count: 20 to 25 Fragrance: Moderate fruity Hybridizer: Morey—1960 Parentage: Sungold x Sutter’s Gold Comments: Especially loved in the Northwest. Best size and colors when cool.
Buff buds open pure white. Shrub/Climber Unlike any rose you’ve seen, Sally gives huge clusters that resemble Hydrangea heads—filled with buffcolored buds that open to white single flowers. Despite their frail appearance, the blooms last well even in heat. Vigorous, disease resistant and very free flowering. Blooms on new wood. Height/Habit: Pillar/climber of 6 to 12 feet Bloom/Size: Large, single, in large clusters Petal Count: 5 to 8 Fragrance: Slight Hybridizer: Holmes—1976 Parentage: Ivory Fashion x Ballerina Comments: Good in most temperatures. Deeper bud color when cool.
Sky’s the Limit™, Cl.
(cv. WEKprimsoul) PPAF Buttery yellow. Large-Flowered Climber One of the most beautifully ‘clothed’ Climbers around, Sky’s the Limit invites you to look down at her lovely plant…and look up at her scads of colorful clusters. Reblooming well in the very first season, she’ll skyrocket in growth to quickly establish that perfect climbing effect on a trellis, fence or wall. Unusually hardy (especially for a yellow) and so very full of clean green leaves, she’s sky high above other yellow Climbers. Height/Habit: Climbing canes of 10 to 12 feet Bloom/Size: Medium, ruffled, in clusters Petal Count: 20 to 25 Fragrance: Slight fruity Hybridizer: Carruth—2007 Parentage: Princess Marianna x R. soulieana derivative Comments: Hardy. Free-flowering.
Soaring Spirits ™
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Soaring Spirits™, Cl.
Valentine’s Day™, Cl.
(cv. WEKbecfoj) Pat.#18,033 Pastel pink & yellow striped. Large-Flowered Climber Named to honor the victims of 9-11 & contribute toward the ‘Remember Me’ garden fund, Soaring Spirits sends out huge clusters of showy swirls & stripes with ever-changing pastel pink, yellow & cream hues. Super glossy bright green leaves & nearly-limegreen new growth set this vigorous clean Climber apart from any other rose. Repeat blooms readily on new & old wood. Height/Habit: Climbing canes 8 to 12 feet Bloom/Size: Large, single, in large clusters Petal Count: 5 to 8 Fragrance: Moderate fresh-cut apple Hybridizer: Carruth—2005 Parentage: Berries ‘n’ Cream x Fourth of July Comments: Best when established. Each sale contributes to the garden fund.
(cv. WEKamrav) Pat.#17,687 Deep velvet red. Climbing Mini-Flora Only available Own-Root My love is like a red, red rose…and there ain’t no redder red than this lovely little Climber. Clusters of double blossoms are the same clear velvet red from bud to finish. The look of love is complimented by very dark green clean leaves. Blooms & repeat blooms in the very first year on new & old wood. Ideal for low fences, balcony accents or a decorative trellis in a showy container. Height/Habit: Climbing canes of 6 to 10 feet Bloom/Size: Medium-small, very double, in clusters Petal Count: Around 30 Fragrance: Slight Hybridizer: Carruth—2006 Parentage: Amalia x Raven Comments: Hardy & red, red, red. Very disease resistant.
Westerland, Cl.
(cv. KORwest) Blended apricot orange. Shrub/Climber For years, Westerland has been passed lovingly from one rose-lover to the next, earning its place in rosedom. Her reputation is based on terrific fragrance, glossy green highly disease-resistant foliage, great natural hardiness, large sprays of brightly colored blossoms and super vigor. Blooms and reblooms freely in the first season on both new and old wood. Height/Habit: Climbing canes 10 to 12 feet Bloom/Size: Large, double, in clusters Petal Count: 18 to 25 Fragrance: Strong spice and rose Hybridizer: Kordes—1970 Parentage: Friedrich Worlein x Circus Comments: Can get very large in mild climates.
Sky’s the Limit ™
CLIMBING ROSES
Westerland
Valentine’s Day ™
White Dawn, Cl. Clean white. Large-Flowered Climber Loads of bright white ruffled flowers come on this vigorous disease-resistant plant. Blooms on new and old wood. Height/Habit: Climbing canes of 12 to 14 feet Bloom/Size: Medium, in clusters Petal Count: 30 to 35 Fragrance: Sweet rose Hybridizer: Longley—1949 Parentage: New Dawn x Lily Pons Comments: Free-flowering proven performer.
William Baffin, Cl.
Sally Holmes
Deep pink. Shrub/Climber Only available Own-Root Hardy as nails yet pretty as a picture. Bill’s super vigor, disease resistance and ability to survive ‘Father Winter’ is only surpassed by his wonderful display of bawdy pink blossoms. Blooms on new and old wood. Height/Habit: Climbing canes of 8 to 10 feet Bloom/Size: Medium, double, in clusters Petal Count: 20 to 25 Fragrance: Mild Hybridizer: Svejda—1983 Parentage: [R. kordesii x (Red Dawn x Suzanne)] O.P. Comments: Wonderfully hardy. Proven performer for the North.
Royal Sunset
White Dawn
William Baffin
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Coffee Bean ™
Miniature Roses
(cv. WEKdoudou) PPAF Rust & smoke bicolor. Miniature If you love Hot Cocoa, then you’ll love its newest ‘baby’. This caffeinated cutie percolates in the garden, popping up one shapely bud after another set against deep glossy green leaves. It’s not exactly like ‘Dad’ in color, but you can see the family tree – smoky red-orange inside & shiny rusty-orange on the outside. The wellformed flowers open to reveal a bright eye that lights up in the landscape. The first from the hands of Weeks’ talented assistant hybridizer, Christian Bédard. Height/Habit: 12 to 16 inches/Rounded Bloom/Size: Large, double Petal Count: Around 15 Fragrance: Mild tea Hybridizer: Bédard—2008 Parentage: Santa Claus x Hot Cocoa Comments: More smoke in cool weather.
Cupcake
(cv. SPIcup) Perfect pure pink. Miniature This easy-to-grow garden confection is decorated with lots of well-formed frosting pink buds and blooms. Glossy green foliage and a neat rounded compact habit embellish the vigorous plant. Height/Habit: 12 to 18 inches/Rounded Bloom/Size: Medium-large, full Petal Count: 45 to 50 Fragrance: Mild Hybridizer: Spies—1983 Parentage: Gene Boerner x (Gay Princess x Yellow Jewel) Comments: Proven consistent performer.
Gizmo ™
Daddy’s Little Girl™
(cv.WEKsacpur) PPAF Rich rose pink & cream bicolor. Miniature Daddy’s Little Girl is very well-behaved in the garden yet tends to be a show-off. Her bushy tidy compact habit is an easy addition to limited landscapes. But be prepared for a parade of plentiful pointed petite plushpink buds with just a pinch of cream on the petal reverse. Perfectly proportioned clean green leaves makes her pretty as a picture. And she’s superlative for a patio pot, too. Height/Habit: 12 to 18 inches/Compact & rounded Bloom/Size: Medium-small, double Petal Count: 20 to 25 Fragrance: Slight Hybridizer: Carruth—2010 Parentage: Santa Claus x [(International Herald Tribune x R. soulieana derivative) x (Sweet Chariot x Blue Nile)] Comments: Consistently cute in all climates.
Denver’s Dream
(cv. SAVaden) Pat.#9435 Copper orange with a red reverse. Miniature Sweet dreams are made of this one! Numerous blended hot orange flowers backed by rust red, shine like gems against the contrasting dark green leaves. Despite being a bushy little Miniature plant, the show of unique colors is likely to rival the sun for a bright spot in the landscape. Height/Habit: 12 to 16 inches/Rounded Bloom/Size: Medium-large, double Petal Count: About 20 Fragrance: None Hybridizer: Saville—1995 Parentage: Gingersnap x Klima Comments: More orange when it’s hot. More red when it’s cool.
Cupcake
Denver’s Dream
Heartbreaker
Gingerbread Man
Daddy’s Little Girl ™
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OWN-ROOT MINIATURES
Lemon Drop
Neon Cowboy ™
Gingerbread Man
(cv. POUlxas) Pat.#9420 Lasting amber. Miniature Color that’s good enough to eat and a sweet smell too. Each bush will keep you well-stocked with loads of plump full gingery apricot-amber flowers that hold their luscious color to the last bite. Upright, vigorous and easy-to-grow with bright green glossy leaves. A tasty treat for your garden. Height/Habit: 16 to 20 inches/Upright Bloom/Size: Medium-large, full & ruffled Petal Count: Over 35 Fragrance: Light fruity Hybridizer: Olesen—1995 Parentage: Seedling x Texas Comments: Most intense color in cool temps.
Gizmo™
(cv. WEKcatlart) Pat.#12.327 Scarlet orange with a white ‘eye’. Miniature Surely this ‘gizmo’ can’t be a rose! It looks like some other sort of new doodad. But this rosy thingamajig is indeed a great new garden gadget. You see it’s a perfectly round mound of a little plant just chucked full of wonderfully glossy green leaves. Eye-searing scarlet single flowers set right atop the clean foliage to peer up at you with their white ‘eyes’. A catchy display of very long-lived blossoms for every landscape. Height/Habit: 14 to 20 inches/Rounded Bloom/Size: Large, single Petal Count: About 5 Fragrance: Mild apple Hybridizer: Carruth—2000 Parentage: Carrot Top x Little Artist Comments: Consistent gizmo in all climates.
Coffee Bean ™
Heartbreaker
(cv. WEKsybil) Pat.#7588 Cream with a deep pink edge. Miniature This catchy cutie will entice you with its perfectly formed flowers and bright long-lasting colors. The easy-to-grow rounded bush flowers generously. Dark glossy green leaves and mahogany-red new foliage. Height/Habit: 18 to 24 inches/Rounded Bloom/Size: Large, full Petal Count: 25 to 30 Fragrance: Light Hybridizer: Carruth—1990 Parentage: Crystalline x Magic Carrousel Comments: Best color & size with warm days.
Jeanne LaJoie, Cl. See page 58 for picture & description.
Neon Cowboy™
(cv. WEKemilcho) Pat.#15,256 Scarlet red with a yellow eye. Miniature These glitzy colors may make your heart go ‘giddy-up’. But your eyes will holler ‘whoa’ just to get a second look at the unbelievable scarlet color surrounding a searing yellow center. This well-behaved showoff will garner attention with its nice rounded plant heaped with loads of long-lived flowers and gobs of dark green clean leaves. Far out, partner! Height/Habit: 12 to16 inches/Rounded,compact Bloom/Size: Medium-large, semi-double Petal Count: 7 to 11 Fragrance: Slight Hybridizer: Carruth—2003 Parentage: Emily Louise x (Playboy x Little Artist) Comments: Showy in all climates.
Lemon Drop
(cv. WEKyegi) Pat.#14,555 Lemonade yellow. Miniature This sweet piece of lemony eye-candy looks much like its parent, Gingerbread Man–loads of old-fashioned formed flowers, lots of bright green clean leaves, longlasting color, good vigor and attractive habit. The clear lemon yellow blossoms come in showy clusters. Height/Habit: 16 to 20 inches/Upright Bloom/Size: Medium-large, full & ruffled Petal Count: Over 35 Fragrance: Light fruity Hybridizer: Carruth—2001 Parentage: Gingerbread Man x seedling Comments: Color intensifies in cooler climates.
Miniatures Small flowered roses with proportionately smaller foliage, often very compact in habit, stems are also shorter but still suitable for cutting. Powerfully flowerful petite perennials.
SYMBOLS – Indicates American Rose Society Award of Excellence. – Indicates WEEKS Patented Rose – Indicates Rose Hills Golden Rose Award Winner
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Santa Claus
Rainbow’s End ™
Ruby Ruby ™
Rainbow’s End™
(cv. SAValife) Deep yellow blushing to orange-red. Miniature These bright colors make a pot o‘ gold look dull. Its bushy compact plant displays lots of pointed buds and large shapely blooms atop glossy green leaves. One of the best! Height/Habit: 12 to 18 inches/Rounded Bloom/Size: Medium-large, full Petal Count: 30 to 35 Fragrance: Mild Hybridizer: Saville—1986 Parentage: Rise ‘n’ Shine x Watercolor Comments: Proven consistent performer.
Ruby Ruby™
(cv. WEKsactrumi) Pat.#15,066 Cherry red. Miniature When will you be mine? Easy enough – when you fall in love with this rounded green mound-of-a-plant covered with perfectly pointed cheery cherry-red buds. Big clusters of fully double flowers hold their ruby ruby color to the very very finish. Lots of glossy glossy leaves. Height/Habit: 12 to 18 inches/Rounded Bloom/Size: Medium-large, double Petal Count: Over 25 Fragrance: Light Hybridizer: Carruth—2004 Parentage: Santa Claus x (Trumpeter x Red Minimo) Comments: Consistent in all climates.
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Santa Claus
(cv. POUlclaus) Pat.#9063 Velvety red. Miniature Ho! Ho! Ho! Santa Claus has come to town with his classic velvety red buds that everyone loves. And his goody bag is loaded with highly disease-resistant glossy deep green leaves and lots of brilliant blooms. Merry Christmasy colors for all! Height/Habit: 12 to 16 inches/Rounded Bloom/Size: Large, double Petal Count: 15 to 20 Fragrance: Slight Hybridizer: Olesen—1994 Parentage: Seedling x seedling Comments: Show form best in cool weather. Resistant to Downy mildew.
Starla
(cv. PIXaria) Crisp white. Miniature A luminous member of the Miniature family. But she’s not little or fragile. In fact, Starla is one of our more robust Minis. Big pointed buds come atop an upright vigorous plant. Long cutting stems are clothed with deep green leaves. Height/Habit: 18 to 24 inches/Upright Bloom/Size: Large, double Petal Count: 20 to 25 Fragrance: Slightly fruity Hybridizer: Chaffin—1990 Parentage: Honor x Rainbow’s End Comments: Best form with a little heat.
Texas
(cv. POUltex) Bright sunny yellow. Miniature At long last, a yellow Mini that’s super-vigorous, beautifully formed and brilliantly colored. What better candidate to bear the name of the state known for its yellow rose. The upright plant produces bouquet-like clusters of sunny yellow blossoms. Height/Habit: 18 to 24 inches/Upright Bloom/Size: Medium-large, double Petal Count: 20 to 25 Fragrance: Slight Hybridizer: Olesen—1990 Parentage: Seedling x seedling Comments: Cool weather gives the best form.
Tiddly Winks ™
(cv. WEKglezneo) PPAF Orange pink & glowing yellow bicolor. Miniature Miniatures usually have a certain quota of ‘cutesy’ but Tiddly Winks may go a little overboard. Yet it’s more than just a cute little ball of clean green fluff. It’s a flowerful garden work horse pumping out clusters of shapely double blooms. Very pointed buds of deep gold unfurl to show a glowing orange-pink interior with a surprising yellow ‘eye’. The long-lived blossoms are set against very bright green leaves. Tidy, round & compact – it’s easy to tuck into a container or let loose in the landscape. Height/Habit: 12 to 18 inches/Bushy & round Bloom/Size: Medium-large, semi-double Petal Count: 15 to 20 Fragrance: Slight Hybridizer: Carruth—2008 Parentage: (Golden Holstein X Livin’ Easy) X Neon Cowboy Comments: Deeper colors in cooler conditions.
OWN-ROOT MINIATURES
Valentine’s Day™, Cl. See page 60 & 61 for picture & description.
Warm & Fuzzy™
(cv. WEKhasamiro) PPAF Christmasy red Miniature Moss It’s been a while since a new mossy Mini has come along…especially one with beautiful bud form. You can’t resist rubbing the soft fuzzy buds to release the fragrance of sweet juniper. The warm red color lasts well throughout the life of the flower, refusing to fade, blue or burn until the last lovely petal drops clean. But it goes beyond just the feel-good color & mossy fragrance of the fuzz, the vigorous clean bushy plant is oh-so-easy to grow & full of flowers.
Winsome ™
Height/Habit: 12 to 16 inches/Slightly spreading Bloom/Size: Medium-large, double Petal Count: Near 25 Fragrance: Sweet juniper buds Hybridizer: Carruth—2009 Parentage: (Seedling x Santa Claus) x Danny Boy Comments: Best color with a little heat.
Winsome™
(cv. SAVawin) Deep magenta. Miniature Mysterious dark lavender-purple colors enrobe each big pointed bud and large shapely bloom. Vigorous and free-flowering the rounded plant has dark green resistant foliage. Height/Habit: 16 to 22 inches/Rounded Bloom/Size: Large, full Petal Count: 35 to 40 Fragrance: Little Hybridizer: Saville—1985 Parentage: Party Girl x Shocking Blue Comments: Proven performer.
Weeks Miniature Roses are 16 month-old field-grown bare-root plants, requiring the same care as other bare-root roses. Their well-developed root systems and balanced tops quickly grow into full bushy plants with loads of brightly colored flowers.
Tiddly Winks ™
Starla
Warm & Fuzzy ™
Texas
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Three Sizes of
Tree Roses • 36″ Standard & Twofers™ • 24″ Patio • 18″ Miniature
Beginning this year, all three sizes of trees are sturdy two-year field-grown plants. Weeks’ Tree Rose Fields in Wasco, California
Weeks’ 36″ Twofers™ are guaranteed to cause quite a clamor in your garden. Imagine the excitement of 2 colors of flowers on just one tree. We’ve carefully selected 2 different varieties that are perfectly balanced in flower size, floriferousness, foliage and habit to bud onto our 36″ Dr. Huey rootstock. A real attention-grabber!
3 6 ″ Tw o f e r s ™ Variety Julia Child Ebb Tide™ Iceberg Brilliant Pink Iceberg Moonstone™ Olympiad Livin’ Easy™ Easy Going™ Iceberg Burgundy Iceberg™
Color Class fragrant butter gold FL fragrant deep smoke purple FL ice white FL cerise pink & cream FL white edged pink HT bright red HT apricot orange FL golden yellow FL ice white FL red-purple burgundy FL
Julia Child & Ebb Tide ™
Moonstone ™ & Olympiad
Iceberg & Brilliant Pink Iceberg
Livin’ Easy ™ & Easy Going ™
Iceberg & Burgundy Iceberg ™
36″ Twofer Tree Rose (Brilliant Pink Iceberg & Iceberg)
CL—Climbing
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FL—Floribunda
HT—Hybrid Tea
MN—Miniature
GR—Grandiflora
SH—Shrub
POL—Polyantha
TREE ROSES
Weeks 36″ Standard Trees are husky two-year-old plants grown on Dr. Huey rootstock. We offer a broad selection of popular varieties, unusual weeping types and new introductions. All of our trees are double-budded for balanced tops.
Variety
Color/Description ™
Hot Cocoa
smoky chocolate orange
Iceberg
ice white
FL
In the Mood™
bright true red
HT
Ingrid Bergman®
true pure red
HT
Julia Child
fragrant butter gold
FL
Just Joey
warm apricot
HT
Knock Out®
spotless deep pink
SH
Lasting Love™
fragrant dusky red
HT
™
huge cherry red
HT
Let Freedom Ring™
strawberry red
HT
Livin’ Easy™
apricot orange
FL
Marilyn Monroe
creamy apricot
HT
Mellow Yellow
perfectly pure yellow
HT
™
= AARS Award Winner
= WEEKS Patented Roses
Memorial Day
fragrant orchid pink
HT
Mister Lincoln
fragrant velvety red
HT
Moonstone™
silk white edged pink
HT
Neptune
fragrant lavender blend
HT
bright red
HT
Olympiad
3 6 ″ S t a n d a r d Tr e e s
FL
Legends
™
36″ Standard Tree Rose
Class
™
Outta the Blue
fragrant magenta & lavender SH
Class
NEW
Over the Moon™
large apricot blend
HT
fragrant lavender blend
HT
NEW
Palmengarten Frankfurt
cascading pure pink
SH
ivory yellow edged red
FL
Perfume Delight
fragrant deep pink
HT
Bewitched
fragrant clear pink
HT
Pink Knock Out
spotless medium pink
SH
Brandy
rich apricot
HT
Playboy
multi-color single
Brilliant Pink Iceberg
cerise pink & cream
FL
Renae
weeping medium pink
Burgundy Iceberg™
red-purple burgundy
FL
Rio Samba
blushing yellow
HT
Chihuly®
yellow orange red
FL
Rock & Roll™
burgundy & vanilla stripe
GR
Chris Evert
melon blushed red
HT
St. Patrick™
chartreuse yellow
HT
Chrysler Imperial
fragrant dark red
HT
Scentimental™
fragrant burgundy & white
FL
Cinco de Mayo™
smoked russet lavender
FL
Sexy Rexy
profuse coral pink
FL
Double Delight
fragrant red & white
HT
Sheila’s Perfume
yellow edged red
FL
Double Knock Out®
spotless deep pink
SH
Shockwave™
pure neon yellow
FL
Dream Come True™
yellow edged ruby
GR
Showbiz
clear red
FL
NEW
Drop Dead Red™
deep velvet red
FL
Strike It Rich™
golden yellow blend
GR
NEW
Easy Does It™
orange pink blend
FL
Summer Love™
soft luminous yellow
HT
fragrant deep smoky purple
FL
Sunset Celebration™
amber cream
HT
warm pink/white
HT
Sunsprite
fragrant yellow
FL
Variety
Color/Description
Barbra Streisand Betty Boop™
™
Ebb Tide
Falling in Love™ NEW
®
NEW
NEW
NEW
®
™
FL CL FL
Firefighter
fragrant dusky red
HT
Topsy Turvy
scarlet/white bicolor
FL
Full Sail
fragrant white
HT
Trumpeter
scarlet
FL
Gentle Giant™
big vibrant pink
HT
Vavoom™
orange-juice orange
FL
Gourmet Popcorn
shrubby bright white
MN
Weeping China Doll
cascading deep pink
SH
Home Run®
showy flame red
SH
Wing-Ding™
lasting scarlet orange
POL
CL—Climbing
FL—Floribunda
HT—Hybrid Tea
MN—Miniature
GR—Grandiflora
SH—Shrub
POL—Polyantha
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2 4 ″ P a t i o Tr e e s Variety
Color/Description
Angel Face
ruffled fragrant lavender
FL
Brilliant Pink Iceberg
deep pink/cream
FL
Burgundy Iceberg™
red-purple burgundy
FL
Chihuly®
multi-color
FL
Cinco de Mayo™
smoked russet lavender
FL
Double Knock Out®
spotless deep pink
SH
NEW
Drop Dead Red™
deep velvet red
FL
NEW
Easy Does It™
orange pink blend
FL
™
Ebb Tide
fragrant deep smoky purple FL
Gourmet Popcorn
bright white
MN
Home Run
showy flame red
SH
Hot Cocoa™
smoky chocolate orange
FL
Iceberg
bright white
FL
Julia Child
fragrant butter gold
FL
Knock Out
spotless deep pink
SH
Lava Flow
very dark red
FL
®
®
™
NEW
Class
Livin’ Easy
apricot orange
FL
Pink Knock Out®
spotless medium pink
SH
Pumpkin Patch™
caramel orange
FL
Scentimental™
fragrant burgundy & white
FL
Sexy Rexy
pure coral pink
FL
Shockwave™
pure neon yellow
FL
Sunsprite
fragrant strong yellow
FL
Teeny Bopper™
scarlet/white bicolor
SH
Topsy Turvy™
scarlet/white bicolor
FL
Trumpeter
brilliant orange-red
FL
™
Vavoom
orange-juice orange
Wing-Ding™
lasting scarlet orange
24″ Patio Tree Rose
24″ Patio and 18″ Miniature Tree roses can fulfill your need for formal landscape accents in smaller spaces. Create special colorful containers by surrounding the trunk with flowering annuals.
FL POL
18 ″ M i n i a t u r e Tr e e s
NEW
Variety
Color/Description
Coffee Bean™ Cupcake Daddy’s Little Girl™ Gizmo™ Gourmet Popcorn Lemon Drop Rainbow’s End™ Ruby Ruby™ Tiddly Winks™ Warm & Fuzzy™ Winsome™
rust & smoke bicolor frosting pink rose pink blend orange with a white ‘eye’ bright white lemon yellow yellow blushing red cherry red pink & yellow bicolor fragrant clear red deep magenta
Class
MN MN MN MN MN MN MN MN MN MN MN
Patio Trees use Floribunda varieties budded onto a 24″ trunk. Miniature Trees are produced by budding our popular Miniatures onto an 18″ trunk. We use the well-proven Dr. Huey rootstock. 18″ Miniature Tree Rose CL—Climbing
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FL—Floribunda
HT—Hybrid Tea
MN—Miniature
GR—Grandiflora
SH—Shrub
POL—Polyantha
Besides Weeks’ consistent high quality plants & broad selection of varieties, our customers have come to depend on our personable & efficient customer service. We employ a six-person sales force to call on nursery & garden center customers throughout their geographic region. At Weeks’ office in Wasco, California, our Customer Service team supports the sales force. Our goal is to help you as quickly & efficiently as possible.
Sales and Customer Service
Weeks Roses is represented at most local and regional trade shows. Please drop by and visit us.
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Index Weeks New Roses for 2010 .............................2-3 Weeks Easy-To-Love® Roses ...........................4-5 Weeks AARS Winners.......................................6-7 Home Run® Promotion .........................................8 AARS Winner 2010 ...............................................9 Weeks Three ‘Bergs’..........................................10 Own-Root Ground Covers ..................................11 Bush Roses ...................................................12-41 David Austin™ Roses ....................................42-43 Rugosas & Foetidas .....................................44-45 Own-Root Shrubs & Shrublets.....................46-54 Climbing Roses.............................................55-61 Own-Root Miniatures ..................................62-65 Tree Roses ...................................................66-68 Sales Representatives/Customer Service.........69 Index .............................................................70-71 We’ve Got You Covered in Roses .................72-73 Sales Aids/Promotional Programs .............74-75
AARS Award Winner 2010.........................................8 About Face™ .......................................................6, 12 Abraham Darby® .....................................................42 All Ablaze™ (Climbing) .............................................55 Aloha (Climbing) .....................................................55 Altissimo (Climbing) ................................................55 America (Climbing) .................................................55 Angel Face..............................................................12 Angel Face (24" Tree)..............................................68 Angel Face (Climbing) .............................................56 Austrian Copper......................................................44 Autumn Sunset® (Climbing).....................................56 Baby Love® ............................................................ 46 Banner....................................................................74 Barbra Streisand.....................................................12 Barbra Streisand (36" Tree).....................................67 Bare-Root Rose ......................................................72 Be-Bop™ .................................................................46 Belinda’s Dream .....................................................13 Benjamin Britten® .................................................. 42 Betty Boop™ ........................................................6, 12 Betty Boop™ (36" Tree)............................................67 Bewitched ..............................................................13 Bewitched (36" Tree) ..............................................67 Billboards, Paper (5" x 7" )......................................74 Billboards, Vinyl (7" x 11" )......................................74 Bing Crosby ............................................................13 Blanc Double De Coubert........................................44 Blaze Improved (Climbing) ......................................56 Blue Girl..................................................................14 Bob Hope................................................................14 Bonica ....................................................................46 Brandy....................................................................14 Brandy (36" Tree)....................................................67 Brass Band™ ...........................................................14 Bride’s Dream........................................................ 15 Brilliant Pink Iceberg.........................................10, 15 Brilliant Pink Iceberg (24" Tree)...............................68 Brilliant Pink Iceberg (36" Tree)...............................67 Brilliant Pink Iceberg (36" Twofers™) .......................66 70
Burgundy Iceberg™ ...........................................10, 15 Burgundy Iceberg™ (24" Tree) .................................68 Burgundy Iceberg™ (36" Tree) .................................67 Burgundy Iceberg™ (36" Twofers™)..........................66 Candy Land (Climbing)............................................56 Cape Diamond™ ......................................................46 Carefree Beauty......................................................47 Carefree Delight™....................................................47 Carefree Spirit™ ......................................................47 Carefree Wonder™ ...................................................47 Cary Grant ..............................................................15 Cecile Brunner (Climbing) .......................................56 Champlain ..............................................................48 Ch-Ching!™ .......................................2, 15, backcover Cherry Parfait™ .......................................................15 Chicago Peace........................................................16 Chihuly®..................................................................16 Chihuly® (24" Tree)..................................................68 Chihuly® (36" Tree)..................................................67 China Doll ...............................................................16 Chris Evert............................................................. 16 Chris Evert (36" Tree)..............................................67 Chrysler Imperial ....................................................16 Chrysler Imperial (36" Tree) ....................................67 Cinco de Mayo™ ..............................................5, 7, 16 Cinco de Mayo™ (24" Tree)......................................68 Cinco de Mayo™ (36" Tree)......................................67 Climbing Roses .................................................55-61 Coffee Bean™ ..........................................................62 Coffee Bean™ (18" Tree) .........................................68 Crimson Bouquet™ ..................................................17 Crowd Pleaser™ ......................................................17 Crystalline™ ............................................................17 Cupcake .................................................................62 Cupcake (18" Tree).................................................68 Customer Service ...................................................71 Daddy’s Little Girl™ .............................................3, 62 Daddy’s Little Girl™ (18" Tree) .................................68 David Austin™ Roses..........................................42-43 Day Breaker™..........................................................17 Denver’s Dream ......................................................62 Distant Drums.........................................................18 Dolly Parton ............................................................18 Don Juan (Climbing) ...............................................56 Double Delight ........................................................18 Double Delight (36" Tree)........................................67 Double Knock Out® ................................................ 48 Double Knock Out® (24" Tree) ................................ 68 Double Knock Out® (36" Tree) ................................ 67 Dream Come True™ .............................................7, 18 Dream Come True™ (36" Tree).................................67 Drop Dead Red™ .................................................2, 19 Drop Dead Red™ (24" Tree) .....................................68 Drop Dead Red™ (36" Tree) .....................................67 Dublin Bay (Climbing) ............................................57 Easy Does It™ ................................cover, 3, 4, 7, 9, 19 Easy Does It™ (24" Tree) .........................................68 Easy Does It™ (36" Tree) .........................................67 Easy Going™ ......................................................4, 19 Easy Going™ (36" Twofers™)....................................66 Easy-To-Love® Roses ............................................4-5 Ebb Tide™ ...............................................................19 Ebb Tide™ (24" Tree) ...............................................68 Ebb Tide™ (36" Tree) ...............................................67 Ebb Tide™ (36" Twofers™)........................................66 Electric Blanket.......................................................11 Electron ..................................................................19 Elizabeth Taylor.......................................................19 Elle™ .......................................................................20 Eureka ....................................................................20 Europeana ..............................................................20 Falling In Love™ ......................................................20 Falling In Love™ (36" Tree) ......................................67 Fame!™ ...................................................................20 Firefighter® .............................................................20 Firefighter® (36" Tree) .............................................67
First Prize ...............................................................21 Flutterbye™ (Climbing).............................................57 Foetidas & Rugosas...........................................44-45 Fourth of July™ (Climbing)...................................6, 57 Fragrant Cloud........................................................21 Fragrant Plum.........................................................21 Frau Dagmar Hartopp .............................................44 French Lace............................................................21 Full Sail ..................................................................21 Full Sail (36" Tree) ..................................................67 Gemini™ ..................................................................22 Gentle Giant™ .........................................................22 Gentle Giant™ (36" Tree)..........................................67 George Burns..........................................................22 Gingerbread Man ...................................................63 Gingersnap .............................................................23 Gizmo™ ...................................................................63 Gizmo™ (18" Tree)...................................................68 Gold Medal .............................................................23 Golden Showers (Climbing).....................................57 Gourmet Popcorn....................................................48 Gourmet Popcorn (18" Tree)....................................68 Gourmet Popcorn (24" Tree)....................................68 Gourmet Popcorn (36" Tree)....................................67 Graham Thomas® ....................................................42 Ground Covers ........................................................11 Hang-Tags (31⁄4" x 53⁄8" Flat )....................................74 Hang-Tags (3 3⁄4" x 41⁄2" Fold-out) .............................74 Hang-Tags (4 1⁄4" x 51⁄4" Own-Root Teardrop) ............74 Hansa .....................................................................44 Heart ‘n’ Soul™........................................................48 Heart O’ Gold™ ........................................................23 Heartbreaker...........................................................63 Helmut Schmidt......................................................23 Home and Family™ ..................................................23 Home Run® .........................................................8, 48 Home Run® (24" Tree) .............................................68 Home Run® (36" Tree) .............................................67 Honey Dijon ............................................................23 Honey Perfume™ .....................................................24 Honor......................................................................24 Hope for Humanity..................................................48 Hot Cocoa™ .................................................... 4, 6, 24 Hot Cocoa™ (24" Tree) ............................................68 Hot Cocoa™ (36" Tree).............................................67 Hotel California .......................................................24 Iceberg .............................................................10, 24 Iceberg (24" Tree) ...................................................68 Iceberg (36" Tree) ...................................................67 Iceberg (36" Twofers™)............................................66 Iceberg (Climbing)...................................................58 In the Mood™ ..........................................................24 In the Mood™ (36" Tree) ..........................................67 Ingrid Bergman® .....................................................25 Ingrid Bergman® (36" Tree) .....................................67 Ink Spots ................................................................25 Innocencia™ ............................................................11 Intrigue ...................................................................25 Jacob’s Robe (Climbing) .........................................58 Jeanne Lajoie (Climbing).........................................58 John F. Kennedy .....................................................25 Joseph’s Coat (Climbing) ........................................58 Judy Garland ..........................................................26 Julia Child.......................................................5, 6, 26 Julia Child (24" Tree) ..............................................68 Julia Child (36" Tree) ..............................................67 Julia Child (36" Twofers™).......................................66 Just Joey................................................................26 Just Joey (36" Tree)................................................67 King’s Ransom........................................................26 Knock Out® .............................................................49 Knock Out® (24" Tree) .............................................68 Knock Out® (36" Tree) .............................................67 L. D. Braithwaite .....................................................42 Lady Elsie May .......................................................49 Lady Emma Hamilton..............................................43
Lasting Love® .........................................................27 Lasting Love® (36" Tree) .........................................67 Lava Flow ..............................................................27 Lava Flow (24" Tree)...............................................68 Leaf N’ Bud® Container Roses.................................73 Legends™................................................................27 Legends™ (36" Tree) ...............................................67 Lemon Drop............................................................63 Lemon Drop (18" Tree)............................................68 Lemon Meringue™ (Climbing)................................. 59 Let Freedom Ring™ ................................................ 27 Let Freedom Ring™ (36" Tree) ................................ 67 Lime Sublime™ .......................................................27 Linda Campbell.......................................................44 Liners/Plugs............................................................72 Livin’ Easy™ ................................................... 5, 6, 27 Livin’ Easy™ (24" Tree) ............................................68 Livin’ Easy™ (36" Tree) ............................................67 Livin’ Easy™ (36" Twofers™) ....................................66 Love .......................................................................28 Love & Peace™........................................................28 Lovely Fairy ............................................................49 Love’s Magic .........................................................28 Lynn Anderson ........................................................28 Map of Sales Territories .........................................69 Mardi Gras .............................................................28 Marilyn Monroe™ ....................................................28 Marilyn Monroe™ (36" Tree) ....................................67 Marmalade Skies™ ..................................................29 Mary Rose®.............................................................43 Mellow Yellow.........................................................29 Mellow Yellow (36" Tree).........................................67 Memorial Day™ ..................................................7, 29 Memorial Day™ (36" Tree) .......................................67 Midas Touch™ .........................................................29 Midnight Blue .........................................................49 Miniature Roses ................................................62-65 Miss All-American Beauty .......................................30 Mister Lincoln.........................................................30 Mister Lincoln (36" Tree).........................................67 Moje Hammarberg..................................................44 Moondance.............................................................30 Moonstone™............................................................30 Moonstone™ (36" Tree) ...........................................67 Moonstone™ (36" Twofers™) ....................................66 Morden Centennial..................................................50 Nearly Wild .............................................................50 Neon Cowboy™ .......................................................63 Neptune..................................................................31 Neptune (36" Tree)..................................................67 New Dawn (Climbing) .............................................59 New Roses from Weeks for 2010 ..........................3-4 New Zealand ..........................................................31 Night Owl™ (Climbing).............................................59 Octoberfest™ ...........................................................31 Oklahoma ...............................................................31 Olympiad ................................................................31 Olympiad (36" Tree) ................................................67 Olympiad (36" Twofers™).........................................66 Opening Night™.......................................................31 Oranges ‘n’ Lemons ...............................................50 Oregold...................................................................32 Outta the Blue™ ......................................................50 Outta the Blue™ (36" Tree) ......................................67 Over the Moon™ ..................................................3, 32 Over the Moon™ (36" Tree)......................................67 Own-Root Liners/Plugs ...........................................72 Own-Root Miniatures ........................................62-65 Own-Root Shrubs & Shrublets...........................46-54 Own-Root Teardrop Hang-Tag (4 1⁄4" x 51⁄4" ) .............74 Palmengarten Frankfurt ..........................................51 Palmengarten Frankfurt (36" Tree) ..........................67 Paradise .................................................................32 Pascali....................................................................32 Pat Austin ...............................................................43 Peace .....................................................................32
Pearly Gates™ (Climbing).........................................59 Perfect Moment ......................................................32 Perfume Delight......................................................33 Perfume Delight (36" Tree)......................................67 Persian Yellow.........................................................45 Pillow Fight™ ...........................................................51 Pink Knock Out® .....................................................51 Pink Knock Out® (24" Tree) .....................................68 Pink Knock Out® (36" Tree) .....................................67 Pink Meidiland® ......................................................51 Pink Peace..............................................................33 Pink Promise ..........................................................33 Playboy...................................................................33 Playboy (36" Tree)...................................................67 Plugs/Liners............................................................72 Posters ...................................................................75 Pretty Lady™ .......................................................5, 34 Princesse de Monaco..............................................34 Pumpkin Patch™ .................................................2, 34 Pumpkin Patch™ (24" Tree)......................................68 Purple Heart™ .........................................................34 Purple Pavement ....................................................45 Queen Elizabeth......................................................35 Rabble Rouser®.......................................................51 Rainbow’s End™ ......................................................64 Rainbow’s End™ (18" Tree)......................................68 Rainbow Knock Out® ...............................................51 Rainbow Sorbet™ ....................................................35 Raspberry Blanket ..................................................11 Red Fairy ................................................................52 Red Meidiland® .......................................................52 Red Ribbons ...........................................................11 Remember Me........................................................35 Renae .....................................................................52 Renae (36" Tree).....................................................67 Rhapsody in Blue™ ..................................................52 Rio Samba™ ............................................................35 Rio Samba™ (36" Tree)............................................67 Rock & Roll™ ...........................................................35 Rock & Roll™ (36" Tree)...........................................67 Rosa Rugosa...........................................................45 Rosa Rugosa Alba...................................................45 Rosie O’Donnell ......................................................35 Royal Amethyst.......................................................36 Royal Gold (Climbing)..............................................59 Royal Sunset (Climbing)..........................................60 Ruby Ruby™ ............................................................64 Ruby Ruby™ (18" Tree) ............................................68 Rugosas & Foetidas...........................................44-45 St. Patrick™ ........................................................ 6, 36 St. Patrick™ (36" Tree).............................................67 Sales Aids ........................................................74-75 Sales Representatives.............................................69 Sally Holmes (Climbing) ..........................................60 Santa Claus ............................................................64 Scarlet Meidiland™ ..................................................52 Scentimental™ ....................................................6, 36 Scentimental™ (24" Tree) ........................................68 Scentimental™ (36" Tree) ........................................67 Sea Foam ...............................................................52 Secret™ ...................................................................36 Sexy Rexy...............................................................36 Sexy Rexy (24" Tree)...............................................68 Sexy Rexy (36" Tree)...............................................67 Sheila’s Perfume.....................................................36 Sheila’s Perfume (36" Tree).....................................67 Shockwave™ ...........................................................37 Shockwave™ (24" Tree)...........................................68 Shockwave™ (36" Tree)...........................................67 Showbiz..................................................................37 Showbiz (36" Tree)..................................................67 Shrubs & Shrublets™ .........................................46-54 Sky’s the Limit™ (Climbing) .....................................60 Soaring Spirits™ (Climbing) .....................................60 Sonia ......................................................................37 Sophy’s Rose ..........................................................43
Stainless Steel™ ......................................................37 Starla......................................................................64 Starry Night™ ..........................................................53 Sterling Silver .........................................................38 Strike It Rich® .................................................... 7, 38 Strike It Rich® (36" Tree) .........................................67 Summer Love™ ...................................................... 38 Summer Love™ (36" Tree)...................................... 67 Sunbright................................................................38 Sunrise Vigorosa™ ...................................................11 Sunset Celebration™ ...........................................6, 39 Sunset Celebration™ (36" Tree) ...............................67 Sunsprite ................................................................39 Sunsprite (24" Tree) ................................................68 Sunsprite (36" Tree) ................................................67 Sunstruck™ .............................................................39 Sweet Surrender.....................................................39 Sweet Vigorosa™ .....................................................11 Tahitian Sunset .......................................................39 Tamora ...................................................................43 Tags ......................................................................74 Teeny Bopper™........................................................53 Teeny Bopper™(24" Tree).........................................68 Territory Map ..........................................................69 Texas......................................................................64 The Endeavor™ .......................................................43 The Fairy ................................................................53 Therese Bugnet ......................................................45 Tiddly Winks™ .........................................................64 Tiddly Winks™(18" Tree) ..........................................68 Tiffany ....................................................................39 Topaz Jewel............................................................45 Tops In Pots™ ..........................................................72 Topsy Turvy™...........................................................40 Topsy Turvy™ (24" Tree) ...........................................68 Topsy Turvy™ (36" Tree) ...........................................67 Touch of Class™ ......................................................40 Tournament of Roses ..............................................40 Tree Roses (18" ).....................................................68 Tree Roses (24" ).....................................................68 Tree Roses (36" ).....................................................67 Tree Roses (36" Twofers™) ......................................66 Tropicana................................................................40 Truly Yours™ ............................................................40 Trumpeter...............................................................40 Trumpeter (24" Tree)...............................................68 Trumpeter (36" Tree)...............................................67 Valentine’s Day™ (Climbing) ....................................60 Vavoom™ ................................................................41 Vavoom™ (24" Tree) ................................................68 Vavoom™ (36" Tree) ................................................67 Warm & Fuzzy™ ......................................................65 Warm & Fuzzy™ (18" Tree) ......................................68 Watercolors™ ..........................................................53 We Salute You™ .......................................................41 Weeks AARS Winners ............................................6-7 Weeks Leaf N’ Bud® Containers ..............................72 Weeks Easy-To-Love® Roses .................................4-5 Weeks Home Run® Promotion...................................8 Weeks Own-Root Roses...................11, 46-54, 62-65 Weeks Promotional Programs .................................75 Weeks Three ‘Bergs’...............................................10 Weeks Web Sites ....................................................75 Weeping China Doll.................................................54 Weeping China Doll (36" Tree) ................................67 Westerland (Climbing).............................................60 What A Peach™ .......................................................54 White Dawn (Climbing) ...........................................61 White Meidiland™ ....................................................54 Wild Blue Yonder™ ...............................................7, 41 William Baffin (Climbing).........................................61 Wing-Ding™ ............................................................54 Wing-Ding™ (24" Tree) ............................................68 Wing-Ding™ (36" Tree) ............................................67 Winsome™ ..............................................................65 Winsome™ (18" Tree) ..............................................68 71
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Grown in our own fertile fields in Wasco, California under Weeks’ direct supervision. You can grow your own large & lush container roses in 8-10 weeks.
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Growing recommendations & colorful informative POP material to boost your sales
Leaf n’ Bud Container Roses ®
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Ready to plant for early season sales, you can purchase the newest & best of Weeks’ rose varieties
Rose plants in full Leaf N’ Bud …delivered to your door ... ready to sell in Spring
Our strong root system demands a large 9-inch by 9-inch fiber pot – bigger than any other dormant pot or boxed rose on today’s market.
Bold eye-catching containers with the Weeks Roses logo make an appealing display.
Our professional photos & bold package design are certain to draw your customer’s attention.
Produced by experienced growers in regional locations so they’re perfectly acclimated for your locale
Complete care instructions are printed on the package.
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WEEKS offers a wide selection of colorful sales aids to help you promote our NATIONAL FLOWER — the rose. You can enhance your rose display & increase sales with any of the following:
Weeks Sales Aids and Promotional Programs
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Weeks Weatherproof Vinyl Banner (3′ x 6′) Paper Billboards (5″ x 7″) Weatherproof Vinyl Billboards (7″ x 11″) Plastic Picture Hang-Tags (3 1⁄4″ x 5 3⁄8″) Fold-Out Plastic Picture Hang-Tags (3 3⁄4″ x 4 1⁄2″) Own-Root Teardrop Hang-Tags (4 1⁄4″ x 5 1⁄4″) Please mark the order form with your preference of POP material so we can coordinate sales aids with your shipment.
Barbra Streisand (cv. WEKquaneze) Pat.#13,120
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Height/Habit • Medium/ Upright, bushy Bloom/Size
• Large, fully double
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Color/ Comments
• Rich lavender blushing darker. Flower color & size do best in milder temps.
Own-Root Teardrop Picture Hang-Tags 4 1⁄4″ x 5 1⁄4″
PPAF (cv. WEKcisbako) Asexual propagation of this variety is prohibited without a license.
PLANTING GUIDE STEP 1: Choose a sunny location with good drainage. STEP 2: Dig a hole large enough to easily accommodate the entire container and deep enough to match the existing soil level in the pot. In cold climates, you can place the crown of the plant 2–3" below the new ground level. Use well-rotted compost to amend the soil for refilling the hole.
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Cl. Berries 'n' Cream
Remember the beloved old Rosa Mundi? Then just imagine those same swirls of old rose and cream colors on a repeatflowering vigorous Climber. Bouquet-like clusters come on strong stems, fashioning a very flowerful show. Low-thorned branches makes training a more user-friendly chore. Large clean glossy green leaves. Blooms on new and old wood.
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3′ x 6′ Weeks Roses Vinyl Banner
Think roses are too fussy? Weeks Roses has an advertising campaign in many horticultural trade publications. Our ads are big, bright & bold...all the better to help you sell through in your rose season.
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Home Run™ and other fine varieties of Weeks Roses are available at nurseries and garden centers nationwide. Visit our website at www.home-run-rose.com
WEEKS WHOLESALE ROSE GROWER
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8667 Haven Ave., Suite 100 Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730-4896 ph. 800-992-4409 fax 909-920-0308
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Contact us for a full color catalog. 8667 Haven Avenue, Suite 100 Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730-4896 ph. 800-992-4409 • fax 909-920-0308 weeksroses.com • home-run-rose.com
Please check out our informational web sites: www.weeksroses.com www.home-run-rose.com www.weeksroseswholesale.com www.legendsrose.com
Weeks Web Sites Gene Sasse, our talented web master & photographer, has completely redesigned our website for easier navigation. It's chock full of information, images, articles & links. You can even download a PDF of our catalog & order forms. Note that the wholesale site requires a user name & password obtainable from the customer service department or your sales rep. The mail order listing & zip code search directs consumers to our customers. If your nursery is not in the listing, give us a call. Make sure you & your customers sign up for our bi-monthly eBulletin. It's got some great stories & photos of our National Flower, the rose. Happy surfing!
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