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Meidiland Landscape Roses

Posted on October 12, 2011 by

Rosa ‘Bonica’ (syn. ‘Bonica ’82′ ‘Meidomonac’) ((Rosa sempervirens x ‘Mlle. Marthe Carron’) x ‘Picasso’) (Meilland 1981) – The first shrub rose to win an AARS award (in 1987), which also went on the win an Award of Merit in 1993. … Continue reading →

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David Austin’s English Roses

Posted on September 26, 2011 by

Rosa ‘Abraham Darby’ (syn. ‘Auscot’) (‘Yellow Cushion’ x ‘Aloha’) – This cross between a modern climber and a yellow floribunda produced an erect shrub (5′ tall and 4′ wide) with large flowers and a cupped old rose form. These are … Continue reading →

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Floribunda Roses

Posted on September 19, 2011 by

Rosa ‘Hot Cocoa’ (syn. ‘Wekpaltlez’) (Carruth 2003 / ( ‘Playboy’ x ‘Altissimo’) x ‘Livin’ Easy’) – What makes this such an amazing floribunda rose is simply the unusual flower colour – which some describe as  brownish-orange and others as a … Continue reading →

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Hybrid Tea Roses

Posted on September 12, 2011 by

Rosa ‘Fragrant Dream’ (Dickson 1989 / (‘Eurorose’ x ‘Typhoon’) x ‘Bonfire’) – A modest sized hybrid tea rose (growing 3-4′ tall) with interesting fully double apricot blend flowers that repeat bloom. As the name implies, ‘Fragrant Dream’ is strongly scented … Continue reading →

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