Tried & True Roses - Part II

                              Grandifloras, Floribundas, Climbers, & Shrubs by Jim & Doris Wagner

                                                   with additional suggestions from Dorothy Storms

                                                   Old Garden Roses by Dorothy Storms

                                           Other suggestions & comments by Murial Prianti

This is Part II of a three part series of articles on Tried & True Roses,  Part I, Hybrid Tea Roses, was included in the January 2010 SRS Bulletin   Part III will be on Miniature and Mini-Flora roses.

Grandifloras.   Cross between a hybrid tea and a floribunda with grandiflora being less spreading.

Cherry Parfait (2001, 7.9, 3-4’, red blend). Beautiful red/white garden & exhibition rose. rose. Constant repeat bloom from June through fall.  2003 AARS Award winner.

Gold Medal (1981, 8.4, 3-4’, medium yellow).  Moderate fragrance.  More dependable than most yellow roses.  Good garden and exhibition rose.  Somewhat cold sensitive for our area. 

Love (1979, 7.6, 3 ½’, red blend).  Spicy aroma.  Plush red with white reverse.  Hardy.  Wonderful sprays and singles.  1980 AARS winner.

Queen Elizabeth (1954, 7.8, 4-5’, medium pink). Original grandiflora rose.  Has had a limited number of blooms for us but Murial Prinati indicates that it is a great bloomer for her.  1955 AARS Award winner.

Tournament of Roses (1988, 8.2, 3-4’, medium pink). Light fragrance.  Attractive clusters of continuous blooms on disease resistant plant at Mills Garden. Winter hardiness borderline.  1989 AARS Award winner.

Floribundas.  Mostly clusters of blooms.  Shorter and more spreading than HTs.  Generally hardier than Hybrid Teas.  Plant about 3 feet apart.

Class Act (1988, 7.4, 3-4’, white).  Light fragrance.  Large number of continuous blooms.  Nearly disease free.  More a garden than exhibition rose.  1989 AARS Award winner.

Europeana (1964, 8.6, 3-4’, dark red).  Light fragrance.  Clusters of blooms from June through fall.   More a garden than exhibition rose.  1968 AARS Award winner.

Iceberg (1968, 8.7, 3-4’, white).  Moderate fragrance.  Large clusters of continuous blooms all season.  Almost disease free.  Good garden and exhibition rose.

Lime Sublime (2004, 7.6, 3-4’, white double).  Lots of continuous blooms all season.  Almost disease free.  Good garden and exhibition rose.   Borderline rating.

Sexy Rexy (1985, 8.7, 3-4’, medium pink).  Slight fragrance. Very hardy.  Wonderful sprays.  Disease free.

Showbiz (1983, 8.4, 2-3’, medium red).  Masses of very colorful blooms but a bit of a pain to keep deadheaded.  Good garden and exhibition qualities. 1985 AARS Award winner.

Shrubs.  Spreading bushes that can easily be 4-6’ or more tall.  Includes David Austin/English roses. 

              Most are hardy but will have some dieback most winters.   Plant 4’ to 6’ or more apart.

Bonica (1985, 8.4, 3-4’, medium pink, double).  Likes to set hips after each bloom cycle.  Great garden rose with mass of color all season if promptly and regularly deadheaded.  1987 AARS Award winner.

Carefree Delight (1994, 8.2, 3-4’, pink blend, single). Modern Shrub.  Stunning display of continuous pink blooms, arching canes, glossy leaves.  Vigorous.  1996 AARS winner.

Graham Thomas (1983, 8.2, 3-4’, deep yellow).  Moderate fragrance.  Tends to have its best blooms in the spring and early summer.  Good garden and exhibition rose.

Mary Rose (1983, 8.3, 5-6’, medium pink, very double).  Little fragrance.  Blooms not that long lasting but with frequent deadheading, it will give a mass of color all summer.   

Sally Holmes (1976, 8.9, 4-5’, white).  Light fragrance.  Five to eight petals.  Cut back to 20” in spring.  Then had at least 10 stems of 12 or more long lasting blooms on each stem by early summer.  Then 4’ to 5’ basal break canes with large masses of bloom in late summer.  Superior garden and exhibition rose.

Climbers and Others with Climber like characteristics.  Single and multiple blooms on 6 to 12 feet and

                                                                                        higher canes.  Plant 8 to 10 feet apart. 

America (1976, 8.3, 8-10’ canes, orange pink).  Moderately fragrant with very attractive blooms.  Survives at the Mills Rose Garden but it did not survive for us in Keene, NH (Zone 4B).  1976 AARS Award winner.

Don Juan (1958, 8.2, 5-6’ canes, dark red). Very fragrant (raspberry-like scent).  Blooms last a long time – on and off the bush.  Height of bush shorter than most climbers.

Clair Matin) (1962, 8.8, 9-10’ and higher, medium pink).  Light fragrance. Heavy repeat of very attractive blooms right into fall.

Dublin Bay (1976, 8.6, 6-8’ canes, medium red).  Very fragrant.  Limited  number of repeat blooms.

Fourth of July (1999, 8.1, 8-10’, red blend).  Vigorous climber.  Repeats very well.  Striped dark red and white semi double flowers. Winter hardy, Sweet fragrance, a hint of apples.   1999 AARS Award winner.

Henry Kelsey (1984, 8.0, 9-10’, medium red). Large masses of bloom in June.  Officially classified as a Hybrid Kordesii Shrub Rose. 

New Dawn (1930, 8.6, 9-10’ canes, light pink). Light to moderate fragrance.

Pierre de Ronsard (1985, 8.2, 9-10’ canes, pink blend). Light to moderate fragrance. Very attractive, large white with pink inner petals.  Limited repeat bloom.  Classified as Eden Rose (1962), Climbing Hybrid Tea at the E. M. Mills Memorial Rose Garden.

Red Fountain (1974 7.6, 8-9’ canes, dark red).  Very fragrant. Limited repeat blooming cycles.

William Baffin (1983, 8.9, 9-10’ canes, deep pink). Large masses of bloom in June. Limited blooms the rest of the season. Officially classified as a Hybrid Kordesii Shrub Rose.  About only rose at the Mills Garden that does not suffer major winter dieback in a harsh winter.

Old Garden Type Roses.  Single and multiple blooms on 5 to 10 or more feet tall canes.  Spread quite easily. Plant at least 8 to 10’ apart to allow for sprawling bushes. Hold pruning until after first blooming cycle in June.

Baronne Prevost (before 1841, 8.6, 4 - 5’ canes,). Hybrid Perpetual.  Repeat blooming, old garden rose form.  Very fragrant.  Very full.

Charles de Mills (Before 1790, 8.4, 4 - 5’ canes, dark red, official color). Hybrid Gallica.  Large flowers.  Many petals. Color – purple crimson.  Slightly scented.  Will spread.  Once blooming.

Konigin v. Danemark (Queen of Denmark) (1816, 8.6, 4 - 5’ canes, medium pink). Best of the Albas.  Exquisite fragrance.  Once blooming.

Leda (1826, 8.3, 4’ canes, white, double).  Damask.  Very hardy. Beautiful blooms. Fragrant.  No repeat bloom.

Madame Hardy (1832, 8.9, white, 5 – 6’ canes). Damask. Very full. Extremely hardy with lovely blooms.  No repeat Bloom.           

Paul Neyron (1869, 8.2, 4’ canes, medium pink). Hybrid Perpetual.  Many think of this as the cabbage rose

Very large blooms.  Resembles peonies – over 50 petals.  Fragrant.

Rose De Rescht (1880, 8.8, 3 -4’ canes, medium pink). Damask. Very double. Purple crimson old garden rose fragrance.  Easy to grow.