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Photo unavailable ROSA 'Abbaye de Cluny'
Hybrid Tea (Romantica)

This is a very healthy rose with an old fashioned look. The antique-styled blooms are cupped and carry apricot tones with a strong, spicy fragrance and a petal count of 30. Has a bushy growth habit of 3-5 feet with disease resistant, medium green foliage. Vigorous, yet contained growth. Repeat blooming. (1996) (PP#9,609)

ROSA 'About Face (=WEKosupalz), Grandiflora (Hybrid Tea x Floribunda) ROSA 'About Face (=WEKosupalz)
Grandiflora (Hybrid Tea x Floribunda)

Produces 4-6" bi-colored blooms that are a lighter golden-orange on the inside with a distinct darker bronzy-red outside. Delightful mild fragrance. Blooms on new wood so if you prune early you’ll promote new growth. Perfect for cut flower arrangements. Tall, upright habit. Size: 5-7' x 4-6'. USDA Z6.

ROSA 'All Dressed Up', Grandiflora (Hybrid Tea x Floribunda) ROSA 'All Dressed Up'
Grandiflora (Hybrid Tea x Floribunda)

Produces 3-4" old-fashioned, fully dbl blms in a sparkling shade of watermelon pk. Non-fading blms are held to perfection on long stems ideal for cutting, but equally glamorous when left on the bush. Delightful mild fragrance. Blooms on new wood so if you prune early you’ll promote new growth. Excellent as a cut flower, accent, in borders or planted in mass. Tall, upright habit. Size: 4-5' x 3-4'. Petal count: 35-50. USDA Z5.

Photo unavailable ROSA 'Angel Face'
Floribunda (Floribunda x Hybrid Tea)

An All-American Rose Selections award winner and recipient of many awards for its various attributes. The 3 1/2 inch double blooms arrive in clusters in early summer and continue to mid-fall. The 25-30 ruffled petals are a cheery lavender color with a sweet fruity fragrance. Upright and bushy with leathery foliage. Size: 3 feet x 3 feet. Exposure: full sun. USDA Z5. PP#2,792.

ROSA 'Arctic Blue' (own root), Floribunda ROSA 'Arctic Blue' (own root)
Floribunda

A very cool rose whose beauty is certain to give you chills! Pointed buds slowly unfurl to reveal spiraled flowers of lovely lilac pk, fading to lavender blue w/cream reverse. The petals hold their color well, remaining attractive right until the point they hit the ground. Moderate fruity to citrus-like fragrance. Outstanding disease resistance. Can be used for beds and borders or cut flower. Petal count: 35-40. Size: 4-5' x 3-4'. PPAF

Photo unavailable ROSA 'Barbra Streisand' (= 'Wekquaneze')
Hybrid Tea

Rich lavender pointed buds open to large, 4-5 inch fragrant lavender blooms with deep magenta edges. The fully double blooms have a petal count of over 35 & a classic Hybrid Tea shape. The flowers have a strong, citrus, rose perfume scent & bloom in flushes from spring to fall. Good bedding, border, container & cut flower rose. Deep glossy green foliage. Vigorous. Upright, bushy habit. Ht: 3-5 ft. Width: 2-3 ft. Good disease resistance. USDA Z6. (2001) PP #13,120

Photo unavailable ROSA 'Bathsheba' (=Auschimbley) (own root)
David Austin English Rose

A climber with apricot-yellow buds that open to shallowly cupped, many petalled blooms with a blend of apricot-pink and soft yellow. The large blooms are full and have 70 petals or more and during the season, repeat flowers. A delightful fragrance of myrrh, honey, and tea. Uses: trellis, wall, fence, obelisk, pillar, or pergola. Short, vigorous climber to 10 feet. Width: 2-3 feet. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate. USDA Z5-9. (2016)

Photo unavailable ROSA 'Blue Girl'
Hybrid Tea

Silvery-lavender buds open to full, cup-shaped blooms. Vigorous, bushy medium growth habit is clothed with disease resistant glossy, dark green foliage. Lilac-lavender blooms are heavily fragrant and the color lasts throughout the life of the bloom and make good cut flowers. Height: 30-36". (1964)

Photo unavailable ROSA 'Bolero' (syn. 'Meidelweis') (own root)
Floribunda (Romantica)

Makes a great cut flower. Repeat blooms during the season with clusters of heavily petalled white flowers with a pink tinge. The 3" blooms have a petal count of 100 or more and have a strong fragrance of traditional rose mixed with tropical fruit. Good border and container plant. Disease resistant. Tidy, compact, bushy growth habit. Height: 3-4'. Width: 2-3'. USDA Z5. (2003) PP #17,841

ROSA 'Boscobel' (=Auscousin) (own root), David Austin English Rose ROSA 'Boscobel' (=Auscousin) (own root)
David Austin English Rose

Red buds open to beautifully formed, rich salmon colored blooms. They open to pretty cup shaped flowers that develop into very full & dbl classic 2-3” rosette styled blms. Reblooms in flushes spring-fall. Old world myrrh scent w/hints of elderflower, pear & almond. Uses: cut flower, borders, beds & pots. Disease resistant glossy dk green foliage. Upright, vigorous, bushy & healthy. H: 3-4’. W: 2-3’. USDA Z5. (2012: Austin)

Photo unavailable ROSA 'Brandy'
Hybrid Tea

Deciduous shrub: Tea Rose. Large, double 30-35 petaled blooms. Flowers are an apricot/ light orange tone that will continuously bloom. Mildly fragrant. Size: 4-6' x 2-3'. Bloom time: spring - frost. Light: full sun. Water: moderate. USDA Z 5-9.

Photo unavailable ROSA 'Charles Darwin' (syn. 'Auspeet')
David Austin English Rose (Shrub)

The very large 3-4" flowers are very full and rounded at first and then opens to shallow cups. They are yellow to a golden-mustard yellow with a strong, delicious scent of soft floral tea and lemon. Good cut flower and landscape plant. A sturdy shrub with broad, spreading habit. Nearly thornless with medium green, leathery foliage. Repeat flowering. High disease resistance. Height: 4-4.5 ft. Width: 3-4 ft. Petal count: 40+. USDA Z5-11. (2003) PP #13,992

Photo unavailable ROSA 'Charlotte' (own root)
David Austin English Rose

Named for one of David Austin’s granddaughters. The rounded buds open to exquisite cup-shaped blooms that are fully double, growing up to 5" wide. Pleasant strong tea fragrance. Attractive bushy growth with excellent repeat-flowering. Can be trained as a climbing rose or effective as a hedge. Ideal for front of the border or mixed beds. Height: 4'. Width: 3'. Disease resistant. Vigorous. Petal count: 100. USDA Z5. PP#9,008

ROSA 'Chicago Peace', Hybrid Tea ROSA 'Chicago Peace'
Hybrid Tea

Discovered in the windy city of Chicago, this sport of the world famous Peace rose is brighter and deeper-toned. Large 5-5.5" copper-pink blooms shimmer with canary-yellow at the base of the petals. Slightly fruity fragrance. Good cut flower. Disease resistant. Size: 3-4' x 3'. Petal count: 40-45. Full sun. USDA Z5.

ROSA 'Cinco de Mayo' (=WEKcobeju) (own root), Floribunda ROSA 'Cinco de Mayo' (=WEKcobeju) (own root)
Floribunda

2009 AARS. Abundant clusters of blooms with a unique color of rusty red-orange and lavender-smoke, provide a mild sweet apple scent on a continual blooming rose from late spring to fall. Pointed buds open to double 3.5" ruffled blooms. Has fantastic disease resistance and has performed exceptionally well across the country with little-to-no care. Nice compact habit is perfect for borders or low hedge. Ht: 3-4 ft. W: 4 ft. PP#21709. (2006)

ROSA 'Claire Austin' (=Ausprior) (own root), David Austin English Rose ROSA 'Claire Austin' (=Ausprior) (own root)
David Austin English Rose

Touted as the finest white English Rose to date! Bears cupped buds of a pale lemon that open to form large, crmy-whe flwrs; their petals perfectly arranged in concentric circles. Has a strong fragrance of myrrh w/meadowsweet, vanilla & heliotrope. It forms an elegant, arching shrub w/med. green foliage. Strong & particularly healthy. Blms in summer & repeats. Shrub: Ht. 4-5' x W. 3-4'. Climber: Ht. 8'. USDA Z5-10. PP#19,465

ROSA 'Climbing Iceberg' (own root), Climbing Floribunda ROSA 'Climbing Iceberg' (own root)
Climbing Floribunda

A sport of the excellent bush form. The most sought after climber today! In the spring, it is covered with clouds of large, semi-double pure white blooms. Good repeat bloom. Height: 10 feet. Shade tolerant. (1910)

Photo unavailable ROSA 'Cosmic Clouds' (='Wekblufstow')
Shrub

A beauty with full, double two-toned blooms. The rich velvety pink blooms have a white reverse and are borne in clusters of 3-10 blooms. The 3 blooms are very full with a petal count of 75 and has a strong, fruity scent. It continually blooms from spring through fall. It is a good shrub, climber & cut flower. Ht: 6-7 ft. Width: 5-6 ft. It can be grown as a climber in zones 8-10. Fights off powdery mildew, downy mildew & rust. Exposure: sun/part shade. USDA Z4-9. PPAF

Photo unavailable ROSA 'Crazy Love Sunbelt' (own root)
Crazy Love Grandiflora Rose

A fiery upright habit. 12 large 4” petals covered in copper yellow, orange, and peach turning to pink as it matures, added with glossy green foliage. Heat tolerant. Exposure: full sun. Well drained soil. It has a delightful tea rose fragrance. Great as cut flowers, but also looks good in rose beds and mixed borders. Disease resistant. Bloom time: Late spring- late fall. Water: Average. Height: 5’. Width: 3’. USDA Z5. PP 26,870.

Photo unavailable ROSA 'Crown Princess Margareta' (own root)
David Austin English Rose

Named after the Crown Princess Margareta of Sweden. Produces large clusters of lovely apricot-orange blooms with a strong, fruity fragrance. The unique color slowly fades to yellow as the rosettes mature. Vigorous, arching growth allows this to be grown as a shrub, 5' x 4-5' or short climber, 10-12'. Bloom 4-5", Petals 100+. Excellent repeat bloomer. Cut flower. Spectacular when combined w/the the cool blues of Salvia, Nepeta or Lavender. Ideal for shade. USDA Z5. PP#13,484

ROSA 'Darcey Bussell' (=Ausdecorum)(own root), David Austin English Rose ROSA 'Darcey Bussell' (=Ausdecorum)(own root)
David Austin English Rose

Named after Darcey Bussell, former principal ballerina of London’s Royal Ballet. Boasts masses of fully dbl, dp, rich crimson blms, w/tinge of mauve as time passes, creating an attractive contrast w/bt. ylw stamens. A prolific bloomer w/deliciously fruity fragrance perfect for cut flowers. Small, bushy shrub, fast grower. Excellent choice for the front of beds, borders, containers or as a flowering hedge. Ht: 3'. Width: 2'. PP#18,717

Photo unavailable ROSA 'Dark Night'
Hybrid Tea

Deciduous shrub: Tea Rose. Cuplike, large, 4" 25 petaled blooms. Dark velvet red, almost black flowers with a creamy yellow infused with red reverse and glossy, dark green foliage. This rose has very little fragrance, but makes up for it with continual bloom, even through the heat of summer. A great addition due, to unique color and above average disease resistace, for the Western climate. Size: 5-6' x 3-4'. Bloom time: spring- frost. Light: full sun. Water: moderate. USDA Z 5-9.

Photo unavailable ROSA 'Dark Night' (own root)
Hybrid Tea

Deciduous shrub: Tea Rose. Cuplike, large, 4" 25 petaled blooms. Dark velvet red, almost black flowers with a creamy yellow infused with red reverse and glossy, dark green foliage. This rose has very little fragrance, but makes up for it with continual bloom, even through the heat of summer. A great addition due, to unique color and above average disease resistace, for the Western climate. Size: 5-6' x 3-4'. Bloom time: spring- frost. Light: full sun. Water: moderate. USDA Z 5-9.

Photo unavailable ROSA 'Dee-lish' (own root)
Hybrid Tea

Hybrid Tea Rose. Old fashioned, clustered, 35-45 petaled bright pink, non-fading blooms. Very fragrant rose with tones of citrus and verbena. The blooms make an excellent cut flower as well. This is a multiple award winner in Europe for disease resistance and aesthetics. Size:6' x 3'. Bloom time: spring - frost. Light: full sun. Water: moderate. USDA Z 5-9.

Photo unavailable ROSA 'Desdemona' (syn. 'Auskindling') (own root)
David Austin English Rose (Shrub)

A fragrant masterpiece! The strong Old Rose fragrance has hints of almond blossom, cucumber & lemon zest. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Peachy pink buds open to beautiful 3.5" white, chalice-shaped blooms with a pinkish hue on small clusters. The incurved petals create an interplay of light & shadow. It forms an attractive neat, rounded, bushy shrub. Height: 4 feet. Width: 3 feet. Healthy mid green leaves. Petal count: 52. USDA Z5-11. (2015) PP #30,054

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