Roses

At last count, there were roughly 150 known species alone, and the garden hybrids of those number in the thousands. Every year, new varieties are tested, and some are eventually introduced. A great resource for viewing roses is the Washington Park rose garden. It is actually one of several rose test gardens around the nation, and is home to some of the newest roses and also some of the oldest. Keep in mind that since these roses are being evaluated, not all may actually continue on to the retail market. And not all varieties are still available. Much like cars, roses are often “discontinued” in favor of newer models.

2023 ROSE LIST


 

FLORIBUNDA & GRANDIFLORA


FLORIBUNA
Angel Face
Arctic Blue™️
Brilliant Pink Iceberg
Burgundy Iceberg
Burst of Joy™️
Celestial Night™️
Chihuly®
Cinco De Mayo™️
Colorific™️
Desmond Tutu Sunbelt®
Distant Drums
Doris Day
Ebb Tide™️
Forever Amber™️
Iceberg
Leonardo da Vinci®
Life of the Party™️
Mango Veranda®
Passionate Kisses®
Plum Perfect Sunbelt®
Pumpkin Patch™️
Scentimental
Sexy Rexy
Sheila’s Perfume
Silver Lining™️
South Africa® Sunbelt®
Sunset Horizon™️
Sunsprite
Vavoom™️
White Licorice™️

GRANDIFLORIA
Ch Ching™️

Crazy Love™️
Dick Clark
Fragrant Plum
Fun in the Sun™️
Love
Mother of Pearl®
Nicole Carol Miller
Pop Art™️
Queen Elizabeth
Radiant Perfume
Strike It Rich®
Tahitian Treasure
Twilight Zone™️

HYBRID TEAS


Apricot Candy™️
Black Baccara®
Bliss Parfuma®
Blue Girl
Blue Girl
Brandy
California Dreamin’™️
Centennial Star®
Chicago Peace
Chrysler Imperial
Dark NightTM
Dee-Lish®
Dolly Parton
Double Delight
Earth Angel Parfuma®
Enchanted Peace™️
Eternal Flame™️
Falling in Love™️
Firefighter®
Fragrant Cloud
Fragrant Cloud
Full Sail
Girls’ Night Out
Grande Amore Eleganza®
Heavenly ScentedHeirloom
Hotel California
Ingrid Bergman
Ink Spots
John F. Kennedy
Just Joey
Love’s Promise™️
Marilyn Monroe™️
Midas Touch
Miss All American Beauty
Mister Lincoln
Moonlight Romantica
Moonstone

 

Neil Diamond
Neptune™️
Oklahoma
Opening Night™️
Oregold
Over the Moon™️
Painted Porcelain™️
Peace
Perfume Delight
Perfume Factory™️
Pope John Paul II
Pretty Lady Rose™️
Princesse Charlene de Monaco
Queen Mary 2™️
Rio Samba
Sedona®
St Patrick®
State of Grace™️
Sterling Silver
Sugar Moon™️
Sunny Sky Eleganza®
Sunset Celebration
Sweet Mademoiselle™️
Tiffany HT
Touch of Class
Tropicana
Voodoo
World War II Memorial™️

LANDSCAPE ROSES


GROUND COVER
Apricot Drift® 

Blushing Drift®
Peach Drift® 
Popcorn Drift® 
Red Drift®
White Drift® 

MINI
Cutie Pie™️

Rainbow’s End
Sunblaze Amber ®
Sunblaze Bridal ®
Sunblaze Cherry ®
Sunblaze Rainbow ®
Sunblaze Salmon ®
Sunblaze Sweet

SHRUB
Belinda’s Blush™️

Double Knock Out®
Double Knock Out, Pink®
Drift Apricot ®
Drift Blushing ®
Drift Peach ®
Drift Popcorn ® Rose
Drift Red ®
Drift White ®

 

 

CLIMBING ROSES


Colette™️
Eden ®
Golden Showers
Iceberg
Joseph’s Coat

Kiss Me Kate ®
Quicksilver®
Red Edenr®
Tangerine Skie®
Westerland
White Dawn
White Eden®

PATIO TREES


Angel Face
Easy Does It®
Falling in Love™️
Fun in the Sun™️
Julia Child
Just Joey
Knock Out Double™️
Mister Lincoln

Rio Samba
Sugar Moon™️
Sunblaze Amber ®
Sunblaze Rainbow ®
Sunblaze Red ®
Sunblaze Yellow ®

Where to Plant


The planting site is one of the most crucial elements in successful rose growing. Roses need full sun! Some of the shrub roses aren’t as picky about this, but a successful rose garden starts with a sunny spot. Shade causes long, sprawling, floppy growth and invites disease.

The next element is soil. To start with, drainage is a must. Roses despise wet feet, and aren’t terribly fond of heavy clay. Roses are most successful in raised beds, as raised beds drain exceptionally well and tend to have better temperature properties than regular flat soil. The better the soil, the better the roses. If you can bring in new soil, like a sandy loam or other soil mix, you should consider doing it. Whatever soil you use should be high in organic material, fast draining, and close to a neutral pH. Clay can be used, but you must amend it with a lot of organic material. Lime generally needs to be added to counteract the acidity of our native soils. Roses love rich soil, so be sure to add quite a bit of organic material.

One of the best things we have found is composted steer manure, We like “Malibu Compost”. Mushroom compost doesn’t last long enough, but a heavier planting compost could be used. Try not to use a lot of bark around roses, it can have somewhat adverse effects over time. When you are ready to plant, pick a good planting site and fix it up as mentioned above.

Standard planting procedures apply, but there are a few things to keep in mind. It is beneficial to add a cup of lime when planting, as this will correct pH around the plant. Also, all hybrid roses will have a graft union towards the base of the plant, right above where the roots start to form. This union is easily recognized, it is generally swollen and looks like a knot. This union must remain above the soil level! This also includes any mulch that you put down: keep the graft union clear. Burying this will give you massive headaches and heartbreaks in the near future. You may also want to consider adding some mycorrhiza when you plant for added health.