Tangerine Streams™ Rose (Conard Pyle/Star Roses)
(Rosa 'Bagstream')
Sure love this rose -- whose color would fit with almost any garden color scheme -- it's an orange hue that turns creamy yellow with apricot and pink tones. Double blooms about three inches in diameter. Unfortunately, no fragrance, but a very bushy shrub about four feet high with good resistance to mildew and rust. Bred by John Bagnasco, introduced by Conard-Pyle Co./Star Roses.
Orchid Romance™ Rose (Conard Pyle/Star)
(Rosa 'Radprov')
Can't beat the color on this floribunda, bred by William Radler. Upright, bushy form with dark green, semi-glossy leaves, very resistant to black spot, powdery mildew and rust. Abundant flowers, and continuous bloom as well. About 4.5 feet high, 3 feet wide.
Eyeconic Lemonade™ (Conard Pyle/Star)
(Rosa 'Sprolem')
What I think of as an old-fashioned shrub rose ... this floribunda also comes in pink -- Eyeconic Pink Lemonade (Rosa 'Sprolempink'). A bushy shrub about 4.5 feet high and wide, with abundant, continuous bloom. Either would be great to brighten up a dull spot in the garden. Bred by Jim Sproul.
Music Box Rose (Bailey Nurseries)
(Rosa 'BAlbox')
One of two new Easy Elegance® roses from Bailey -- it's a shrub rose about three to four feet high and wide, disease resistant and ever-blooming. The double flowers are a yellow blend with touches of pink, about two inches in diameter. Zones 4-9.
Champagne Wishes Rose (Bailey)
(Rosa 'BAlcham')
Another Easy Elegance shrub rose about 3-4 feet high and wide with re-curring white flowers a full three inches in diameter. Again, good disease resistance. Zones 4-7.
According to Bailey, the Easy Elegance line requires no pruning, is very low maintenance, and they say no chemicals are used during the breeding or evaluation program, so they're confident that these roses will stay free of black spot and powdery mildew. Both roses are grown on their own rootstock.
All of them are so lovely! I love them all.
Posted by: Garden Sheds | February 07, 2012 at 12:03 PM
Beautiful blooms for 2012!
Posted by: Arthur | February 07, 2012 at 04:43 AM