About
Face™ WEKosupalz
- Carruth 2005 PPAF
Unique light orange
with darker bronze reverse. Fragrance of apples. 5 x
3 ft.
Arizona Salmon/orange
blend, good fragrance. I guess the AARS knows how to pick 'em if
it's been a winner for over 25 years! Weeks 1975, AARS 1975, 5 x
2 ft.
Crimson Bouquet
KORbeteilich PP12001 Grandiflora, dark red, fragrant, very disease
resistant, Bad Fussing® x Ingrid
Bergman, AARS 2000, Kordes 1999, 4 x 3 ft Z7
Dream Come True™ WEKdocpot PPAF
Grandiflora, yellow with red edges, fragrant, AARS 2008, darker and larger in cooler
temps, 4+ x 3 ft Z6?
Heart O' Gold WEKdykstra - Dykstra
1997 PP10713 Cerise pink with a "heart o'
gold". The product of two other wonderful varieties: Broadway x
Gold Medal. Tall, upright, strong fragrance of peach and old
rose. Those with some heat will get the best color, but those in
cooler temps will enjoy larger flowers. 5+ x 3 ft.
Honey
Dijon WEKsproulses - Sproul 2005
PPAF Just as the name says, but even deeper in cooler
climates. This unique warm golden brown is vigorous and
floriferous. Very fragrant too. 5 x 3 ft.
Lagerfeld
The ideal Grandiflora example. Lovely light
purple flower with intense fragrance. The bush reaches about 5 x 4 ft.
and the flowers are no less than
4" or 5" in diameter. An upright and vigorous shrub with moderate
thorns. Leaves are matte green and
disease resistant (unlike one parent, Angel Face). Christensen
1986 Z7
Love Red with white reverse, AARS & Portland GM
1980. Perfect
form, either on the show table or the kitchen table!
Warriner 1980, 4 x 3 ft.
Octoberfest Wild blend of autumn colors:
orange, yellow and red. Glossy green
foliage and large flowers. Always one of those blooms that cause
visitors to ask the variety name. Very popular as a cut flower at
our Farmer's Market stall. McGredy 1999, 4 x 2 ft.
Prominent
Orange darkening with age to orange-red. Long vase
life to watch the transition. Perfect form with quilled
petals. R Kordes 1971, Portland GM 1975, AARS 1977, 4 x 3, Z5/6
Strike It Rich™ WEKbepmey
- Carruth 2007 PPAF Yellow/orange/pink blend, very fragrant, disease
resistant.
A big winner with the All-American Rose Selection (AARS) 2007.
6 x 3 ft Z5 ***
Tournament of Roses
Named for the New Year's Day parade and football game held each year in
Pasadena, CA, since 1886! This strong growing pink blend is
certainly worthy of a celebration. Not really fragrant, but known
to be disease resistant and a winner on the show tables for its
excellent form. 5 x 3 Z6/7 **
Waikiki Salmon orange
pink with lighter reverse. Heat tolerant, fairly disease resistant for an older modern rose. Outstanding in full bloom without naked ankles! McGredy 1986 Z7
Wild Blue Yonder™ WEKisosblip -
Carruth 2006 PPAF This AARS winner for 2006
is a real stand out. Ruffled red-purple with a lighter
lavender eye. Strong fragrance, clean leaves and vigorous growth.
Even deeper colors in cooler temps. 5 x 3 ft One of Tracy's top 12, which his gloved hand displays here:
