For lack of anything better we use Peter Beales' definition, "Shrub roses are those that are as a rule taller than 4 feet when mature and which can be used individually for specimen planting or grown as shrubs in a shrubbery."  Basically a Shrub rose is a modern variety that doesn't fit into any other class, or is a new class not yet widely accepted (such as David Austin English Roses which we classify separately as Austins. Hardiness will vary with the particular parentage, typically +/- Zone 5.  They are wonderful for borders and any landscape purpose as they typically grow in a more mounding or arching manner.

Our plants are own-root (not grafted) and shipped in 6" band pots (not bareroot).  See the availability list for prices and ordering.

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Be-Bop™ WEKsacsoul Carruth 2004 PPAF  Single cerise red with bright star-shaped yellow eye flowers in clusters on a medium sized and somewhat spreading bush.  Glossy leaves leads to good disease resistance. 4+ x 5 ft 





Belinda's Dream Bayse 1992 int 1988  Medium/light pink Hybrid Tea formed fragrant flowers on a large Shrub up to 6 ft.  Foliage has a blue green cast.  Blooming machine during the growing season and likes hot nights.  First variety to receive the "Earth-Kind™Rose" designation so you know it's an easy-to-no-care rose.  Weeks actually states "black spot free" in their catalog... 3 - 6 ft tall, Z5

Citrus Splash JACzorba 2007 - PPAF Shrub, yellow, orange and pink stripes, fruity fragrance, 4+ x 3 ft


Country Dancer Buck 1973 Dark pink, very fragrant, shade tolerant, 3+ x 3 ft, Z4/5. Here's some excellent reading on Griffith Buck's rose breeding: http://www.BlossomsandBloomers.com/buck.htm











Desert Glow (Della Balfour, Royal Pageant) Harkness 1994 Shrub/Large-flowered Climber.  Great large apricot blend flowers which are striking at the back of the border or trained as a climber.  Planted as a stand-alone shrub near our front gate, everyone always asks about this one when it's in full bloom. 10 x 5 ft, Z5

Distant Drums Buck 1985  Famous for its very unusual mauve and tan blend.  As with these types of colors, weather does make a difference and it can bloom more in the pink to lavender range depending on the sun.  Good healthy foliage with strong myrrh fragrance, 3+ x 3 ft, Z4/5.



















Flower Girl™ FRYyeoman - Fryer 2000 PP13268 Showy billows of light pink and cream apple-fragrance flowers in large clusters.  Clean matte green foliage.  Near continuous bloom.  Rounded shrub, slightly spilling with the weight of the clusters. Reported safe in Vermont with winter mulch Z3!  3 x 3+ ft.  Amazing in full bloom.




Flutterbye™ WEKplasol - Carruth 1996 PP9715  Masses of single multicolored yellow, coral, tangerine and pink clusters on this tall Shrub or pillar rose/Climber (the latter in mild climates).  Spicy fragrance with very glossy leaves.  Highly disease resistant and shade tolerant. The shape benefits from light pruning.  5-10 ft. depending on climate.  One of our best sellers!


Fragrant Lavender Simplicity® JACshlav - PPAF Shrub, lavender, very fragrant, disease resistant.  The quintessential hedge rose where each young flower resembles a smaller Neptune rose.  4+ x 3 ft






Lemon Zest JACsalps PP13342 Shrub, Brilliant yellow with clean bright green foliage.  A great Shrub for mass hedging or specimen plantings, with strong lemon fragrance, and the popular old rose look. Zary 2000, 3+ x 3 ft Z5/6



Magenta (Kordes 1954) Floribunda/Shrub.  Quite unique mauve blend which is understandable since one parent is 'Lavender Pinocchio'.  Very fragrant, continuous blooming, OK in a pot, does best in cooler climates.  4 x 4 ft, Z5/6

Midnight Blue™ WEKfabpur - Carruth 2004 PPAF  Dark deep purple with rich clove fragrance.  We had a waiting list for this one before we'd even advertised we would carry it in our new Weeks line of rose varieties!  It's a color like no other modern rose.  Highlighted with golden stamens and bright green leaves.  PPAF, A compact 3 x 3 ft.















Oranges 'n' Lemons MACoranlem - McGredy 1995 PP#9191  Outstanding yellow and orange striped flowers billowing all over a plant of dark glossy disease resistant leaves.  In the landscape this plant screams "Look at me!"  Tall canes can be trained as a small climber in mild climates, or used as a stand alone fountain-like shrub.  6-8 ft, Z4




Outta the Blue™ WEKstephitsu - Carruth 2002 PP 13,449 Shrub, magenta magically changing to lavender, very fragrant, disease resistant, 4+ x 4 ft  ***

Rhapsody in Blue™ FRAntasia - PPAF Shrub, mauve/smoky purple, fragrant, disease resistant, likes cooler weather,
Cowlishaw 2006, 5 x 5 ft Z5/6?

Sally Holmes Holmes 1976 Shrub/Hybrid Musk. This five-petal rose starts as a light peach bud then opens to ivory-white (pinker in cooler climates). Flowers are borne in trusses that practically cover the plant when in full bloom. With some training it can be used as a short climber looking great against a fence. Shade tolerant and hardy to zone 5 or 6. 6+ x 4 ft.



Sky's the Limit™ WEKprimsou - Carruth 2005 PPAF Shrub/Large-flowered Climber, butter yellow, fragrant, disease resistant.  This one outpaces Golden Showers in our yard by a mile.  10+ ft  ***

Watercolors™ WEKclaflabo PPAF Carruth 2008 Shrub, yellow/pink blend single flowers with a light apple fragrance.  Very disease resistant, 3 x 4 ft.  You can certainly see the Be-Bop parentage here and I'm impressed that our photos are a pretty close match to the hybridizer's (minus the spider, of course).  What starts off as a yellow blend turns pink and then ends in the cerise family - similar to that more tender China rose, Mutabilis.  Z5/6

Westerland Kordes 1969 Apricot blend, excellent repeat, and fragrant flowers on a disease resistant dark-leaved plant. Large fantastic canes of clustered flowers.  The specimen in our yard sells a lot of this variety...  Up to 8 x 6 ft.










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