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Julia Child is a floribunda destined to be as famous as her namesake. Personally chosen by the award-winning chef herself, this rose combines old-fashioned style with delicious fragrance rarely found in a free-flowering plant. This rose has a rounded habit and excellent disease resistance, raising the bar for any English-style rose. Julia Child also features a sweet licorice perfume that exudes from each fully-petaled flower, as well as a butter-gold color that’s perfectly suited to any landscape. | Class: | Floribunda | Plant Habit: | Medium Low | Growth Habit: | Very rounded & bushy | Stem Length: | Medium | Foliage Color: | Bright super-glossy green | Disease Resistance: | Excellent | Flower Color: | Warm butter gold | | Hardiness | Zone 5, Zone 4 with winter protection | Bud Form: | Pointed and full | Flower Form: | Old-fashioned, very full | Flower Size: | Medium, up to 3.5 inches | Petal Count: | Over 35 | Fragrance: | Strong sweet licorice and spice | Parentage: | (Voodoo x R.soulieana derivative) x Summerwine] x Top Notch |
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 Rainbow Sorbet is as cool and delicious as it sounds. This multicolor floribunda harkens back to the popular variety Playboy from which it is a descendant. More rugged and winter hardy, Rainbow Sorbet shows a resistance to black spot similar to many shrub roses on the market. With a symphony of bright color uninterrupted throughout the season, Rainbow Sorbet can be used either as a powerful accent or as a bold border for those who like to make a statement in their garden. | Class: | Floribunda | Plant Habit: | | Growth Habit: | Upright | Stem Length: | Up to 5 feet | Foliage Color: | Dark green, glossy | | Hardiness | Zone 5, Zone 4 with winter protection | Disease Resistance: | Above average, especially for blackspot | Flower Color: | Mixed shades of bright yellow, orange and red that finishes nicely into light yellow and pink | Flower Size: | Medium 3 to 3.5 inches | Petal Count: | 15 to 18 | Fragrance: | None noticeable | Parentage: | |
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Wild Blue Yonder offers a journey into uncharted territory. This lavender blend is the first rose in this color range to garner the AARS designation since 1984. Every large wavy petal is a velvety warm wine-purple layered onto rich lavender, making Wild Blue Yonder a unique rose to behold. Each lovely blossom exudes the perfume of sweet citrus and rose. A vigorous ‘shrubby’ bush, its abundant, deep-green leaves provide the perfect accent to the extraordinarily novel color.
| Class: | Grandiflora | Plant Habit: | Medium tall | Growth Habit: | Upright, bushy | Stem Length: | Medium long | Foliage Color: | Rich glossy green | | Hardiness | Zone 5, Zone 4 with winter protection | Disease Resistance: | Excellent | Flower Color: | Deep reddish-purple with a lavender ‘eyezone’; deeper colors in cooler temps | Flower Size: | Large up to 4.5 inches | Petal Count: | 25-30 | Fragrance: | Citrus blossom and rose | Parentage: | (International Herald Tribune x R. soulieana derivative) x (Sweet Chariot x Blue Nile)] x (Blueberry Hill x Stephen’s Big Purple) |
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Tahitian Sunset offers a little slice of paradise. This brightly-hued hybrid tea features splendid blossoms starting from high-centered orange-yellow buds that open fully to a peachy apricot-pink with yellow highlights. The vigorous plant produces 14-16 inch stems, and flowers with about 30 petals to create blooms up to five inches in diameter. With its complex color, delightful licorice fragrance, and semi-glossy foliage, this perfectly formed rose makes a strong focal point in any garden. | Class: | Hybrid tea | Plant Habit: | High centered | Growth Habit: | Upright, well-balanced | Stem Length: | 14-16 inches | Foliage Color: | Dark green | Disease Resistance: | Good | | Hardiness | Zone 5, Zone 4 with winter protection | Flower Color: | Peachy apricot pink with strong yellow base | Flower Size: | Larch, up to 5 inches | Petal Count: | 25 to 30 | Fragrance: | Strong anise | Parentage: | Seedling x Sun Goddess |
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