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Julia Child (floribunda)

 
Julia ChildJulia 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


Rainbow Sorbet (floribunda)

 

Rainbow SorbetRainbow 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:  

 


Wild Blue Yonder (Grandiflora)

Available from:  Dutch Gardens

Wild Blue YonderWild 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)


Tahitian Sunset (hybrid tea)

Available from Dutch Gardens  

Tahitian SunsetTahitian 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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