‘Bonica’ is a sweet shell-pink bloomer with lovely dark green foliage. The stems aren’t long enough for cutting, but hey – they are adorable, bloom profusely all season, and I have never had to treat mine for pest problems. They’ve proven disease resistant here on the foggy coast in both landscapes and containers. ‘Gourmet Popcorn’ is a fun miniature rose with a flurry of tiny white floofy flowers with yellow centers. There are also Pink Icebergs, Climbing Icebergs, and the awesome ‘ Burgundy Iceberg ’ (below) which all have the same good qualities as the original. It’s often grown on its own roots, does well with minimal spraying, and has a really long season of crisp white roses. ‘Iceberg’, the best white rose for our climate. Assume the worst of your roses, and veer away from all the fancypants new varieties unless they are specifically saying how they resist disease – seeing as even the resistant ones still have issues. If a rose is willing to stick it out in a garden without a whole lot of spraying, chances are that’s an attribute they’re going to be talking about. They Should Tout Their Disease-Resistance – A client who visited England came back with a passion for them and I’ve been shocked at how well they do – at the first sight of all those frills I cringed, imagining the brown mess of disappointment they’d bring – but they’ve been ace – blooming so mightily that I am often gifted a bouquet in summer! Check out this article for Austin recommendations. That’s just a general rule, however: If you are a fan of the ruffles, there are some David Austin roses, bred in a similar climate in England, that do really well here. If it has many more than that (40’s about the limit here), it will probably disappoint you by starting out with huge, gorgeous buds that turn a manky brown just as they should be opening into fragrant rosy perfection. The ideal easy-care rose for our climate has less than 25 petals. The fewer the petals, the less moisture the flowers will hold and the longer each bloom will last in our climate. (I’d give you a list of own-root roses, but it varies depending on who grows them.)Īs a rule of thumb for the Maritime Pacific Northwest, go for the lowest petal count you can find – that is, look on the packaging of your bare-root rose to see how many petals each flower has (it’s usually listed). Plants grown on their own roots won’t have that knot. You can see for yourself, too – look for a knotty-looking bit at the base of the plant where they attached the variety you actually want onto a different root system. They’ll usually note it on the package if the rose is on its own roots otherwise, assume it’s grafted. I like to think of my gardens as gifts I give to the future, so choosing roses on their own roots is a bit of insurance. I usually see this in gardens where the sweet caretaker grew too old to be able to keep up, and after a few years of neglect and weediness, a lot of the roses reverted to the rootstock variety, which rarely blooms and isn’t worth its thorns. The problem with this is that if you don’t keep your wits about you, that vigorous rootstock could rise up and overtake the delicate beauty you chose. This isn’t a necessity, but it helps – most roses are grafted onto a more vigorous set of roots, from a different variety of rose. (Next month they’ll be even cheaper, of course, but do you want to risk your favorite being gone?) Here’s how to select a strong, disease-resistant rose: 'Sally Holmes' Shrub Rose They have just arrived in the nurseries and are cheap, transplant well right now, and the selection is fantastic. This cultivar produces deeper flower color in areas with cooler summer temperatures.If you want to buy a rose anytime this year, January’s the time to do it. tall shrub and produces colorful displays of pink flowers with white markings. ‘Brilliant Pink Iceberg’ grows as a 3-5 ft. Heaviest pruning and fertilizing should be done in the winter to maintain desired sizes and encourage better flowering during spring. Plant in rich soils with good drainage, sunny exposures and provide regular water. Climbing forms can be trained on columns and espaliered along walls. They are highly resistant to diseases and are widely grown in mass plantings, along borders, in containers and in focal areas. Iceberg rose belongs to the floribunda group and is arguably the most popular rose for commercial and residential landscapes and garden plantings in the Inland Empire. Double flowers with a touch of pink grow in large sprays beginning in spring and will repeat several times throughout summer and fall. Flexible stems have many thorns pinnately divided leaves are bright green. White shrub rose - Rosa floribunda ‘ Brilliant Pink Iceberg‘įloribunda roses are robust semi-evergreen climbing shrubs with an upright growth habit that can reach 8-10 ft.
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