WONDER® Cream Passion
Climbing roses are a great way of adding vertical height and colour to your garden without taking up much ground space. This months featured rose is a new climbing rose that is being released for the first time this year. WONDER® Cream Passion has clusters of well-formed blooms that change from a pale yellow to […]
In Friendship
Roses are often named for special occasions or to raise funds for various causes. This month’s featured rose has been named to mark the centenary of Inner Wheel, a voluntary service organisation for woman. ‘In Friendship’ has clusters of true red blooms on a bushy, healthy plant that grows to one metre. A very free […]
ROMANZA® Glitz & Glam
Our featured rose for February certainly lives up to its name as one that attracts attention with a colour blend ‘ROMANZA® Glitz & Glam’ has large blooms of yellow with candy pink, suffusing to red as they age. There is a light tea scent to enjoy. The plant grows to one metre high and has […]
Skyla Rose
We start 2024 by featuring the overall winner from the New Zealand Rose of the Year competition held at Rogers Rose Garden in Hamilton last November. It also won Best Floribunda and Most Fragrant Rose in the same competition in 2019. ‘Skyla Rose’ has clusters of glowing medium pink blooms that open to an old-fashioned […]
Lilac Temptation
To end 2023, we feature one of the winners from the New Zealand Rose of the Year trials for 2023 ‘Lilac Temptation’ received the award for best climbing roses and is a welcome addition to the range of climbing roses in New Zealand. The nostalgic-shaped ruffled blooms are strongly scented and have a good repeat. […]
Centurion
The colour red is one of the most popular, if not the most popular colour in roses and this month we feature one of the best new red coloured releases in recent times. ‘Centurion’ is a bush rose with large clusters of vibrant orange-red blooms that attract the bees. A good rose for picking, the […]
Amore® Eye Need You
One such variety is ‘Amore ® Eye Need You’ which unlike many Persica varieties is fully double with ruffled petals of blushing pink opening to reveal a raspberry red centre. A good scent is an added bonus for this variety. A short mounding grower to 85cm, it has dark green disease-tolerant foliage. Also looks great […]
Showpiece Blush
This month we feature another of the Showpiece series of roses, which have been developed by Reinhardt Noack, the same breeder as the Flower Carpet® series of roses. ‘Showpiece Blush’ features large soft pink blooms with an old-fashioned look; these can be enjoyed on the plant or brought inside for the vase. A medium-growing plant […]
Piece of Cake
Kordes of Germany are one of the leading rose breeders in the world with many well-known roses to their credit. One such rose is ‘Piece of Cake’ which in its native Germany, is known as ‘Kordes Jubilee’ as it named for Kordes 125th anniversary. The vanilla cream edged with pink blooms are large in size […]
Otago University
Good yellow roses, especially those that can be picked are few and far between. For this month we feature a promising newer variety well worth growing. ‘Otago University’ has shapely warm yellow blooms produced mostly one to a stem, making it ideal for picking. A medium-growing bush with glossy mid-green foliage and good health. Slightly […]