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December – Bright as a Button

For this month, we feature a fairly newish rose to New Zealand but one that can trace its origins back some years.

‘Bright as a Button’ is descended from the Persica rose native to the Middle East which has blooms with each petal having a darker base to it giving the impression of an ‘eye’.

In the mid 1970’s, English breeder Jack Harkness began breeding with Persica roses and his first attempts had limited success. In recent years, there has been renewed interest in this line and many rose breeders around the world are actively breeding new roses in this area with larger flowers, better flower production and ‘eye’s in a range of colours

‘Bright as a Button’ is one such result from this breeding work. The pink blooms have a darker centre making for an attractive and eye catching display for this floribunda come shrub rose. It could even be grown as a small climber in ideal conditions. It is never without flowers and is extremely healthy, retaining its foliage right into winter.

Bred in the UK by Chris Warner, ‘Bright as a Button’ won the Nola Simpson Novelty Award and a Certificate of Merit at the NZRS trials in Palmerston North just concluded. One worth growing and keep a look out for other roses coming out from the Persica  line.

Bright as a Button (2)

Tagged With: 2013, Chris Warner, disease tolerance, new roses, Nola Simpson Novelty Award, NZRS trials, Persica rose, Rose of the Month

Comments

  1. Jenny Williams says

    March 9, 2015 at 6:02 pm

    Today I saw the rose Bright as a Button for the first time, in a Waimarama (on or near the coast, near Havelock North); and it didn’t look like this one pictured. It was a lovely creamy flower, with a dark wine centre, and it had a lovely strong perfume.
    My question is: how variable is this rose? I just loved the one I saw today, but am not very keen on your one pictured!

    Regards
    Jenny Williams

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  2. Annette Arundel says

    August 21, 2018 at 4:33 pm

    Hi,

    I am RosinaBloom from Dave’s Garden requesting the use of this photo of ‘Bright as a Button’ :-
    https://nzroses.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Bright-as-a-Button-2.jpg for our file:- https://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/248684

    Thank you.

    Kind Regards,

    Annette (RosinaBloom) Waihi

    Reply

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  1. When is a rose not a rose? | Sandra's Garden says:
    November 16, 2014 at 6:05 pm

    […] Bright as a Button, a rose by Chris Warner of Shropshire, England – who has also bred Eye of the Tiger (breeding name Chewbullseye) – also uses R. persica and is an award-winning rose in New Zealand, while his For Your Eyes Only (only 30 years in the making!) has won the 2015 Rose of the Year title at the Hampton Court Flower Show. Read a personal blog about a visit to Warner Roses. […]

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