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Smitten

Our featured rose this month is a charmer and very well named recent release from New Zealand rose breeder Rob Somerfield.

‘Smitten’ bears blooms of cream and shell pink, with the reverse of the petals a deeper pink. The clusters of blooms are set against healthy, dark green foliage. An upright growing plant to one metre high.

Winner of a Certificate of Merit at the NZRS trials in 2022.

Available from resellers of Glenavon Roses including Wairere Nurseries. Photo credit: Glenavon Roses. 

‘Smitten’

Tagged With: 2026, disease tolerance, floribunda rose, NZRS trials, Rob Somerfield, Rose of the Month

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