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 … [Read more...]
‘AMORÉ® Irish Sunset’
We start 2026 by featuring one of the winners from the latest presentation of award winners from the New Zealand Rose Society International Rose Trials in Palmerston North. ‘AMORÉ® Irish Sunset’ not only won a Certificate of Merit, but also the Nola Simpson Novelty Award for the most novel rose in trial. What makes this novel is that it is a climbing Persica rose with semi double blooms of golden yellow with a bright ‘red’eye. Very attractive … [Read more...]