The Persica or Hulthemia roses have come into their own in recent years as several new hybrids have been released featuring better freedom of flowering, improved health and a range of flower colours. This month we are featuring a new climbing variety that will be released this winter. ‘Eye Spy’ is a vigorous climber with blooms of peach aging to honey with a dark red ‘eye’. Larger in size and with more petals than other Persica varieties, it … [Read more...]
Wollerton Old Hall
This month we feature a recent English rose to be released in New Zealand and is proving to be a worthy addition to the range of English roses available here ‘Wollerton Old Hall’ is a large shrub that is perhaps best grown as a climber under New Zealand conditions. Quick to repeat, the blooms are produced in clusters and open apricot, turning cream as they age. Strongly scented, it is a welcome addition to the range of English roses in this … [Read more...]
August – Golden Gate
Rose of the Month – Golden Gate Good yellow flowering climbing roses are few and far between so this month’s featured rose is a welcome addition to the range of climbing roses available in New Zealand. ‘Golden Gate’ features semi-double blooms of golden yellow that cover the plant with good repeat over the summer months. Even better, there is a good scent to the blooms to enjoy. Bred by Kordes of Germany who are known for creating super … [Read more...]
July – Eye in the Sky
The Persica or Hulthemia roses have recently made their mark in New Zealand with their distinct blooms, each with a darker ‘eye’ in the centre of the blooms. To date, these have been floribunda or shrub type roses but the rose we feature this month breaks the mould. ‘Eye in the Sky as the name suggests is a climber and climb it does but it is not too vigorous and takes over everything. The blooms are single, cream – apricot in colour with a … [Read more...]
October – Red Corsair
Red is the most popular colour among roses and gardeners everywhere are always attracted to plant red roses in their gardens. This month, we feature a newer red climbing rose that offers much promise. ‘Red Coisair’ has clusters of semi double blooms of an eye catching fire engine red – a colour that really stands out and brightens any garden. It is almost never without blooms from spring to autumn. Not much scent but for sheet flower power, … [Read more...]
September – Sugar Plum
Patio climbing roses have been around for many years with the last 20 years seeing a number of varieties released from English Rose Breeder Chris Warner. These have become popular with their smaller blooms and generally more contained growth habit making them ideal for small gardens. This month, we feature one of the best ‘Sugar Plum’ is one of the first roses to flower each season and produces small, well formed blooms of magenta purple - a … [Read more...]
March – Sky Tower
This month, we featured one of the best climbers to have come on the market in recent years and a rose that lights up the garden when in bloom. ‘Sky Tower’ is aptly named for New Zealand’s tallest man made structure in Auckland and forms clusters of hot pink blooms in clusters, forming a great display. The clusters of blooms are great to pick and bring inside to a vase. ‘Sky Tower’ has also become a popular exhibition rose and is often seen at … [Read more...]
June – Golden Future
Good yellow climbing roses are few and far between, but we have been lucky in the last few years to have two or three very good new ones come on the market in New Zealand. … [Read more...]
July – Fourth of July
Every once in a while, a new rose comes along that is totally unique to anything else around. … [Read more...]
December – Red Flame
Red is the most popular colour associated with roses and for December, we feature one of the best new roses to come onto the market. … [Read more...]