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 to one metre high, ‘Showpiece Blush’ is easy to grow with lush mid-green foliage that is tolerant to … [Read more...]
Showpiece Champagne
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 Champagne features large blooms of soft creamy orange- peach with a strong scent; these can be enjoyed on the plant or brought inside for the vase. A medium-growing plant to one metre high, Showpiece Champagne is easy to grow with lush mid-green foliage that is tolerant to … [Read more...]
Flower Carpet® Mini Cherry
The Flower Carpet® series of groundcover roses have been very popular in New Zealand since the first one was released nearly 30 years ago. This month we feature the latest in the series which has just been released in New Zealand. Flower Carpet® Mini Cherry has masses of small cherry red blooms covering the plant. A smaller grower than others in the series, it reaches 50cm high by 60cm wide making it ideal for edging, hedging or in a … [Read more...]
Showpiece Lipstick
This month we feature another of the Showpiece series that are from the same breeder as the popular Flower Carpet® roses which were introduced in New Zealand last year. ‘Showpiece Lipstick’ is one of the Showpiece™ series from Werner and Reinhardt Noack of Germany and features large reddish pink scented blooms. Other colours available are ‘Blush’ (light pink) and ‘Berry’ (purple/pink) with more in the pipeline. All the … [Read more...]
Showpiece Berry
This month we feature one of a new series of roses from the same breeder as the popular Flower Carpet® roses which are being introduced to New Zealand this month. ‘Showpiece Berry’ is one of the Showpiece™ series from Werner and Reinhardt Noack of Germany and features purplish/pink blooms, other colours being introduced at the same time are ‘Blush’ (light pink) and ‘Lipstick’ (red/pink)with more in the pipeline. All the Showpiece … [Read more...]
December – Flower Carpet Red
The Flower Carpet® series of roses have been a revelation since they were first introduced to New Zealand in the early 1990’s. Since then, 10 colours have been introduced and this month, we feature Flower Carpet® Red. Flower Carpet® Red has all the other attributes of the Flower Carpet ® series – long flowering period, exceptional tolerance to disease, easy care and tolerant of a wide variety of conditions. The single blooms are a velvety … [Read more...]
April – Flower Carpet® White
The Flower Carpet ® series of roses have become the biggest selling rose in recent times around the world. For this month, we feature the most popular colour of the series here in New Zealand. Flower Carpet® White was the second of the series to be released in this country in the mid 1990’s and since then, has gone onto become the best selling colour. White has always been a colour that sells well and this rose makes its mark in gardens all … [Read more...]
New Flower Carpet Rose Sunset
New release for New Zealand - available from October 2015 at your nearest garden centre. Flower Carpet® Sunset is a bright tangerine coloured groundcover rose, one of the series of Flower Carpet groundcover roses first introduced in 1992 by Anthony Tesselaar International. Bred by Noack Rosen, the German hybridiser known for their early commitment to disease-resistant hybrids, Flower Carpet Sunset shares the impressive levels of disease … [Read more...]
September – Flower Carpet Pink
This month we feature one of the most successful new rose introductions into New Zealand in the last 20 years and has become an integral part of the rose landscape in our country. It was also the first in what has become the biggest selling range of roses in New Zealand with two million plants sold in that time ‘Flower Carpet ® Pink’ was the first of the popular Flower Carpet series to be released by Anthony Tesselaar Plants of Australia and … [Read more...]