FLORANZA® Eye Popping
To start off 2022, we feature an award-winning rose from the latest round of results from the New Zealand Rose Society trials in Palmerston North. FLORANZA® Eye Popping is a very floriferous rose with masses of single blooms starting yellow and fading to white with a red/purple ‘eye’ to the blooms. At times, you can’t […]
Cutie Pie
Miniature /Patio Roses are the small flowering darlings of the rose world. This month, we feature a new release that is very well named for this type of rose. ‘Cutie Pie’ has masses of small blooms of an attractive coral peach color that are lightly scented. These cover the bushy, very compact plant which is […]
December – Magic Show
With the rose show season just about over for another year, we are featuring one of the best newer roses for exhibition but also makes a good garden rose. ‘Magic Show’ is a patio rose with very well formed blooms of white with a pink edge to the petals. The blooms are borne mostly solitary […]
September – Water Lily
After a number of years of few new introductions of patio type roses in the New Zealand market, it is pleasing to see some new varieties coming online. One such variety we’re featuring this month is ‘Waterlily’ which features delicate blooms of porcelain to creamy peach of classic form. There is a moderate perfume to […]
August – Picotee
The ‘hand painted’ roses first appeared with much excitement in the 1970’s, a result of breeding work by Sam McGredy. In recent years, there has been a renaissance in the hand painted area with several newer hand painted roses appearing on the market and we feature one of the best this month. ‘Picotee’ is a […]
February – Beehive Gold
This month we feature a bright yellow, non-fading patio rose, something not commonly found in the world of roses. Since its release in 2000, it has become a popular addition to the range of patio roses grown in New Zealand. ‘Beehive Gold’ has clusters of bright yellow, double blooms all summer long. It is an […]
October – Little Opal
This month we feature a patio rose that has been very popular in New Zealand since its introduction around 20 years ago.
February – Irresistible
In the heat of February, we feature a creamy white rose that has become very popular among rose enthusiasts in New Zealand in the last 15 years and deserves to be more widely grown.
September – Patio Jewel
Everyone loves a red rose so this month we feature not a ‘big’ rose, but one of the best red patio roses that is grown.
May – Kaikoura
In his long career in rose breeding, Sam McGredy named many roses after places in his adopted homeland of New Zealand.