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November – Hansa

This month as the roses start blooming across New Zealand, we feature a heritage rose which is one of the best in the rugosa classification. Rugosa roses are easy to grow untroubled by disease, can grow near the sea and have fragrant blooms often followed by colourful hips. On the downside, the thorns are quite vicious ‘Hansa’ is a taller growing rugosa with double blooms of purple red with golden stamens in the centre. The blooms come in … [Read more...]

Tagged With: 2015, heritage roses, old fashioned roses, Rose of the Month, rugosa

August – Roseraie De l’Hay

We step back in time this month to feature a rose that has been around a while but is one of the best to grow out of all the Rugosa roses. … [Read more...]

Tagged With: 2012, disease tolerance, fragrance, old fashioned roses, rugosa

April – Blanc Double de Coubert

As we head further into autumn, the rugosa roses come into their own with a colourful display of hips on many varieties. Hips are the fruit of roses and are a feature of roses often overlooked. … [Read more...]

Tagged With: 2012, disease tolerance, fragrance, old fashioned roses, rugosa

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