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April – Tropical Delight

Bicolour roses are a bit of a novelty in the rose world and this month we feature one that deserves to be more widely grown. ‘Tropical Delight’ has clusters of blooms, creamy white edged raspberry red that are lightly scented and look good enough to eat! In full flower, the plant looks a picture and looks a treat in the garden. It is a medium, bushy grower with good health to about 1.3 metres.  One thing it does not like is hard pruning so … [Read more...]

Tagged With: 2017, floribunda rose, Johnny Johnstone, NZRS trials, Rose of the Month, Silver Star of the City of Palmerston North

June – Millennium

There have been a number of scarlet red roses released in recent years and for this month, we feature one of the best to come onto the market in the last 10 years. … [Read more...]

Tagged With: 2013, disease tolerance, Doug Grant, floribunda rose, New Zealand Rose Society, NZ Rose of the Year, NZRS trials, Silver Star of the City of Palmerston North

May – Blackberry Nip

Purple is a difficult colour in roses, people either seem to like it or not. … [Read more...]

Tagged With: 2011, fragrance, Hybrid Tea rose, NZRS trials, Rob Somerfield, Rose of the Month, Silver Star of the City of Palmerston North

September – Hot Chocolate

One of the best New Zealand bred roses features this month, something a little different that has made its mark in the world of roses. … [Read more...]

Tagged With: 2010, chocolate brown roses, floribunda rose, Gold Star, New Zealand Rose Society, Nola Simpson, Rose of the Month, Silver Star of the City of Palmerston North

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