Roses
Hybrid Teas
Christian Dior - Red
Chrysler Imperial - Red
Dolly Parton - Orange-Red
Dream Come True - Yellow w/ Dark Pink
Elegant Beauty - Light Yellow
Elina - Light Yellow
Gemini - Coral Pink Blend
Gentle Giant - Pink w/ Gold
Home & Family - White
John F. Kennedy - White
Lagerfeld - Silver/Mauve
Love - Red & White Bicolor
Love & Peace - Pink Peach Blend
Lynn Anderson - Cream w/ Pink
Medallion - Apricot Blend
Memorial Day - Pink
Moonstone - White/Pink
New Zealand - Pink Blend
Perfume Delight - Pink
St. Patrick - Yellow
Sweet Surrender - Pink
Tiffany - Pink with Yellow Base
Touch of Class - Orange/Pink Blend
Grandifloras
Crimson Bouquet - Red
Gold Medal - Yellow
Queen Elizabeth - Pink
Floribundas
Cherry Parfait - Cream w/ Red
Europeana - Red
Julia Childs - Butter Yellow
Iceberg - White
Scentimental - Red & White Striping
September Mourn - White
Sunflare - Yellow
Bourbon
Souvenir de la Malmaison - Light Pink
Polyantha
Mother's Day - Red
Weeping China Doll - Pink
Shrub Roses/English Roses
Abraham Darby - Apricot Pink
Belinda's Dream - Pink
Carefree Wonder - Hot Pink with light reverse
Homerun - Red,Pink
Tamora - Soft Apricot
Josephine Land - Pink/Peach
Climbers
Don Juan - Red
Joseph's Coat - Yellow, Orange & Red
Treeform
Elina - Light Yellow
Carefree Spirit - Red with White Eye
Double Pink Knockout - Pink
Available Antique and Modern Shrub (Own Root)
Bermuda Mystery Roses
Bermuda Kathleen - Pink
Smith's Parish - White, Red, Pink or Mixed
China Roses
Jean Bach Sisley - Silvery Pink
Louís Phillipe - Red
St. David - Red with White Eye
Drift Roses
White, Red, Pink, Salmon, Purple
Floribunda
Cinco De Mayo - Orange/Lavender
Hybrid Musk
Prosperity - White (climber)
Nur Mahal - Pink
Knockouts
Homerun - Red or Pink
Blushing Knockout - Light Pink
Pink Knockout - Pink
Red Knockout - Cherry Red
Yellow Knockout - Yellow Blend
Double Red Knockout - Cherry Red
Double Pink knockout - Pink
Polyantha
Cecile Brüner - Pink
Pink Pet - Pink
Rambler
Southern Seven Sisters (Dorothy Perkins) - Pink
Species
Lady Banksia lutea - Yellow
Tea
Madam Lombard - Rosy-Salmon
Mrs. B. R. Cant - Pink
When Planting your Rose Bush, add:
- 25 Lbs. of Composted Cow Manure
- 1 cup Bone Meal
- 1/2 cup Epsom Salts (Magnesium Sulfate)
- Rose Fertilizer (Follow directions on fertilizer)
Mix with backfill and water plant thoroughly.
Repeat as a top dressing in the Spring and Fall.
Water thoroughly on a daily basis for the first three to four weeks and taper off as necesarry.
Pruning
Heavy pruning of roses generally occurs in North Central Florida around late February to early/mid March depending on temperature.
Autumn pruning is considerably lighter than Spring pruning, usually done around early September but as with Spring it is largely temperature dependent.
Sucker Removal
On grafted roses vigorous branches may emerge from time to time from the root stock (below the graft union).
Our rose rootstock is Fortuniana (the best for Florida) and looks quite different from most other rose leaves, so they are more conspicuous and thus easier to identify and remove. Just cut them close to the stalk.
Light Requirements
Roses typically prefer six to eight hours of direct sun per day. This is necesarry for optimum blooming. Antique roses can usually take less sun, about four to six hours per day.
Definitions of Some Popular Rose Classes
Antique Roses
Generally agreed to refer to roses in cultivation before 1867.
Floribunda Roses
A class of modern roses noted for large flowers, often in clusters. Most gro two to four feet.
Grandiflora Roses
Modern Hybrid class with high centered blooms similar to Hybrid Teas and larger than Floribundas. Being a hybrid of Floribundas and Hybrid Teas, the flowers can be borne singly or in clusters on the same plant. Grandiflora are usually taller than Hybrid Teas growing six feet plus.
Hybrid Tea Roses
Any class of cultivated hybrid roses developed in the late 19th century and early 20th century, noted especially for their long stemmed flowers in a wide variety of strong colors and for their extended blooming season. Most grow three to five feet.
Miniature Roses
Natural dwarves with scaled-down flowers and leaves. They tend to be compact growers with closely spaced blooms usually growing to around one foot.
