We start 2024 by featuring the overall winner from the New Zealand Rose of the Year competition held at Rogers Rose Garden in Hamilton last November. It also won Best Floribunda and Most Fragrant Rose in the same competition in 2019.‘Skyla Rose’ has clusters of glowing medium pink blooms that open to an old-fashioned form. There is a good scent to enjoy as well. A medium compact growing bush to 1 – 1.1 metres with medium green foliage. Bred … [Read more...]
Lilac Temptation
To end 2023, we feature one of the winners from the New Zealand Rose of the Year trials for 2023‘Lilac Temptation’ received the award for best climbing roses and is a welcome addition to the range of climbing roses in New Zealand. The nostalgic-shaped ruffled blooms are strongly scented and have a good repeat. A vigorous, healthy plant to 2.9 metres. Bred by Bob Matthews of Matthews Nurseries. Available from Matthews Nurseries and their … [Read more...]
Centurion
The colour red is one of the most popular, if not the most popular colour in roses and this month we feature one of the best new red coloured releases in recent times. ‘Centurion’ is a bush rose with large clusters of vibrant orange-red blooms that attract the bees. A good rose for picking, the flowers last well in a vase. A medium-growing compact plant with dark glossy foliage and good disease tolerance. Named for the 100th birthday in … [Read more...]
Amore® Eye Need You
One such variety is ‘Amore ® Eye Need You’ which unlike many Persica varieties is fully double with ruffled petals of blushing pink opening to reveal a raspberry red centre. A good scent is an added bonus for this variety. A short mounding grower to 85cm, it has dark green disease-tolerant foliage. Also looks great as a short standard.Bred by Spek Rosen of the Netherlands and available from Amore Roses. Photo credit: Amore Roses … [Read more...]
Snow Bunny
Kordes of Germany are among the most well-known and successful rose breeders in the world with many fabulous creations to their credit. Our featured rose this month is one of their new releases onto the New Zealand market.‘Snow Bunny’ smothers itself with clusters of petite snow-white blooms. The compact growing bushy plant is very health with mid green foliage. Growing to 90cm, it is ideal for smaller gardens, pots or grown as a small … [Read more...]
ROMANZA® Ascot
Hybrid Tea roses have traditionally been about perfectly formed blooms, often borne one to a stem. In recent times, Hybrid Teas have developed more of a nostalgic shaped bloom, mainly as a result of using shrubs in their breeding to improve health. ‘ROMANZA® Ascot’ is one such Hybrid Tea that has been recently released in New Zealand. The ball shaped blooms are red shaded violet and purple and are produced in small clusters. Sweetly … [Read more...]
A Gardeners Dream
To kick off 2023, we feature a welcome addition to the apricot coloured roses available. ‘A Gardeners Dream’ produces clusters of ruffled apricot blooms with the added bonus of a scent to enjoy. A low to medium growing plant, it is an easy care variety and looks especially stunning growing in groups. One of the ‘My Rose’ series bred by Bob Matthews, this rose was named for Wanganui Garden Centre who celebrated 75 years in business in 2022 … [Read more...]
Moppet
Shrub type roses are often the underrated stars of the rose world. Not only are they generally easy care, they also have a great display of bloom over the flowering season ‘Moppet’ is a great new rose from New Zealand breeder Carl Dibley. The small pink blooms are borne in large panicles creating a great display of colour in the garden. A great rose for landscaping with excellent repeat flowering and very few thorns. Grows to … [Read more...]
FLORANZA ® Bright & Breezy
This month we feature an award winning rose from the New Zealand Rose Society International Rose Trials in Palmerston North last year. FLORANZA ® Bright & Breezy gained a Certificate of Merit which indicates a consistent performance over the two years of the trial. No doubt what caught the judge’s eyes the most was the display of bright orange blooms with a yellow reverse which covered the plants during the growing season. A very colourful … [Read more...]
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 see the foliage by the sheer masse of blooms which repeat well throughout the summer and into autumn. A very … [Read more...]
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