We can complain because rose bushes have thorns

“We can complain because rose bushes havethorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.”- Abraham Lincoln

300 BC 1200 AD 1700-1800 1867 19001945ModernHybrids‘Peace’“Stud” roses‘Soleil d’Or’‘La France’

Genus RosaSpecies~200Old GardenRoses (OGR)21 Classes•Hybrid y China•Tea•BermudaModern Roses(MR)13 Classes•Hybrid Tea•Floribunda•Polyantha•Shrubb

12 Rose Varieties – 6 Reps of Each6 Modern roses• Knock Out*• Home Run• Belinda’s dasDream*• Carefree Beauty*• Bailey Red• Perle d’Or*6 Old Garden Roses• Louis Philippe ‐ China• Old Blush ‐ China• Mutabilis* ‐ China• Duchesse de Brabant* ‐ Tea• Mrs. B. R. Cant ‐ Tea• Spice* ‐ Bermuda* Earth Kind Roses

Modern Roses(Class Introducedafter 1867)

‘RADrazz’(Knock Out®)• Introduced in 1999• Seedling ‘Carefree Beauty’× ‘Razzle Dazzle’• Cherry color, slight fragrance• 3”, single‐petals• New foliage dark maroon; oldfoliage dark green• Upright bush to 4 ft• AARS Winner & Earth Kind• Tolerates dappled shade & highlysaline irrigation water

‘WEKcisbako’(Home Run®)• Introduced in 2006• (‘City of San Francisco’x ‘Baby Love’ x ‘RADrazz’)• True red flowers• 4‐5”, Single petals• Slight fragrance• Growth up to 4 ft• Dark green foliage• Blooms best when deadheaded

‘Belinda’s Dream’• Introduced in 1992• ‘Jersey Beauty’ בTiffany’• 4” double flowers• Medium pink/pale pink• Sweet tfragrance• Growth up to 6 ft• Medium green foliage• Earth Kind• Responds well to a yearly hard prune

‘BUCbi’ (Carefree Beauty)aka ‘Katy Road Pink’• Introduced in 1977• Seedling × 'Prairie Princess'• 4” flowers, double petals• Rich pink color• Mild apple fragrance• Mound growth, up to 5 ft• Olive green, smooth foliage• Earth hKind

‘Bailey Red’/’Kirsten Poulen’• Floribunda• 1924• Parentage – unknown• 3”, Single petals• No fragrance• Medium red color• Growth up to 4‐6 ft• Medium green foliage

‘Perle d’Or’• Polyantha• Introduced in 1883• A “heritage” rose• Unnamed dPolyantha×'Mme. Falcot'• Peach color; sweet fragrance• 1 ½ inch; double petals• Upright to 3 ft tall• Small, medium green leaves• Earth Kind

Old Garden Roses(Class or cultivar existedbefore 1867)

Old Garden Roses(aka OGRs, Antique or Heritage)“Anything your grandmother would have grownand considered worthy of passing on to the nextgeneration.”‐ Malcolm Manners, FL Southern College

‘Louis Philippe’“The Cracker Rose”• China rose• Introduced in 1834• 1‐3”; double petals• Red w/ pinkish white center• Slightly Fragrant• Mature Ht/Width: 6‐10 feet• Slow growing; long lived• Old standby in Florida• Can be used as a clipped hedge

‘Cramoisi Superieur’• Mixed up with LP in this trial• China• Introduced d in 1832• Often confused with Louis Philippe• Rich crimson color; fruity fragrance• LP taller than wide; CS wider than tall• LP typically has fewer petals, less well‐formed;more white or pink kin center.

‘Old Blush’• China• Introduced din 1752• Parentage – unknown• 3” double flowers, clusters• Light pink darken with age• Subtle fragrance• Growth up to 6 ft• Steady bloomer• 1 of 4 “stud” roses used in modern breeding

‘Mutabilis’“The Butterfly Rose”• China• Introduced prior to 1894• Parentage – unknown• 3”, single petals• Multicolored l (orange fdi fadingto pink and rose)• No fragrance• Growth to 6 ft• Earth Kind

‘Duchesse de Brabant’• Tea• Introduced din 1857• Parentage – unknown• 3‐4”, double petals• Light pink flowers• Very fragrant (to some!)• Growth up to 4 ft• Medium green foliage• Earth Kind

‘Mrs. B. R. Cant’• Tea• Introduced din 1901• Parentage – unknown• Medium pink color;• Nice tea fragrance• 3‐4”; Double petals• Sprawling bush to 8 ft• Dark green, semi‐glossy• Cyclical bloomer; good cut

References/Resources• Dr. Malcolm Manners– Fl Southern College• Mike Shoup – “Roses in the Southern Garden”• Jozer Mangandi – EH GraduateStudent/GCREC• Antique Rose Emporium website:http://www.antiqueroseemporium.com/p// p /

“I once had a rose named after me and I was very flattered.But I was not pleased to read the description in thecatalogue: ‘No good in a bed, but fine up against a wall ’” .- Eleanor Roosevelt