Rose List 2008 Redwood Barn Nursery Inc.


    Rose Group VARIETY Comments
    Climbers America Coral-pink blooms in clusters. Very fragrant blooms all season--one of the best climbers.
    Climbers Crimson Sky Fire engine red. Flowers heavily, good strong color, nice apple scent. A great performer.
    Climbers Don Juan Deep velvety red; cuts well. Slow climber, or large shrub. Excellent for cutting. Helen s favorite!
    Climbers Eden Climber® One of the Romantica Climbers from Star Roses. Soft pink, pastel flowers contrast with glossy dark green foliage. Very disease resistant.
    Climbers Fourth of July AARS winner with large semi-double blooms striped red and white. Very nice foliage. Outstanding performer! Disease resistant.
    Climbers Handel White blossoms with dark pink /red edges. Very elegant. Big climber, excellent for arbors.
    Climbers Zephirine Drouhin Deep rose-pink blossoms are fragrant. Plant is shade tolerant, thornless!
    David Austin Fair Bianca® Unusually compact for an Austin rose. Pure white, extremely fragrant.
    David Austin Golden Celebration Big plant with arching branches. Deep golden yellow blooms are super fragrant.
    David Austin Mary Rose® Bushy plant with abundant bloom. Clear pink flowers have strong, sweet scent.
    David Austin Othello® Crimson red with tones of purple. Huge, very double flowers. Big plant can be used as a climber. Very strong fragrance. One of Austin s best roses.
    David Austin Tamora One of the low, bushy Austin roses. Loves heat. Very fragrant. Elegant, unusual color.
    Floribundas Betty Boop Stunning bicolor blooms have white petals, red edges. Constant bloom on a strong, healthy plant.
    Floribundas Day Breaker Unique color on a tough plant. Yellow blending to apricot pink.
    Floribundas Hot Cocoa® Smoky chocolate orange; very hard to describe or photograph! Disease resistant, blooms like crazy. Great garden plant.
    Floribundas Iceberg World's best landscape rose. Pure, bright white, blooms profusely spring through fall. Very disease resistant. Can be kept at any height.
    Floribundas Intrigue® Unique plum blossoms on a perky plant with a great garden habit. Long-lasting, and color stands out in arrangements.
    Floribundas Johann Strauss® Candy pink with fragrance of lemon verbena. Constantly in bloom. Disease resistant. Irresistible!
    Floribundas Mardi Gras NEW 08 Hot yellow/orange/pink blend. Good as a low hedge.
    Floribundas Marmalade Skies® Tangerine orange flowers. Clean, compact plant.
    Floribundas Playboy Bright orange-red single flowers; nice glossy foliage. Dramatic!
    Floribundas Showbiz Scarlet red, non-fading, nonstop blooms. Perky! Great little landscape shrub.
    Floribundas Sunsprite Strong bright yellow, heat tolerant. Outstanding landscape rose! Always in bloom; one of the best yellow roses ever.
    Grandifloras Dream Come True NEW 08. Red/yellow bicolor blend.
    Grandifloras Gold Medal® Yellow flowers with a red blush on a very clean, disease-free plant. Great landscape shrub. Holds color well in heat.
    Hybrid Tea Barbra Streisand Big blooms, soft lavender with dark purple edges.
    Hybrid Tea Bewitched Classic pink flowers, long stems, great vase life, and fragrant.
    Hybrid Tea Brandy Huge golden-bronze blooms are perfectly formed. One of the top ten roses; great in bouquets, good garden plant.
    Hybrid Tea Bronze Star Bronze-orange blossoms with spicy fragrance.
    Hybrid Tea Chicago Peace Classic pink/yellow blend with ruffled petals. A variant of the Peace rose, holds color better in hot weather.
    Hybrid Tea Chrysler Imperial Velvet dark red; one of the most fragrant roses. Loves heat. One of Don s favorites.
    Hybrid Tea Double Delight White petals have bright red edges. Very popular for cutting and fragrance.
    Hybrid Tea Fragrant Cloud Outstanding coral-red orange: one of the top 10 roses of all time. Heat tolerant and super-fragrant.
    Hybrid Tea Glowing Peace® Amber-gold edged with darker pink, very full blooms against deep green, glossy foliage. Very warm color.
    Hybrid Tea Ingrid Bergman Big, dark red blooms on long stems. A classic red cutting rose. Heat-tolerant.
    Hybrid Tea Lagerfeld® Mauve to pale lavender. Intense fragrance, and great for cutting. The best mauve rose to date; better than Sterling Silver.
    Hybrid Tea Marilyn Monroe Proving to be a great rose here! Good performance in heat. Disease resistant. Blooms hold well, cut beautifully. Unique color. Going to be a classic.
    Hybrid Tea Midas Touch® Neon yellow, holds well in heat.
    Hybrid Tea Miss All American Beauty Shocking cerise pink flowers are very large. Very heat tolerant. Strong fragrance. Really stands out in the garden.
    Hybrid Tea Moonstone Elegant white petals are finely edged pink. Likes heat. Huge flowers.
    Hybrid Tea Olympiad® Bright true red flowers on good cutting stems. Very disease resistant, heat tolerant. One of the best.
    Hybrid Tea Pascali Pure white flowers, excellent for cutting. Disease resistant.
    Hybrid Tea Peace Perhaps the most popular rose in the world. Yellow-pink blend, very large flowers, curved petals. Color changes with weather.
    Hybrid Tea Pink Peace Strong pink flowers are very large, very fragrant. Loves heat; great for this area.
    Hybrid Tea Sunset Celebration® Apricot amber pink -- like a sunset! Rapidly becoming a favorite for unique color, long stems, disease-resistance.
    Hybrid Tea Sweet Promise Deep salmon, strongly fragrant flowers with an old-fashioned look. Long stems cut well.
    Hybrid Tea Touch of Class® Warm, high-centered, elegant blossoms are pink and coral blend. Medium tall. Great long stems for cutting.
    Shrub Ballerina Low shrub produces trusses of soft pink flowers with white centers. Spreading habit. Light, sweet fragrance. Very disease resistant. Classed as a Hybrid Musk rose by some.
    Shrub Carefree Beauty Nonstop pink blossoms against apple-green foliage. Very disease resistant, tough, easy. Nice compact growth habit.
    Shrub Carefree Delight Bright pink with white eye. Delicate-looking soft pink blooms in great profusion all season! Very disease resistant. Nice compact growth habit.
    Shrub Carefree WonderTM Semidouble bright pink petals have a lighter reverse. Always in bloom. Nice upright growth habit.
    Shrub Knock Out® Fluorescent cherry red, single blooms; never stops blooming. Disease resistant.
    Shrub Pink Drift NEW 08! Deep pink flowers. Low, spreading: 1 1/2 x 3 wide. Continuous bloom and very good disease resistance.
    Shrub The Fairy Light pink blooms. Great landscape rose, low and spreading: 2 x 4 . Excellent disease resistance. Classed as a Polyantha rose.
    Shrub White Drift NEW 07! Low grower with pure white single-petalled flowers. Less than 1 1/2 tall, 2 across. Very disease resistant.


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