Roses

Flower & Garden Magazine, Feb, 1999

`Easy Going' is a sport from `Livin' Easy,' an All-American rose from 1996. It has peachy golden yellow blooms, disease-resistant foliage, a bushy habit and a fruity fragrance. J. W. Jung Seed Co.

`Moonstone' is a shrub rose with large, fully double, pearl white blossoms. They bloom on long stems with large, dark green foliage and are suitable for picking or as a garden specimen. They grow to 3 feet by 3 feet. Hardy to Zone 5 with protection. Royall River Roses

`Gift of Life' is a medium-tall hybrid tea rose. The flowers are a soft golden yellow with a pink blush and are about 5 inches in diameter. It has a fruity fragrance and good disease resistance. The long-stemmed flowers are great for cutting. It prefers areas with cooler weather, but will perform well in spring and fall where nights are warm. Edmund's Roses

`Octoberfest' is a medium-tall grandiflora. Its flowers are about 4 inches in diameter. This rose bears clusters of blooms that open slowly to reveal everchanging orange and yellow tones and sweet perfume. It has very good disease resistance. Edmund's Roses

`Moody Dream' is a medium-tall landscape shrub rose. It has small flowers (2-1/2 inches) that form large clusters of lavender with white petal tips. Its fragrance is mild and musky. This is a hardy, disease-resistant rose. Edmund's Roses

`Betty Boop' is the floribunda AARS winner for 1999. It has clusters of ivory-yellow 4-inch flowers with red edges. Its foliage is deep green with dark red new growth. It is medium-tall and has a fruity, sweet fragrance. Witherspoon Rose Culture, Heirloom Old Garden Roses, J. W. Jung Seed Co.

`Full Sail' is a medium-sized hybrid tea rose. The blooms are pure white and about 4 inches in diameter. Their fragrance is intense and sweet. Its foliage is extremely glossy and green and it has excellent disease resistance. Photo is located on the cover. Edmund's Roses

`Cologne' is a medium-tall grandiflora that has light lavender flowers with slightly darker petal edges. It has large flowers (up to 5 inches) with 7 to 15 blooms per cluster and a strong, sweet fragrance. It has excellent disease resistance. Hardy in most zones. Photo is located on cover. Edmund's Roses

`Colette' has sturdy petals that unfurl to reveal light pink, quartered blooms. It is a tame climber with good disease tolerance. Petaluma Rose Co.

`Traviata' is a hybrid tea rose with clear red, 4-inch, lightly fragrant blooms on long, sturdy stems. This 4- to 5-foot bush is extremely disease-tolerant and likes to be pruned. It has deep green foliage that turns a brilliant shade of burgundy in the fall. Petaluma Rose Co.

`LeAnn Rimes' is a very tall hybrid tea rose. Its flowers are about 5 inches in diameter, and they are creamy yellow to white with a pink edge. It has long stems and a fruity fragrance. It also has excellent disease resistance and will perform well in all regions. Edmund's Roses

`Fire Meidiland' has deep red, fully double blooms in large clusters. This groundcover rose grows to 18 to 24 inches tall, spreads to 4 to 5 feet, and is great for erosion control. The horizontal canes have disease-resistant, dark green foliage. Zones 4-9. J. W. Jung Seed Co.

`Candelabra' is the 1999 AARS grandiflora winner. It has dark green, glossy foliage, and its clusters of flowers are coral and orange. This plant is upright and well-branched. Its 4-inch flowers are lightly scented. Jackson & Perkins, J. W. Jung Seed Co.

`Leonardo da Vinci' is a floribunda with pink flowers and a sweet fragrance. It has sturdy, disease-resistant, medium-green foliage and grows to 3 feet tall and 4 feet wide. It needs full sun and well-drained soil high in organic matter. Zones 4-9 (protect in cold areas). Wayside Gardens, Petaluma Rose Co.

`Kaleidoscope' is the landscape shrub AARS winner for 1999. Its flowers have tan and lavender petals that fade to lavender-pink along the tips. It has a slight, sweet scent. This 3- to 4-foot plant has medium-dark green, glossy foliage. Jackson & Perkins, J. W. ,lung Seed Co.