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I still
try to focus primarily on the exhibition type varieties because they generally
have the most beautiful blooms and make the best cut flowers.
I like to grow my new plants in pots for a year or so until such time as
I can fairly evaluate them and decide if they are worthy of a permanent spot in
the garden. I will not waste my time
growing a rose if I do not see it worthy of going in a bouquet.
MINIATURES
Best of
04 is a striking
blend of yellow and red. Bush grows
well and the blooms have good form. Another
good true mini from Whit Wells. Bonfire
was new variety for me this year. Jury
is still out for this rose. Stems were short on this first year plant. Brighton
Cardinals was
another new one for 2007. Color is
similar to Sweet Caroline but it is short on petal count. Caliente
is a true deep red miniature rose hybridized by Frank Benardella.
This was my second and last year for this rose.
This rose might be okay as a garden variety, but the stems are not long
enough to cut. Chattooga
is a deep pink with good form that is good for cutting (just like its parent
Pierrine). This 2005 AOE winner was
hybridized by Michael Williams. Erin
Alonso is a sport of
Bee’s Knees found by Peter Alonso from Heather
Sproul is a pretty
baby-girl pink hybridized by Jim Sproul. This
was its second year in our garden and stems were still short. Iced
Raspberry is a 2006
AOE winner and was new for me in 2006. This
is a weak stemmed bush that will be shovel pruned this spring.
Party
Girl’s Daughter is
a light pink from Whit Wells. I like
Party Girl better! Piña
Colada was new for
me in 2006. Hybridized by Peter
Alonso, the blooms are classified as a light yellow (more white to me) with
great exhibition potential. Bush is
excellent grower – tall and upright. Pink-n-Pretty
is a medium pink and
vigorous grower. Salute
is a dark red true miniature rose that is good for the garden only.
I do love the dark red color. Tennessee
Waltz is a vigorous
pink blend for the garden only. Ty
is a bright yellow from hybridizer Robbie Tucker with exhibition potential.
This is truly a miniature bloom and a yellow that does not fade.
Could use a few more petals. Willing
looks to be a good yellow blend rose with good form. MINI-FLORAS Abby’s
Angel was probably
my favorite new rose for 2007. Blooms
are bright yellow with red edges. I
only had one last year but will be adding several more this year.
Thank you Whit for a great rose! Ashton
is a pink blend from Whit Wells that can be the size of a floribunda (both bloom
and foliage). I have two of
these on Fortuniana rootstock that gave me some beautiful blooms this past year. Class
of ‘73 has been a
disappointment for me. This rose is
terrible to get water spots and will be shovel pruned this spring. Dr Troy
Garrett
is another great rose from Whit Wells.
Depending on the weather, the blooms are sometimes a dark pink and other
times more red. It has good
exhibition form. Equinox
is a beautiful orange blend with good form from hybridizer Robbie Tucker. Fitzhugh’s
Diamond has large
dark pink and yellow blooms. This
Whit Wells rose has stunning coloration but can open quickly. High
Ambition is another
great Whit Wells rose that is creamy white to light apricot with exhibition
form. Ingrid
was a disappointment for me this year. This
was supposed to be a large Glowing Amber (red/gold color).
I like Glowing Amber better. Ingrid
is super sized but does not have enough petals. Kismet
has orange/yellow blooms that have a hole in the center.
Shovel pruned. Leading
Lady was new for
2007. This variety has floribunda
size blooms with good form that resemble the hybrid tea Moonstone. Luscious
Lucy is a pink and
yellow blend on a bush that is slow to grow.
Will probably be shovel pruned this spring. Madeline
is a floribunda to hybrid tea size bloom. This
yellow/orange blend had no form but did improve later in the season.
Memphis Blues is a mauve color similar to Dr. John Dickman that may need more petals. Memphis
Cajun is the most
unusual pink/mauve bicolor with good form. Memphis
Magic is another
great rose from Whit Wells. It is a
beautiful dark deep red (almost black) with exhibition potential.
Memphis
Music is the most
unusual rose that I have ever seen. This
Whit Wells variety has blooms that are burgundy red with yellow specks.
It is not for exhibition but will receive attention in the garden. Mr
Lenard is a medium
pink with decent petal count My
Inspiration is a
beautiful pink/white bicolor with form similar to Soroptimist International. Nature’s
Wonder is a pink
blend. Jury is still out on the
bloom. Nemesis
is an orange/red with yellow base. Love
the color of this Robbie Tucker rose, but not sure about exhibition potential.
Peter
Cottontail is a
white sister seedling to Butter Cream but not as good.
Has a hint of pink even in the summer heat. Picture
Perfect is a
vigorous bush with pink and yellow blooms. Have not seen exhibition form yet. Rachel
is dark pink (color same as the HT Rina Hugo) with lots of petals and excellent
form. Hybridized by Vern Rickard.
Ready
was a first year bush that grew vigorously but did not bloom much. Will keep for
another year. Regina
Lee is yet another
great rose from Whit Wells. It has
stunning red blend blooms with exhibition form on a vigorous bush. Remembering
Dee was a new plant
for 2007. Not impressed so far.
Robin
Alonso is a vigorous
bush with beautiful red blooms that do not fade in the heat Sassy
Cindy is a beautiful
eye-catching red and white reverse (very large star shaped bloom) from Dennis
Bridges.
Sleeping
Beauty has not shown
me anything for two years so it will be shovel pruned this spring. Solar
Flair is a beautiful
pink/yellow blend with exhibition form hybridized by Frank Benardella.
Everyone is having trouble getting this rose to grow but the bloom is
outstanding. Summer
Night, hybridized by
Whit Wells, this variety is a lot like Conundrum.
Vice
Versa is a red blend
that was new for 2007 and very slow to grow.
I will give it another year.
Whirlaway is the best white mini-flora to date. It has excellent form and substance. The blooms will hold forever but it is very, very slow to repeat. |