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2014 New Rose

Introductions
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Boscobel
Class/Color: Salmon pink Comments: 'Boscobel
bears beautifully-formed rich salmon flowers. Red
buds open at first to pretty cups, which gradually
develop a classic rosette shape. They are filled with
numerous small petals of varying shades, mingling
to provide a most pleasing effect. It forms an
upright shrub of medium size, with dark green,
glossy foliage. Excellent health and vigor.
Bloom/Size: 3 1/2-inches Height/Habit: 3-feet x 2
1/2-feet Petal Count: 78 Fragrance: A delightful,
medium to strong myrrh fragrance with hints of
hawthorn, elderflower, pear and almond.
Parentage: Seedling x seedling Hybridizer: David
Austin Introducer: David Austin Rose

Climbing OBrien
Class/Color: Climber hybrid tea/orange/yellow
center Comments: Vigorious, repeat bloomer
Bloom/Size: 3- to 4-inches Height/Habit: 10- to 12feet Petal Count: 16 Fragrance: none-slight
Parentage: 'Playboy' x seedling Hybridizer: Burling
Leong Introducer: Burlington Rose Nursery

Coretta Scott King

(cv WEKstohoco) PPAF
Class/Color: Grandiflora/creamy white blushing coralorange Comments: Elegant long buds of cream
begin to frost with blushes of coral-orange as they
spiral open. This color persists on the blossoms for a
great display of color and flower power...big clusters
held high for all to see. Very good disease resistance
means her wrapper of green stays handsome in the
garden for a full season. Bloom/Size: Double, in
clusters/medium-large, around 4-inches in diameter
Height/Habit: Tall/very upright, bushy Petal Count: 25
- 30 Fragrance: Moderate tea and spice Parentage:
'Moonstone' x 'Hot Cocoa' Hybridizer: Bdard
Introducer: Weeks Roses

Dee-Lish Meiclusif
Class/Color: Hybrid Tea/Deep Pink Comments:
'Dee-Lish' is a tall hybrid tea rose with an old
fashioned flower and a very strong fragrance of
verbena and citrus. It has a large, deep pink nonfading bloom. And it makes for an excellent cut
flower. It is a multiple award winner in Europe for
disease resistance and aesthetics and one of the first
hybrid tea roses to win the prestigious ADR contest
in

Germany

Bloom/Size:

Old

fashioned

Height/Habit: 6- to 6 1/2-feet x 3-feet/very upright

Petal Count: 35-40 on average Fragrance: Very
strong, verbena and citrus Parentage: ('Meirestif' x
'Ausmas')

International

'Meicapinal'

Plants/Conard-Pyle

Introducer:

Hybridizer:
Star

Meilland

Roses

and

Easy Elegance Head Over

Heels
Class/Color: Shrub Rose/Light Pink Comments:
Fall in love with the fluffy, cotton candy colored
blooms of Easy Elegance 'Head Over Heels' rose.
This 2013 introduction is easy to love and easy to
grow. The frilly, 2-inch blossoms sit atop dark,
glossy-green foliage, adding a perky pink hue to
your garden all season long. 'Head Over Heels'
makes a wonderful accent plant or an amazing low
hedge when planted in groups. Hardy and disease
resistant, 'Head Over Heels' pairs beauty with
simplicity.

Bloom/Size:
Full,
2-inches

Height/Habit: 3-feet/30-inches Petal Count: 30-40

Fragrance: Slight Parentage: Not disclosed
Hybridizer: Ping Lim Introducer: Bailey Nurseries

Eyeconic Lychee Lemonade

Sprolych PPTBS
Class/Color: Eyeconic series/Ivory cream w/deep
burgundy Comments: 'Lychee Lemonade' is a new color
edition to the Eyeconic series. The color is ivory cream
with a deep burgundy blotch finishing almost white with
a pink blotch. The flower is a semi-double. It is vigourous
but with the smaller habit of a minature. The blotch does
not fade in the heat of summer. It would make a great
container plant for the West. Bloom/Size: Cuplike
Height/Habit: 18-inches x 18-inches w/compact and
bushy Petal Count: 15 on average Fragrance: None
noticeable Parentage: ('Orangeade' x 'Abraham Darby')
x 'Midnight Blue' x ('Geisha' x 'Baby Love') x mixed
Hulthemia pollen Hybridizer: James Sproul Introducer:
Star Roses and Plants/Conard-Pyle

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First Editions Campfire Rose
Class/Color: Pink bi-color Comments: An exciting
rose from the Canadian Artist Rose series, 'Campfire'
has exceptional hardiness combined with eye-catching
blooms & bright glossy foliage. Shapely buds with
yellow and red tones open to semi-double flowers of
yellow, edged in a deep rosy pink.

As the season

progresses, the pink edging becomes more prominent

and produces an incredible smoldering blend of yellow
and deep pink blooms that continue until frost. Darkgreen glossy foliage has excellent disease resistance;
stems are smooth with only the occasional short
thorns. 'Campfire's luminescent blooms on a compact
shrub will light up a landscape. Named in honor of Tom
Thomson, one of the foremost artist in Canadian
history. Bloom/Size: Semi-double/3 1/4-inches
Height/Habit: 3-feet/3-feet upright rounded Petal
Count: 14-20 Fragrance: Slight Parentage: Not
disclosed

Hybridizer:

Canadian

Nursery

and

Landscape Association Introducer: Bailey Nurseries

Fired Up Meitalrea PPTBS

Class/Color: Floribunda/striped yellow and bright
orange Comments: 'Fired Up' has a very unique
and striking color. The color can best be described as
yellow and bright orange striped, finishing blood
orange. The color does not fade in the heat or when
finishing and it reblooms well. It has very good
tolerance to rust and mildews. 'Fired Up' is best
recommended for the dry climates of the West.
Bloom/Size: Cuplike Height/Habit: up to 5-feet x 3feet upright Petal Count: 10 on average Fragrance:
None noticeable Parentage: Unnamed Seedling x
Unnamed Seedling Hybridizer: Meilland International
Introducer: Star Roses and Plants/Conard-Pyle

Good as Gold (cv WEKnewchi)

PPAF
Class/Color: Hybrid Tea/deep golden orange-yellow
finish with a kiss of red Comments: Some might say
orange, some gold, some amber or maybe it is
even double-dipped yellow. However your eyeballs
perceive it, we can guarantee it is bold and beautiful,
especially with the kiss of red on the finish. This
handsome bushy bouquet machine will fill your garden
with loads of long-stemmed lovelies clothes with a
clean gown of rich green. Bloom/Size: Double,
formal/medium to large, up to 5-inches in diameter
Height/Habit: Tall/upright and bushy Petal Count:
Around

30

Fragrance: Grapefruit and

citrus

Parentage: 'Golden Beauty' x 'About Face' Hybridizer:

Tom Carruth Introducer: Weeks Roses

Happy Go Lucky
(cv WEKsirjuci) PPAF

Class/Color:

Comments:

BIG

Grandiflora/even
fragrant

and

pure
full

yellow

old-fashioned

blossoms of pure yellow have all the charm of an

English rose ut

born on this side of the pond. Yet is

easily bests the disease resistance of an English variety

hands down retaining its gown of rich green foliage. The
vigorous bushy plant flowers like a fool well into the
season without turning into a sprawling stingy spaceeater in the landscape. Bloom/Size: Very double, oldfashioned/large, up to 6-inch diameter Height/Habit:
Medium-tall/upright to somewhat rounded, very bushy
Petal Count: Around 40 Fragrance: Moderate fruity
and tea Parentage: 'Strike it Rich' x 'Julia Child'
Hybridizer: Bdard Introducer: Weeks Roses

Heathcliff
Class/Color: Deep crimson Comments: There are
few roses as popular as those of deep crimson coloring
and none so difficult to breed. 'Heathcliff' is a
beautiful addition to English Roses of this color. It has
large, fully double flowers of deep rosette shape. The
color is a deep crimson, with a certain softness that is
reminiscent of some of the old red gallica roses. It is a
healthy variety, with shiny, deep green leaves and
upright

growth.

Bloom/Size:

3.75-inches

Height/Habit: 3 1/2-feet x 3-feet Petal Count: 105

Fragrance: It has a pleasing tea rose fragrance with
hints of old rose and cedar wood. Parentage: Seedling
x seedling Hybridizer: David Austin Introducer:
David Austin Roses

Jump for Joy

Class/Color: Floribunda/peachy pink Comments:

Lusciously lovely, delectable peachy-pink color.
Large showy clusters, long-lived flowers with lovely
color, round bushy super-flowerful habit, loads of
glossy green leaves and consistent dark red new
growth.

Bloom/Size:

Medium,

up

to

4-inch

diameter Height/Habit: Medium/very rounded and

bushy Petal Count: Around 25 Fragrance: Mild
apple Parentage: 'Julie Newmar' x 'Julia Child'
Hybridizer: Bdard Introducer: Weeks Roses

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Look-A-Likes BougainFeelYa
Meickinava PPTBS
Class/Color: Look-A-Likes series/Dark red
Comments: 'BougainFeelYa' is the newest edition to the
continuously growing Look-A-Likes series. This is a new
series of roses with blooms that dont look like traditional
rose blooms. The flowers of 'BougainFeelYa' are dark red,
non-fading and they are shaped similar to that of a
bougainvillea, but dont be fooled, this is not a climbing
rose! Flowers form continuously throughout the season
and it is covered with hips in the fall. 'BougainFeelYa'
performs well on its own roots and is tolerant to a range
of soil pHs. It is also very resistant to rust and mildews
and has a decent tolerance to blackspot. Bloom/Size:
Cuplike Height/Habit:4-feet x 3 1/2-feet/bushy and
rounded Petal Count: 10 on average Fragrance: None
noticeable Parentage: 'Noacas' x Unnamed Seedling
Hybridizer: Meilland International Introducer: Star
Roses and Plants/Conard-Pyle

Mercury Rising Meilantmen

PPTBS
Class/Color: Hybrid tea/medium pink with ivory
cream Comments: 'Mercury Rising' is a seedling
of the popular hybrid tea rose, 'Gemini'. It has
similar coloration and a great exhibition type flower,
but it is much more vigorous with glossier foliage.
'Mercury Rising' would make a perfect flower for
cutting. Bloom/Size: Cuplike Height/Habit: 6-feet
x 3- to 4-feet/tall and upright Petal Count: 25-30
on

average

Fragrance:

Slight

Parentage:

'Jacnepal' x 'Meinomad' Hybridizer: Meilland

International

Introducer:

Plants/Conard-Pyle

Star

Roses

and

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Oso Easy Italian Ice
(Rosa 'ChewNiceBell' ppaf,
cbraf)
Class/Color: Landscape roses/yellow and pink
Comments: Similar to 'Peace' in its coloration, Oso
Easy 'Italian Ice' roses orange buds open to soft
yellow flowers melting into pink blushed margins.
The soft flower color is set off nicely by its dark
green, glossy foliage. This self-cleaning rose has
excellent disease-resistance, abundant flowers and
a nice habit making it an excellent plant for home
gardens. Bloom/Size: 2 1/2-inches Height/Habit:
1 1/2- to 2 1/2-feet/mounded Petal Count: 20-30
Fragrance: None Parentage: Not disclosed
Hybridizer: Chris Warner Introducer: Proven
Winners ColorChoice Flowering Shrubs

Oso Easy Lemon Zest

(Rosa 'ChewHocan' ppaf, cbraf)
Class/Color: Landscape roses/yellow Comments:
It took years of evaluation and hundreds of roses for
us to find Oso Easy 'Lemon Zest' rose, the only
variety that lived up to the demand for brilliant
yellow coloring and excellent disease resistance. The
canary yellow blooms will not fade to white and
contrast beautifully with the glossy, green foliage.
This tidy, mounded landscape rose is also freeflowering and self-cleaning. Bloom/Size: 2- to 2 1/2inches Height/Habit: 1 1/2- to 2 1/2-feet/mounded
Petal Count: 20-30 Fragrance: None Parentage:
Not disclosed Hybridizer: Chris Warner Introducer:
Proven Winners ColorChoice Flowering Shrubs

Oso Easy Pink Cupcake (Rosa

'ChewAllBell' ppaf, cbraf)
Class/Color: Landscape roses/pink Comments:
Oso Easy 'Pink Cupcake' rose is a delicious shade
of pink, with a touch of coral to keep it from being
too

sweet.

Large

flowers

bloom

continuously

against a backdrop of glossy, green leaves. The

clean, disease-resistant foliage on this floriferous
rose has red new growth. Bloom/Size: 2 1/4- to 2
3/4-inches Height/Habit: 2- to 4-feet/mounded
Petal Count: 20 Fragrance: None Parentage: Not
disclosed Hybridizer: Chris Warner Introducer:
Proven Winners ColorChoice Flowering Shrubs

Livin La Vida
(Rosa 'Hornimrod' ppaf, cbraf)
Class/Color: Landscape roses/bright coral-pink
Comments: You will be 'Livin La Vida' rosa with this
stunning new variety. The remarkable bright coral to
flamingo pink flowers pop against the glossy, darkgreen foliage. This continuous blooming rose produces
lots of showy, full blooms with a high petal county. Its
compact, upright growth and good branching make it
an excellent container plant as well as a great
landscape plant. Bloom/Size: 23/4- to 3-inches
Height/Habit: 2 1/2- to 3-feet/compact, upright Petal
Count: 25 - 35 Fragrance: None Parentage:
MEIdomonac

(female) and Alexander x (male)

Hybridizer: Colin Horner Introducer: Proven Winners

ColorChoice Flowering Shrubs

Royal Jubilee
Class/Color: Deep pink Comments: Beautiful,
large, deep pink chalice-shaped flowers with
incurving petals. One of the most pleasing aspects
of this rose is its growth. 'Royal Jubilee' is a vigorous
variety with strong, very bushy habit, the flowers
held with great elegance against the typical alba
foliage. It is very healthy, repeat flowers well and
has few thorns. Bloom/Size: 3-inches
Height/Habit: 5-feet x 3-feet Petal Count: 35
Fragrance: The lovely, rich, fruity fragrance has
hints of blackcurrant. Parentage: Seedling x
seedling Hybridizer: David Austin Introducer:
David Austin Roses

The Lark Ascending

Class/Color: Light apricot Comments: Mediumsized flowers of a pleasing light apricot color are
held in large heads of up to 15, nicely spaced
blooms. They have a beautiful, open cup shape and
are loosely filled with about 20 petals arranged
around a central cluster of golden stamens. This
delightful rose is exceptionally healthy with airy,
shrubby growth. Bloom/Size: 3 1/2-inches
Height/Habit: 5-feet x 3-feet Petal Count: 22
Fragrance: The light fragrance varies between tea
and myrrh. Parentage: Seedling x seedling
Hybridizer: David Austin Introducer: David Austin
Roses

Tahitian Treasure Radtreasure

PPTBS
Class/Color: Landscape shrub rose/deep salmon
pink Comments: 'Tahitian Treasure' represents a
breakthrough in breeding as one of the first garden
roses with all the great attributes of a landscape
shrub rose strong color, good habit, good
flowering density, good rebloom and very disease
resistant. It is hardy to zone 5. Bloom/Size:
Cuplike Height/Habit: 5- to 5 1/2-feet x 3feet/upright, bushy Petal Count: 18-20 on average
Fragrance: Slight, may be stronger at times
Parentage: 'Radraztwice' x 'Radfab' Hybridizer:
William J. Radler Introducer: Star Roses and
Plants / Conard-Pyle

Tranquillity

Class/Color:

Light

yellow

to

pure

white

Comments: Tranquillity has beautifully shaped

blooms with neatly placed petals that make up a
perfect rosette. The opening buds are lightly tinged
yellow at first, later becoming pure white. The
growth is vigorous, upright and bushy; all this
together making an excellent garden shrub. It is
almost thornless and very healthy. Bloom/Size: 3
1/2-inches Height/Habit: 4-feet x 3-feet Petal
Count: 110 Fragrance: Light apple fragrance.
Parentage: Seedling x seedling Hybridizer: David
Austin Introducer: David Austin Roses

Youre the One

(cv WEKtaclogoma) PPAF
Class/Color: Miniature/ivory white blushing pink
and finishing ruby Comments: Perfectly miniatureized hybrid tea shaped buds of cream open very
formally with several blushing shades of pink. But
beyond the show table, this baby will knock em
dead in the landscape with a bushy flowerful plant
you can tuck into smaller spaces to create a riot of
color. Loads of deep, glossy, green leaves.
Bloom/Size: Medium for the class, 1 1/2- to 2-inches
in diameter Height/Habit: Medium-tall/rounded
and very bushy Petal Count: 20 to 25 Fragrance:
Mild apple Parentage: 'Santa Clause' x 'Goldmarie'
Hybridizer: Tom Carruth Introducer: Weeks Roses