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Roses 



Twenty of the Best Hardy Roses 

 for Nurserymen Selling Roses in New Hampshire 



Mike Lowe 



The hardest task in finding a supply of hardy roses 

 is i<nowing them when you find them First, you 

 must realize that all Hybrid Teas and Floribundas and 

 those called "English roses" are not hardy here in 

 New Hampshire without some winter protection. 



But many roses are. Almost all the once-flowering 

 old garden roses are hardy in most areas of the state. 

 The exception is north of the notches where winter 

 protection is a must for all but the Spinosissimas and 

 a very few others. 



Here are the ten best once-flowering roses--in no 

 particular order. 



CELSIANA. Damask. 1750. Light pink semi-double 

 four-inch flowers showing beautiful golden stamens, in 

 clusters of 3-5 blossoms. Bush to five feet, with slen- 

 der graceful canes and gray-green leaves. 



CHARLES DE MILS ("Bizarre Triumphant"). Gallica. 

 1841. Four-inch flowers mauve with plum-crimson cen- 

 ters, dark purple edges; double and well-quartered. 

 One of the best examples of quartering. Fragrant. 

 Bush to five feet. Dark green foliage on reddish canes. 

 A strong grower 



DUC DE CAMBRIDGE. Damask. 1848. Flowers-bright 

 dark pink centers, outer petals medium pink, full, very 

 double, and large. Foliage dark green, edged reddish 

 brown in spring. Bush vigorous to five feet. Suckers on 

 own roots. 



HEBE'S LIP. Eglantine 1912. Flowers flesh-colored 

 with red-tipped petals and buds--semi-double, large, 

 profuse, in clusters of five or more. Sets hips well. 

 Flowers are Damask in fragrance; bush has Eglantine 

 (sour apples) fragrance. Bush vigorous--six feet high, 

 six feet wide. Hardy to Zone 3. 



April & May 1995 



MARECHAL DAVOUST Moss. 1 85 1. Bright medium pink- 

 rose flowers--double, cupped, in clusters of 3-5. Bush 

 vigorous, five feet high, four wide. Floriferous Deep 

 dark green. Moss reddish green, plentiful. 



MME. PLANTIER. Alba. 1835. Flowers white, changing 

 from pure white to creamy, very double. Does ex- 

 tremely well on its own roots. Bush large, good for 

 stone walls--it scrambles. 



ROSA CENTIFOLIA. 1596. Medium pink to clear deep 

 pink flowers--full double; flat, slightly cupped at edge 

 when expanded. Vigorous to five feet. Long blooms in 

 late June. 



ROSA MUNDII. Gallica. 1 581. Flowers bright pink-and- 

 white stripes—semi-double. Two and one-half to three 

 feet high. Good for small gardens— used extensively in 

 early herb gardens. 



ROSA SETIGERA (Rosier dAmerique). 1810. Bright 

 pink flowers--single, in large clusters up to 25 blos- 

 soms. Blooms late— mid-july/mid-August. Disease resis- 

 tant. Grows extremely well on its own root. 



UNIQUE PANACHEE. Centifolia. 1821. White flowers, 

 striped with light pink--full, large, double with narrow 

 petals twisted to form rays around a button center 

 Sometimes confused with York and Lancaster, but by 

 far the better variety. 



Ahe following are ten of the best repeat-flowering 

 roses. Keep in mind that most miniature and Rugosa 

 roses are very hardy 



AICHA. 1966. Three-inch flowers--deep ocher-yellow 

 fading to lighter tones, ten petals, semi-double. Buds 

 long and pointed. This is a fairly new Spinosissima hy- 



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