The All-America Rose Selection committee is a non-profit association of rose growers and introducers dedicated to the introduction and promotion of exceptional roses. AARS operates a nationwide network of 20 official test gardens located throughout the country which represent all climate zones in the U.S.
New rose varieties in the AARS trials are grown and monitored for two years, receiving only as much care as would be given in the average home garden. This sophisticated evaluation process results in a new crop of AARS winning roses each year, guaranteeing that only the best make it into your garden. The winners for 2008 are ‘Dream Come True’ and ‘Mardi Gras.’
‘Dream Come True’ is a stunning grandiflora with catchy colors that will lure the likes of even non-rose lovers to its side. This rose produces flawlessly formed yellow blossoms, blushed with ruby-red at the tips, all set among abundant matte-green foliage. The big, bushy, vigorous plant yields long-stemmed, long-lived blooms with mild tea fragrance, making it lovely in the landscape and a great choice for bouquets.
‘Mardi Gras’ creates a festive atmosphere with flamboyant blooms in a novel blend of pink, orange, and yellow, and a delightful peppery scent. Each high-centered hybrid tea-style bloom on this floribunda begins as an apricot-orange bud that slowly spirals open to reveal a 4″ bright pink and orange bloom with a yellow base. The colorful blooms are perfectly framed on an upright, columnar-branched plant with dark green, semi-glossy foliage.
These two selections are two of the most beautiful selections to be introduced in quite some time. We invite you to come in and see all of the new selections we are stocking for the 2008 rose season.