No, we haven’t gone mad! And we aren’t turning our newsletter into a tabloid magazine. It’s actually time to announce the new rose selections available for the 2008 season. We just wanted to make sure we had your attention! Some great new varieties of bush and miniature roses are out this year and we’d like to tell you about them.
Apricot Candy (Floribunda)
The delicate rose fragrance adds to the classic shape of this new soft apricot rose. It has excellent flower shape, and the ruffled petals contrast nicely with the soft green foliage. 25 petals
April In Paris (Hybrid Tea)
Classic seashell buds slowly spiral open into blooms of the palest dawn pink edged in a soft pink that last and last in a vase. Their intense tea rose scent can be savored in bouquets and in the garden. 30 petals
Catalina (Hybrid Tea)
Ruffled apricot pink petals with a darker pink reverse on classically shaped buds open into immense, petal-packed flowers on long stems. The blooms finish clear pink with hints of yellow on glossy, dark green foliage. 35 petals
Classic Woman (Hybrid Tea)
This new rose combines pure white, old-fashioned blooms with good fragrance and exceptional foliage. The blooms are long lasting and perfect for the vase. 60+ petals
Falling In Love (Hybrid Tea)
This rose makes your heart pitter-patter with its big classically-formed fragrant flowers of warm pink and porcelain white reverse that are regally carried atop sturdy stems, just waiting to be cut and enjoyed. 25 petals
Frankly Scarlet (Hybrid Tea)
A new classic beauty that boasts a sassy, peppery fragrance and a unique light red color. This prolific bloomer gives you a constant display of large clusters on a tidy, compact plant. 20-25 petals
Julio Iglesias (Floribunda)
This striking rose is as bold, spicy and suave as its namesake with exceptional colors of deep rose pink splashed with white stripes and a great fragrance that makes a strong statement in the garden. 25 petals
Laura Bush (Floribunda)
Generous clusters of dusky orange buds burst into ruffled, cinnamon-orange blooms splashed with yellow centers and a delightful fruity aroma with glossy dark green foliage. 20-25 petals
Lovestruck (Floribunda)
‘Lovestruck’ blossoms are a work of art, with hand painted, glowing hot pink-brushed cream petals and soft white reverse. The long-stemmed flowers open into cupped, ruffled blooms on a hardy, compact plant. 25 petals
Pope John Paul II (Hybrid Tea)
Among the finest white roses ever, it produces luminous, pristine, lavishly petaled blossoms with a delightful, fresh citrus fragrance. 10% of net sales to causes near to the late pontiff’s heart. 50 petals
Caramel Kisses (Miniature)
Unusual, caramel-tinted buds open to lavender flowers edged in lavender pink. A very prolific miniature rose that blooms well even into fall. The glossy foliage remains clean in all types of weather. 25 petals
This caffeinated cutie percolates in the garden, popping up one shapely smoky red-orange bloom after another, revealing a bright eye set against deep glossy green leaves. 15 petals
Tiddly Winks (Miniature)
The beautiful marbled blossoms will grab your eye as the deep cerise pink blooms with yellow centers and lighter pink edges keep your attention against dark green foliage. 15-20 petals