Key Terms
Bold means new – Hardy Shrub Roses tolerate a wide range of conditions, but usually prefer an open site in full sun. FM/Hr/Wd soil DH-deadhead; CTS-continuous – $25.99.
Helpful Hints
Use a proper Rose fertilizer for best results and don’t splash water on the leaves. Roses are heavy feeders and require a water soluble fertilizer like PEI fish fertilizer or other water soluble every three weeks. Always make sure that the liquid goes right to the root. This is good info for any plant! Top dressing would be much better and we recommend this as roses are heavy feeders. The proper roses food suggested is made specifically for roses and contains the necessary trace elements needed by the plant to perform well.
Floribundas/Austins are continuous bloomers. Add a handful of Epsom Salts every 2-3 weeks. Apply on the drip line.
Climbing /Rugosa/Minature/Hedging roses blooms on old wood. If you prune in the spring you will have no flowers that season.
Growing climbing roses requires training as they will usually grow quite wayward. Use a good sturdy trellis & ties that will degrade over the years. The plant must be tied as it grow & some pruning will be required to keep the plant in a somewhat reasonable size. A dead tree would be a perfect trellis.
Perhaps Rugosa Rose is the most popular species used for hedging. It is dense, hardy, colorful & has healthy foliage.
Hybrid T/Grandifloras/Floribundas/English roses need to be cut back to 8-12″ from the ground in the very very late fall/early winter[toavoid the wind shaking the roots loose]. If you prune too early in the fall they can think it is spring and start to put out new growth which of course will freeze out.
Black Spot & powdery mildew -use a fungicide-Defender is a good rose product for rose care.
Don’t water on the leaves and be especially careful when the sun is out. Defender is a good product for rose care.
Clay soil is usually recommended for planting because of it’s ability to hold water. You will have to use organic matter to make your soil more pliable Two sources would be ‘real’ old fashion aged manure is the best [or store bought stuff would work but no cheapies]or compost, always well broken down. Peat moss is always a valuable soil conditioner. Roses must have a consistent supply of water and nutrients to grow.
Blaze | Climber | train canes back & forth on trellis 4 more blooms, best red, blooms spring to fall, after established prune back lateral stem |
Blossomtime SO | climber | 12'; rose-pink with a darker lavender-pink reverse; very large & fully double |
Campfire SO | hedge/GC | 3x3'; this rose has wonderful width making it a great low hedge, or GC;.blooms of pink, red and yellow change thought the long blooming season. |
Carpet Amber 1 LEFT | GC/Shrub | 3x4'; an impressive groundcover rose which produces abundant clusters of soft orange-yellow flowers, 2" aging to soft pink with peach blush |
Carpet Pink Supreme SO | GC/Shrub | 3x4'; A non-stop summer show of vibrant, hot pink blooms with no deadheading or fancy pruning. |
Carpet Scarlet S0 | GC/Shrub | 3x4'; a profusion of brilliant, scarlet red flowers. Blooms from spring through fall |
Carpet White 1 LEFT | GC/Shrub | 3x4'; sparkling white blooms over an extra long flowering season. Resistant to mildew and black spot, and quite tolerant of drought once established. |
Carpet Yellow 3 LEFT | GC/Shrub | 3x3'; large sprays of attractive yellow flowers that will not fade in the sun. A mid-season that repeats throughout the season. This mildly fragrant, |
Dublin Bay | climber | 8-12' x 5'w; It is covered from spring until frost with clusters of beautiful, velvety red, semi-double 4" fragrant blooms |
Eden SO | climber | 10'- Rounded, deeply cupped, full flowers of creamy white and suffused with pink most intensely at the edge of the petals. Light fragrance |
Golden Showers | climber | A valuable repeat-flowering climbing rose, features large, sweetly fragrant, semi-double, golden-yellow blooms, 4" wide |
Honey Perfume | Hedge | 6', large dbl magenta flowers, good for hedging, very hardy, salt tolerant-spiny right up the stock so deer aren't interested |
John Cabot 1LEFT | climber | 12'; Double, rosy pink, fragrant flowers bloom freely in mid-season with fall repeat. Explorer |
Knockout Double Pink 1 LEFT | shrub | 3'- compact , long bloom season, bright colors, profuse flowering, exceptional resistance to blackspot and winter hardiness |
Knockout Double Red SO | shrub | 3'- compact , long bloom season, bright colors, profuse flowering, exceptional resistance to blackspot and winter hardiness |
Knockout Sunny | shrub | 5'- Citrus fragrance; upright habit with bright yellow flowers.The color stays more intense during cooler times of the year. CTS |
Laguana SO | climber | 8'- Showy Fragrant: Flower Color: Raspberry Pink: Flower Time: Spring Summer Fall; double flowers |
Linda Campbell | hedge | 6'; unscented, true red rugosa rose;; blooms throughout the season; great repeat; prune away spent blooms |
Marina | climb/shrub | up to 12'x4'w; extremely fragrant, large, semi-double to double bloom in size, copper-orange to apricot in color, and strongly (spicy) scented |
Morden Blush | shrub | 4'-showy lightly-scented white flowers with shell pink overtones at the ends of the branches from late spring to late summer, |
New Dawn SO | climb | is a modern, large-flowered, climbing rose that is blush-pink and free flowering. It is very popular among gardeners |
Rainbow Sorbet SO | climber | 10'; unusually long flowering period. This fine rose features abundant clusters of 3 in. (8 cm), sweetly fragrant, shell-pink, semi-double |
Rugelda(yellow pavement | landscape | 30"-unusual pavement rugosa with yellow, fully double flowers slightly tinged with pink and orange-red buds. Slightly scented |
Therese Bugnet | shrub | 5'-hyb rugosa this rose has wonderful old-fashioned ruffled 4" blooms (petals 30+) of lilac pink plus a slight spicy fragrance |
Topaz Jewel | landscape | 2.5"- butter yellow & ages to cream; highly fragrant |
White Dawn SO | climb | 10-12'-a large-flowered climbing rose fragrant, white, semi-double flowers |
White Lightning | shrub | 5';stunning white & VERY fragrant grandiflora; prune very Early as it blooms on blooms on new wood; repeat bloomer |
Winnipeg Parks 1 LEFT | shrub | 5'- lightly-scented cherry red flowers with a rose reverse at the ends of the branches from late spring to late summer. Ex cut |
White Dawn | climb | 10-12'-a large-flowered climbing rose fragrant, white, semi-double flowers |
Winnipeg Parks | shrub | 5'- lightly-scented cherry red flowers with a rose reverse at the ends of the branches from late spring to late summer. Ex cut |