Plant Reference Guide

Roses

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Kirkwood, Missouri

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'Golden Showers' Climbing Rose

'New Dawn' Climbing Rose

'Graham Thomas' English Rose

'Heritage' English Rose

'Blushing Knock Out' Shrub Rose

'Carefree Beauty' Shrub Rose

'Carefree Delight' Shrub Rose

'Carefree Sunshine' Shrub Rose

'Double Knock Out' Shrub Rose

'Scarlet' Flower Carpet Rose

'Iceberg' Shrub Rose

'Knock Out' Shrub Rose

'Rainbow Knock Out' Rose

Welcome.  Here you will find descriptions and images of the plants we are offering or have offered in the past.  Plants are listed by their botanical name.  If you are not sure of the name check the Perennial Common Name Cross Reference Guide first.  To learn which plants we are offering this year, along with their sizes and prices, visit Plant Price List. Click on thumbnails for larger images of plants.  

CLIMBING ROSES

‘America’:  Luscious pink suffused with salmon and coral, with lighter tones on the petal reverse bloom all summer into fall.  Grows 10-12’.  Blooms have strong, spicy clove scent. 

‘Blaze Improved’:  Thousands of brilliant scarlet clusters appear in early summer continue into fall.  A rapid grower it reaches 7’ tall and 4’ wide.

‘Don Juan’.  Very fragrant, huge 5” flowers bloom repeatedly all summer. 

Good glossy foliage.

‘Fourth of July’.  Heavenly fragrant, vibrant scarlet mixed with milky white flowers bloom in clusters.  Good repeat bloom all summer.

‘Golden Showers’.  The finest yellow climbing rose.  Abundant clusters of fragrant, ruffled yellow flowers are a constant source of cheerful color from spring until late fall.  The wonderful glossy green foliage always looks great.  Blooms on new and old wood.  All American Rose Selections Winner.

‘Iceberg Climbing’.  One of the most sought after and hard to find Climbers today.  It covers itself in clouds of pure white semi double blooms.  Good repeat bloom. 

'New Dawn':  small clusters of hybrid-tea type blooms are light pink; the first plant to be patented; can also be used as a shrub.

‘Night Owl’.  Like no other!  Velvety wine-purple blossoms are dramatically set of with bright yellow stamens.  The sweetly fragrant blossoms are very long lived and hold their deep claret color to the very end.  Repeat flowering readily all season.  Clean foliage.

‘Peace Climbing’.  Huge full, hybrid-tea blossoms are golden yellow, edged rose pink to deep pink.  Blooms on old wood.

‘Sky’s the Limit’.  Climbing Rose.  One of the most beautiful yellow climbers around. Re-blooming well in the very first season, she’ll skyrocket in growth to quickly establish that perfect climbing effect.  Slight fruity fragrance.  Grows 10 to 12 feet tall. Unusually hardy, and disease resistant.

‘Zephirine Droughin’ Climbing Bourbon Rose:  12-18”; vigorous rose; long pointed buds of vivid cerise-pink open to semi-double clusters of blooms - continuously; great fragrance; performs well in shade and on north-facing walls; thornless canes and mildew resistant - amazing!  Since 1868.

ENGLISH ROSES

These roses are crosses of Old Garden Roses with modern hybrids.  The results are repeat blooming roses with the old rose characteristics of full, lush blossoms that are wonderfully fragrant, along with shrubby growth habit.

‘Abraham Darby’.  Large, full double blooms of apricot yellow shades have a delicious fruity scent.  Flowers appear all summer long on arching canes.  Shiny foliage on vigorous shrubs. 

‘Graham Thomas’:  4-6’x5’.  Apricot-pink buds produce medium-cupped flowers of rich yellow continuously, lovely Tea Rose fragrance.  Upright, slender and bushy.

‘Heritage’:  4’x4’.  Bushy compact habit.  4” cupped-shaped sprays of blooms of the purest and clearest shell pink throughout summer.  Strong Old Rose fragrance with lemon over-tone.  “Perhaps the most beautiful English Rose” according to David Austin.

‘Jude the Obscure’.  Deep yellow petals with shades of apricot or peach form full cupped, peony-like flowers with intense fragrance of  honey and vanilla.  Disease resistant.  Reaches 4 feet tall and wide.  Considered to be one of the best David Austin Roses to date.

‘Mary Rose’.  Large 4” luscious pink flowers that have the appearance and fabulous fragrance of the old Damasks.  Very long blooming from spring until frost.  May be pruned hard.  5’.

SHRUB AND GROUNDCOVER ROSES

‘Blushing Knock Out’.  As remarkable as its carefree namesake ‘Knock Out’. Fabulous light pink petals mature into soft shell pink as the blooms age. This beauty produces masses of flowers from spring to late fall and even blooms in the shade. It thrives in heat and humidity and never needs spraying. It makes a striking hedge, backdrop to a perennial garden, or a standout specimen.

'Carefree Beauty':  A pink, everblooming shrub; maintenance-free bush which blooms and blooms; golden-orange fruit all winter; rugged, hardy, and disease resistant; good landscape rose.

‘Carefree Delight’:  Arching canes with abundant 2 1/2” blooms of vivid pink.  Delicate-looking foliage is disease resistant foliage.  3 1/2’.

‘Carefree Sunshine’:  Deep gold buds open to large lemon-yellow flowers nonstop.  A hedge-forming type that grows 3 1/2’.

'Carefree Wonder':  Large showy rich pink semi-double blooms with creamy white reverse; glossy green foliage; orange hips in fall and winter; disease resistant and hardy; compact bushy 3-4’ shrub.

‘Chuckles’:  Vigorous, eager to bloom shrub rose. Produces loads of medium pink, white centered blossoms throughout the growing season. Flowers are mildly fragrant and occur in clusters of 4 to 6 flower buds at cane tips. Deadheading spent flowers boosts new bloom production. Medium orange-red fruits mature in late fall. Blemish-free foliage is packed on a graceful, arching habit. Plant as a single, high profile specimen.  Considered the red ‘Nearly Wild’.  Grows 4’ by 4’.

‘Day Dream’.  Massive clusters of fuchsia-pink scented blooms open wide and flat topping deep glossy foliage.  Disease resistant with compact rounded habit.  2005 All American     Selection winner

‘Double Knock Out’.  Just likes its namesake ‘Knock Out’, only will double blooms and smaller stature.  Non-stop full, cherry red flowers bloom spring until frost over beautiful green foliage.  Only grows 3-4’.

‘Double Pink Knock Out’.  Just likes its namesake ‘Knock Out’, only will double pink blooms.  Non-stop full, flowers bloom spring until frost over beautiful green foliage.  Only grows 3-4’.

‘Flower Carpet’ Groundcover Rose.  Profuse blooms of pink, white, red or yellow on healthy, disease resistant foliage.  Grows 2-3’ tall and 3-4’ wide.  No fancy pruning is needed.  Spreading dense habit gives solid coverage in beds, borders, foundations and valued as slope coverage.  The newest additions to these wonders is ‘Scarlet, disease free plants that produce thousands of velvety scarlet blossoms all season; and ’Pink Supreme’, an especially long bloomer of bubble-gum pink blooms.

‘Home Run’ .   Superb rose that has non-stop deep red blossoms on disease free foliage.  3 1/2” flowers cover shrubs all season.  It forms a dense, well-branched, compact shrub to 3’.  Shade tolerant too.

‘Iceberg’.  This classic is considered the best white shrub rose of all time!  Long, pointed buds open to fragrant white flowers touched with pink in the center. The flowers are excellent cut as they have marvelous keeping qualities and are delightfully fragrant.  The explosion of blossoms begins in spring and continues well into fall.  Plants usually reach 4 feet tall and 3 feet wide.  Voted ‘Best in the World’ in 1958.

‘Knock Out’:  True total blackspot resistance is a reality now.  Rounded, bushy and  well-behaved, this sparkling gem will perk up the landscape with lots of bright cherry single flowers and loads of nearly blue-green leaves.  Winner of the most prestigious rose award, the 2000 All-American Rose Selection.  Tolerates SHADE. Blooms well in only 3 hours of sun.

‘Lady Elsie May’.  Masses of coral pink blooms from spring till frost.  Delicately scented flowers are generously spread all over the plant.  Disease resistant lush waxy foliage.  Low growing, only 30-35”, spreads 2’.  Vigorous grower.  2005 All American Selections winner.

‘Livin Easy’.  Vibrant, bright and bold orange, semi-double blooms with a fruity fragrance continually appear.  Extremely disease resistance.  All American Selections Winner and winner of many international top awards.  Grows 4’ tall and wide.

‘Meidiland Pink’:  Unusual, appealing pink.  Early flowering.  Prostrate habit that makes a mounding ground cover.  2’ tall.  Bred to bloom continuously and for disease resistance.

‘Miniature Sunblaze’ Miniature Shrub Rose.  Excellent disease resistant roses that are perfect for landscaping, small gardens and containers.  Only growing 15-18” wide they are perfect for small spots where a splash of bold color is wanted. 

‘Rainbow Knock Out Rose’.  Vibrant color, profuse blooming and disease resistance makes this beauty one of the best.  It covers itself with pink-orange buds that open to coral pink blooms painted with rich yellow at the base.  Blossoms transform to light coral as they age.  Radiant in full bloom when the rainbow of stunning colors of buds, new flowers and mature blossoms appear at once.  Rainbow produces more flowers and is more disease resistant than others roses in the series.  Blossoms continue on and on all summer well into late autumn.  Grows 3 feet tall and wide.  An added bonus, is its delicious sweet scent.  Honored with the prize of 2007 All American Selection’s Winner by the American Rose Society for its outstanding qualities. 

'The Fairy' Polyantha Rose:  2x4'; small double pink flowers produced in profuse clusters, repeat bloomer; glossy box-like foliage; compact; good for hedging; prune hard every other year.

HYBRID TEA, GRANDIFLORA  AND FLORIBUNDA

‘Betty Boop’ Floribunda Rose.  This spunky lady has abundant blooms of stylish yellow ivory edged with red.  The round shrub displays its long-lived flowers atop clean, glossy leaves and dark red new foliage. 

‘Cherry Parfait’ Grandiflora.  All American Selections winner.  White petals with a broad red edge create a luscious treat.  The everblooming blossoms are accented by its dark, disease free foliage.  Grows 5’ tall and 3’ wide.

‘Chihuly’ Floribunda.  Named for the famous glass artisan, this rose has the impeccable style and beauty of a piece of fine art.  The petals are subtly striped apricot yellow to dazzling orange and deep red, producing a remarkable display against the dark green leaves and mahogany-red new growth. 

‘Crimson Bouquet’  Grandiflora Rose.  Dazzling—superb form, velvety vivid garnet red petals showing off in clusters of 5 or more. Light sweet fragrance.   Compact with disease resistant dark foliage.   Reaches 3’- 4’ tall and wide. An AARS winner.

‘Day Breaker’ Floribunda.  This champion has intriguing displays of yellow blending to pink and apricot blossoms against dark, glossy green foliage.   The large dawn colored blossoms have a sweet, tea fragrance  and are delightful cut.  2004 AARS winner.

‘Disneyland’ Floribunda Rose.  Wave after wave of incredibly vivid, multi-toned flowers-a parade of the magical blooms in copper, apricot, range and pink.  Reaches 3’ tall.  Light spicy fragrance.  Dark green foliage. 

‘Double Delight’ Hybrid Tea:  A striking bicolor with white petals brushed with a rich red.  Huge 5” flowers have strong stems and a spicy aroma.  Disease resistant bush grows 4’ tall.  All American Rose Selection Winner.

‘Dream Come True’ Grandiflora.  A stunning sight of catchy colors.  Produces flawlessly formed yellow blossoms, blushed with ruby red at the tips, all set amongst matte green foliage.  Mild tea fragrance, with long stemmed, long lived, large, 5 inch blooms.  Excellent disease resistance.  2008 All American Rose Selection winner. 

‘Elle’ Hybrid Tea.  Fabulous classic blooms o soft shades of apricot, cream and pink make this All American Selections Winner.  It’s compact size makes it perfect for containers or small spaces.  Wonderful fragrance.  Grows 3’ tall and 2 l/2’ wide.

‘Europeana’ Floribunda Rose:  The extraordinary clusters of seductive dark red double blossoms and  deep green foliage has established the high benchmarks that no other red Floribunda has approached.  American Rose Selection Winner.  A compact 2-3’ shrub.

‘First Prize’ Hybrid Tea Rose:  Its huge pointed buds spiral open to shimmering pink flowers.  It lives up to its name by setting the standard for classical Hybrid Tea form.

‘Mardi Gras’ Floribunda Rose.  Flamboyant blooms in a novel blend of pink, orange, and yellow, and a delicate scent.  A strong repeat bloomer with very good heat resistance.  Use as a specimen or hedge. 2008 All American Selections Winner.

‘Fragrant Cloud’ Hybrid Tea.  Deep coral red, highly scented and very free flowering.  Excellent all-round rose.

‘Gemini’ Hybrid Tea Rose.  This sublime 2000 AARS winner boast excellent flower form, luscious color and strong vigor.  As blossoms mature, coral intensifies, adding to the beauty of this trouble-free rose.  Reaches 5 1/2’ tall.  Glossy dark green foliage.  Light sweet fragrance.

‘Gene Boerner’ Floribunda.  Loads of pure pink flowers cover super-vigorous bush.    

‘Grandma’s Blessing’ Garden Art Easy Elegance®  Grandiflora.  Resembling a hybrid tea, with large, full dusty-pink blossoms.  Vase shaped form and dark green disease resistant foliage.  Makes and elegant, low hedge.  Own root.  Reaches 1 1/2’ tall.

‘Heaven on Earth’ Floribunda Rose.  One of a kind Floribunda with large, peony like blossoms of luscious apricot-pink with delicious spicy scent.  Strong, vigorous plants with plentiful blooms all season.  Superior disease resistance. 

'Honey Perfume’ Floribunda Rose.  Massive clusters of apricot yellow blooms with an irresistible spicy scent appear non-stop all season. This Floribunda also has excellent resistance to rust and powdery mildew. It’s outstanding garden performance has earned ‘Honey Perfume’ the 2004 All American Rose Society’s top honors, a Gold Medal in Barcelona, Spain and a Silver in Genova, Italy.

‘Hot Cocoa’.  Floribunda Rose.  Stunning displays of silk-like blooms, their petals shaded a smoky-chocolaty-orange to dark red with a deep rust orange reverse.  A moderate fruity fragrance and dark, glossy, green foliage.

'John F. Kennedy' Hybrid Tea Rose:  Buds have faint touch of apple green; open to sparkling, pure white, fragrant blooms

‘Just Joey’.  Large classic buds, often 6’ wide.  Buff orange to soft apricot open into very large ruffled apricot flowers with a strong fruity fragrance.  Medium rounded plant with large glossy green leaves.

‘Love and Peace’ Hybrid Tea Rose.  Glowing buds of brilliant red open to become rich 5” carmine pink flowers with golden yellow centers.  The sweetly scented blooms are held on strong stems that are ideal for cutting.  Very resistant to black spot and mildew.  AARS winner.

‘Moondance’ Floribunda.  Named a 2007 All American Selections winner for its outstanding qualities.  Large clusters of creamy white flowers are beautiful against the very glossy, deep green, disease free foliage.   Tall and well branched stems. 

‘Mr. Lincoln’ Hybrid Tea Rose.  Considered by many as the best red hybrid tea ever!  Rich maroon buds open to velvety, high-centered full double flowers of unfading lively red.  The exceptionally fragrant, long lasting blooms profusely flower all summer.  Great for cutting.  All American Rose Selection Winner.

'Nearly Wild' . Floribunda Rose:  3'; compact shrub rose; large single pink flowers with shiny  yellow stamens all season, good for landscaping.

‘Nicole’ Floribunda.  She’s an exotic beauty of white with shades of red on the tip of each petal.  The shades of red can be pale all the way to carmine.  Large clusters of lush blossoms are a never ending supply of fresh flowers.

‘Our Lady of Guadalupe’ Floribunda Rose.  5% of the proceeds from this graciously blooming rose goes to the Hispanic College Fund.  Named for this inspirational saint, this beauty sets clusters of dark pink buds that unfurl to silvery pink blooms throughout summer. 2’-3’ high. 

‘Peace’ Hybrid Tea Rose.  Unbelievable lavish, 6” soft yellow edged with pink blooms are abundantly produced all season.  The flowers last a remarkable long time, both on the plant and when cut.  Many say this is the finest Hybrid Tea ever produced and even go so far as to say that it is the Rose of the Century.  All American Rose Selection Winner, voted ‘Best in the World’ in 1945.

‘Perfect Moment’ Hybrid Tea.  Flamboyant blossoms of deep yellow edged in red make a stunning showpiece for any garden.  Good disease resistance.

‘Pascali’ Hybrid Tea Rose:  Few roses achieve the worldwide acclaim that Pascali still holds.  This beauty is famed for its continually produced long lasting white flowers.  It is exceptionally vigorous and disease resistant.  The dark green, leathery foliage is an added bonus.  All American Rose Selection Winner, Royal Horticulture Society Award of Merit, and voted ‘Best in the World’ in 1969.

‘Pretty Lady’ Floribunda.  Wonderful small rose with soft pink flowers.  Disease resistant shrubs grow 3-4’.  Easy to grow

‘Queen Elizabeth’ Grandiflora Rose.  A multiple award winner, it has received the highest ratings in its class.  Non-stop, luxuriant pink flowers are produced all season.  All American Rose Selection Winner, voted ‘Best in the World’ in 1954.

‘Rainbow Sorbet’ Floribunda.  Edged in deep pink, this golden yellow beauty blooms early and abundantly - and continues all season long.  Remarkable disease resistance and very winter hardy.  And AARS winner.  Reaches 4’- 5’ tall.  Light sweet fragrance.  Very glossy, medium green foliage.  

‘Rio Samba’ Hybrid Tea Rose.  Sets your landscape ablaze! This luminous beauty is a garden standout. No other rose matches its flaming yellow petals splashed with vivid red-orange – no wonder it won top All-America Rose Selections honors when it debuted in 1993. The plants are non stop bloomers with a constantly changing  display of colors.

‘Secret’.  Hybrid Tea Rose.  Beautiful coral pink flowers with and alluring fragrance of spice and fruit.  Medium green, semi-glossy foliage.  1994 AARS winner.  Reaches 4’ tall. 

‘St. Patrick’ Hybrid Tea.  1996 AARS winner. Slow opening rose that takes the heat. Large pointed buds open to big yellow blooms with a tinge of green.

‘Strike it Rich Grandiflora.  2007 All American Selections winner.  Magnificent 5” fully        luscious golden-yellow with orange-pink highlights.  Highly fragrant, long-lasting, disease resistant and sets blooms abundantly over a long season.

‘Sunsprite’ Floribunda.  Many consider this the best yellow floribunda available.  Cherished for its large, flat, double sunny yellow blooms with a strong scent of cinnamon toast, and its disease-resistant foliage.  Grows 3’ tall and wide.

‘Tahitian Sunset’  Hybrid Tea.  2006 All America Rose Selections Winner!  With a delightful licorice scent, these splendid blossoms start from orange-yellow buds that open fully to a peach apricot-pink, aglow with yellow highlights.  Reaches 5’ tall. 

‘Tiffany’  Hybrid Tea Rose.  Long, pointed, phlox pink buds unfold into high-centered, double blooms on strong stems.  Delicate sweet fragrance.  Reaches 4’.  An AARS winner.

‘Touch of Class’  Hybrid Tea Rose.   Adored for its spiraled pink blossoms suffused with coral and cream.  Petals are slightly ruffled.  Its great form and beautiful blooms has made it one of the top-rated exhibition roses of all time.

‘Tournament of Roses’ Grandiflora.  AARS winner 1989.  So fabulous it was named after the 100th anniversary of the Pasadena New Year roses and football celebration.  Bright pink flowers with darker reverse.

‘Tropicana’ Hybrid Tea Rose.  Exceptionally vigorous plants are covered with long stemmed, coral and orange blend flowers with an intense fruity fragrance.  This beloved rose has won more awards than any rose in history, 12 international awards and the All American Rose Selection.

‘Tuscan Sun’ Floribunda Rose.  Bronze-blushed blooms, finishing in a unusual coppery pink.  Blossoming in generous clusters on long, sturdy stems.  Upright, well-branched habit, glossy dark-green foliage, and excellent disease resistance.  Reaches 3 1/2’ - 4’ tall.  Light, spicy fragrance. 

‘Voodoo’  Hybrid Tea Rose.   Glowing blossoms are a spell binding blend of yellow, peach and deep orange.  Sweetly fragrant.  AARS winner.  Reaches 4’.  Glossy, dark green foliage.

‘Wild Blue Yonder’  Grandiflora Rose.  Clusters of pointed buds open to reveal velvety petals in shades of purple-red highlighted in lavender.  Delectable citrus and rose aroma.  Reaches 4’-5’ tall.  Glossy green foliage.

MINIATURE ROSES

Small flowered roses with proportionately smaller foliage, often very compact in habit, stems are also shorter but still suitable for cutting.  Profuse flowering.

‘Baby Darling’.  Delightful coral/apricot flowers. 

‘Beauty Secret’:  This little beauty produces loads of long elegant cherry buds atop a mounded bushy prolific plant.  Kelly green foliage sets off her lovely show.  Moderate fruity fragrance.  14-20”.

‘Chipper’.  Bright coral pink flowers all season.

‘Feisty’.  Cluster after cluster of sweet-scented, rosy red flowers are followed by orange hips in fall.  Grows to 30”.  Sweet, light apple blossom scent.

‘Green Ice’:  Pink buds open to whitish pink blooms, becoming light green as they age.  Disease resistant and vigorous.  Can be trained as a climber and is perfect for hanging baskets.  8”x16”.

‘Hot Tamale’.  Sizzling orange-red blooms with bright golden reserve on perfect miniature hybrid tea form.  24”.  Blooms have 35-40 petals and light, sweet scent.

‘Lemon Fluff’:  Small yellow roses that repeat throughout the summer.

‘Party Lights’.  Loads of bright, coral blooms with a creamy reverse.  These lush, tidy bedding roses enliven limited spaces and pack containers with exhilarating, non-stop color and dense, maintenance free foliage.  Reaches 12” - 18” tall and wide.   Light spicy fragrance. 

‘Petite Folie’.  Striking red blossoms.