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aka Lady Banks Rose

An historic rose dating from 1807 and named after Lady Banks wife of the Botanist Sir Joseph Banks. The semi-evergreen foliage is light green and set on thornless stems. The late spring flowers are double, dainty, pure white and scented. A lovely little rose that likes a warm sheltered spot.

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aka Banksia The Pearl Clg

Climber. AKA 'Purezza'. A sweet little rose that has dark green foliage and thorn-less stems. During spring and summer clusters of small, double, white blooms appear. Nice soft fragrance. Good disease resistance.

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aka AKA Interall

Shrub. This strongly growing shrub rose is a very reliable performer. Glossy dark green foliage and single flowers that are blush pink on the edges with a cream central zone. Nicely prominent golden stamens complete the picture. Fragrant flowers appear continuously throughout the summer. 1979.

This is a good rose to use for hedging as it is quite broad in habit being wider than it is tall.

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Hybrid tea. A lovely rose with large, full, colourful flowers that are a blend of orange, yellow and pink. Free flowering with a nice strong perfume. Excellent cut blooms. Royal Dane is a lovely bushy plant with upright growth and glossy dark green foliage. 1971. Deciduous

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Hybrid Musk. Dark green glossy foliage and semi-double, lightly scented blooms from summer right through to autumn. The blooms are pink, blended with cherry red towards the outer edges. Quite light and frilly looking but overall a robust vigorous rose that will perform well. 1983.

This flowers of this rose also last well when picked for indoor floral displays.

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Floribunda. With a name like 'Scent to Remember' you absolutely know that this rose is going to smell delicious and it certainly does. Not only that, it has exquisite, peachy apricot coloured blooms and is seldom without a flower from spring to autumn. Healthy disease resistant foliage. 2006.

Scent to Remember was released by Rob Somerfield of Tauranga in 2006 as a Hospice NZ fundraiser.

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Floribunda. A well deserved award winning rose of delicate white and highly fragrant bloom. This forms a compact but vigorous bush delivering plenty of blooms. Certificate of Merit winner in 2013 NZ International Rose Trials. Bred by Rob Somerfield in NZ.

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Shrub. If you want a vigorous easy care rose that flowers its head off then 'Seafoam' would be hard to overlook. Small double white flowers with a hint of creamy pink and a light fragrance appear in great quantity throughout the season. Glossy foliage and a spreading habit. Multi award winner. 1964.

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Floribunda. This NZ bred, multi award winning rose flowers continuously throughout the summer. The large clusters of blooms are beautiful, very double, and shaded a soft rose pink. Nice light perfume. An outstanding and deservedly popular rose with a lovely healthy compact bush. 1984

Sam McGredy named this rose after his friend the late Rex Hotchin who was not at all like a pretty pink floribunda but a good friend worthy of naming a beautiful rose after.

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Moss. Very fragrant, large, fully double blooms of pure white (with just the occasional blush) open from buds that are covered in soft green 'moss'. A lovely rose that will perform best if protected from harsh afternoon sun. Prune immediately after the summer flowering if required. 1788.