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aka AKA Eden Rose

Climbing Hybrid Tea. Large full blooms that look like little round cabbages but oh so much prettier. The flowers are creamy white with over tones of lavender pink. Nice fragrance. Strong vigorous grower with bright green generous foliage. 1987.

FYI Pierre de Ronsard (1524-1584) was a French Poet who was popular in court about the time of Mary Queen of Scots. He was also an avid gardener. The breeder, Meilland honoured him by the naming of this lovely rose. Poetic justice wouldn't you say?

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Std Weeper. A vigorous and hardy rose with arching branches smothered in neat shiny dark green foliage and masses of small deep pink double flowers in generous clusters. The flowers have a light and musky scent. Generally disease resistant. Wonderful accent rose. PVR 1983.

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Rugosa. The pretty pink blooms on this robust Rugosa rose have serrated frilly edges a bit like a Dianthus. Leathery dark green foliage and an upright habit. Free flowering from summer through to autumn. From the Netherlands - 1923. Something a bit different to ooh and aah over. Deciduous

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Floribunda. Supporting Breast Cancer Foundation NZ this truly beautiful rose creates an outstanding, continuous display of soft pink cupped shaped blooms on a healthy, very compact bushy plant. $2 from the sale of each rose will be donated to BCFNZ. Ideal for planting in a pot. PVR

Pink Ribbon symbol is a trademark of Breast Cancer Foundation NZ. Bred in New Zealand by Bob Matthews. Flowers can be variable in form.

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Climber, Polyantha. Highly rated for its sheer flower power and ease of cultivation. Fragrant, semi-double bright pink flowers appear in regular clusters right up to autumn. The nearly thorn-less stems are easy to train or use as a cascading shrub. A sport of the bush rose discovered in 1952. Deciduous

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aka PJ

Floribunda. An outstanding red Floribunda with glowing red blooms from summer to autumn. The nice light fragrance combined with high health and vigor resulted in this rose being awarded NZ Rose of the Year in the 2008 trials. It's worth finding a space for. 1994 PVR.

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Hybrid Tea Std 80cm. Has large cupped shaped blooms of soft pink, sweetly scented on long, strong stems ideal for picking. A super healthy plant with glossy foliage. Bred by Bob Matthews and named in celebration of the Matthews Nurseries 70th anniversary 2017. Award Winner.

A winner of a Certificate of Merit at the New Zealand Rose Society trials in Palmerston North in 2015.

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Floribunda. Like any self respecting 'Playboy' this rose makes sure it is always the centre of attention. The almost single flowers are tones of brilliant orange, scarlet and yellow. Nice glossy foliage and of course smells good too. Use to add boldness to your planting schemes. 1976.

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Hybrid Tea. A commemorative Rose that naturally is found to be growing in the gardens at the Vatican. The blooms are large, full and glistening white with a very strong fresh citrus fragrance. Vigorous and healthy with glossy green foliage. Blooms well throughout the season. 2006.

Jackson and Perkins from the USA introduced this rose and are donating 10 percent of all sales to charities chosen by the Vatican.

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Hybrid Tea. A commemorative Rose that naturally is found to be growing in the gardens at the Vatican. The blooms are large, full and glistening white with a very strong fresh citrus fragrance. Vigorous and healthy with glossy green foliage. Blooms well throughout the season. 2006.

Jackson and Perkins from the USA introduced this rose and are donating 10 percent of all sales to charities chosen by the Vatican.