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Floribunda. A rewarding rose of rich shades of pink and tones of apricot. Vintage cup shaped flowers with a delightful soft fragrance make this creation hard to resist. Repeat flowering. Of the "My Rose Collection" bred by Bob Matthews. PVR

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aka The Green Rose

China. Known as the green rose, this unusual variety has flowers that look like leaves. Is mostly green with brown markings. Very easy to grow and few disease problems. Flowers from early summer through to autumn. A popular and interesting rose for floral work. Is happiest when pruned lightly. 1833.

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Rugosa. A pretty little rose with creamy-white button blooms that has petals with a serrated edge. The blooms appear continuously throughout the season and have a delightful fragrance. Quite strong and robust, can cope with a little shade and is generally healthy and disease resistant. 1962.

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Standard. Add a touch of romance to your garden with this gorgeous rose that has masses of double white flowers. If you treat it with lots of love you will be rewarded with flowers from spring until autumn. Lovely dark green foliage with good disease resistance. Bred by Rob Somerfield. Deciduous. PVR

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Austin. This rose is valued for the delicious 'old rose' fragrance but the blooms are lovely as well. Double and quartered and coloured a rich velvety crimson that ages to rich purple. Flowers freely throughout spring and summer. 2000.

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Austin. This is a beautiful rose that looks good enough to serve up with dessert. The large, full, quartered blooms consist of over 80 frilly petals that look like whipped cream when fully open. Strong fruity fragrance. Free flowering and a nice compact habit.

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Standard Floribunda. Exquisite soft lemon to creamy white cupped blooms create a magical garden display with refreshing fragrance, free flowering, superb health and glossy foliage. Created by Bob Matthews in celebration of the 75th anniversary of Matthews Nurseries Ltd in 2022. PVR

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Austin. One of the most fragrant of all English Roses having the distinctive myrrh scent which is rarely found in roses today. The plump buds have attractive flashes of red. These open to form round, rich buttery yellow colour blooms which eventually pale to a softer cream. Deciduous

This rose has already won a Certificate of Merit and the breeder says "this rose has exceptional vase life" for those who can't resist picking your blooms. Pacific Rose Bowl Festival 2019 New Zealand Rose of the Year Trial winners Awarded Best Climbing Rose

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aka Snow-Bush Rose or Dupont Rose

Species. Beautifully shaped pure white flowers with pronounced golden stamens and a sweet perfume appear amongst the grey-green foliage in early summer. The simple yet exquisite flowers are followed by nice orange hips in the autumn. Tolerant and hardy. From France some time before 1817.