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Austin. Named after the famous 17th century botanist. Arching sprays of wine-red, rosette shaped blooms that slowly fade to purple as they age. Delicious powerful fragrance. Hardy, reliable and repeats well. Can be used as a pillar rose. 1993

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Floribunda. New Release. Rose pink blooms with a rich warmth of colour in their centre open to an old fashioned form with many petals. Amazingly fragrant. The bush is small and compact and blooms are great for picking. Another healthy Rob Somerfield rose. 2020 PVR

This rose was named for and presented to Rob Somerfield's parents for their 60th wedding anniversary making it Truly Special

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Hybrid Tea. Named after Sam McGredy's Uncle, this very good red rose is tall, upright and generally a vigorous healthy grower. It has shiny, dark green foliage and shapely deep scarlet flowers that appear continuously throughout the summer. Just lovely to pick. 1963.

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Centifolia. This vigorous rose has unusual blooms of off-white that are striped with purple and crimson. They appear in mid summer and are cupped in shape and very fragrant. AKA La Rubanee. From France 1845.

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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. 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