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Floribunda Std 80cm. Clusters of pure yellow blooms, lightly scented feature on a very healthy, medium growing plant with glossy green foliage. Repeat flower on a superbly healthy, easy care plant. Bred by Bob Matthews. PVR

Award winning variety named as a memorial rose for beloved past Zonta Governor Valerie Webster and in celebration of Zonta International's Centennial in 2019

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Rambler. Almost thornless and shade tolerant, this lovely little rose was bred in Germany. Though it only flowers in early summer you will be enchanted by its loose, semi-double, lavender-purple blooms that are nicely fragrant. A hardy rose that will grow up into trees or cover unsightly walls. 1909

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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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Floribunda Standard. A rewarding rose of rich shades of pink and tones of apricot. Vintage cup shaped flowers with a delightful soft fragrance makes this creation hard to resist. Repeat flowering.

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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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Hybrid Tea. Bred in NZ by Bob Matthews this rose is generally rated as excellent. Wonderfully fragrant, repeats well, profuse and generous with bloom, good foliage and striking rich mauve rosette shaped flowers. To top it off 'Waimarie' also shows good disease resistance. Excellent in deed!

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Hybrid Tea. Bred in NZ by Bob Matthews this rose is generally rated as excellent. Wonderfully fragrant, repeats well, profuse and generous with bloom, good foliage and striking rich mauve rosette shaped flowers. To top it off 'Waimarie' also shows good disease resistance. Excellent in deed!

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aka Wanaka or Longleat

Patio. Clusters of beautiful dazzling orange red flowers are borne in great profusion throughout the season. The flowers are lightly scented. A vibrant standout rose bred by Sam McGredy. Classed as a bush miniature, suitable for growing in a pot, or a garden bed. Nice border rose. 1980. Deciduous.

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Hybrid Tea. Beautifully formed, large flowers of an appealing soft peach-coral, produced with abundance either singly or in clusters. Nicely fragrant. Lovely for picking for a floral display or vase. Dark green healthy foliage.

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Floribunda. Fully double bloomsq with a mass of ruffled bright red petals that are contained in a pleasing round shape. Lasts well in a vase. This rose is at its best planted in groups in the garden. Nice, neat compact growth habit, generally healthy and generous with bloom. 1977.

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Clg. The first time I saw this rose in full flower I instantly wanted to get married! Large clusters of fragrant, white, single flowers with prominent golden stamens smother the foliage in early summer. Gorgeous. Glossy bright green foliage and good disease resistance. Vigorous and fast growing 1950

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Climber Modern. The colour of this rose is magnificent - rich tones of apricot-orange with yellow showing through on the reverse. Large, slightly informal blooms are borne in generous sprays. Delicious fragrance and dark glossy foliage that shows good disease resistance. Multi Award Winner. 1969

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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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Floribunda. 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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Floribunda Std. Add a touch of romance to your garden with this gorgeous white 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. Bred by Rob Somerfield. Deciduous. PVR

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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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Floribunda. This is a multi-award winning rose that is exceptionally healthy and disease resistant. The flamboyant blooms are a blend of orange-red and gold off-set nicely by the dark green foliage. Repeats well - a great rose for the garden or a container.

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Floribunda Std. This is a multi-award winning rose that is exceptionally healthy and disease resistant. The flamboyant blooms are a blend of orange-red and gold off-set nicely by the dark green foliage. Repeats well - a great rose for the garden or a container.

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Floribunda. This is a multi-award winning rose that is exceptionally healthy and disease resistant. The flamboyant blooms are a blend of orange-red and gold off-set nicely by the dark green foliage. Repeats well - a great rose for the garden or a container.

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Floribunda. Bred in NZ by Rob Somerfield and a multi award winner, this showy rose has regular clusters of bright cherry red blooms with a hint of silver on the reverse. Nice dark green foliage and generally a healthy happy bush. Released in 2013. PVR.

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Austin. The blooms of this beautiful rose are fully double and rosette shaped. The petals are a delicious, delicate pink touched with just a hint of soft apricot. Delightful fresh fragrance. Flowers displayed on branches with an arching habit.

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aka aka Old Velvet Moss

Moss. A tall and vigorous rose with sprays of buds covered in green 'moss' that open out to large crimson-purple, informal blooms that gently fade to soft mauve. Deliciously fragrant. Flowers in early summer only but well worth planting. From France 1855.

William Lobb was Plant Collector in the Victorian era who hailed from Cornwall England.

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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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Austin. This is a really good rose with large semi-double flowers of soft lemon yellow paling to almost cream. The flowers open to reveal silky golden stamens. Reliable, flowers freely from summer to autumn on a . strong upright growth 1984.

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Hybrid Tea. Named to celebrate the centenary of Midwifery. Pretty pink blooms with a gentle fragrance stand out well against healthy, glossy green foliage. A lovely gift for the wise woman in your life or to celebrate a birth.

Wise Woman, bred by Bob Matthews of Whanganui

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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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Floribunda Std. 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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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. Not to be confused with a previous release AKA 'Wisley'. This is a rose with exceptional delicacy and charm with shallow cupped rosettes of bloom in a soft pink shade. The blooms are very fragrant and repeat well. Slightly arching habit.

Wisley is the research garden run the Royal Horticultural Society. The first 'Wisley' rose released by David Austin did not continue to meet the high standards expected of an Austin rose so it has been withdrawn and replaced with 'Wisley 2008'. F.Y.I.

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Floribunda - Gorgeous pink-apricot blooms that continue to appear throughout the summer and into autumn. Set against deep green foliage ad releasing a wonderful fragrance this rose makes a stunning long lasting gift, not only for special occasions, but simply just because.

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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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Floribunda. An outstanding rose! Hues of rich magenta purple flowers in spring that change to hot pink in summer, atop light green foliage on a bushy plant. A healthy easy care, upright bush and rose from Gareth Fryer of England.

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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.

Floribunda. This rose has gorgeous pure white blooms on a compact bushy form. The fragrance is devine! Dark green foliage enhance the icy white flowers. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

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Austin. The double full blooms of this gorgeous rose are large and deeply cupped even when fully open. They have a strong fragrance and are coloured a deep magenta shade with a silvery hue. A lovely rose that will provide you with plenty of blooms to pick and enjoy.

Now this is interesting - the Poet Milton introduced the word fragrance to the English language. This very fragrant rose is named after the Milton poem called 'Lycidas' to commemorate the 400th anniversay of Milton's birth. Don't worry there won't be a test when you buy the rose!

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Hybrid Tea - Yellow blooms tinged with red, appear from late spring to autumn. Mild fragrance. Tall upright habit. Deciduous

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aka Thornless Rose

Climber. This popular cottage garden rose is commonly known as the Thornless Rose as, you guessed it, the stems are thorn free. Semi-double, cheerful cerise blooms that are sweetly fragrant decorate the plant from summer on-wards with their abundant display. From France - 1868.

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Floribunda. This multi-coloured stunner is simply beautiful for picking, use in floral displays and bouquets. A vibrant dusting of burgundy with gold and white stripes on petals. Robust upright, healthy growing plant. Bred by Bob Matthews.