McAuliffe’s Valley Nursery 2019 Bareroot Rose Availability ***Be sure to check in with us later in the season as we will be bringing in more varieties and types of roses.*** *Photos and Information courtesy of David Austin Roses and Star Roses and Plants.* Centennial Star® Rosa ‘Meinerau’ Hybrid Tea Selected for the centennial of Star® Roses in 1997, the strongly fragrant golden yellow blooms remind one of Peace but with stronger colors and a higher petal count. Tall, bushy plants have dark green, glossy foliage. Color: Multicolored Flowers/Petal Count: Double, about 70 petals Fragrance: Strong Height/Spread: 3-4’ / 2-3’ Double Delight™ Rosa ‘Andeli’ Hybrid Tea What an appropriate name for this perfectly shaped, perfectly scented Hybrid Tea. A perennial favorite. The standard for bi-colored roses. Grows best in the west. Voted into the Rose Hall of Fame by the WFRS in 1985. Color: Multicolored Flowers/Petal Count: Large, 30-35 petals Fragrance: Strong spice Height/Spread: 3-5’/3-5’ Eternal Flame™ Rosa ‘Meifacul’ Hybrid Tea This Hybrid Tea has classically shaped, high-centered blooms of soft, flickering yellow. The long stems and strong citrus fragrance combine to make Eternal Flame a great rose for the cutting garden. The plant offers above average winter hardiness and disease resistance. Color: Yellow Flowers/Petal Count: Large, 35 petals Fragrance: Strong citrus Height/Spread: 4-5’/2-3’ Heirloom Rosa ‘Jacblend’ Hybrid Tea A strong fragrance combined with deep, lilac-lavender edged with magenta flowers make any encounter with this rose unforgettable. Does not like the cold and performs best in milder climates. Color: Purple Flowers/Petal Count: Large, 30-35 petals Fragrance: Strong Height/Spread: 4’/4’ Love’s Promise™ Rosa ‘Meisoyris’ Grandiflora Perfectly shaped deep currant red flowers stand tall above deep green foliage. Perfect for cutting, the strong raspberry fragrance will last for days. Excellent disease resistance. Color: Red Flowers/Petal Count: Large, 35 petals Fragrance: Strong raspberry Height/Spread: 2-5’/2’ Memorial Day™ Rosa ‘Wekblunez’ Hybrid Tea It takes only one of these huge, old-fashioned flowers to fill an entire room with the sweet, classic scent of a rose. It loves the hot weather which will help it to unfurl its lovely petals of clear pink with a hint of lavender. A great hybrid tea rose for a cutting garden. Color: Lavender Flowers/Petal Count: Large, 50+ petals Fragrance: Strong, damask rose Height/Spread: Medium-tall, upright Mister Lincoln Hybrid Tea Long stems, dark leaves, great high-centered flowers that open fully and offer a wonderful damask fragrance. Tall, vigorous and ever-blooming. More disease resistant than many other roses. Mister Lincoln was selected as the Best Hybrid Tea Rose by Birds & Blooms in 2014. Color: Classic Deep Red Flowers/Petal Count: Large, 30-35 petals Fragrance: Strong damask Height/Spread: Upright 3-6’/2’ Moonlight Romantica® Rosa ‘Meikaquinz’ Hybrid Tea New! Moonlight Romantica® displays large light yellow full double flowers that are fragrant. It has an excellent disease tolerance for the type and is very vigorous on its own roots. Color: Light yellow sometimes suffused with white Flowers/Petal Count: Large, 50 petals on average Fragrance: Strong Height/Spread: Upright, bushy, up to 6’ high Peace Hybrid Tea The world's most famous rose, in brilliant yellow and pink was first introduced to the U.S. by Star® Roses and Plants over 60 years ago. Developed by Meilland International on the eve of World War II, a clipping of the rose made its way from France to the Conard-Pyle Co. for safekeeping during the war. Coincidentally, the AARS named Peace its only winner for 1946 on the same day Japan surrendered, effectively ending the war. More popular today than when it was first introduced. Voted into the Rose Hall of Fame by the World Federation of Rose Societies in 1976 and later as the Rose of the 20th Century. Color: Multicolored Flowers/Petal Count: Very Large, 40-45 petals Fragrance: Mild, fruity Height/Spread: 4-7’/2-3’ Pinkerbelle™ Rosa ‘Meivanae’ Hybrid Tea Pinkerbelle™ is a very unique breakthrough hybrid tea, combining a spicy verbena fragrance and superior disease resistance. This rose grows well on its own roots and has proven to perform very well in black spot climates. Color: Pink Flowers/Petal Count: Cuplike, 30-34 petals Fragrance: Strong, spicy, verbena scent Height/Spread: bushy, 5 ½’ tall Queen Mary 2 ™ Rosa ‘Meiwimova’ Hybrid Tea The high centered buds have the distinctive strong fragrance of sweet rose and banana. With excellent disease resistance and winter hardiness, Queen Mary 2™ will make a wonderful addition to almost any landscape. Appropriately named after the largest, longest and tallest passenger ship ever conceived, The Queen Mary 2™ is a luxurious cruise ship built by the prestigious Cunard Line and launched in the spring of 2004. Color: White Flowers/Petal Count: Large, 25 petals Fragrance: Strong rose and banana Height/Spread: 3-5’/2-3’ Rouge Royale™ Rosa ‘Meikarouz’ Hybrid Tea These sturdy blooms hold up well in rain and heat and have a sweet fragrance of citrus and fresh ripe berries. Winner of the Fragrance Award at the Rose Hills International Rose Trials in 2003. Color: Burgundy Flowers/Petal Count: Large, 75-80 petals Fragrance: Strong citrus and berry Height/Spread: 4-5’/2-3’ Savannah™ Sunbelt® KORvioros Hybrid Tea A very hardy and disease-resistant salmon hybrid tea rose with an extraordinary fragrance. This compact bush produces numerous, very double blooms. Foliage is very abundant and dark green. A rose that performs well in heat and high humidity. 2015 winner of Overall Best Rose, best hybrid Tea rose and most fragrant rose at the Biltmore Rose Trial. Color: Pink Flowers/Petal Count: Large, 150+ petals Fragrance: Very fragrant Height/Spread: 4’/3’ Deer Resistance: Excellent Hardiness: Zones 5-9 Sweet Mademoiselle™ Rosa ‘Meinostair’ Hybrid Tea New! Large full double blooms with excellent disease resistance and unique color the color can vary with the temperatures; becoming lighter in color in the heat and deeper, more vibrant pink in cooler temperatures. The blooms are very fragrant. It grows with the great vigor on its own roots. Color: Peachy-pink in cooler temperatures, to apricot in the heat Flowers/Petal Count: Large, 35 petals Fragrance: Strong, sweet scent Height/Spread: Upright, up to 5’ high Angel Face Floribunda One of the best roses of the 20th Century. The purest lavender color with one of the strongest fragrances in modern roses. Ruffled petals add to the charm. A true Floribunda in habit. Flowers/Petal Count: Medium, 25-30 petals Fragrance: Strong citrus Height: 3-4’ with 3’ spread Burgundy Iceberg Floribunda Performs exactly like its famous parent, Iceberg, in every way (except color)—same terrific flower production, bushy habit, lovely buds, showy clusters, glossy green foliage and nearly thornless stems. But ‘Brother Burgundy’ has the painted colors of deep purple-red burgundy & cream that are absolutely nothing like the bland whiteness of ‘Mom’. Seems to always be in bloom. Perfect for the landscape—either in mass, standing alone or atop a beautiful tree rose. Height/Habit: Medium-tall/Rounded, bushy Bloom/Size: Medium, double, in clusters Petal Count: 20-25 Parentage: Sport of Brilliant Pink Iceberg Fragrance: Mild honey Hybridizer: Swame – 2007 Comments: Darkest color in cooler temperatures. Super flowerful. Easy Does It™ Rosa ‘HARpageant’ Floribunda Free-flowering, swirling shades of mango-orange, peach-pink and honey-apricot 3 1/2" blooms are scalloped, ruffled and classically spiraled having a slight fragrance, produced on a bush with glossy green leaves. Height/Habit: 4’ tall x 3’ wide. Bloom/Size: Medium Petal Count: 26-40 Parentage: Fragrance: Fruity-spice fragrance. Hybridizer: Harkness New Roses – 2010 Comments: Prolific flowering. Scentimental™ Floribunda The first striped rose to win AARS honors. No two flowers are alike, but all share the same distinctive deep red/burgundy on white to cream features that make this rose so unique. Spicy fragrance and dark glossy foliage. Color: Multicolored reds and whites Flowers/Petal Count: Large, 25-30 Fragrance: Strong, spicy Height: rounded, 3-4’ tall and wide Milwaukee’s CalatravaTM Rosa ‘Radfragwhite’ Shrub Admire this rose with both eyes and nose alike! Milwaukee's Calatrava is a beautiful new, intoxicatingly fragrant rose with pure white double flowers. The name of the rose was chosen by its creator, native Milwaukeean, Will Radler who is also the breeder of the revolutionary Knock Out ' Rose. Will is a patron of the arts and this rose celebrates the landmark addition of the Milwaukee Art Museum designed by the internationally renowned architect, Santiago Calatrava. Milwaukee's Calatrava flowers almost continually from spring through frost. The slightly ruffled petals become tinged with a hint of pink as cooler weather sets in. Color: Double White Flowers/Petal Count: Medium, 25-30 petals Fragrance: Very strong, citrus Height/Spread: 4-5’ by 3-4’ The Ancient MarinerTM Ausoutcry English Rose/Shrub Rose An impressive variety, bearing masses of very large blooms almost continually from June until the first frosts. Beautiful at all stages, the pink buds gradually open to many petalled, incurved cups with a strong, warm myrrh fragrance. The open blooms are a lovely rich glowing pink at the center, paling towards the edges. Over time, a cluster of golden stamens is revealed at the heart of each bloom. Ideal for the middle or back of the border; it works equally well planted on its own, creating a dramatic display. A very healthy and vigorous rose, it will quickly for a larger than average shrub. The name was inspired by Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s epic poem, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.