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THE FOLLOWING VARIETIES ARRIVE IN FEBRUARY. SOME VARIETIES SELL OUT QUICKLY; SHOP EARLY FOR BEST SELECTION HYBRID TEAS (HT)- usually 3-5', FLORIBUNDAS (FL)- usually 3-4', GRANDIFLORAS (GR)- usually 5-6' NAME FRAGRANCE DISEASE RES COMMENTS All Dressed Up (GR) , full Good Very good Great cut flower Archbishop Desmond Tutu (FL) Lustrous deep Good Good No spray winner; ownroot Beautiful Day (HT) Apricot with lighter outer petals Very good Brandy (HT) Rich golden apricot, large Mild Very good All American Rose Brick House (FL) Strong dark red Very good Ownroot Canyon Road (FL) Bright brick red None Very good New at Sky; ownroot Ch-Ching! (GR) Golden Excellent Very good Charisma (FL) Gold, tipped with and Mild All American Rose Dancing In The Dark (FL) Dark velvet red Mild Very good No spray winner Dick Clark (GR) , edged with dark cherry Good Very good All American Rose Doris Day (FL) Golden Yellow Excellent Excellent Easy to Please (FL) pink with silvery reverse Very good Very good Elle (HT) Shell pink with yellow to reverse Very good Very good All American Rose First Impression (FL) Bright yellow Good Excellent New at Sky; compact 2-3' Flawless (FL) Medium pink to pink Excellent Very good Great cut flower; compact 2-3' Gilded (FL) Deep yellow edged with red None Very good Ownroot Girl's Night Out (HT) Deep pink with reverse Good Very good Gold Struck (GR) Golden yellow, tints of peachy orange None Very good Grande Dame (HT) Deep intense pink Excellent Very good Happy Go Lucky (GR) Clear pure yellow Very good Excellent Hotel California (HT) Neon yellow Mild Intrigue (FL) Excellent Excellent All American Rose Jump For Joy (FL) Pink with peach shading Mild Very good Leonardo da Vinci (FL) Clear pink, very full Mild New at Sky; ownroot Life of the Party (FL) Yellow edged with pink Excellent Very good Compact 2-3' Liv Tyler (HT) pink with yellow base, full Excellent Very good AKA Comtesse de Provence Marc Chagall (FL) Pink, cream, and pale yellow Mild Very good New at Sky; compact 2-3' Marina (FL) Orange with yellow base Good Excellent All American Rose Marmalade Skies (FL) Tangerine orange Mild Very good All American Rose; ownroot Maurice Utrillo (HT) Striped red & , red & yellow center Mild Very good Moonlight Romantica (HT) yellow, full Excellent Very good Ownroot Mother of (GR) Soft pink-apricot Mild Excellent No spray winner; ownroot Romance (FL) Lavender pink aging to light pink Excellent Very good Oregold (HT) Deep golden yellow Mild Very good All American Rose Pascali (HT) Warm white Mild Very good All American Rose; Hall of Fame Passionate Kisses (FL) Salmon pink Mild Very good Pink Brick House (FL) Fluorescent pink None Compact 2-3'; ownroot Pink Flamingo (GR) Deep pink shading to salmon Mild Very good Pink Traviata (HT) Deep pink Good Very good Playboy (FL) Scarlet with yellow eye, single to double Mild Very good Seattle Rose Society pick Rouge Royale (HT) red, full Excellent Very good Sexy Rexy (FL) Soft pink Mild Excellent Seattle Rose Society pick Showbiz (FL) Brilliant scarlet red Mild Very good All American Rose Sitting Pretty (GR) Clear bright pink Very good Very good New at Sky; ownroot Sunbright (HT) Bright deep yellow Mild Sunny Sky (HT) Sunny yellow, large Mild Excellent No spray winner; ownroot Sunshine Daydream (HT) Butter yellow, aging to cream None Excellent All American Rose Sunsprite (FL) Bright yellow, ruffled Excellent Very good Seattle Rose Society; fragrance White Magic (HT) Brilliant white Mild Very good Winter Sun (HT) Light yellow Very good Excellent No spray winner; ownroot Yves Piaget (HT) pink Excellent Very good Fragrance award

MINIATURE - 18-30" except as noted Be My Baby Glowing shiny rich pink None New at Sky; ownroot Hot & Sassy Smoky orange with yellow eye Mild Ownroot Lemon Drop Clear lemon yellow Mild Very good Ownroot Smoke Rings Orange edged smoky purple Mild Very good Ownroot Tiddly Winks Pink and gold, deeper when cool Ownroot Whimsy White painted with hot pink Mild Very good Ownroot Sky Nursery • 18528 Aurora Avenue North, Shoreline, WA 98133 skynursery.com (206)-546-4851 • Rev. 5/1/2021 • SHRUB ROSES - 3-5' except as noted Rose List 2021 NAME COLOR FRAGRANCE DISEASE RES COMMENTS Bonica Soft powder pink Good Excellent All American Rose; ownroot Carefree Spirit Cherry red with white eye, single Mild None All American Rose; ownroot Carefree Sunshine Lemon yellow None Excellent Ownroot Firecracker (Kolorscape) Orange with yellow eye, semi-double Mild Excellent New at Sky, ownroot Flamingo (Kolorscape) Vibrant pink, semi-double None Excellent No spray winner Kardinal (Kolorscape) Brilliant red, semi-double None Excellent New at Sky Lemon Fizz (Kolorscape) Bright yellow, semi-double Mild Excellent No spray winner; new at Sky Mango Veranda Coppery orange shading to pink, full Mild Very good Ownroot Party Hardy Deep pink, full, in clusters Mild Excellent Very cold hardy; new at Sky Pink Miracle Hot pink, semi-double Mild Excellent New at Sky Roxanne Veranda Dark red, full, ruffled Mild Compact 2-3' Sevillana Fiery orangish red None Excellent Ownroot Take it Easy Red, lighter reverse Mild Excellent Ownroot White Veranda Pure white, semi-double Mild Very good New at Sky; ownroot

KNOCKOUT ROSES -3-4' except as noted Peachy Knockout Shell pink, yellow center None Excellent AKA Peachy Keen; ownroot Pink Knockout Bright pink Mild Excellent Ownroot

RUGOSA ROSES- usually about 4-6' high-noted for vigor, rosehips NAME COLOR FRAGRANCE DISEASE RES COMMENTS Frau Dagmar Hastrup Silvery pink Very good Very good British award-winner Rosa Rugosa Alba Pure white, single Excellent Excellent Ownroot

GROUNDCOVER ROSES-usually about 18" high and 24-36" wide, except as noted Coral Drift Coral, cuplike Mild Very good Pink Drift Deep pink, single Mild Very good Playful Happy Trails Yellow edged red, single Mild 12"X48"; new at Sky; ownroot Sunshine Happy Trails Light yellow Mild Very good 12"X48"; new at Sky; ownroot Sweet Drift Clear pale pink Mild Very good White Meidiland White Mild Very good 24"X72"; ownroot

CLIMBERS - varying heights; produce repeated flushes of blooms except as noted Blaze Improved Bright red Mild Good Continual blooms, 10-15', ownroot Cherry Frost Cherry red, small, prolific None Very good 6', ownroot Sky Fire engine red Mild Very good 8-12', ownroot Don Juan Deep crimson Excellent Good 8-12', Seattle Rose Society pick Dublin Bay Deep red Mild Excellent 7-10', Seattle Rose Society pick Garden Sun Apricot yellow Mild Excellent Ownroot Lady in Red Rich true red Mild 8-10' Piñata Yellow edged with orange to scarlet Mild Very good 8-12', tolerates some shade Red Eden Deep red Very good Excellent 8-10', ownroot Sally Holmes Cream with touches of pink, single Mild Excellent 8-12', Rose Hall of Fame; ownroot Westerland Apricot orange Excellent Excellent 10-12' Yellow Blaze Clear yellow Good 12-14', new at Sky

DAVID AUSTIN ENGLISH ROSES - usually 3-5' except as noted Imogen Soft lemon yellow Mild Very good Ownroot Molineux Rich yellow, full Good Very good British award-winner; ownroot Tess of the D'Urbervilles Crimson red Good Very good Ownroot; climber 4-8' The Poet's Wife Strong unfading yellow Excellent Good

Sky Nursery • 18528 Aurora Avenue North, Shoreline, WA 98133 skynursery.com (206)-546-4851 • Rev. 5/1/2021 • Page 2 THE FOLLOWING VARIETIES ARRIVE APRIL - JUNE Rose List 2021 NAME COLOR FRAGRANCE DISEASE RES COMMENTS

SPECIES ROSES Rosa banksiae Alba Plena White Good Good White Lady Banks- climber to 15-20+' Rosa banksiae Lutea Yellow Mild Good Yellow Lady Banks- climber to 15-20+' Rosa chinensis 'Mutabilis' Multicolor, red, yellow, pink Mild Rose Hall of Fame; 4-10' Rosa nutkana Lilac pink, single Very good Excellent Nootka Rose (native); 5-6' Rosa pisocarpa Pink, single Good Very good Pea Fruit Rose (native); 6-8' Rosa rubrifolia AKA Rosa glauca Pink, single Very good Excellent British award-winner, 6' Rosa rugosa Monte Cassino Purple-red, double, ruffled Very good Excellent New at Sky

FLOWER CARPET ROSES - average height 2-3' except as noted Flower Carpet Amber Peachy amber fading to pink Good Very good British award-winner Flower Carpet Appleblossom Blush pink with darker buds, full None Very good 1-2'X2-3' Flower Carpet Coral Coral pink, single None Very good British award-winner Flower Carpet Pink Splash Hot pink splashed with pale pink None Excellent Flower Carpet Pink Supreme Hot pink, floriferous None Very good Flower Carpet Red Velvety red, single None Very good Flower Carpet Scarlet Brilliant scarlet red None Very good British award-winner Flower Carpet White Creamy white, double None Very good British award-winner; 1-2'X3-4' Flower Carpet Yellow Soft yellow, full None Very good 1-2'X3-4'

GRACE N' GRIT ROSES - average height 5' Grace n' Grit Pink Bright fuchsia pink, double None Excellent New at Sky Grace n' Grit Red Cherry red, double None Excellent New at Sky Grace n' Grit Yellow Lemon yellow, double None Excellent New at Sky

NITTY GRITTY ROSES - average height 3', spread 4' Nitty Gritty Peach Peach shading to pink, yellow, & orange Very good Excellent New at Sky Nitty Gritty Pink Deep pink, double Very good Excellent New at Sky Nitty Gritty White White, double, with yellow stamens Very good Excellent New at Sky Nitty Gritty Yellow Lemon yellow aging cream, double Very good Excellent New at Sky

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