Roses Folded Card available at Shore Acres State Park, 89039 Cape Arago HWY, Coos Bay, OR 97420 Page 1 of 2

Rose Care • Location – In cool, coastal areas, do best Shore planted in sunny warm sites sheltered from wind. In very hot areas, they tolerate light shade. Acres • Soil – Roses grow best in fertile well-drained soil. Heavy clay or sandy soils need to be improved by adding organic materials. • Feeding – Roses should be fed about once every six weeks during the growing season. Love & Peace • Watering - Roses require watering at least once a week or more often if the weather is hot and dry. Water deeply around the base of the plant. Avoid watering the foliage if possible. Wet foliage tends to promote the growth of various leaf diseases such as black spot and mildew. Applying mulch of ground bark or compost helps keep soil moist around the plant and suppresses weeds that compete with roses for water and nutrients. • – Modern roses should be pruned fairly heavily in late winter or early spring. Remove dead or diseased stems. Prune the remaining stems by about half to control size and stimulate growth of young stems that will flower during the Showbiz Welcome to the growing season. In the summer, remove spent flowers on a regular basis so the will not rose gardens produce seeds that halt the flowering cycle. Old Garden Roses and climbers need only light pruning in the winter to remove dead or diseased stems. at Shore Acres • Animals – A number of animals (deer, porcupines and rabbits) love to eat roses. Fencing, repellants, State Park or other devices may be necessary to protect your plants. Roses are a popular • Pests – Roses may be attacked by garden flower various insects (, beetles) or diseases (black spot, powdery throughout the world. mildew, downy mildew and With literally thousands rust). Our cool coastal conditions are especially of different kinds from conducive to black spot and downy mildew. Julia Child Consult your extension agent or horticultural dainty miniatures to professional for specific remedies for the pests in vigorous climbers, your area. roses provide a rainbow of flower forms and fragrances for every This brochure is produced by Friends of Shore garden. Acres, Inc. and distributed in cooperation with Shore Acres State Park. © 2016 The rose bushes in our collection serve as a demonstration of how roses perform under cool “a powerful partnership coastal conditions. since 1986”

Hot Cocoa Roses Folded Card available at Shore Acres State Park, 89039 Cape Arago HWY, Coos Bay, OR 97420 Page 2 of 2

General Classifications ROSES AT SHORE ACRES • Hybrid Tea – Classic rose of modern gardens. Tall plant with large flowers often borne on long stems. STATE PARK * *Subject to change • – Smaller more compact plant that bears smaller flowers but in multi-stemmed clusters yielding Unless marked otherwise all roses are in bush form. T = Tree Rose • CL = Climber Rose large masses of color. • Grandiflora – An intermediate class of roses that seeks AARS - OLD GARDEN ROSES to combine the individual quality of Hybrid Tea blooms South NW Rose Garden with the quantity of the Floribunda. Dates indicate year of award. Ballerina • Climber – Rose that produces very long flexible vine-like Amber Queen 1998 Baronne Prevost stems that either hook on to other plants naturally or Artistry 1997 Buff Beauty need to be tied to supports. Carefree Spirit 2009 Charles Darwin Cherry Parfait 2003 Charles Macintosh • Miniature – Scaled down version of full-sized roses in all Cinco de Mayo 2009 Cottage Rose respects with small flowers and leaves on a half-size or Crimson Bouquet 2000 Crown Princess Margareta less plant. Day Dream 2005 Felicia Debut 1989 Felicite Parmentier • Old Garden Roses (OGRs) – A general heading for a large Dick Clark 2011 Gertrude Jekyll number of types of roses grown before the middle of Dream Come True 2008 Graham Thomas the 1800s and the advent of Hybrid Teas. OGRs often Easy Does It 2010 Henri Martin have a much shorter bloom season compared to the Fourth of July 1999 (CL) Honorine de Brabant all-summer bloom of more recent varieties. English or Francis Meilland 2013 Jacques Cartier David Austin roses are examples of a new class that tries Gemini 1999 La Reine Victoria Lady of Shalott to combine the best qualities of both Old Garden and Golden Showers 1957 (CL) Honey Perfume 2004 Louise Odier modern roses. Hot Cocoa 2003 Mary Rose • Tree Rose – Can be almost any type of rose that is Intrigue 1984 Mme. Isaac Pereire grafted onto a long unbranched stem called a ‘standard.’ Julia Child 2006 Mme. Plantier Love & Peace 2002 Mme. Hardy The resulting plant can provide a vertical flowering Marmalade Skies 2001 Paul's Himalayan Musk (CL) accent among lower growing plants. Memorial Day 2004 Penelope New Beginning 1989 Port Sunlight Pink Promise 2009 Queen of Sweden Rainbow Sorbet 2006 Sharifa Asma Notes Scentimental 1997 Teasing Georgia Sunshine Daydream 2012 The Pilgrim Tournament of Roses 1989 Tuscany Superb Walking on Sunshine 2011 William Shakespeare Wild Blue Yonder 2006 Wise Portia ‘Love & Peace’ 2002

ROSE GARDEN - North Garden Anna’s Promise Burgundy Iceberg Nicole Chihuly Playboy Dorola Playgirl Dublin Bay (CL) Robusta Easy Going - donated by Zonta Rockin' Robin Ebb Tide (T) Royal William Electron AARS 1973 Sexy Rexy Elina Sheila's Perfume Iceberg Showbiz AARS 1985 Joseph's Coat (CL) Strike It Rich AARS 2007 The Magician (CL) We hope you enjoy your visit to Shore Acres. Judy Garland Tournament of Roses AARS 1989 (T) Just Joey If you have further questions about roses or other Westerland (CL) Laura Bush William Shakespeare plants at Shore Acres, please contact a member Lime Sublime of the garden staff or call 541-888-3732. Midas Touch AARS 1994