![]() To add to the popularity, there is now 'Double Knock Out' (2004, Radler), which has a fully double bloom. Carefree and very disease resistant, 'Knock Out' (1999, Radler) has been extremely popular. The next class is the shrubs, easy to grow and generally hardy, thay are often your solution for a hedge or other landscaping. Try 'Harm Saville' (2004, Carruth) or, brand new for this year, 'Power Point' (2008, Benardella). Minifloras are a newer class, created to accommodate those that are too large to be a mini and too small to be a floribunda. For something a bit more unusual 'Scarlet Moss' (1988, Moore), is a mini moss and 'Red Minimo' (1991, deRuiter), is a micro-mini with blooms 1" in diameter and reaching a height of only 6 to 12 inches. Moore celebrated his 100th birthday in 2007. Two excellent intoductions in the past decade are 'Red Scentsation' (1998, White) and 'Ralph Moore' (1999, Saville), the latter dedicated to Moore, the father of miniature roses, who was honored in 2000 for a lifetime of achievement as the first and most prolific miniature hybridizer. Well suited to smaller gardens or the front of a border, even pots, look for 'Why Not' (1983, Moore) or 'Starina' (1965, Meilland). There are also climbers in both of these classes. They are classed as miniatures based on the size of their blooms, but the bushes may grow to 3 feet or more. The minis have tiny blooms, many of them exactly like a baby hybrid tea. The miniatures and minifloras are always fun. 'Black Cherry' (2006, Jackson & Perkins), 'Songs of Praise' (2003, Harkness) and 'Ruby Vigarosa' (2001, Kordes) are three of the best from recent years. 'Europeana' (1963, DeReuiter), 'Lavaglut' (1978, Kordes) and 'Showbiz' (1983, Tantau) are some of the older varieties you might want to look for. The plants are generally more compact and have an abundance of blossoms, but do not have the long stems of the hybrid tea. ![]() If you don't care about single blooms, floribundas are a good choice, and not as fussy as hybrid teas. More recently, we have 'Opening Night' (1998, Zary), 'Veteran's Honor' (1999, Zary) and 'Ronald Reagan' (2005, Zary). Some of the older standbys that have not faded away, with good reason, are 'Chrysler Imperial' (1952, Lammerts)*, 'Mister Lincoln' (1964, Swim & Weeks) and 'Ingrid Bergman' (1984, Olesen). Hybrid teas have large flowers at the end of a long stem, like the ones you buy from a florist, with a high center and many petals. That said, let's start with that classic single red rose that I believe is the image that pops into most people's heads when they hear the word "rose" the hybrid tea. Just don't buy a rose only because it's beautiful. Will it grow in your zone? Can it take your humidity? Almost all soils must be amended, be they clay or sandy, acid or alkaline, but some roses may do better in a particular type of soil. Be sure that it will do well in your particular climate. Before you purchase any rose for your garden, you should do your homework. Just a word of caution at the outset, though. There are so many different types of roses and red ones can be found in almost all.
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