Weeks
2006 Rose Introductions
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There’s
an overriding theme for Weeks Roses 2006 Introductions –
powerful perfume and saturated colors – some like
you’ve never seen before in roses. Howzabout dusky
red, rich lavender, chartreuse white, lemon-pie yellow. But the real star's
are our two AARS winners a butter gold color & the licorice candy fragrance called
Julia Child and our first lavender-toned rose to take the AARS award in over 20 years. Pick the Tops in Roses. Pick Weeks. |
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Julia Child
Just before our wonderful American icon left us, she selected this exceptional rose to bear her name. Julia loved the even butter gold color & the licorice candy fragrance. Yet it wasn't just the old-fashioned blooms that inspired the recipe. The perfectly rounded habit, super glossy leaves & great disease resistance finish off the dish. An awesome AARS award winner – a right & proper honor for a dear friend. |
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Wild Blue Yonder™
Up we go...into a wild new style of rose! You'll be ridin' high over the saturated scent, bold new-fangled colors & camellia-like form. The first lavender-toned rose to take the AARS award in over 20 years, clusters of ruffled ruby-red-purple blossoms give a great show of distinct lavender ‘eyes'. Clean deep green leaves make this vigorous Grandiflora a mean bouquet machine for the garden.
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Ebb Tide™
Soooo mysterious in its color…and soooo powerfully perfumed…it's certain to attract attention. Dusky deep purple buds swirl open to very double old-fashioned flowers of velvet plum washed with a haze of sultry smoke. The intense clove fragrance can nearly bowl you over. But keep your balance or you'll find yourself face down amongst the deep green leaves.
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Home Run™
This flame-red offspring of the famous Knock Out kicks the competition up a notch when it comes to disease resistance. Home Run has a phenomenal fortitude against the dreaded black spot (like its father). But, unlike Dad, it is also completely resistant to powdery mildew & has a much higher level of tolerance to downy as well. Rounded, bushy, fast-to-flower and nearly always in color, it hits a grand slam in the landscape & scores lots of points in a pot, too
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Lemon Meringue™, Cl.
A good yellow Climber is hard to come by. A hardy yellow Climber even rarer. And a fragrant hardy yellow Climber is extraordinary. Here's one more clone with all the great qualities of its parent, Westerland, but flowering in soft yellow tones. If you like Westerland and its kissing cousin, the golden Autumn Sunset , then enjoy the new yellow sister. Blooms on new and old wood.
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Let Freedom Ring™
Many think the pinnacle of rosedom is a long stemmed red Hybrid Tea with scrumptious big buds. But ponder the thought a little farther to include impeccable flower form & great vase life. Now you're getting the idea of Let Freedom Ring . This striking trophy-stealer was lovingly created by WWII veteran & amateur hybridizer, Ernest Earman of Virginia. |
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Soaring Spirits™, Cl.
Named to honor the victims of 9-11 & contribute toward the ‘Remember Me' garden fund, Soaring Spirits sends out huge clusters of showy swirls & stripes with ever-changing pastel pink, yellow & cream hues. Super glossy bright green leaves & nearly-lime-green new growth set this vigorous clean Climber apart from any other rose. Repeat blooms readily on new & old wood.
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Truly Yours™
Ever heard of a rosy oxymoron? Not in name…but in style. Truly Yours is truly unique because the BIG fragrant well-formed flowers come atop a VERY compact plant. Yet stems are suitable for cutting and clothed with BIG leaves of rich reddened-green. Showy in small spaces, perfect for a pot, luscious in the landscape and de-lightful to de-nose, she's yours to use as you see fit.
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Valentine's Day™, Cl.
My love is like a red, red rose…and there ain't no redder red than this lovely little Climber. Clusters of double blossoms are the same clear velvet red from bud to finish. The look of love is complimented by very dark green clean leaves. Blooms & repeat blooms in the very first year on new & old wood. Ideal for low fences, balcony accents or a decorative trellis in a showy container.
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