Australian House & Garden - April 2016_

AUSTRALIAN HOUSE & GARDEN / 145

H&G GARDENING

KNOW YOUR

ROSES

✚Hybridtearoses:single,

largebloomsoneachstem,

perfect for picking.

✚Floribunda roses: clusters of

smallerbloomsoneach

stem,whichopeninturn,

givingabettershowin

the garden.

✚Bush roses: single or cluster

flowers, borne repeatedly,

on a dense bush.

✚Shrubroses:similarto

bush, but larger and

more spreading.

6 Dark Desire

Hybrid tea rose (1x0.6m)

This rose combines rich colour, beautiful form and

an intense fragrance of classic rose, with a touch of

lemon and rose geranium. It is an international

award winner for performance and disease tolerance,

and is in the Parfuma collection by Kordes. It forms

an upright, vigorous bush. Treloar Roses; http://www.

treloarroses.com.au.

7 Coconut Ice

Floribunda rose (1.2x0.8m)

The unusual bicolour of these luscious, cup-shaped

blooms features rich musk pink with soft white on

the reverse of each petal. The blooms occur in clusters

of three to five f lowers, on a neat, upright bush with

firm stems. The dark, lustrous foliage is resistant to

disease. Treloar Roses.

8 Wollerton Old Hall

English shrub rose (1.6x1.3m) or a climber that can

grow to 3m.

This is one of the most fragrant of the David Austin

roses. It is intensely floral with hints of myrrh and

apricot. Plump buds with f lashes of red open to

chalice-shaped blooms of soft apricot, which fade

to cream. It is repeat f lowering and has few thorns,

making it almost irresistible. David Austin Roses;

http://www.davidaustinroses.com/australian.

9 Origami

Floribunda rose (1.2x0.9m)

This rose’s name was inspired by its angular shape,

which is similar to a paper folded f lower. Clusters of

red buds open to ivory blooms edged in crimson,

with a light rose perfume. It was a gold medal winner

at the Australian Rose Trials and has highly disease-

resistant foliage. Corporate Roses; http://www.corporate

roses.com.au.

10 Pro Hart

Floribunda rose (1.2x1m)

As it celebrates Australian artist Pro Hart and his

distinctive paintings, it’s fitting that this is an

Australian-bred rose. It features dusky, rich purple,

ruff led blooms that cover the bush in a purple haze.

The f lowers have an intense damask-rose fragrance.

Ross Roses. #

Origami

Dark Desire

Pro Hart

Wollerton Old Hall

Coconut Ice

TIP Order new-release

roses early as they sell out.