Carefree Spirit
Recognizing that consumers want roses that
are easy to care for, in 2004, AARS stopped spraying fungicides on all shrub
roses in its nationwide test gardens. Carefree Spirit is the first and only
landscape shrub to date to endure this real-world testing and prevail as a
Winner. This mounding rose produces deep red blossoms with white twinkles in
their eyes; the blooms finish pink as they bask in the sun. Carefree Spirit
amplifies the disease resistance associated with its Carefree lineage, with more
than ten years of hybridization improvement. Much like its parent rose, Carefree
Delight™, which was a All-America Rose Selections Winner in 1996, the petals are
beautifully set amongst abundant glossy, dark green foliage, however it has even
better disease resistance, habit and blooming power, and will perform well in
any area of the country.
Carefree Spirit was hybridized by Jacques Mouchotte, director of research at
Meilland International and introduced by Conard-Pyle Co. of West Grove, Penn.
Fact Sheet
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Class |
Landscape |
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Plant Habit |
Busy, mounding |
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Growth Habit |
Very vigorous |
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Stem Length |
Up to 5 feet |
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Foliage Color |
Medium to dark green, very glossy |
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Disease Resistance |
Excellent for Black Spot, totally resistant to Mildew and Rust |
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Hardiness |
Hardy in all US regions |
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Flower Color |
Deep Cherry Red with white eye, with white reverse suffused with deep cherry pink. Finishes deep pink in heat |
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Bud Form |
Ovoid |
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Flower Form |
Single |
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Flower Size |
2 to 2 ½ inches |
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Petal Count |
5 |
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Fragrance |
None noticeable |
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Parentage |
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Hybridizer |
Meiland International |
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Introducer |
Cinco de Mayo
Cinco de Mayo brings fiesta of flowers to
every garden. Mysteriously colored and deliriously novel…it’s an indescribable
blending of smoked lavender and rusty red-orange. This festive rose may be
impossible to describe but you’ll love the endless bounty of multi-colored
clusters sitting amongst clean, glossy green foliage and dark red new growth.
The flowers, which hold well and are fast to repeat, radiate the smell of
fresh-cut golden apples. As an AARS Winner, this floribunda has fantastic
disease resistance and has performed exceptionally well across the country with
little-to-no care. As the offspring of the 2006 AARS award-winning Julia Child
rose, Cinco de Mayo enlivens any garden, and it’s clean, round habit is ideal
for use as a hedge or in a border with mixed perennials.
Cinco de Mayo was hybridized by Tom Carruth and is introduced by Weeks Roses of
Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.
Fact Sheet
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Class |
Floribunda |
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Plant Habit |
Medium |
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Growth Habit |
Very rounded & bushy |
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Stem Length |
54-60”in |
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Foliage Color |
Deep super-glossy green |
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Disease Resistance |
Excellent |
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Hardiness |
|
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Flower Color |
Indescribable blend of rust-red & lavender-smoke |
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Bud Form |
Long & pointed |
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Flower Form |
Spiraled & doubles |
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Flower Size |
Medium size, up to 3 ½ inch diameter |
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Petal Count |
20 to 25 |
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Fragrance |
Moderate fresh-cut apple |
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Parentage |
Topsy Turvey x Julia Child |
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Hybridizer |
Tom Carruth |
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Introducer |
Pink Promise
Pink Promise – a graceful bloomer with long
stems for cutting – will promise that your garden is a stunning spectacle this
year. Most impressively, the National Breast Cancer Foundation selected this
rose to officially represent a continual blooming promise of compassion and
awareness. For every Pink Promise plant purchased, a percentage of the sales
will be donated to the National Breast Cancer Foundation to help extend women's
lives through education and early detection. This hybrid tea’s beauty is
enhanced by the contrast of its large pink blossoms set against lush dark green
foliage. Along with its stunning appearance, Pink Promise has good disease
resistance, and flourishes even in cooler climates. A highly fragrant rose, Pink
Promise fills any room with a deliciously fruity scent.
Pink Promise was hybridized by Jim Coiner and introduced by Coiner Nursery of
Lavern, Calif.
Fact Sheet
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Class |
Hybrid Tea |
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Plant Habit |
Large |
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Growth Habit |
Upright grower |
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Stem Length |
Long |
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Foliage Color |
Strong Dark Green Foliage |
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Disease Resistance |
Excellent |
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Hardiness |
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Flower Color |
Pink Blend |
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Bud Form |
Long and high centered |
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Flower Form |
Wide Spiraled |
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Flower Size |
Large flower 5 inches in diameter |
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Petal Count |
25-30 wide petals |
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Fragrance |
Highly fragrant |
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Parentage |
Unnamed Seedling and Unnamed Seedling |
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Hybridizer |
Jim Coiner |
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Introducer |