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94) AGNES Hybrid Rugosa Rose, ( R. rugosa x R. foetida), ( R. rugosa x R. foetida) Hybrid Rugosa Rose, 5x5, not-recurrent, AH-1/1(2004), double, buff, fff, 1922, ("The Encyclopedia of Roses" McKeon, 74, zones 4-8), (Barron's, 113), ("Roses Of America" Scanniello, 48), ("Designing With Roses" Lord, 127), ("Classic Roses" Beales, fllf:240), (Taylor's Guides "Roses" Ondra, 134, zones 4-8), (hr/6feet/buff/double/3inch/f), introduced in 1922, Rosa rugosa x Rosa foetida persiana, yellow rugosa, 5x4, blooms in spring, some have said it has a later repeat but it might just be buds maturing more slowly (these would apear on old wood only), prune right after its finished blooming (late June to early July) 1922
'Alberic barbier' ( "Best Rose Guide" Phillips & Rix, 150, zone 8(10f)), ("Growing Roses Organically" Wilde, 191, zones 4-10, DR-0/0), (Barron's, 44), ("Designing With Roses" Lord, 102, 104), ("Classic Roses" Beales, 42), Hybrid Wichuranna Rambler, light yellow, 15x15, june bloomer (flowers on old wood only), 3" flowers, shade tolerant (has been known to flower with only one hour of sun per day), fragrant, 1900
'Alchymist' 'or ALCHEMIST, Hybrid Sweet Briar (R. eglanteria)) Climbing Rose, zones 5-9, 6'x6', not-recurrent, june bloom, yellow, ff, YF-DR5, zone 5 to 9, massive bloom in spring with no repeat, old fashioned apricot and yellow fragrant flowers. This shrub will grow to six feet tall and wide with arching heavy canes, glossy green foliage and lots of thorns, The DR preceded by the garden name where planted (YF is Yonder Farms garden where they spray fungicide), DR5 means that in years when there is a lot of rain it will show black spot on the older leaves, prune right after its finished blooming (late June to early July), Kordes 1956, ("The Encyclopedia of Roses" McKeon, 75, zones 5-9), (Barron's, 113), (Taylor's Guides "Roses" Ondra, 149, zones 5-9), yellow and copper similar to Madam Hardy fading to salmon fuzz ball, z5, 6x6, blooms in spring (flowers on old wood only), wonderful flower display, more susceptible to black spot in rainy spring, died to ground in Yonder Farms garden winter of 2002; probably rodent ringing. 1956
14) 'CITY_OF_YORK'_Climber , (R. wichuranna 'Dorothy Perkins' x Hybrid tea) Climbing Rose, zones 5-9, 12'x20', AH-1/0(2000), not-recurrent, buff, Died back 2004 in our test garden. We will replant in 2005. 'City of York ("The Encyclopedia of Roses" McKeon, 94, zones 5-9), (Taylor's Guides "Roses" Ondra, 207, zones 5-9), light yellow climber, blooms in spring with some repeat from slow to mature buds (flowers on old wood only), 12x12, Tantau 1945-P
24) 'FATHER_HUGO'S ROSE'_Species Rose, zones 4-8, 6'x6', not-recurrent, May bloom, AH-1/0(1995), yellow, Species Rose Rosa hugonis, first intoduced in 1899, zone 4 to 8, cupped single yellow 1 to 1.5 inch flowers with gold stamens, Disease resistant rating 1/0 (slight amount of black spot at a time of year to be hardly noticeable) having been tested in our no spray garden since 1995, abundant bloom in spring with no repeat, 6 feet x 6 feet, orange-bronze foliage in fall, foliage is fernlike-most people wont recognise this as a rose. We never prune except to remove deadwood immediately after it has bloomed. 1899
27) 'FRUHLINGSGOLD' Hybrid Scotch Rose (spinosissima) rose, zone4, not-recurrent, 6'x6', 1/1, yellow Hybrid spinosissima rose,
30) 'Harisons Yellow', Harison's Yellow, Harrison's Yellow, Old Scotch Rose or Hybrid Foetida Rose , (persian rose (foetida) x scotch rose (spinnosissima)) Rose, zone3, 8'x8', not-recurrent, yellow, 1/1(1995), (Rosa foetida 'Persian Yellow' x Rosa spinosissima, Intoduced in 1830) went west with the covered wagons, My mothers was taken from her mothers garden in east Texas, 2.5 inch yellow flowers in spring with no repeat, around 10 feet tall x 10 feet wide, zones 3 to 8, tolerates some shade, likes poor soil, put this one in the back of the border water it in drought and give it an occasional dose of miracle grow and you will be amazed. Hybrid is: Lord Penzance, ("The Encyclopedia of Roses" McKeon, 117, zones 3-8), ("The Art of Gardening with Roses", 13), ("Roses Of America" Scanniello, 45), (Taylor's Guides "Roses" Ondra, page 50, zones 3-9), (Doing well in zone 4 Westerlo, NY),, Yellow Rose of Texas, yellow foetida x spinosissima, up to 10 feet tall and wide, 1/1(1999), Introduced in 1830 many pioneers headed west in their Prairie Schooners picked this rose up in Manhatten. When they built their log cabins or soddies every where they planted it nearby. Today many of these homes are no longer in existence but many a Harisons Yellow Rose is still growing where they were planted. Check on my rosebuy page for a good picture of one of these. Then when its in bloom (flowers on old wood only) travel around looking for others. Harison 1830-P
140 leverkusen Kordesii Climber ("Growing Roses Organically" Wilde, 184, zones 4-10, DR-0/0), ("Classic Roses" Beales, sh:224), yellow climber, 10x8, yellow, continuous bloom, shade tolerant, ff, kordesii x golden glow, Kordes1954, #0, 1954-P
141 Lichkonigin Lucia ("Beautiful American Rose Gardens" Dorra, 30), ("Growing Roses Organically" Wilde, sh84, 166, zones 4-10,
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