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2003
AARS Winners
Dazzling and unique colors stamp the
four 2003 All-America Rose Selections
(AARS) winners as great additions
to any garden. Add great vigor, wonderful
form and disease-resistance and even
an inexperienced gardener will be
able  to
quickly establish a showplace with
these nationally AARS tested roses.
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Whisper™
Hybrid Tea lovers will
find the pureness of Whisper's
white color most attractive, one
of the most stunning white roses
introduced in the past decade.
Developed in Ireland, Whisper
enchants the viewer with classically
formed flowers of creamy white
backed by dark green, semi-glossy
leaves. Very resistant to disease,
this sophisticated rose will grow
up to 5½' by 4' and boasts
5" flowers. This distinctive Hybrid
Tea was hybridized from a combination
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Hot
Cocoa™ Gardeners will
love debating the color of Hot
Cocoa, a very novel brownish-orange
Floribunda washed with a chocolate
haze of velvety smoked tones.
The pointed buds of deep rust
unfurl to reveal the color that
some call “cinnamon brown” and
which often takes on a purply
cast. Large 4" flowers hold their
color and tolerate heat very well.
This vigorous, disease-resistant
rose was hybridized by crossing
Playboy and Altissimo with Livin'
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Eureka™
Eureka, which is nearly
as wide as it is tall, provides
a sparkling hedge-type look with
its glittering gold hues. The
3½' tall AARS award-winning
Floribunda offers a beautiful
old-fashioned looking bloom of
rich apricot yellow with 4" flowers.
In groups of three or five, Eureka
offers a golden anchor to a border,
a centerpiece or accent area.
A sure hit with its abundant blooms,
exceptional re-blooming ability,
glossy green leaves, easy-to-grow
vigor and light fragrance. Hybridized
from Bernstein Rose and Sun Flare.
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Cherry
Parfait™ The 2003 Grandiflora
winner takes maximum advantage
of its shrubby appearance as the
background for its very showy
color. White petals with a broad
red edge create a treat for the
eyes. Excellent in all climates,
Cherry Parfait's loose habit makes
it a perfect companion plant in
the garden for perennials and
shrubbery. Seemingly always in
bloom, this charming bicolor rose
is attractive throughout the season.
Very effective as a container
plant or in a mass plantings.
Hybridized from a combination
of Meidanu and Macman with Meichoiju.
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the time to plant bare-root roses.
You can save up to 50% by purchasing
bare-root roses versus waiting for
these same roses in planters. And
bareroot plants usually adapt better
to your garden than plants transplanted
from containers because they only
have to adjust to one type of soil...
yours! Plus, the selection is fantastic.
For example at Fred Meyer Garden Centers,
you'll find over 75 varieties to choose
from. Click here for our 3-Step-No-Fail-Plan
for Planting Bareroot Roses.
Visit
your Fred Meyer Garden Center today,
and start growing award-winning rose
plants!
While
much of the information in these tips
is applicable in several gardening
zones/climates, some of the plants
and timing suggested are best suited
to the Northwest, generally in the
mild/wet growing regions found along
the I-5 corridor. You should make
appropriate adjustments or consult
local gardening experts in regions
whose climates differ from this area
of the Northwest.
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