top.gif (6421 bytes)Hybrid Perpetual Roses

side.gif (7382 bytes)Hybrid Perpetual Roses reached their peak in popularity in the mid to late 1800's.  They were the first deliberate attempts by man to create new and unique roses.  The hybrid perpetuals we offer have reliable repeat bloom.  They bloom heavily in June, rest for a week or 2, start new flowering growth, rest again, and repeat the cycle until the colder weather of late fall and early winter finally send them into dormancy.

Hybrid Perpetuals come in a variety to flower sizes and colors, and in a variety of bush sizes and shapes.  They usually have very strong to intense fragrance.

Winter hardiness is variable.  Our personal observation is that the majority of the earliest hybrid perpetuals are the most cold hardy.  The later varieties - those that have more tea and china rose in their breeding - are less likely to survive really cold winters without protection.  Resistance to blackspot and mildew seem to go hand in hand with winter hardiness in our gardens.

Hybrid Perpetuals make excellent garden shrubs.  They aren't quite as shrubby as rugosas, so they are not as well suited for hedges.  They fit beautifully in mixed perennial borders or as specimens in the formal rose beds.

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