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2004 ROSES IN REVIEW REPORT, YANKEE DISTARIC,
by CLARENCE RHODES
VARIETY TYPE - FLORIBUNDA & POLYANTHA ** Comments
BRILLIANT PINK ICEBERG
Adams, MA lots of blooms
Cunningham, RI brillian color
Tarasewicz, MA color and almost always in bloom
CHERRY LIPS
Allen, ME Wow, what a sweetie
COTILLION
Gallant, MA lovely spring flush
FABULOUS
Roy, CT slow to rebloom, average vigor, healthy foliage
FRANCOIS RABELAIS
Kezerian, CT blooms are tightly packed, holds form very well
Lowe, NH nice spring flowers
HONEY BOUQUET
Gallant, MA workhorse rose
MARMALADE SKIES
Lord, ME like the orange color, always in bloom
Osborn, MA consistently in bloom
Roy, CT vigorous with brightly colored blooms
OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE
Melanson, MA blooms almost constantly, lock of disease, pretty foliage
Parsons, MA nice blooms and sprays, good repeat, a real floribunda
Tarasewicz, MA huge clusters of bloom in June, very quick to repeat
PHAB GOLD
Allen, ME lightweight, spindly little thing
PRINCESS OF WALES
Tarasewicz, MA white blooms, huge sprays
ROYAL WEDDING
Martin, CT very vigorous, good repeat, like the blooms, full bushy plant
SIMPLY MARVELOUS
Dennman, MA has not done well in my garden, too scrawny
SORBET BOUQUET
Tarasewicz, MA not fond of the color combo, but beautiful and quick rebloom
STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN
Dorschel, MA new plant, very small
TICKLES
Lowe, NH an everblooming striped orange rose
VICTORIAN SPICE
Cunningham, RI nice bloom color and shape
VARIETY TYPE - GANDIFLORA ** COMMENTS
CRIMSON BOQUET
Candler, CT two plants, one wonderful, one not, good blooms on good plant
Chute, RI great color, superb foliage
Cunningham, RI can't say died too quick
Naab, CT tough rose, beautiful deep scarlet blooms
Rhodes, ME great garden rose, bright red blooms, shiny foliage
Rogers, CT sturdy bush with long lasting blooms and good color
Roy, CT long lasting blooms, vigorous plant
GLOWING PEACE
Naab, CT seems to be hardier than some "Peace" varieties
SWEET VALENTINE
Tarasewicz, MA frequent bloomer
VARIETY TYPE - HYBIRD TEA ** COMMENTS
ANDREA STELZER
Chute, RI super straight stems
Goldstein, CT short on canes
Martin, CT not enough petals, blows quickly
McKeown, NH compact clean foliage, exhibition blooms of high centers
Rhodes, ME good exhibition form, lots of blooms
Roy, CT great form, plant was not vigorous and is now gone
Tarasewicz, MA I really like the pink color
APERITIF
Allen, ME first two blooms glorious, its gone, but not forgotten
BARBRA STREISTAND
Dennman, MA not winter hardy for me
Lowe, NH nice clean mauve with good form
Martin, CT love the color and fragrance, good repeat, lots of basal breaks
Rhodes, ME like the fragrance, not very attractive, not very winter hardy
Roy, CT unique color, strang fragrance, not too vigorous, slow to start
Tarasewicz, MA the color
BHG DIAMOND JUBLIEE
Allen, ME beautiful coloring and form, not winter hardy for me
Tarasewicz, MA white roses are my favorite
BRONZE STAR
Cunningham, RI healthy and floriferous fist season
Lowe, NH have not seenenouf of it to judge
BURNING DESIRE
Eiger, CT nothing
CAJUN FIRELIGHT
Eiger, CT fairly hardy and seems to hold up in heat and rain
CEASAR E. CHAVEZ
Allen, ME good deep red coloring, small plant, very poor repeater
Rhodes, ME lots of dark red blooms on very thin stems
Tarasewicz, MA very dark red color, quick to repeat, winter hardy
CLICHÉ
Allen, ME gorgeous color, good exhibition form
Candler, CT like the color, seldom an exhibition bloom, need no more
Roy, CT not winter hardy, bloom too small, moderate plant vigor
CROWD PLEASURE
Allen, ME not a good repeater, but every bloom worth waiting for
DISTANCE SOUNDS
Dorschel, MA new bush, small short stems, good form, like the color
Rhodes, ME blooms to heavy for the thin short stems
Tarasewicz, MA color combo, on fortunia, have to winter protect
DREAM ORANGE
Fuss, CT like the color, repeats good, short stems
DREAM PINK
Bamber, CT disease resistance, good garden rose, blooms blow fast
DREAM YELLOW
Martin, CT disease resistance, good garden rose, blooms blow fast
GEMINI
Allen, ME a hybird tea lovers rose, wish it was really hardy
Bamber, CT large flowers, good cut flower
Dennman, MA did well first year, this year no growth or blooms
Candler, CT beautiful exhibition form blooms of excellent color
Dorschel, MA very good rose
Lord, ME like the large uniform blooms
Martin, CT like everything about this rose
McKeown, NH beautiful blooms, great exhibition quality
Nabb, CT winter hardy for two years, all removed this year, winter kill
Parsons, MA good form and color, exhibition quality
Rhodes, ME good exhibition rose, cannot grow the perfect one
Rogers, CT excellent exhibition rose, good rabbit food also
Roy, CT outstanding show bloom, long stems large blooms, excellent form
Tarasewicz, MA perfect bloom color and shape
HOOCHIE KOOCHIE
Allen, ME like the bloom, poor repeater, blooms small
HOT PRINCESS
Rhodes, CT good exhibition form, long lasting blooms
Tarasewicz, MA unique color, sort of like Rina Hugo on a better plant
HOTEL CALIFORINIA
Allen, ME like the yellow color, very poor repeater
Candler, CT opens too quickly, like the color
 KEY LARGO
Dorshe, MA some blooms have good form, recovered well from winter damage
LOVE AND PEACE
Dennman, MA did well last year, has done nothing this year
Gallant, MA always in bloom
Goldstein, CT a very spreading plant
Martin, CT good repeat, nice color, not exhibitioin form
McKeown, NH love the bi color, good exhibition blooms, shiny foliage
Naab, CT seems to be hardier than some "Peace" varieties
Parsons, MA good exhibition rose
Rhodes, ME great bush with shiny foliage, do not care for the color
Rogers, CT nice color, but blooms fade quickly
Roy, CT like the color, decent form, stems short and not straight
Tyszka-Jackson good color, not hardy enough for me
Lovers LANE
Tarasewicz, MA very strong bloomer, and the red doesn't fade to blue
MACHO MAN
Dennman, MA another rose that has done nothing this year, no blooms
MARILYN MONROE
Allen, ME like the beige blond color, poor repeater, don't need another
Candler, CT some excellent form blooms, holds well, stem a bit thin
Cunningham, RI color
Dorschel, MA small plant, small blooms, good form
Melanson, MA when it blooms, they're gorgeuos
Rhodes, ME has lots of thorns like daggers, good long lasting blooms
MAVRIK
Tarasewicz, MA perfect bloom and color combo, does not fade in hot weather
MELLOW YELLOW
Chute, RI number of blooms
Cunningham, RI color
Dorschel, MA lots of blooms, not exhibition form, good garden rose
Fuss, CT good repeater, like the color, good foilage
Goldstein, CT striking yellow color, very upright, good garden rose
Mantos, MA like everything about this rose, very disease resistance
Rhodes, ME great bush with lots of blooms, not winter hardy, gone
Rogers, CT first year good rose, good bloomer, much smaller second year
MICHELELANGELO
Cunningham, RI color and shape of bloom
McKeown, RI clean, shiny foliage, nice open bloom
PEARL
Berg, CT one of the few var. that came thru the winter in good shape
Martin, CT vigorous grower, glossy foliage, disease resistance
Parsons, MA like the deep green shiny foliage
Rhodes, ME like the shiny foliage, blooms do not want to open
Tarasewicz, MA the color
PEARL ESSENCE
Melanson, MA beautiful color, great fragrance, blooms a lot
Rhodes, ME good exhibition form, long lasting blooms, good fragrance
Roy, CT beautiful color, good form, not vigorous, its gone
ROSE RHAPSODY
Martin, CT great fragrance, huge blooms, will not open in cool wet weather
SCENT-SATION
Allen, ME good repeater, not impressed with plant
SOUTINE
Lowe, NH a striped with good color and form
SULTRY
Allen, ME "Sultry" was sulky, only grew one-foot high, transplanted, died
Dennman, MA great rose, nice blooms
TWENTY FIRST CENTURY
Allen, ME weak plant died
VENDELA
Tarasewicz, MA always in bloom, and they last quite some time
VARIETY TYPE - CLIMBERS ** COMMENTS
ALL BLAZE
Lowe, NH nothing
McKeown, NH nothing yet in particular
Tarasewicz, MA red color
NEW HAMPSHIRE STATEHOUSE
Lowe, NH very hardy Z3 good repeat bloom excelent mass blooming
RAMBLING RED
Allen, ME like the rose, only has one cane, will try another one
THE IMPRESSIONIST
Cunningham, RI beautiful clear colors
VARIETY TYPE - MINIATURE/MINI - FLORA ** COMMENTS
ALIENA
Dorschel, MA new plant, should be a good exhibition rose
ARCANUM
Candler, CT good form, great color, stingy bloomer
CAROLINA LADY
Roy, CT large blooms, average vigor, long lasting blooms
CONSTELLATION
Dorschel, MA fragrant, Bloom blows quickly
Rogers, CT great fragrance, did not winter well, put into pot, doing great
DANCING FLAME
Dorschel, MA fade quickly, not living up to the "buzz"
GALA
Dorschel, MA have not seen an exhibition bloom yet
GIZMO
Cunningham, RI good rebloom
Dorschel, MA short stem single, maybe good for landscaping
Roy, CT always in bloom, good vigor, bright color
HILDE
Candler, CT excellent form on many blooms, like the color
Rhodes, ME good exhibition bloom, like the color
Rogers, CT large blooms on small plant
Tarasewicz, MA almost always in bloom
JILLY JEWEL
Dorschel, MA a blooming machine, will be replaced by Baby Boomer
Martin, CT always blooming, fast repeater, very vigorous
Rhodes, ME good bloomer, fast repeat, exhibition form
Rogers, CT nice color, but rather leggy
Tarasewicz the light pink color and is almost always in bloom
KNICK KNACK
Candler, CT many blooms, great color, not exhibition form
LADY E' OWYN
Cunningham, RI nice color, good size blooms, tall for a mini
LAURA'S LAUGHTER
Candler, CT very small plant, stingy bloomer, not exhibition form
MERLOT
Dorschel, MA would like it to be more robust, short on petals
Mantos, MA very sparse bloomer this year
Rhodes, ME another red mini rose
Rogers, CT first year so far not a vigorous grower
Tarasewicz, MA red and white color combo, first bloom had 30 flowers
MICHEL CHOLET
Dorschel, MA not too robust for me, occasional bloom of show form
Rhodes, ME good exhibition form, sparse bloomer, like the tan color
MONTANA
Cunningham, RI good rebloom, healthy
PEACH DELIGHT
Dorschel, MA very fragrant
RALPH MOORE
Cunningham, RI great color, healthy plant
Dorschel, MA like the red color, blooms very quickly
Kezerian, CT my only mini rose that survived the winter
ROXIE
Cafferky, MA like the color, blooms all summer
RUBY
Dorschel, MA some blooms with exhibition form
Feyerabend, RI color
Roy, CT moderate vigor, exhibition form blooms
RUBY BABY
Dorschel, MA some blooms with exhibition form
Feyerabend, RI color
Roy, CT moderate vigor, exhibition form blooms
SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL
Berg, CT like the color
Dorschel, MA good exhibition form, prone to mildew
Rhodes, ME spread out like a ground cover
Tarasewicz, MA colors
SWEET DIANA
Rhodes, ME brilliant clear yellow, blooms don’t last long
Y2K
Dorschel, MA did not survive the winter very well, not good exhibition form
VARIETY TYPE - SHRUB & OGR'S ** COMMENTS
BEAUTY OF LEAFLAND
Lowe, NH blooms early in spring, sparingly in fall, is a spinnassoma
CAMBRIDGE
Lowe, NH a nice ground cover on a compact plant
CAREFREE SUNSHINE
Allen, ME very good first year, very poor this year
Chute, RI very disease resistance
Cunningham, RI healthy and nice color
Taylor, CT disease free as Knock Out, prolific bloomer, repeats well
EZZY
Lowe, NH can't see the bush for all the flowers
FIRE MEIDILAND
Cunningham, RI very vigorous, floriferous, disease resistance, ground cover
FRIENDS FOREVER
Lowe, NH a big 6ft shrub that is very hardy and ever blooming
GEOFF HAMILTON
Allen, ME looks like an old garden rose
HEART 'N' SOUL
McKeown, NH keeps its substance as cut flower
IRENE'S DELIGHT
Lowe, NH many shades of orange the brightest rose in my garden
KNOCKOUT
Feyerabend, RI color, continual blooms
McKeown, NH hardy, healthy at RW park and at home, good rebloom
Rhodes, ME had two bushes in pots, did not survive the winter well, gone
Rogers, CT recommend this rose to anyone growing roses
Roy, CT always in bloom, extremely vigorous compact plant, color fades
Taylor, CT very disease resistance, prolific bloomer, repeats well
Tyszka-ackson good repeat bloomer, disease resistance
LONG TALL SALLY
Naab, CT fairly reliable performer
Rogers, CT blooms quickly fade, florets grow in clusters
MONTICELLO
Taylor, CT good low growing plant, carefree and always in bloom
OUTTA THE BLUE
Allen, ME good repeater, very clean, my highest rated rose now
Chute, RI color and fragrance
Cunningham, RI color
Dennman, MA sparse bloomer this year
RUBY MEIDILAND
Chute, RI beautiful foliage
STARRY NIGHT
Naab, CT survived the winter well, very floriferous
Rhodes, ME a spreading plant, blooms did not last long
Rogers, CT has a low spreading growing habit, planted it by itself
Taylor, CT 2nd year, defoliated from black spot early in season
TEASING GEORGIA
Allen, ME scrawny plant, weak necks, like the color
TESS OF THE D'URBERVILLES
Cunningham, RI  color and fragrance
McKeown, NH nice growth habit, love the color
WHAT A PEACH
Dennman, MA will be a good rose when it gets established
McKeown, NH disease resistance
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE 2000
Cunningham, RI beautiful color
Typing: Richard Kristoff

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