Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments v
Introduction vii
Part I The Roses 1
I Individual Listings 3
Climbing Roses 5
Floribunda Roses 13
Grandiflora Roses (Floribunda Hybrid)
Tea Type Roses 23
Hybrid Musk Roses 29
Hybrid Tea Roses 36
Miniature and Miniflora Roses 47
Old Garden Roses 59
Rosa alba (Alba rose) 65
Bourbon rose 68
Rosa centifolia (Cabbage or Provence rose) 69
Rosa centifolia muscosa (Moss rose) 70
Rosa chinensis (China rose) 72
Rosa damascena (Damask rose) 72
Rosa foetida 74
Rosa gallica (Apothecary, French, or Provins rose) 74
Hybrid Perpetual rose 76
Miscellaneous roses 77
Noisette rose 77
Portland rose 77
Rosa spinosissima (Burnet or Scotch rose) 78
Tea rose 78
Polyantha Roses 79
Shrub Roses (Hybrid Shrub Roses) 85
Species (Wild) Roses 115
Tree Roses (Standards) 126
Part II The Basics of Growing Roses 135
2 Understanding Roses 137
How Roses Grow 137
Buying Roses 139
3 Selecting and Preparing a Site 143
Site and Light 143
Soil and Moisture 143
Spacing 150
Designing with Roses 150
4 Planting Roses 152
Buying Bare Root Plants 152
Preparing Bare Root Roses for Planting 154
Planting Bare Root Roses in Pots 156
Planting Bare Root Roses Directly in the Garden 157
Planting Bare Root Roses in the Fall 158
Planting Bare Root Tree Roses 159
Buying Potted Plants 163
Planting Potted Roses in the Garden 163
Growing Roses in Pots 164
Special Planting Decisions 165
Transplanting 165
5 Caring for Roses 169
Water 169
Mulch (Summer) 171
Fertilizing 173
Weeding 177
Staking 178
Pegging 179
Disbudding 179
Deadheading 180
Pruning 180
Winter Protection 185
6 Solving Rose-Growing Problems 194
Diseases and Insects 194
Special Problems and Idiosyncrasies 199
Marauders 201
7 Propagating Roses 203
Division 203
Air Layering 204
Ground Layering 204
Pegging 205
Cuttings 205
Root Cuttings 208
Budding 208
Seed and Hybridization 210
8 Special Uses for Roses 213
Cut Flowers 213
Potpourris (Sachets) 215
Dried Flowers 216
Roses as Food 217
Rose Water 217
Rosaries (Rose Beads), Jewelry, Art Objects 218
9 Tools and Supplies 219
Appendix A Insect and Disease Control 224
Appendix B Rose Culture Checklist 237
Glossary 239
Index
