Green Ice

From Pawgang's roses and weather-rollercoaster

Common Name:...........Green Ice
Classification:........Miniature Rose
"born":................1971
Color:.................(slightly pink)white to soft green
Average Height:........18" - 24"
Average Width:.........12" - 16"
Number of Petals:......30-35
Cold Hardiness:........zones 6 - 10
Resistance to disease:.yes
Fragrance:.............slight
Foliage:...............small-glossy-leathery
Growth:................vigorous-bushy
Bloom:.................blooms early spring till frost
.......................(starts blooming under snow)
History:.............. hybridized by Ralph Moore
.......................(R.wichuraiana x Floradora)x Jet Trail
and:...................buds are pastel pink, blooms white if hot and pink of cooler, changes to light green when fading

ordered from NorEast Miniroses, my favorite Minirose nursery, which unfortunately will stop all personal orders by end of June 2009

Cinderella

From Pawgang's roses and weather-rollercoaster

Common Name:...............Cinderella

Classification:............Miniature Rose

"born":....................1953

Color:.....................flesh pink - white

Average Height:............10" - 12"

Average Width:.............10"- 12"

Number of Petals:..........about 55

Cold Hardiness:............zones 6 - 11

Resistance to disease:.....yes

Fragrance:.................yes

Foliage:...................small-ferny

Growth:....................rounded

Bloom:.....................blooms all summer

History:...................'Cecile Brunner' x 'Tom Thumb'

and:.......................tolerates some shade and container-planting

ordered from NorEast Miniroses, my favorite Minirose nursery, which unfortunately will stop all personal orders by end of June 2009

Iceberg

From Pawgang's roses and weather-rollercoaster

Common Name:............Iceberg

Classification:.........Floribunda

"born":.................1958

Color:..................pure white

Average Height:.........3' - 5'

Average Width:..........3' - 5'

Number of Petals:.......24-26

Cold Hardiness:.........zones 4 - 9

Resistance to disease:..watch for black spot and mildew

Fragrance:..............yes!!!

Foliage:................light-green, glossy, shiny

Growth:.................vigorous, upright, bushy and tall

Bloom:..................large clusters from spring to frost

History:................'Robin Hood' x 'Virgo'

and:....................tolerates some shade, also goes by the name of Schneewittchen (in Germany)

ordered bareroot from David Austin roses (VERY strong plants you get there!) - I ordered the not climbing Iceberg