The Classification Of Roses

'MOZART'

ORNAMENTAL SHRUB ROSE

1937, GermanyThe tiny flowers of 'Mozart' never appear singly but always in giant clusters on arching canes from June to October. Small-blossomed and two-coloured roses, including those like 'Mozart' with a white eye, are winners in appearance because of the calm generosity of the space they occupy, as can be seen in the garden above. Planted between the uniform green of the hedge and the stone grey of the path, the urn and the pedestal, the little shrub rose radiates poise and conciseness; likewise the pelargonium in the urn, which is of the same colour, is the perfect rounding-out of the picture. This design does not do justice only to the rose, however; the two rose bushes also add a charming touch to the monochrome green and the horizontal bottom of the hedge, loosening and lightening it.

The same colour scheme can be seen in the flowers of 'Pink Meidiland®' (synonym: 'Pink Meillandecor'), an ADR-approved rose having the same height. Its blooms brighten from cherry-red edges to pale pink centres, giving this profusely flowering, long-lasting small shrub rose a beguiling charm that is both fresh and lively.

FLOWERING: Recurrent; single; 0 3 cm (11/2 in); pink with white eye; scentless

 

GROWTH: 0.8-1.2 m (3-4 ft) high; bushy, arching

 FEATURES: Healthy; tolerates heat; the blooms have the perfect shape for freezing in ice cubes; winter hardy 

PLANTING: In flowerbeds and borders; for semi-wild gardens; as a specimen and for pegging down; for hedges and containers 

INTRODUCED: Lambert,

`CENTENAIRE DE LOURDES®'

Synonyms: 'Mrs. Jones', `Delge' / ORNAMENTAL SHRUB ROSE

`Centenaire de Lourdes®' is not just a robust, profusely flowering, luminous rose, but also a brilliant all-rounder when it comes to garden design. As a recurrent bloomer, it can provide a colourful, long-lasting backdrop to beds and borders or provide a supple, vertical accent growing up pillars and obelisks. As a graceful separating element or hedge, it can divide gardens into areas with floral charm. Even in places with impossible soil it can triumph as a shrub or weeping standard growing in a container. `Centenaire de Lourdes®' has loose clusters of large pink blooms that have a subtle yet busy effect. While their outer petals fade, the inner petals at the centre of the blossom curve silkily over the stamens.

■ The large pink blooms of the spreading, 1.5 m (5 ft) shrub rose 'Erfurt' continue in full flush until autumn. Because the petals change colour on their underside to white or pale yellow, this fragrant rose has a two- colour effect.

FLOWERING: Recurrent; half filled; 0 10 cm (4 in); pink; intense fragrance GROWTH: 1-1.4 m (3-41/2 ft) high; upright, arching

FEATURES: Climber; healthy; tolerates heat; rain resistant; suits half shade; needs winter protection in colder regions

PLANTING: In flowerbeds and borders; as a specimen and in groups; for containers and hedges; as a pillar rose and weeping standard 

INTRODUCED: Delbard- Chabert, 1958, France