Seasonal Tips

Roses

Roses are the oldest cultivated ornamental plants found in the garden today. Used for perfumes, nutrition and fragrances, and just for the true beauty of the rose itself. At Minor's we carry Garden Roses (Hybrid Tea) and hardy shrub roses. We have provided a complete listing of our roses and some general information for you. They are classified in two categories, hybrid and shrub:

Hybrid:
The Hybrids are generally a grafted rose. They are remontant (re-current bloomer), free branching upright or bushy habit shrub. Flowers are usually doubled and often scented borne in clusters of 3"-5" flushes from summer to autumn. They flower from 2nd year wood and on new wood. Use as a specimen plant, hedge or for cut flowers. Hybrids usually require winter protection.

Shrub:
We carry hardy shrub roses which have been cultivated on their own root. Most require little or no winter protection. Most have scented flowers, some bearing single to semi-double flowers. Flower heads are usually followed by rose hips. We carry groundcovers to climbers and small to large shrubs. Use as a border, hedge, bed or specimen plant.

Maintenance for all roses:
All roses require a minimum of 6 hours of sun a day, in well drained soil. Watering should be done in the morning as evening watering will promote fungus. It is important to keep your roses well maintained. Watch for black spot or mildew and apply a fungicide as necessary with first detection. During growing season, remove all dead, damaged and diseased wood, suckers and blind shoots. Dead head all roses unless rose hips are desired. Use a systemic fertilizer containing insecticide every 6 weeks, for optimum health of the plant.

Winter Care for Hardy Shrub Roses:
Clean up all leaves from ground, so fungus doesn't spread over winter. (For spring clean up, remove black portion of canes). Remove the black portion of the canes.

Winter Care for Hybrid Teas:
Cut back main stems to 8"-10" above ground. Trim side shoots to 4"-6" and remove spindly shoots, hill up with mulch or loose soil over grafting. Clean up all leaves from ground. Cover with rose cones or mound fresh dirt over entire plant. It is important to cover before weather is consistently below freezing, usually in late November. Plants should be uncovered when the temperatures are consistently above freezing, usually mid-March. If warm weather occurs during the period of time the plants are covered, some ventilation may be necessary. Following is a guideline:

Hardy Shrub Roses

Alchymist (yellow climber)
Baby Love (yellow)
Carefree Beauty (dbl pink)
Carefree Delight (pink)
Carefree Sunshine (yellow)
Carefree Wonder (dbl pink)
Chuckles (deep rose pink)
Easy Going (golden peachy yellow)
Fairy Rose (dbl pink)
Red Fairy (cherry red)
Flower Carpet (dbl pink)
Flower Carpet Apples (lt. double pink)
Flower Carpet Rose (red)
Flower Girl (pale pink)
Foxi Pavement (pink)
Gartendirektor Otto Linne (dbl. pink)
Knock Out (red)
Living Easy (dbl. orange)
Lucida Virginia (pink)
Nearly Wild (pink)
Pierette Pavement (dark pink)
Purple Pavement (dark pink)
Snow Pavement (white blush)
Sea Foam (double white)
Setigera Prairie (rose pink)

Hardy Rugosa Rose

Belle Pointevine (dbl pink)
Blanc Double De Courbert (white)
De Montarville (dbl pink)
F.J. Grootendorst (dbl red)
Hansa (dbl red)
Hunter (dbl red)
Linda Campbell (red)
Pink Grootendorst (pink)
Therese Bugnet (dbl pink)
Topaz Jewel (dbl yellow)

Explorer Series

Capt. Samuel Holland (red climber)
Champain (red)
Charles Albanel (red)
David Thompson (pink)
Henry Kelsey (red climber)
J.P. Connell (pale yellow)
John Cabot (dbl. fushia climber)
John Davis (pink climber)
John Franklin (dbl. cimber)
William Baffin (dbl. pink climber)

Parkland Series

Adelaide Hoodless (dbl. red)
Alex Mackenzie (red)
Cuthbert Grant (dbl. red)
Morden Blush (pink)
Morden Centennial (pink)
Morden Fireglow (dbl. scarlet)
Morden Ruby (dbl. red)
Morden Snow Beauty (white)

Town and Country Series

Aspen (yellow)
Martha's Vineyard (dbl. hot pink)
Natchez (dbl. soft pink)

Meidland Series

Bonica (dbl. red)
Cherry (bright cherry red -white center)
Coral (deep coral orange-white center)
Magic (medium pink semi dbl.)
Mystic (copper, peach, pink & white)
Pearl (dbl. white)
Pink (clear pink-white center)
Red (red-white center)
Royal Bonica (dbl. vivid pink)
Scarlet (dbl. scarlet)
Sevilliana (scarlet red)
White (dbl. white)

HYBRID ROSES

Barbra Streisand
Glowing Peace
Marmalade Skies
Sun Sprinkles
Ingrid Bergman
Ink Spots
Olympiad
Opening Night
Elizabeth Taylor
New Zealand
Midas Touch
St. Patrick
Touch of Class
Sunset Celebration
Dolly Parton
Brigadoon Lynn Anderson
Rio Samba
Secret
Moonstone
Crimson Bouquet
Gold Medal
Tournament Of Roses
Reba McEntire
Heart O'Gold
Octoberfest
Showbiz
Brilliant Pink Iceberg
Betty Boop
George Burns
Scentimental
Purple Heart
All That Jazz
Long Tall Sally
All Ablaze cl.
Berries 'N' Cream cl.
Pearly Gates cl.
Autumn Sunset cl.
Bob Hope
Christian Dior
Chrysler Imperial
Liebeszauber
Mister Lincoln
Oklahoma
Toro
Bride's Dream
Miss All-American Beauty
Perfume Delight
Pink Peace
Elina
Helmut Schmidt
King's Ransom
Peace
Just Joey
Fragrant Cloud
Chicago Peace
Double Delight
Blue Girl
Sterling Silver
John F. Kennedy
Pascali
Queen Elizabeth
Love
Fragrant Plum
Europeana
Gene Boerner
Sunsprite
Judy Garland
Angel Face
Iceberg
Jeanne LaJoie cl.
Sombreuil cl.
Westerland cl.
Blaze cl.
Aloha cl.
New Dawn cl.
Royal Gold cl.
America cl.
Handel cl.

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