MissLou Spring 2017

Quarterly Bulletin for the Gulf District of the American Rose Society

Spring Issue

May 2017

Green Thumb Series American Rose Center

June 10, 2017 September 30, 2017

Arrangement Workshop

Lafayette, LA. Ira Nelson Horticulture Center

June 24, 2017

Southwest Louisiana RS Rose Show

Lake Charles, LA November 11, 2017

Fall Pruning

American Rose Center August, 2017

Director’s Message

Sincerely, Gulf District Director aowings64@gmail.com

Hope everyone is having a nice spring. It has been a busy few months in the Gulf District!

Thanks to everyone with the Central Louisiana Rose Society for hosting the annual Gulf District Rose Show in Pineville April 22. You would have thought the early spring bloom would have resulted in less blooms at the show but we had a great turnout with great roses. Also, we had a tremen-dous number of arrangement entries. Thanks to all who participated.

April also saw a TEXAS BOUND AND DOWN trip to Rose Dango (now called Bloom Dango) in McKinney at Chambersville Tree Farm. We had 17 folks from the Gulf District attend. In addition to attending Bloom Dango, we had a great visit with Pam Smith at the rose gardens in Farmers Branch. Also, we toured Earth Kind trials in McKinney at Myers Park with Texas A&M horticulturist Steve George. We saw some great perennial trials. Many attendees also toured garden centers in the Tyler area and some of us stopped at Chamblee’s Rose Nursery where Mark Chamblee and Ron Hill hosted us. We appreciate their hospitality. And a final thank you to Billie Flynn and her husband Philip for the great fish fry prior to the leaving our of trip. Marilyn Wellan also hosted us for a garden tour! Thank you Marilyn. People are already talking about a return trip in 2018!

The Acadiana Rose Society is hosting the Mid-Winter workshop in 2018. We will be moving our meeting to late January due to the early Mardi Gras party schedule next February. More details coming soon. Send speakers ideas to BJ Abshire. We hope to get a registration form and a program final-ized by October.

Renovations are moving forward with the gardens at the American Rose Center in Shreveport. Our replanted Gulf District David Austin garden is looking good! And finally, after many years of discussion, some of those “blankety blank” pine trees are being removed from the gardens. We will have sun! And, the ARS is being paid for the timber/trees! Great news!

Do not forget about our Gulf District Rose of the Year winners: ‘Mrs. B. R. Cant’ in 2017, ‘Cinco de Mayo’ in 2016, and ‘Belinda’s Dream’ in 2015. Send me nominations for our 2018 selection!

Best wishes for a great summer! Keep planting! Until next time, All that I am

or ever hope

to be,

I owe to my

angel Mother.

~Abraham Lincoln~

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On Feb 18, 2017 the Gulf District David Austin garden at ARC was renovated and 184 roses - 38 varieties - were planted by members of the CenLa RS, Baton Rouge RS, Acadiana RS, Northeast LA. RS and Dallas RS. Bushes were donated by David Austin Roses, Tyler, Tx. A huge thanks to all the volunteers that made this possible.

Gulf District Garden at the ARC

Benjamin Britten Boscobel Carding Mill Charles Darwin Charlotte Claire Austin Crocus Rose Darcy Bussell Eglantyne Gertrude Jekyll Golden Celebration Grace Graham Thomas Harlow Carr Huntington Rose Jubilee Celebration Lady of Shalott L. D. Braithwaite Lichfield Angel

Maid Marion Mary Rose Molineux Munstead Wood Pat Austin Queen of Sweden Scepter'd Isle Sophy's Rose Susan Williams-Ellis Tess of the d'Urbervilles The Alnwick Rose The Ancient Mariner The Dark Lady The Endeavor The Lady Gardener The Poet's Wife Tranquility Winchester Cathedral Windermere

Past ARS president Marilyn Wellan was instrumental in the installation of the beautiful new stone sign in front of the American Rose Center

March 24 - same garden April 27

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2017 Gulf District Rose Show Results

Hybrid Teas & Grandifloras

Queen King Princess Court Court Court Court Court Court Court HT or Gr Spray HT or Gr Open Bloom

‘Moonstone’ ‘Grande Dame’ ‘Crescendo’ ‘Randy Scott’ ‘Sunny Sundays’ ‘Veterans’ Honor’ ‘Let Freedom Ring’ ‘Denali’ ‘Louise Estes’ ‘Pamela Ann’ ‘Gold Medal’ ‘The McCartney Rose’

Steve & Diane Rountree Steve & Diane Rountree Steve & Diane Rountree Steve & Diane Rountree Steve & Diane Rountree Steve & Diane Rountree Steve & Diane Rountree Steve & Diane Rountree Steve & Diane Rountree Clyde & Marie Bartlett Steve & Diane Rountree Marilyn Wellan

Minis & Minifloras

Mini Queen Mini King Mini Princess Mini Court Mini Open Bloom Mini Spray Mf Queen Mf King Mf Princess Court Court Court

‘Memphis King’ ‘Bees Knees’ ‘Kristin’ ‘Incognito’ ‘Arizona Sunset’ ‘Ambiance’ ‘Charismatic’ ‘Nancy Jean’ ‘Tiffany Lynn’ ‘Camden’ ‘Conundrum’ ‘Leading Lady’

Clyde & Marie Bartlett Clyde & Marie Bartlett Clyde & Marie Bartlett B.J. Abshire Karen & Greg Constant Karen & Greg Constant Clyde & Marie Bartlett Karen & Greg Constant Clyde & Marie Bartlett Clyde & Marie Bartlett Clyde & Marie Bartlett Clyde & Marie Bartlett

Old Garden Roses

Shrubs & Climbers

Floribundas & Polyanthas

Special Classes

Dowager Victorian

‘Souvenir de la Malmaison’ ‘Enchantress’

Marilyn Wellan Marilyn Wellan

Floribunda Spray Polyantha Spray

Classic Shrub Modern Shrub Best Large Climber

‘Prosperity’ ‘The Dark Lady’ ‘Don Juan’

Susan Burke Karen & Greg Constant Karen & Greg Constant

‘Eutin’ ‘La Marne’

Kelly Texada Billie Flynn

Seedling Most Fragrant Novice Standard Rose Novice Spray

‘Elle’ x ‘Fragrant Plum’ ‘Gertrude Jekyll’ ‘Grateful Heart’ ‘Martha’s Vineyard’

Steve Roussell Billie Flynn Marguerite McNeely Marguerite McNeely

‘Moonstone’ Queen of Show

Clyde & Marie Bartlett receiving Sweepstakes for most ribbons in a rose show and mini sweepstakes certificate.

Allen Owings presenting Steve & Diane Rountree with Sweepstakes for standard roses

Hybridizer Steve Roussell from Lake Charles wins with his new seedling

‘Eutin’ Best Floribunda

Kelly Texada - CenLa RS

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2017 Gulf District Rose Show Results

J.Horace McFarland Challenge 5 different HT

Claudius Mayo Challenge 3 different OGR

Griffith Buck Challenge 3 Shrub Roses

Gulf District Rose of the Year Exhibiting a Gulf District Rose

Pete Haring Challenge

Judy Mayo Memorial Challenge

Julie Engert

Julie Engert

Julie Engert

Billie Flynn

Susan Hathorn

Susan Hathorn

Julie Engert

Julie Engert

Diane Rountree

Steve & Diane Rountree

Billie Flynn

Karen & Greg Constant

Billie Flynn

Ken Kelley

Julie Engert

Gulf District Challenge Classes

Gold Medal Certificate

Silver Medal Certificate

Artist’s Award Rosette

Oriental Award Rosette

Princess of Arrangement Rosette

Court of Etiquette Certificate

Mini Gold Medal Certificate

Mini Artist’s Award Rosette

Novice Arrangement Certificate

Arrangement Awards

Greg & Karen Constant win Best in Show with the Collection of Shrub roses.

Traditional Line Mass - Billie Flynn

Linda Aguzin’s judge’s Rose in a Bowl entry ‘Sunny Sundays’ Winning entries on the trophy table

Artist’s Award - Julie Engert Modern Transparency ‘Beverly’

Novice Winner - Diane Rountree Traditional Line - ‘Let Freedom Ring’

Judy Mayo Memorial Trophy - Julie Engert Modern design - ‘Tammy Clemmons’

Underwater Design - Susan Hathorn ‘Marilyn Wellan’

Princess Arrangement - Susan Hathorn

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This ‘N’ That

Attention Photographers !!! From Beth Smiley, ARS Publications Dir.

We are now accepting photos for the 2018 Roses Wall Calendar - open to all ARS members. Please share with your society members. Here are a few guidelines: Photos must be 13” x 11” AND at least 300 dpi

Please, no more than 10 submis-sions. Digital photos only

Deadline is June 1, 2017 Email submissions to beth@ars-hq.org or mail a CD to American Rose Soc., ATTN: Editorial, P.O. Box 30000, Shreveport, LA 71130 We will post all entries on the website again this year after se-lections have been made - see last year’s at www.rose.org

Green Thumb Program June 10 American Rose Center

Small spaces? Big Ideas! 9:00-12:00/Klima Hall/FREE

Kim Liles: "Container Gardens, and the Plants that Flourish in Them"

Gloria McClure: "Patio Garden-ing: When That's All You Can Do."

Mark Walton: "Hanging Baskets for Summer; A Show and Tell"

American Rose Society Turns 125 this Year The following is from the website of the American Rose Society rose.org.

Our History Founded in 1892, the American Rose Society is the oldest single plant horticultural society in America. The ARS is an educational, nonprofit organization dedicated exclusively to the cultivation and enjoyment of roses. ARS supports its mem-bers by providing educational programs, resourceful publications, and continuing re-search. We have more than 300 affili-ated rose societies in our national network. Most ARS members are home gardeners like you who enjoy growing roses and want to expand their knowledge of rose culture. Many members also enjoy the thrill of exhibiting their roses in competition with other rose-lovers or participating in photography contests and other rose-related ac-tivities. The American Rose Society has developed standards and guidelines for judging these competitions. We also publish a schedule of the vari-ous workshops, seminars, garden events and rose shows across the United States. The Society publishes an award-winning bi-monthly magazine, American Rose, which is devoted exclusively to roses and rose culture. ARS is headquartered on the grounds of the beautiful American Rose Center near Shreveport, Louisiana. The American Rose Center features more than 20,000 rose bushes that comprise nearly 400 cultivars of modern and old garden roses. ARS is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit educational organization governed by a volunteer Board of Directors and operated by the staff under the direction of our Executive Director and Executive Committee. All donations are tax deductible, as allowed by law.

Mission Statement The American Rose Society exists to promote the culture, preservation and appreciation of the Rose and to improve its standard of excellence for all people, through education and research.

Vision Statement The rose is America’s National Floral Emblem. As an educational, non-profit organization, we aspire to be the best source and most ardent advocate for rose education, horticultural information, history, research and preservation; for our members, affiliated rose socie-ties and their members, and for all people.

Consider all the benefits of ARS membership, and if you are not a member go to www.rose.org and join today.

Arrangement Workshop

Acadiana RS is planning a rose arrangement workshop to be held Ira Nelson Horticulture building on June 24, 9 - 3. One of the things we will learn is table classes... breakfast/ lunch trays/exhibition table. Bring roses and greenery (line material) pruners and contain-ers (vases). Lunch provided. Cost is $10. Send your check to BJ Ab-shire

Join the American Rose Society's FREE e-

membership to learn all about growing roses! Sign

up for The Fragrant Rose at: http://ow.ly/l43W3086liX

Don’t Forget…

Submit your ideas to Allen Owings for the Gulf District Rose of the Year.

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New Orleans OGR Society

Local Society News

Southwest Louisiana Rose Society

Acadiana Rose Society

Central LA Rose Society

This spring several members from Acadiana Rose Society participated in 3 garden type events in Lafayette. The first was Festival de Fleurs on April 1. We raffled 3 rose bushes making 3 ladies very happy. The second event was a short rose talk during the Farmer’s Market at the Horse Farm on April 15th. The third event was a 1 hour talk for a group of customers held May 6 at All Seasons Nursery in Lafayette. Thanks to all our volunteers.

At our May Birthday meeting (we’re 27 now) we enjoyed boiled crawfish instead of a potluck meal. Everyone had a great time visiting, talking roses and consuming 70 lbs. of mud bugs, taters, corn & sausage.

Second, Grace Holt, ‘Purple Tiger’

Third, Olivia Holub, ‘Veteran’s Honor’

Several members traveled to the Gulf District show and Golden Triangle rose show in April where they won ribbons in both horticulture and arrangements. Steve Roussell has been bringing his seedlings to the meetings and teaching about hybridizing.

From last fall’s rose show the top 3 high school artists from Sam Houston High School were awarded Medal Certificates. More than 20 students entered the “Viewers Choice Show - Roses in Poetry” You may remember voting on your favor-ite painting.

NOOGRS had an educational booth at City Park Spring Garden Show recently & we displayed "How you can eat your roses". This was spear-headed by our member Ann Byerly. We had dried rose petals, rose petal jelly, rose petal infused vodka, rose sugar & more. We got 3rd place in the education category! Our May speaker was Janice Akers from Ar-naudville. She is a master gardener & Acadiana master naturalist. She gave a fabulous presen-tation on 'Roses in a Natural Environment'. Our June speaker is Mark Henson, husband of our vice president Betsy Henson. His topic will be “Backyard Bee Keeping in Metairie”.

Cenla Rose Society spent a springtime filled with rose activities. In March, several members attended an arrangement school hosted by the Dallas Rose Society. The annual rose sale and membership drive was held in early April closely followed by the Spring Gulf District Rose Show hosted by Cenla Rose Society. In late April, members joined District Director Allen Owings guiding a group of 17 Gulf District members on a four day tour of Texas nurseries, trail gardens plus amazing rose gardens. In May, Cenla Rose Society will celebrate with rose friends at a fish fry and social.

First, Vanessa Trahan ‘Randy Scott’

The Northeast MS Rose Society held our annual Rose Show on May 11th in the atrium of the down-town Renasant Bank in Tupelo, MS.

We had 103 entrees submitted by 15 people. Our judges are from Memphis. Our Rose show chair-men are Merrell Rogers and Kevin Ball. Thank you Renasant Bank for sponsoring the show.

Nancy Anderson - President, NE MS Rose Society

NE Mississippi Rose Society

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Ann Belovich rambler garden at Chambersville Tree Farm near McKinney, Texas Photo Ken Kelley

Texas Garden Tours With Dr. Allen Owings by Kelly Texada, CR CenLa RS

Gulf District members toured a series of gardens starting in Farmer’s Branch, the “City in a Park” with Park Landscape Manager Pam Smith. We started with the display rose garden filled with David Austin roses, modern roses, old garden roses and even Noisettes imported from France. Different rustic trellis structures framed and supported the roses, and it was great to see so many roses with labels!

In walking distance and set in a residential area is the “Jeff Fuller Rose Garden”, a trial garden for “The Ameri-can Garden Rose Selections” program (AGRS). Beautiful brick and gravel paths took us through a bird sanctu-ary to the historical park and the “Ruthan Rogers Rose Garden”. We saw Earth-Kind tested old garden roses mixed with cottage style plants surrounding an 1885 Queen Anne Victorian Cottage. Note: These gardens are being maintained with replacement roses even though the scourge of Rose Rosette has decimated many rose gardens in the Dallas area.

At Myers Park (McKinney, TX) our guide was Texas A&M University professor Dr. Steve George, creator of the Earth-Kind program and National Coordinator of the Earth-Kind Rose Program. We walked through gardens of Earth-Kind perennial plant and herb trials with Dr. George and two knowledgeable Collin County Master Gar-dener volunteers. These trials vet out plants that survive without fertilizer, pesticides and only minimal irrigation. Over the river and through the woods, (it was a long walk) we saw crape myrtle, shrub and ornamental grass trials and a beautiful demonstration vegetable garden.

At the Chambersville Tree Farm we were welcomed by Claude Graves, Dean Oswald and the Collin County Rose Society for an evening tour of rare rambler roses. The incredible sight of 15-foot tower trellises dripping with rambler rose blooms greeted us as we drove into the Chambersville Tree Farm. This collection of over 300 varieties can’t be found anywhere else! It was a privilege to be on this tour with so many Gulf District rose friends.

Wanda Kelley and husband Ken, editor and member of the Northeast LA rose society, standing in front of one of the many giant ramblers at Chambersville Tree Farm

Jeff Fuller Garden, Farmers Branch, Texas Photo Kelly Texada

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Did You Know? by Manning Correia, CR & President Houston RS

David Austin groups his roses in 4 special categories based on their parentage and how they bloom. I think these categories help to explain some particular qualities of each of the rose vari-eties. I, for instance, have noticed that some varieties, send out long arching branches that are thin. These stems often do not hold up the blooms but allow them to droop over. Other varieties are much more upright, with stronger, straight stems. 1. Old Rose Hybrids——These roses have Gallica and Damask parents. The colors range in pinks, crimsons and purples. They are small and bushy shrubs, repeat flower regularly and have a strong scent. Some roses in this group are: ‘The Poet’s Wife’, ‘Gertrude Jekyll’, ‘Darcy Bussell’, ‘L.D. Braithwaite’, ‘Falstaff’, ‘Tess of the d’ Urbervilles’, ‘Princess Alexandra of Kent’, ‘Mary Rose’. 2. The Leander Group——These roses have an arching growth, often having ‘Rosa Wichuriana’ in their parentage. These roses have a more modern range of colors with yellow, amber and flame. These are large, robust, glossier shrubs. After spring or early summer flowering, they re-peat only occasionally. Some roses in this group are: ‘Pat Austin’, ‘Benjamin Britten’, ‘The Prince’, ‘Christopher Marlowe’, ‘Ambridge Rose’, ‘Grace’, ‘Jubilee Celebration’, ‘Abraham Darby’, ‘Geoff Hamilton’. 3. English Musk Roses——These roses have ‘Iceberg’, and the Noisettes in their background. They are noted for slender, airy growth and are smaller daintier shrubs with silky flowers in soft pastel shades. Some roses in this group are: ‘The Pilgrim’, ‘Heritage’, Windermere’, Crocus Rose’. 4. The English Alba Hybrids——These roses have the lightness and grace of the wild roses. The bushes are tall with an open growth habit, often with blue leaves like their forebears, the Albas. They are predominately pink. Some roses in this group are: ‘Windflower’, ‘Ann’, Scarborough Fair’, ‘Cordelia’. Reprinted from Rose-ette, newsletter of the Houston Rose Society, Maria Trevino - editor

‘Abraham Darby’ ‘Heritage’ ‘Boscobel’

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The English Rose Manning Correia - CR and President Houston Rose Society

Somewhere during my travels, I picked up David Austin’s 1993 book entitled English Roses: Glorious New Roses for American Gardens. Although English Roses are not a separate class per the Ameri-can Rose Society, they are unique and are they appearing more and more in Rose Show Exhibitions under the classes, shrubs, climbers, etc. Moreover, when I have recently spoken to exhibitors from Colorado, Flori-da and Texas there are a budding number of “English Rose enthusiasts.” And, of course, driven by demand, more and more nurseries are selling David Austin roses! Throughout this article, I will equate “English Rose” to “David Austin Rose” since he may be the world’s lead-ing hybridizer of the English Rose and in fact coined the term “English Rose.” He has admitted that he put forth the name “English Rose” because England has always had an affinity for the rose. The rose was the symbol of medieval monarchs. Remember “The War of the Roses,” which was a series of battles fought in England between 1455 to 1485, pitting the House of Lancaster (whose badge symbol was the red rose) and the House of York (whose badge symbol was the white rose). In fact, even today one can see rose bushes and blossoms in most of the gardens of houses from Cornwall to Northumberland. What is an English rose? In the introduction to his 1993 book, David Austin states that the various types of English roses that were launched between 1968 and 1969 are a mixture of “Old” and “New” roses and have a pedigree that originates with Old European Roses (Gallica, Damask, Alba, Centifolia and Moss), China Ros-es and Musk Roses, and evolves through more modern classes such as Climbers, Hybrid Teas, Polyanthas, Shrubs and Floribundas. With such a rich and varied heritage, it is not surprising that English roses can be used as garden bushes, shrubs, and climbing roses that have been prune-trained into spreading, arching, upright and bushy shapes. Aside from their versatility as plants, there are two other features of English roses that make them highly de-sirable. Those features are blooms, fragrance and form! The wonderful aromas of English roses are because of their old rose heritage and the fact that English rose hybridizers have recognized that fragrance is the soul of a rose. As I have noted in a previous article, English roses demonstrate fragrances likened to myrrh, tea, fruit and, of course, old roses. The blossom shape of English roses is as complex as their fragrance. The shapes of the blossoms range from Old Rose shape (e.g., Abraham Darby) through Polyantha shape (e.g., St. Cecilia) to highly regular and quartered cup-shape (e.g., Olivia Rose Austin). In conclusion, the “English Rose” epitomizes most of the features we love about rose blooms; diversity of col-or, form, fragrance and substance. I can’t wait to add several of the many colored English roses to our garden in the spring of this upcoming NEW YEAR. Reprinted from Rose-ette, newsletter of the Houston Rose Society, Maria Trevino - editor

‘Pat Austin’ ‘Graham Thomas’ ‘Lady of Shalott’

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THE BEST OF THE OLD AUSTIN HYBRIDS By Carol Macon, Master Rosarian, excerpts from The Rose Window - newsletter of the Denver RS, Pat Colburn, editor

The following article has been edited for space and content. These varieties grow well in the Gulf District even though they are grown by the author in Denver, CO.

Colorado summers are getting warmer. Temperatures in the 90’s and water rationing can take their toll on our roses. The Austin Hybrids, bred in English conditions of cooler, rainy weather, and from old garden roses, seem to suffer when the tem-peratures soar, more so than hybrid teas, but not as much as the old garden roses from which they were bred. On the plus side, there are those Austin varieties that can take the heat, notably the yellows, such as ‘Graham Thomas’. The rest eventu-ally perk up, reaching their annual best, when temperatures cool in the fall. All Austin Hybrids are fragrant; it is one of the at-tributes for which they are bred. Many have retained heavily-petaled, old garden rose shapes. However, all Austin Hybrids are not created equal, and it seems to me that some of the older varieties are better in form, fragrance and habit than many of the newer ones. What follows is a list of my favorite older Austins, and notes on their culture.

‘ABRAHAM DARBY’, 1985. Abraham Darby is widely available by mail order, and over winters well on the Front Range. Its cupped blooms are peach/pink and very full; it is strong, vigorous, and free blooming when kept deadheaded. This is a must-have rose for fragrance, with a fruity perfume reminiscent of peaches. It can be grown as a freestanding shrub that will easily grow to six feet high and wide when grown in a protected location in full sun, which it requires to be at its best. On a south or east facing wall it can be grown as a climber and will reach eight feet. To grow it as a climber, limit it to five strong canes, and deadhead routinely. If you are growing it as a shrub, a mature plant will benefit by being cut back hard - by about a third - after its first flush of blooms. This will assure strong stems for the second bloom cycle. ‘Abraham Darby’ does better than most when temperatures soar, although the blooms will be smaller than normal. Its blackspot resistance is only fair; in a rose garden, plant it near dis-ease resistant varieties. The blooms of a young ‘Abraham Darby’ will nod; as the canes get stronger, so will the plant’s ability to hold up its flower heads.

‘EVELYN’, 1991. Pronounced EVElyn. I first saw (and sniffed) ‘Evelyn’ at the American Rose Society’s spring national show in Denver in the 90’s, and that heady experience launched me on a two year search for a source of this rose. When I finally found ‘Evelyn’, I bought six plants, so afraid was I that I would lose them. Four of these are still alive and happy in Colorado Springs, and we have since added two more. They bring their exceptional beauty and intense fragrance into our lives every year. The two ‘Evelyn’ that died were unfortunately planted where they received only four hours of sun a day; they grew weakly and finally did not survive a winter. I have since read that this Austin Hybrid is known for its intolerance of shade. The four original survivors are planted out in the open garden and annually reach the pro-portions of a hybrid tea - about three feet tall, and eighteen inches to two feet wide. Disbudding will produce four to five inch rosettes of peach/apricot with yellow centers, but the clusters of bloom are good also, even when temperatures climb. In the fall, a cluster of Evelyn can (and did) win Best of Show. Regular deadheading is necessary, and Evelyn will sulk if pruned back too hard. Disease resistance is fair. This is one of the best Austins for small gardens, and another of my “must haves.”

‘GOLDEN CELEBRATION’, 1992 Slightly more golden than the yellow blooms of ‘Graham Thomas’, ‘Golden Celebration’s’ three and a half inch blossoms hold their color well in the heat, but tend to fry at the edges in temperatures over 90 degrees F. Its foliage, however, tends to burn in hot afternoon sun, so ‘Golden Celebration’ would probably do best in an eastern exposure. It is very hardy, unusual for a yellow rose, and has good resistance to blackspot, that scourge of yellow roses. It can be kept to the size of a hybrid tea, and has good repeat bloom when deadheaded as one would a hybrid tea. ‘Golden Celebration’ would be a good choice for anywhere ‘Graham Thomas’ is not hardy, as the flower form is similar. It is hard even for judges to see any difference, although the cupped blooms of ‘Golden Celebration’ are slightly deeper and have more petals, than those of ‘Graham Thomas’. It has a tea and fruit scent, and its new canes are nearly thornless. ‘Golden Celebration’ is slow growing on its own roots, and in Colora-do, will only attain a height of three to four feet. It is a winner of the Royal Horticulture Society’s Award of Garden Merit.

‘GRAHAM THOMAS’, 1983 ‘Graham Thomas’ was designated the World’s Favorite Rose for 2009 by the World Federation of Rose Societies. It is also a winner of the Royal Horticulture Society’s Award of Garden Merit. Among the most popular of the Austin Hybrids, ‘Graham Thomas’ is hardy here when protected from the north and west, preferably by your house. It will then, if adequately fed, oblige you by sending up slender six to ten foot canes with two cycles of buttery yellow, fragrant, ethereal bloom produced in terminal clusters each summer. Training the canes laterally can increase the amount of bloom. This rose has good blackspot resistance for a yellow rose, and mildew is not an issue. I have tried three; the one in the open garden died, as did one in our zone 6 front wall corner, which reached twelve feet before being utterly destroyed in the winter of 2014. We have had the third since 1994 on a south facing wall right under the kitchen windows. It is an unfailing treat to the senses every summer. Grow it if you can. Its breeding is ‘Charles Austin’ x (seedling x ‘Iceberg’).

‘Graham Thomas’

‘Golden Celebration’

‘Abraham Darby’

‘Evelyn’

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‘MARILYN WELLAN’ AN OUTSTANDING ROSE COMMEMORATES A GREAT ARS PRESIDENT

Article reprinted with permission from Chris Greenwood editor of The Pacific Rose, May 2017 newsletter and author Master Rosarian Suzanne Horn.

Marilyn Wellan’

is an elegantly

beautiful red

hybrid tea rose,

which was named

for an equally

elegant and

beautiful rosarian,

Marilyn Wellan,

who served as

President of the American rose Society from 2003

through 2006 and Vice President from 2000 through

2003. Marilyn is only one of four women thus far to

have served in this capacity. Let’s take a look at the

lady herself and then the rose named in her honor.

In addition to being an award winning rosarian,

Marilyn is multitalented and a gifted artist. In

addition to the artistry she exhibits with her beautiful

Louisiana rose garden, Marilyn has many other

creative talents. You may wish to visit her “gallery”

on Facebook, where her sculptures, ceramics,

photography and jewelry are on display.

Marilyn’s list of accomplishments in service to the

American rose Society is too extensive to share in its

entirety, but this section of the story will touch on

some of the highlights. She has worked passionately

in the interests of the rose since she joined the ARS in

1983, serving first as a local society president, then

on the ARS Board of Directors for over 25 years, as

the Gulf District Director and region 7 Director

before being elected President. She has chaired too

many committees to count. She has also chaired two

National Conventions, one in Shreveport in 1997 and

one in New Orleans in 2003, where I was honored to

meet her. I'll always remember how gracious and

accommodating she was to the exhibitors, making us

feel right at home.

Among her many accomplishments, Marilyn was

instrumental in having 2002 declared the year of the

rose. She also helped bring the American rose Society

and the Heritage rose groups together for the

protection, preservation and promotion of heritage

roses. She has been awarded her local society's

Bronze Honor Medal, the Gulf District Silver Honor

Medal, the Outstanding Consulting rosarian Award,

and the Outstanding Judges Award, and has received

nine ARS Presidential Citations for outstanding

service. She is a Consulting rosarian with the

designation of Master rosarian, as well as a

Horticultural and Arrangement Judge. Marilyn was

the guest editor of the 1997 American rose Annual;

the editor of American rose Leader; and, was editor

of local and district society newsletters and of “A

year in the Rose Garden, the Wit and Wisdom of Pop

Warner”, a sold-out collection of the writings of a

well-known Gulf coast rosarian.

Her ongoing service to the American rose Society

includes coordinating relationships between rose

industry giants and the rose growing public,

sponsoring huge horticultural events, and elevating

and presenting the American Rose Society

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as a great botanical organization in addition to being a

great hobby organization. Marilyn is now working

closely with ARS Vice President Bob Martin on the

plan for the American rose Center. No wonder she

had a fabulous rose named for her!

Do note that this lovely hybrid tea is

not to be confused with a miniature

rose of the same name, which was

hybridized by the late Mitchie Moe.

The miniature rose, however, was a

soft pink.

The hybrid tea rose bearing her name

was hybridized by the great Eddie

Edwards in 2005. Co-hybridizing

credit was also given by Eddie

Edwards to his grandson, Ethan

Phelps, who “helped” Eddie with his

hybridizing for a period of time. there

is no way of knowing how much

actual help Ethan was to the

hybridizing process, but it was

certainly a nice gesture on the part of

Eddie Edwards to give the boy credit

for his time spent in the greenhouse.

Marilyn loves her namesake rose, and it grows very

well in Louisiana where she lives. Furthermore, ARS

Vice President Bob Martin tells me that red is

Marilyn’s color. She had a huge bouquet of Eddie’s

‘Marilyn Wellan’ in her hospitality suite when she

was installed. See the attached photo of Marilyn in

the garden with her rose in full bloom.

‘Marilyn Wellan’ is a cross of Veterans’ Honor x Hot

Princess, two stellar exhibition roses, and it was

initially introduced under the name of “Fatal

Attraction”. the beautiful, high-centered blooms are

strawberry red and are classified by the American

rose Society as being medium red (mr). However,

they often present as a dark pink in hot weather.

Bloom size reaches up to 5 inches with between 17

and 25 petals.

The rich red blooms provide a moderate amount of

fragrance. The color remains fresh and vibrant

through all stages, never fading even in the most

intense heat of summer from bud to exhibition form

to fully open bloom. the blossoms generally come

one to a stem and are cloaked with large, glossy dark

green foliage to create a complimentary frame to

those rich red blooms. in addition, the plant reblooms

well from spring until late fall, providing rose lovers

with an abundance of long stemmed beauties

throughout the growing season.

The plant itself is a vigorous grower,

and has an upright, well-branched

growth habit, reaching a height of 5 to

6 feet and a width of 3 to 4 feet. i

recall the plant taking a while to

establish itself, three years actually;

but i found that it got better with age.

The lightly petaled blooms eventually

held their form well enough to be

considered for exhibition. See the

attached photo from the 2009 ARS

National rose Show in Palm Desert,

where my specimen made it to the

National Court of Honor.

In summary, this luscious hybrid tea is

an excellent choice for lovers of rich

red roses. Although you are unlikely to

find ‘Marilyn Wellan’ in your

neighborhood nursery, it is available by mail order

from the following sources: from Wisconsin roses on

multiflora rootstock, and from K&M roses on

fortuniana rootstock. it is a lovely rose for exhibition

or for the home garden, and it commemorates a great

lady of roses. I'd highly recommend you add it to

your collection!

Author Suzanne Horn

MissLou Spring 2017

2017 RIR Cultivars Please check the list to see if you grow any of these roses. If so, ob-serve their growth habit this summer so you may evaluate them in Sept.

Floribunda & Polyantha At Last F, ab Black Forest Rose F mr Brilliant Flower Circus F ob

(Brilliant Veranda) Brilliant Veranda see Brilliant Flower Circus Candy Cane Cocktail F, pb Candy Spelling F op Crush on You F mr Doris Day F my Earth Angel F, lp Fire Opal F w Fired Up F ob First Crush F lp Friend’s Embrace F dy Jolie see Jolie Veranda Jolie Veranda F op Jump for Joy F pb Kardinal Kolorscape see Red Ayoba Lady Sadie F yb Lavender Veranda F m Mornin’ Sunshine F my Novalis (Poseidon) F m Obsession F mr Pink Flower Circus (Pink Veranda) F mp Pink Veranda see Pink Flower Circus Plum Perfect see Vodacom Polynesian Punch F ob Poseidon see Novalis Pretty Dancer F mp Red Ayoba (Kardinal Kolorscape)

F mr Rose der Hoffnung (Rose of Hope) F yb Rose of Hope see Rose der Hoffnung Ruby Ice see Schöne Koblenzerin Schöne Koblenzerin (Ruby Ice) F rb School Spirit F yb Sheridan’s Anniversary Blush F lp Shining Moment F dp Soul Sister F ab Sriracha F ob Sultry Sangria F m Sunset Dream F ab Summer Romance F mp Sweet Victoria F pb Tequila Gold F dy Tupelo Honey F my Violet’s Pride F m Vodocom (Plum Perfect) F m Wedding Party F pb

Grandiflora Anna’s Promise GR ob Honey Nectar Gr, ab Madame Anisette Gr ab Miss Congeniality Gr w South Africa Gr dy The Wake Forest University Rose Gr dy

Hybrid Tea Alice Hart HT, dr Apricots n’ Cream HT, ab April Moon HT, dp Babies Blush HT lp Baronne Prince HT ab Baronne Princess HT w Beautiful Dreamer HT pb Beloved HT, mr Best Kept Secret HT lp Brother Hugh HT pb Classy Lady HT pb Daisy Louise (Miss Daisy) HT pb Daring Spirit HT rb Dark Desire see Gräfin Diana Dark Night see Garden Di-rector Bartje Miller Dee-Lish (Line Renaud) HT mp Duftjuwel (Princesse Charlene de Monaco) HT ab Eureka (Gold Struck) HT my Fires of Alamo HT rb Garden Director Bartje Miller

(Dark Night) HT rb Gemini’s Charm HT, pb Gold Struck see Eureka Good as Gold HT yb Gräfin Diana (Dark Desire) HT m Heart Song see Traumfrau Jacqueline Powers HT mr Line Renaud see Dee-Lish Lowri HT my Mercury Rising HT pb Miranda Lambert HT dp Miss Daisy see Daisy Louise Mom & Pop Wright HT pb My Mary Ann HT w Neil Diamond HT pb Pilgrim Maid HT w Pretty Lady Rose HT dp Princesse Charlene de Monaco see Duftjuwel Pure Posh HT m Resa G HT rb Royal Kate HT lp Royal Welcome HT pb Savannah HT op Shug HT mp Silver Cream HT ly Smokin’ Hot HT ob Souv. de Baden-Baden HT mp Sparkle HT ob Sugar Plum HT m Summer Surprise HT yb Sunny Sundays HT yb Trumfrau (Heart Song) HT mr Winter Sun HT ly Zach Nobles HT or

Climber Above All LCl ob Cloud 10 LCl w Flamingo Dancer LCl pb Good Day Sunshine LCl dy Hella LCl w Honeymoon LCl w Maid of Honor LCl yb Margaret Mae (Pretty in Pink Eden) LCl dp Pink Eclipse LCl mp Pretty in Pink Eden see Marga-ret Mae The Lady of the Lake LCl lp Tropical Lightning LCl ob

Miniature & Mini-Flora Abigail Elise MinFl ly Alakazam MinFl, yb Allene Able MinFl dp Bernie MinFl, lp Bold Ruler MinFl, mr Brenna Bosch Min m Brookstown Inn MinFl, rb Caboose MinFl rb Caroline Rose Min pb Chessie’s Favorite Min dr Covington Ridge Min, ab Cream Sicle Min ob Crystal Palace MinFl w Cutie Pie MinFl, yb Daddy Frank Min dr Dads Lad Min, w Daisy Mills MinFl mr Dashiell Codd Min lp Dr Gary Rankin Min ob Donerail Min, rb Edith’s Darling MinFl, ap Ellie Marie Min, pb Eternity MinFl mp Evening Star MinFl, m Family Holiday MinFl yb Fred’s Show Time MinFl pb George Manners S, dr Ginny Min w Glowing Sunset MinFl yb Jolene Adams MinFl rb Julie Hearne MinFl pb Last Dance Min ob Manuel Cuevas MinFl ob Maroon Eight MinFl dr Mega Ty MinFl dy Megan Dawn MinFl mr Michael MinFl rb Misdemeanor MinFl ab Miss Mable MinFl pb Miss Reed MinFl dr Moskoot Min my Olivia Rose Min m Peppermint Kisses Min rb Petite Princess MinFl mp Pumpkin Pie Min ob Queen of Hope MinFl my Quite Contrary MinFl mp Red Seduction Min mr Richard H Hughes Min rb Robin’s Star Min dr Rosemarie MinFl pb Sandusky MinFl ob Showtime MinFl op Sierra Foothils MinFl yb Star of Night Min w Striking Min yb Sweet Mallie Min yb Swing Time MinFl pb Tammy Clemons MinFl mr Tattooed Daughter Min ob The Lighthouse Min dy Tom Mayhew MinFl m Top of the World ClMinFl ob Wanderlust Min rb Wright Touch MinFl yb You’re the One Min pb

Shrub & OGR Archbishop Desmond Tutu (Desmond Tutu) S, mr Boscobel S op Botanika S dr Calypso S pb Champagne Wishes S w Candia Meillandecor (Cherry Pie)S mr Cherri Kolorscape S op Cherry Pie see Candia Meillande-cor Delightful Phyllis S yb Dependable Beauty S, mp Desmond Tutu see Archbishop Desmond Tutu Eyeconic Lychee Lemonade S w Eyes on Me (Raspberry Kiss) S pb Fiesta S pb Fighting Temeraire S ab Head Over Heels S lp Heathcliff S dr Icecap S w Jamie HRg m Latest Flame S mr Lavender Crush S m Lemon Zest S my Livin’ La Vida S mp Lois Manners HKor dp Look-A-Likes Apple Dapple S w Look-A-Likes BougainFeelYa S dr Lotus Born T lp Lucy Irene HKor mp Lynn’s Legacy S pb Maid Marion S mp Matchless Mother S mp Minnie Belle S pb Miss Betty S ob Moonlight Melody S w Nancy Gay S lp Northern Encore (Polar Joy) S lp Olivia Rose Austin S mp Northern Encore (Polar Joy) S lp Olivia Rose Austin S mp Peachy Keen Rose see The Peachy Keen Rose Pink Cupcake S mp Pink Splash Flower Carpet S pb Polar Express S w Polar Joy see Northern Encore Rainbow Happy Trails S yb Raspberry Kiss see Eyes on Me Ron’s Vision S dy Royal Jubilee S dp Screaming Neon S mr Strawberry Crush S pb Sunshine Happy Trails S ly Sweet Frances S pb Tahitian Treasure S mr Take it Easy S rb The Lady Gardener S ab The Lady’s Blush S pb The Lark Ascending S ab The Peachy Keen Rose (peachy Keen Rose ) S pb The Poet’s Wife S dy Thomas á Becket S mr Tranquility S w Watercolors Home Run S yb Wedding Dress S w Xochimilco N w

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