PLANTS OF THE MONTH

Roses - some of my favorites

Rosa “Abraham Darby"

This is one of the David Austin roses. 

In Southern California this wonderful plant is a large flowered climbing rose.  Beautiful blooms of pink to apricot are incredibly fragrant.

Rosa “Secret”

This very floriferous pink and white hybrid tea is extremely fragrant and has good disease resistance as well.  It will withstand the heat of California’s hot inland valleys.

 Rosa “Lagerfeld”

The form of this rose bush will make you crazy.  Willowy would be a kind description.  However, for form, strength, fragrance and sheer beauty, I think this is the finest of the lavender hybrid teas.  So cut them, put them in your house and stick the bush at the back of the flower bed!

Rosa “Bronze Star”

This is my current favorite orange rose. A hybrid tea that opens into ruffled loveliness, it has surpassed my old favorite, Brandy, in every way.