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EarthKind Rose Test

If you think that all roses are fussy, think again. A statewide garden trial is testing roses that will not only survive but thrive without chemical pesticides or fertilizers and without special soil amendments other than a little compost and mulch.

The Brazoria County Master Gardeners are currently testing eleven varieties including floribundas, climbers, minis, grandifloras, and shrubs.

The test goals include:
   - Planted in native gumbo soil
   - No use of pesticides and fertilizers
   - No pruning or deadheading
   - Minimal use of irrigation system
Trial Roses

  • Carefree Beauty
    Shrub, 5'x5', medium pink, semi-double (15-20 petals), repeat blooming, moderately fragrant, produces orange hips, excellent cut flower, hybridized by Dr. Griffith Buck, also known as "Katy Road Pink".
  • Dublin Bay
    Large flowered climber, 10'x5', medium red, double (25 petals), repeat blooming, very fragrant.
  • Earth Song
    Grandiflora, 4'x4' (5.5'x8.5' in the south),deep rose pink, double (25-30 petals), repeat blooming, fragrant, Buck.
  • Flora Dora
    Shrub, 3'x3', medium red, double (24 petals), repeat blooming, lightly fragrant.
  • Penelope
    An oldy - 1924, hybrid musk, 8'x5', light pink, semi-double (16 petals), repeat blooming, very fragrant, produces orange hips, has few thorns, tolerates some light dappled shade, makes a very nice mannerly climber.
  • Prairie Harvest
    Shrub, 4'x4' (6'x9' in the South), light yellow, very double (43 petals), repeat blooming, fragrant, hybridized Buck.
  • Quietness
    Shrub, 4'x4' (4.5'x6' in the South), light pink, very double (41+ petals), repeat blooming, very fragrant, Buck.
  • Seminole Wind
    Large flowering climber, 12'x8', coral pink, very double (142 petals), repeat blooming, fragrant, also known as Rosarium Utersen".
    Rosarium Utersen".
  • Summer Wind
    Shrub, 5'x5' (5'x6.5' in the South), orange pink, single (5-9 petals), repeat blooming, fragrant, produces hips, tolerates some light dappled shade, Buck.
  • The Fairy
    An old-time favorite, introduced in 1932. Polynatha, 3'x4', light pink, small double blossoms (20-25 petals), repeat blooming, not fragrant.
  • Winter Sunset
    Introduced in 1997, shrub, 3.5'x3.5', yellow blend, double (26-40 petals), repeat blooming, moderately fragrant, Buck.

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Contact: Paula Craig
Brazoria County Extension Office
21017 County Road 171
Angleton, TX 775158903
Ph: 979-864-1558
F: 979-864-1566
9/2/2010 3:08p