Fountain Square
Fountain Square is an amazing white rose, with robust growth, large glossy leaves, and incredible oversize Gardenia shaped blossoms.
The plants blooms occur as both single blossoms on one stem, and candelabras of several blooms together. The blooms are only lightly fragrant (as with most white roses), but the awesome blooms more than make up for that small shortcoming.
While the blooms are hardy and last well on the bush, they do not hold well when cut, so enjoy them on the plant rather than in a vase.
A sport of the famous rose "Pristine", the variety was discovered by Muriel Humenick in 1984 and introduced commercially by Jackson and Perkins. The name comes from Fountain Square at the historic Merrick Rose Garden in Evanston, Ill.
The plant is considered very vigorous, and stays a manageable medium size overall. In MrMartha's experience the canes of the plant can get very thick, and the thorns of this variety are quite formidable..
Links to nurseries selling this gorgeous rose can be found HERE.
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Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Rose of The Week
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Rose of The Week
PRINCESSE DE MONACO
If your namesake is Grace Kelly -- Her Serene Highness Princess Grace, you better be an exceptionally spectacular rose, and this incredible Hybrid Tea certainly does justice to the iconic beauty it commemorates.
A tall and stately plant that still retains a shapely and compact growth pattern, it brings forth a profusion of blooms in creamy white, edged in a delicate pink. Large and fullblown blooms are classically shaped and elegant in form.
Good disease resistance, with nice glossy foliage and moderate fruity fragrance. The flowers hold well in a vase, and are excellent for cutting.
Patented by Meilland of France in 1982 as a tribute to the untimely passing of the Princess. The plant is also known and sometimes sold as Grace Kelly or Princess Grace.
Click READ MORE to see a photo of this gorgeous rose bush in full bloom.
Viewing the blooms of this rose, MrMartha is reminded of Grace Kelly's entrance in the film 'High Society'. When, as the headstrong heiress Tracy Lord, she sweeps into the room in a cream and pink striped Edith Head confection of an afternoon gown, full skirted with organdy ruffles -- to meet the reporters Mr. Conner and Miss Embry (of Duluth). That was one of the classic moments of Grace Kelly's onscreen luminosity, and this rose captures it perfectly!
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