Heirloom Roses Catalog
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I got another heirloom rose today, and I was thrilled to find this fabulous book packed inside the box, and it was free. This is the best plant catalog I have ever gotten. It is much more than a list of plants. It also offers planting advice and easy-to-understand rose classifications and groups. The photography is breathtaking. To learn more about each plant, the reader can go to the Heirloom Rose site: heirloomroses.com

Table of Contents

Roses by Color – pages 8 – 17
Color Trend – page 19
How to Plant Your Rose – pages 20 – 21
Cutting Garden Roses – page 22
Cottage Garden Roses – pages 23 – 27
Heirloom Roses -pages 28 – 32
Floribunda Roses – pages 33 – 38
Climbing Roses – pages 39 – 44
Hybrid Tea Roses – pages 45 – 48
Shrub Roses – pages 49 – 52
Grandiflora Roses – pages 53 – 55
Steps to Success – page 57
Heirloom Soil Amendments – pages 58 – 59
Companion Plants – page 60
Beneficial Insects – page 61

Allow me to be honest: I want every Heirloom Rose, but because I have limited raised beds prepared, I’ll begin with the climbing roses.

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I am a quintessential Cottage Gardener, and the earliest cottage gardeners grew climbing roses because they needed to save their tiny plots of ground to grow herbs and vegetables. My garden space is larger than theirs was, but I am adding raised. beds to cover my entire garden space, and that requires a bit of time and money. Therefore, I can say that I also grow climbing roses to conserve most of my garden soil to grow other plants.

Zéphirine Drouhin

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1868

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Zéphirine Drouhin is my longest and most constant rose friend. I have grown this rose in several of my gardens–from North to South.

Zephirine Drouhin is a climber, and it originated in France in 1868. In my opinion, it is not super fragrant, but it has hardly any thorns. It is also highly resistant to diseases. I plant Zephirine Drouhin with my climbing vegetables like pole beans–and also with clematis. Zepherine Drouhin is stunning when it grows and blooms simultaneously with blue, lavender, and purple clematis plants.

Zephirine Drouhin Rose Jacki Kellum Garden

“Zéphirine Drouhin is a beautiful and consistent, Climbing Bourbon with large, 4” flowers on nearly thornless canes. Her blooms have 16+ petals and are deep rose-pink, extremely fragrant, and produce lavishly as she blooms in flushes throughout the season. Zéphirine Drouhin is hardy, doesn’t mind partial shade, and will take off if she is given time to establish her roots and space to send out her long canes that can grow upwards of 10-15’. This special Bourbon is a favorite among many of our customers!” Heirloom Roses

Zephriine Drouin is a Bourbon Rose

What Is a Bourbon Rose?

“Bourbon roses are a large group of roses that originated in the 1880s on the Isle of Bourbon, France. They are known for their old-fashioned richness and perfume, and can range in color from white to deep pink, purple-reds, and interesting stripes. Bourbon roses are a cross between Rosa Damascena and Chinas, and inherit fragrance from their Damask parent and free flowering from their China parent.” Google ai

Lady Banksia Rose [Lady Banks]
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1807

Lady Banks or Banksia Rose was first cultivated in 1807. This old gal is the Queen of Southern Gardens.

“Lady Banks is the grandest of all Climbing Roses with the potential to grow up to 20′ tall! She can be trained to climb just about anything and does so with a grand display of flowers if you give her good soil drainage and sturdy support. Lady Banks is a rambling and nearly thornless rose that produces hundreds of miniature, yellow blooms and is a recipient of the Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society. Give her plenty of space and watch this drought-resistant Climber take off! Enjoy her all the way up to zone 9.” Heirloom Roses

Arborose® Kiss Me Kate

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Because of her old-fashioned nodding head, I am ordering a Kiss Me Kate this year. This growth habit shouts “Old Garden” to me.

“TRENDING ROSE ALERT! Fall In love with the extremely fragrant Climbing Rose, Kiss Me Kate. We can’t get over her delectable fragrance filled with notes of apple, citrus, and raspberry. It’s no wonder she is the “must-have” rose of the year! Her pink, very full, quartered blooms put on a captivating display as she blooms in flushes throughout the season. Kiss Me Kate is a vigorously growing Climber with dark green, disease-resistant foliage. She tops out around 7’ in height and 4’ in width. Cover an arbor, trellis, or fence quickly with this lovely, medium-sized Climber, and don’t forget to bring the fragrance inside as she makes an impressive cut flower!”