New Roses for 2006
By Marie Hofer, Gardening editor, HGTV.com
These roses are All-American Rose Selections for 2006:
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'Rainbow Sorbet'
--photo courtesy of Conard-Pyle
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'Rainbow Sorbet'. A descendant of the Playboy rose, 'Rainbow Sorbet' is more winter hardy and demonstrates excellent resistance to blackspot. This floribunda offers a multitude of flower colors in yellow, orange and red and glossy, dark green foliage. Bloom color finishes into light yellow and pink. Excellent for use as a cutflower or along a border. Plant size is four to five feet tall with an upright growth habit. Hardy in USDA Zones 5 to 9.
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'Tahitian Sunset' - photo courtesy of Jackson & Perkins
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'Tahitian Sunset'. The high-centered, orange-yellow buds of this tropical-hued hybrid tea open to a peachy apricot-pink with yellow highlights. The upright plant produces anise-scented flowers that measure up to five inches across on 14- to 16-inch stems. Good disease resistance.
'Wild Blue Yonder' - photo courtesy of Weeks Roses
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'Wild Blue Yonder'. The first lavender rose to get the AARS award since 1984, 'Wild Blue Yonder' has a sweet citrus fragrance and excellent disease resistance. The flowers of this grandiflora are large (up to 4-1/2 inches), ruffled and open. The plant habit is medium-tall, upright and bushy.
'Spellbound' -- photo courtesy of Jackson & Perkins
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'Spellbound'. The four- to five-inch blooms on this hybrid tea have extra-thick petals, and the stems are 14 to 18 inches long, which should make it a great long-lasting cutting rose. Habit is compact and bushy.
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'White Majesty' - photo courtesy of Conard-Pyle
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'White Majesty'. A long-lasting rose both in the garden and as a cutflower, 'White Majesty' is a mutation of florist rose 'Paris d'Yves St. Laurent'. Wavy, clear-white blooms contrast with glossy, dark-green foliage. Reaching six feet tall, this selection has an upright growth habit. USDA Zones 5 to 9.
Resources plantsJackson & Perkins
Website:
www.jacksonandperkins.complantsStar Roses (Conard-Pyle)
www.starroses.com
plantsWeeks Roses
www.weeksroses.com 
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