Rose Care and Culture

Roses prefer full sun (6 hours or more) and well-drained soil. Dig a planting hole 18” deep and 24” in diameter. Mix 50% of your native soil with composted organic matter such as composted manure. Add bone meal to encourage root growth. Most of our roses are growing in large 5 gallon plastic containers. Water pot well, then tip on its side and gently slide the plant out. Set plant into the prepared planting hole so the soil level around the plant is the same as the surrounding soil. Back fill the prepared soil around the plant and tamp down. Water in well, soaking the entire planting hole. Deep water once a week during the active growing season.

We recommend fertilizing in April, June and August with a granular fertilizer (rose food). You may use a liquid food (Miracle-Gro) more frequently, or a slow-release (Osmocote) or organic food (E. B. Stone) less often.

Regular watering throughout the summer months increases plant vigor and reduces disease problems. Rose diseases may be controlled by close monitoring and good sanitation. Pick off sick leaves and rake fallen leaves when they occur. Hard prune severely diseased plants and spray with a fungicide (Triforine) or organically with copper, baking soda or neem oil to prevent reinfection. Varieties that are intolerably diseased may be sprayed on a 14-21 day cycle from May through September with a fungicide. Insect pests that appear, most often aphids, may often be controlled organically with predators, a soapy solution (Safer brand), an oil spray (neem oil), or a strong blast from your hose.

Lightly prune tall roses in November to prevent snow or wind breakage, with the primary pruning done in March. Most modern roses may be severely pruned, to a height of 6” to 18”. This encourages new growth and more flowers. Old roses, English roses and climbing roses prefer a more minimalist pruning, removing just the least productive old wood and damaged or diseased wood.

In late October or early November, apply an organic mulch (manure or bark) 8” to 12” up the canes. This protects against winter injury. Spread the mulch out away from the rose canes in March when you prune.

ENJOY YOUR ROSES!

Zephirine Drouhin P vf $27.95Tree Roses

Cinco de Mayo 36” Rb $49.95Flower Carpet 36” A $69.95Flower Carpet P $69.95Flower Carpet 36” W $69.95Flower Carpet 36” Y $69.95Grace 36” A $69.95Hot Cocoa 36” Rb $49.95Iceberg 24” W $39.95Iceberg 36” W $49.95Knockout 36” R $59.95Sexy Rexy 36” P $49.95Sunsprite 24” Y $39.95Sunsprite 36” Y $49.95Yellow Ribbons 36” Y $49.95

Miniature Roses(own root, $24.95 each)

All a’ Twitter OBe My Baby PBridal Sunblaze WCoffee Bean RDiamond Eyes M vfKristin RbMandarin Sunblaze ORainbow’s End YbRainbow Sunblaze YbSilicon Valley Diamond WSmoke Rings ObTiddly Winks ObWhimsy PbYou’re the One Pb

Christianson’s Top 15 Easy to Grow Roses:

Blanc Double de Coubert (RU) W vf * $24.95

Chihuly (FL) Ob $27.95Gertrude Jekyll (ES) P vf $29.95Golden Celebration (ES) Y + vf $29.95Hot Cocoa (FL) Rb $27.95Ingrid Bergman (HT) R $27.95Julia Child (FL) Y + vf $27.95Just Joey (HT) Ob vf $27.95Rugosa (SP) P + * $27.95Sally Holmes (SH) W * $27.95Sevillana (FL) O/R + $27.95Stephans’ Big Purple (HT) Mb $24.95Sunset Celebration (HT) A $27.95Sunsprite (FL) Y vf * $27.95Westerland (CL) Ob vf $27.95

Christianson’s Top 15 Most Fragrant Roses:

America (CL) Ob vf * $27.95Angel Face (FL) M vf $27.95Falling in Love (HT) Pb vf $27.95Fragrant Cloud (HT) O/R vf $27.95Gertrude Jekyll (ES) P vf + $29.95Graham Thomas (ES) Y vf * $29.95Julia Child (FL) Y + vf $27.95Just Joey (HT) Ob vf $24.95Memorial Day (HT) M vf $27.95Mister Lincoln (HT) R vf * $24.95Neptune (HT) M vf $27.95Papa Meilland (HT) R vf $27.95Sheila’s Perfume (HT) Yb vf $27.95Sunsprite (FL) Y vf * $24.95Westerland (CL) Ob vf * $27.95

Schoolhouse GardenCome visit our rose and perennial display garden

with hundreds of English and old roses surrounding our 1888 one-room schoolhouse. Peak bloom time

is June through September.

ROSE LIST 2015

A $1 refund on Christianson’s Nursery rose containers (for re-use on next year’s roses).

TypeAL = AlbaBO = BourbonCE = CentifoliaCH = ChinaDA = DamaskES = English ShrubFL = FloribundaGA = GallicaGC = GroundcoverGR = GrandifloraH = HybridHP = Hybrid PerpetualHT = Hybrid TeaHMU = Hybrid MuskMO = MossNO = NoisettePO = PolyanthaPOR = PortlandRA = RamblerRU = RugosaSH = ShrubSP = Species

ColorA = Apricotb = blendM = Mauve/PurpleO = OrangeP = PinkR = RedW = WhiteY = Yellowvf = Very Fragrant+ = Own Root* = ARS top rated rose

Abbaye DeCluny (HT) Ab vf $27.95About Face (GR) Ob $27.95Abraham Darby (ES) Ab vf * $29.95Alba Meidiland (GC) W + $24.95Always and Forever (HT) R $27.95Ambridge Rose (ES) Ab vf * $29.95Anastasia (HT) W $27.95Angel Face (FL) M vf $27.95Anna’s Promise (GR) Ob $27.95Anthony Meilland (FL) Y + $27.95Apothecary Rose (GA) P vf * $27.95Apple Rose (SP) P $24.95Apricot Candy (HT) A + $27.95Apricot Drift (GC) A + $27.95Archbishop Desmond Tutu (FL) R $27.95Bald Hip (SP) P + $24.95Ballerina (HMU) P * $27.95Barbara Streisand (HT) M vf $27.95Barkarole (HT) R $27.95Baron de Rothchild (HT) Pb vf $27.95Baronne Prevost (HP) P * $27.95Bella ‘roma (HT) Yb vf $27.95Belle de Crecy (GA) M vf * $27.95Belle Poitevine (RU) P vf + $27.95Beloved (HT) R $27.95Best Kept Secret (HT) Wb + vf $27.95Betty Boop (FL) Y/R $27.95Beverly (HT) P vf $27.95Bewitched (HT) P $27.95Big Momma (HT) P vf + $27.95Black Baccara (HT) R $27.95Black Forest (FL) R $27.95Blanc Double de Coubert (RU) W vf *

$24.95Blue Girl (HT) M $27.95Boule de Neige (BO) W * $27.95Bonica (SH) P + $24.95Boscobel (ES) P vf $29.95Brandy (HT) Ab $27.95Bronze Star (HT) Ab $27.95Brothers Grimm (FL) Ob $27.95

Bull’s Eye (SH) Wb + $27.95Burgundy Iceberg (FL) M + $27.95California Dreamin’ (HT) Wb + vf

$27.95Campfire (SH) Yb + $27.95Canary Diamond (HT) Y $27.95Cape Diamond (SH) P + $27.95Caramella Fairytale (FL) Ab $27.95Carding Mill (ES) Ab + vf $29.95Carefree Spirit (SH) P + $27.95Cecile Brunner (PO) P * $27.95Charles Darwin (ES) Y vf + $29.95Charlotte (ES) Y + vf * $29.95Chicago Peace (HT) Pb $27.95Ch-Ching! (GR) Y vf $27.95Chihuly (FL) Ob + $27.95Chris Evert (HT) Ob $27.95Chrysler Imperial (HT) R vf $27.95Cinco de Mayo (FL) Rb + $27.95Cinderella Fairy Tale (SH) P $27.95Colorific (FL) Ob $27.95Color Magic (HT) Pb vf $27.95Common Moss (CE) P vf + $27.95Coral Drift (GC) Ob + $27.95Coretta Scott King (GR) Wb $27.95Cornelia (HMU) Pb * $27.95Crescendo (HT) Pb $27.95Crested Moss (CE) P vf * $27.95Crimson Bouquet (GR) R $27.95Crocus Rose (ES) Yb vf $29.95Crown Princess Margareta(ES) Ab + vf $29.95Darcey Bussell (ES) R vf + $29.95Dark Night (HT) R + $27.95David Thompson (RU) P + $27.95Day Breaker (FL) Ab $27.95Dee-lish (HT) P + vf $27.95Dick Clark (GR) Pb $27.95Doris Day (FL) Y vf $27.95Double Delight (HT) Rb vf * $24.95Double Knockout (SH) R + $27.95

Dream Come True (GR) Yb $27.95Drop Dead Red (FL) R $27.95Dwarf Pavement (RU) P + $27.95Easter Basket (FL) Yb + $27.95Easy Does It (FL) Ab $27.95Easy Going (FL) Y + $27.95Ebb Tide (FL) M vf $27.95Eglantyne (ES) P vf + $29.95Elle’ (HT) Pb vf + $27.95Empress Josephine (HGAL) Pb $27.95Eternal Flame (HT) Y vf + $27.95Evelyn (ES) Ab vf $29.95Eye Paint (FL) Rb * $27.95Eyeconic Lychee Lemonade (SH) Ab +

$27.95Falling in Love (HT) Pb vf $27.95Falstaff (ES) R vf + $29.95Fantin Latour (CE) P vf + $27.95Fighting Temeraire (ES) Pb vf $29.95Firefighter (HT) R vf $27.95Flower Carpet (GC) + $27.95- Amber A- Appleblossom P- Coral O- Pink P- Pink Splash Pb- Pink SupremeP- Red R- Scarlet R- White W- Yellow YFolklore (HT) Ob vf $27.95Foxi Pavement (RU) P + $27.95Fragrant Cloud (HT) O/R vf $27.95Fragrant Memory (HT) P vf $24.95Fragrant Plum (GR) M vf $27.95Francis Meilland (HT) P vf + $27.95Frankly Scarlet (FL) R $27.95Frau Dagmar Hartopp (RU) P * $27.95Frederic Mistral (HT) P $27.95French Lace (FL) W * $27.95

Full Sail (HT) W vf $27.95Gemini (HT) Pb * $27.95Gentle Hermione (ES) P vf + $29.95Gertrude Jekyll (ES) P vf + $29.95Ghita Renaissance (SH) P + $27.95Girl’s Night Out (HT) P vf + $27.95Glamis Castle (ES) W vf $29.95Gold Medal (GR) Y * $27.95Golden Celebration (ES) Y vf + *

$29.95Golden Touch (SH) Y $27.95Good as Gold (HT) O $27.95Graham Thomas (ES) Y vf * $29.95Granada (HT) Rb vf $27.95Grande Amore (HT) R $27.95Grande Dame (HT) P vf $27.95Green Romantica (HT) W $27.95Gruss an Aachen (FL) P vf * $27.95Hansa (RU) M vf + * $27.95Happy Go Lucky (GR) Y $27.95Harlow Carr (ES) P + vf $29.95Heathcliff (ES) R vf $29.95Heirloom (HT) M vf $27.95Helmut Schmidt (HT) Y $27.95Henry Fonda (HT) Y $27.95Henry Hudson (RU) W + * $27.95Heritage (ES) P vf $29.95Honey Perfume (FL) Ab $27.95Honor (HT) W $27.95Hot Cocoa (FL) Rb $27.95Hotel California (HT) Y $27.95Huntington Rose (ES) P + $29.95Iceberg (FL) W + * $24.95Icecap (SH) W + $27.95Ingrid Bergman (HT) R $27.95Itty Bitty Pink (SH) P + $27.95Jens Munk (RU) P vf + * $27.95John Cabot (RU) P + $27.95John F. Kennedy (HT) W $27.95Jubilee Celebration (ES) P vf * $29.95Jude the Obscure (ES) Y vf + $29.95

ROSES 2015Variety All of our roses are growing in large, 5 gallon containers(followed by type, color, and price)Bold=new for 2015

Judy Garland (FL) Y $27.95Julia Child (FL) Y + vf $27.95Jump for Joy (FL) A $27.95Just Joey (HT) Ob vf $24.95Keepsake (HT) Pb $27.95Ketchup & Mustard (FL) Rb $27.95Knock Out (SH) R + $27.95Koko Loko ( FL) Mb $27.95Kosmos (FL) W $27.95La Perla (HT) Yb $27.95Lady Emma Hamilton (ES) Ob vf $29.95Lady of Shallot (ES) Ob + $29.95Lady Salisbury (ES) P $29.95Lady X (HT) M + $27.95Lasting Love (HT) R $27.95Lava Flow (FL) R * $27.95Lavender Lassie (HMU) P vf $27.95L.D. Braithwaite (ES) R vf + $29.95Lemon Splash (SH) Y + $27.95Leonardo da Vinci (FL) P + $29.95Liberty Bell (FL) Rb + $27.95Lichfield Angel (ES) W + $29.95Linda Campbell (RU) R + $27.95Lion’s Fairy Tale (FL) Wb $27.95Livin’ Easy (FL) Ob + $27.95Look-A-Likes Apple Dapple (SH) W +

$27.95Look-A-Likes BougainFeelYa (SH) R +

$27.95Look-A-Likes Hydrangealicious (SH) R/W

+ $27.95Love (GR) Rb $27.95Love & Peace (HT) Pb vf $27.95Love’s Magic (HT) R $27.95Love Song (FL) M $27.95Macy’s Pride (SH) W + $27.95Mme. Hardy (DA) W vf $27.95Mardi Gras (FL) Ob $27.95Margaret Merril (FL) W vf $27.95Martin Frobisher (HRU) P + vf $27.95Mary Rose (ES) P * $29.95Melody Parfumee (GR) M vf $27.95Memorial Day (HT) M vf $27.95Mercury Rising (HT) Pb + $27.95Michelangelo (HT) Y vf + $27.95Midas Touch (HT) Y $27.95Midnight Blue (SH) M $27.95Milwaukee’s Calatrava (SH) W + $27.95Miracle On The Hudson (SH) R $27.95Miracle Sensation (SH) P + $27.95Mister Lincoln (HT) R vf * $24.95Moje Hammarberg (RU) M + $27.95Molineux (ES) Y + vf $29.95Mon Cheri (HT) Pb $27.95Moondance (FL) W $27.95Morden Snowbeauty (SH) W + $27.95Morden Sunrise (SH) Yb + $27.95Mornin’ Sunshine (FL) Y $27.95Mother of Pearl (GR) A + $27.95Munstead Wood (ES) R + vf $29.95Music Box (SH) Yb + $27.95Mutabilis (Tea) Yb * $27.95Neil Diamond (HT) Pb vf $27.95Neptune (HT) M vf $27.95Nevada (SH) W * $27.95Never Alone (SH) Rb + $27.95New Zealand (HT) P vf $27.95Nicole (FL) Pb * $27.95Nootka Rose (SP) P + $24.95

Octoberfest (GR) Ob $27.95Oh My! (SH) R $27.95Olympiad (HT) R * $27.95Opening Night (HT) R $27.95Oso Easy Cherry Pie (SH) R + $27.95Oso Easy Honey Bun (SH) Pb + $27.95Oso Easy Lemon Zest (SH) + $27.95Oso Easy Mango Salsa (SH) P + $27.95Over the Moon (HT) A $27.95Papa Meilland (HT) R vf $27.95Party Hardy (SH) Pb + $27.95Pascali (HT) W $27.95Pat Austin (ES) O vf $29.95Peace (HT) Yb * $24.95Peach Blossom (ES) P $29.95Peach Drift (GC) P + $27.95Peachy Keen (SH) Pb + $27.95Penelope (HMU) P * $27.95Perle d’ Or (PO) Yb + * $27.95Peter Mayle (HT) P $27.95Pink Double Knockout (SH) P + $27.95Pink Drift (GC) P + $27.95Pink Enchantment (HT) P vf $27.95Pink Flamingo (GR) P $27.95Pink Pet (PO) P + * $27.95Pink Prosperity (HMU) P * $27.95Playboy (FL) Rb * $27.95Popcorn Drift (GC) Y + $27.95Pope John Paul II (HT) W $27.95Port Sunlight (ES) Ab vf + $29.95Poseidon (FL) M $27.95Preference (FL) R + $27.95Prickly Wild (SP) P + $24.95Princess Alexandra of Kent (ES) P + vf

$29.95Purple Pavement (RU) P + $27.95Purple Tiger (FL) M $27.95Queen Anne (ES) P $29.95Queen Elizabeth (GR) P $27.95Queen Mary 2 (HT) W + vf $27.95Queen Nefertiti (ES) Pb $29.95Queen of Sweden (ES) P + $29.95Radiant Perfume (GR) Y vf $27.95Rainbow Sorbet (FL) Yb $27.95Raspberry Kiss (SH) Pb $27.95Raspberry Rugostar (SH) P + $27.95Red Corsair (SH) R $27.95Red Drift (GC) R + $27.95Red Gold (FL) R/O $27.95Red Ribbons (GC) R + $ 27.95Reine des Violettes (HP) M vf * $27.95Remember Me (HT) O $27.95Rhapsody in Blue (SH) M + $27.95Rio Samba (HT) Ob $27.95Robusta (SH) R * $27.95Rock and Roll (GR) R/W vf $27.95Rosa Mundi (SP) Pb * $27.95Roseraie de l’Hay (RU) R + vf * $27.95Rosemary Harkness (HT) Ob vf $27.95Royal Bonica (SH) P + $27.95Rubrifolia (SP) P + * $27.95Rugelda (HRU) Y + $27.95Rugosa (SP) P + * $24.95Rugosa Alba (SP) W + * $24.95Sally Holmes (SH) W * $27.95Savoy Hotel (HT) P $27.95Scarlet Pavement (RU) R + $27.95Scentimental (FL) R/W vf $27.95Scepter d’ Isle (ES) P vf + $29.95

Sea Foam (SH) W + $27.95Secret (HT) Pb vf $27.95Secret’s Out (HT) W vf $27.95Sedona (HT) Ob vf $27.95Sevillana (FL) O/R + $27.95Sexy Rexy (FL) P * $27.95Sheila’s Perfume (HT) Yb vf $27.95Silver Star (GR) M $27.95Sir John Betjeman (ES) P + $29.95Snow Pavement (RU) W + $27.95South Africa (GR) O $27.95Souvenir de Baden Baden (HT) Pb $27.95Souvenir de la Malmaison (BO) P vf *

$27.95Sparkle & Shine (FL) Y + $27.95Spirit of Freedom (ES) P vf $29.95St. Swithun (ES) P vf $29.95Stephans’ Big Purple (HT) Mb $24.95Sterling Silver (HT) M vf $27.95Strawberry Hill (ES) P + vf $29.95Strike it Rich (GR) Yb vf $27.95Sugar Moon (HT) W vf $27.95Summer Memories (FL) W $27.95Summer Sun (FL) Ob vf $27.95Sun Flare (FL) Y $27.95Sunny Knockout (SH) Y + $27.95Sunset Celebration (HT) A $27.95Sunsprite (FL) Y vf * $24.95Susan Williams-Ellis (ES) W vf $29.95Swamp Rose (SP) P + $24.95Sweet Drift (GC) P + $27.95Sweet Victoria (FL) P $27.95Tahitian Sunset (HT) Ab $27.95Tahitian Treasure (GR) P + $27.95Take It Easy (FL) Rb $27.95Tamora (ES) Ab vf $29.95Tea Clipper (ES) A vf $29.95Teasing Georgia (ES) Yb + $29.95Tess of the d’Urbervilles (ES) R $29.95The Alnwick Rose (ES) P vf $29.95The Fairy (PO) P + * $27.95The Generous Gardener (ES) Pb vf

$29.95The Lady Gardener (ES) A vf $29.95The Lark Ascending (ES) A $29.95The Mayflower (ES) P vf + $29.95The McCartney Rose (HT) P vf $27.95The Pilgrim (ES) Y vf $29.95Therese Bugnet (HRU) P + $27.95Topaz Jewel (HRU) Y + $27.95Touch of Class (HT) Pb * $27.95Toulouse Lautrec (HT) Y $27.95Tournament of Roses (GR) P * $27.95Tranquility (ES) W $29.95Tropicana (HT) O vf $27.95Trumpeter (FL) O/R $27.95Tuscan Sun (FL) O $27.95Twilight Zone (GR) M vf $27.95Valencia (HT) Ab vf $27.95Vavoom (FL) O $27.95Veteran’s Honor (HT) R $27.95Voodoo (HT) Ob $27.95Wedding Bells (HT) P $27.95We Salute You (HT) Ob $27.95White Licorice (FL) W vf $27.95White Majesty (HT) W + $27.95White Meidiland (GC) W + $24.95White Out (SH) W + $27.95White Pet (PO) W + * $27.95

Wild Blue Yonder (GR) M vf $27.95Wildeve (ES) P + $29.95William Shakespeare 2000 (ES) R vf

$29.95Winchester Cathedral (ES) W $29.95Windermere (ES) W vf + $29.95Winter Sun (HT) Y $27.95Wisley 2008 (ES) P $29.95Wollerton Old Hall (ES) W vf $29.95Woods Rose (SP) P + $24.95Young Lycidas (ES) Pb vf $29.95Yves Piaget (HT) P vf $27.95

Climbing Roses

Above All ob + $27.95Alchymist Ab * $27.95Altissimo R * $27.95America Ob vf * $27.95Angle Face M vf $27.95Autumn Sunset Ab vf $27.95Baltimore Belle P $27.95Cecile Brunner P * $27.95Claire Austin W + vf $29.95Cloud 10 W + $27.95Colette P + * vf $27.95Constance Spry P vf $29.95Don Juan R vf * $27.95Dortmund P + * $27.95Dublin Bay R * $27.95Eden P + $27.95Fourth of July R/W * $27.95Garden Sun Ab $27.95Ghislaine de Feligonde (RA) Yb $27.95Golden Cascade Y $27.95Golden Gate Y $27.95Golden Showers Y $27.95High Society P $27.95Iceberg W * $27.95James Galway P $29.95Joseph’s Coat Rb $27.95Kiftsgate (RA) W * $27.95Kordes Moonlight Yb $27.95Lady Banks White W vf + * $14.95 1gal.Lady Banks Yellow Y vf + * $14.95 1gal.Laguna P vf $27.95Malvern Hills (RA) Y $29.95New Dawn P vf + * $27.95Night Owl M $27.95Pearly Gates P vf $27.95Polka Ab + $27.95Pretty In Pink Eden P + $27.95Purple Splash Mb $27.95Raspberry Cream Twirl P/W + $27.95Rosanna P $27.95Royal America W $27.95Sky’s the Limit Y $27.95Snow Goose W $29.95Souvenir de la Malmaison (BO) P vf

$27.95Stormy Weather M $27.95The Wedgewood Rose P $29.95Top of the World O/Y $27.95Westerland Ob vf * $27.95White Dawn W vf $27.95White Eden W + $27.95William Baffin P + * $27.95Winner’s Circle R + $27.95

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