Winning Roses
Betty Boop is floribunda rose with a moderate fragrance and grows 3 to 5 ft, Zones 5 to 9.
Tree roses complement the many rose beds. The yellow rose on the left is Dr. Fiona Stanley tree rose.
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Dr. Fiona Stanley, a hybrid tea, tree rose.
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I have been to many rose gardens in my time throughout Canada, England, Italy and Florida, but I have yet to see anything like The International Rose Test Garden in Portland, Oregon. It surpassed all my expectations and I look forward to visiting it again as there is so much to see and lots of pictures to take!
California Dreamin', a fragrant hybrid tea, 3 to 4 ft, Zones 6 to 9.
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Watercolors Home Run shrub rose, fragrant, 2 to 3', Zones 4 to 9.
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Located in Washington Park, where the delightful Hoyt Arboretum and exquisite Japanese Gardens (watch for my upcoming blog) also reside, this rose garden features over 10,000 roses with 650 varieties. Volunteer guided and self-guided tours help visitors navigate the 4.5 acres. Their signage and information displays are extremely helpful, but since there is so much to see, give yourself half a day or a full day to fully appreciate it.
A charming old world structure adds to the beauty of this garden.
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Portland’s rose garden was established in 1917 making it the oldest public rose garden the USA. It receives over 700,000 people a year. No wonder Portland’s nickname is
“The City of Roses”. For more information check click here: Garden hours: 7:30am-9:00pm FREE public tours are offered daily at 1:00pm, from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend. |
Why so many roses?
This garden is one of 11 testing sites for The American Garden Rose Selections, formerly the All American Rose Selections. Approximately 2,500 new rose introductions from all over the world are sent here to be rated for disease resistance, fragrance, flower form and colour. In 2006 it received The Garden of Excellence Award from the World Federation of Rose Societies.
The Queen Elizabeth grandiflora bears huge moderately fragrant blossoms on 6 foot plants. Zones 5 to 9.
June is when most roses are in flower, however, we visited on a cool rainy day in October. To my surprise, most of the roses were in blooming and had lush green, healthy foliage. The garden beds are full of all kinds of roses, which are grouped together according to their type from hybrid teas to miniatures and everything inbetween.
Informative displays boast the best and the most fragrant roses for Portland. Their recommendations also applies to anyone who gardens in the Pacific Northwest including British Columbia, which made this rose garden very relevant to me. |
Sunny Knock Out is a landscape rose, grows 3 to 4 ft with a light fragrance, Zones 4 to 10.
Educational rose workshops are offered by The Portland Rose Society. They provide the volunteers to help with plant labellingW, planting, deadheading as well as fundraising, garden tours and many other tasks that help keep the garden running.
This sign points to roses suitable for slopes.
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Hybrid Tea Roses
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A bee visits a California Dreamin', a fragrant hybrid tea rose. It grows 3 to 4 ft, Zones 6 to 9.
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Sugar Moon hybrid tea rose has a spicy fragrance, grows over 5 ft, Zones 5 to 9.
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Honor, hybrid tea, fragrant, grows 3 to 4 ft, Zones 6 to 9.
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Cinderella, a hybrid tea, has a slight fragrance, up to 4 ft tall, Zones 4 to 9.
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Gemini, hybrid tea, 5 to 6 ft, fragrant, Zones 5 to 9.
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Honor, hybrid tea, fragrant, grows 3 to 4 ft, Zones 6 to 9.
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Love & Peace, hybrid tea, fragrant, 4 to 6ft, Zones 5 to 9.
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Neil Diamond, hybrid tea, fragrant, up to 5 ft, Zones 5 to 9.
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Abbaye de Cluny, hybrid tea, moderate fragrance, 3-4', Zones 6 to 9.
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Over the Moon, hybrid tea, fragrant, 4 to 5 ft, Zones 6 to 9.
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Hybrid tea rose, Secret, fragrant, 4 to 5 feet, Zones 6 to 9.
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Over the Moon hybrid tea, fragrant, 4 to 5 ft, Zones 6 to 9.
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Floribunda Roses
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Bolero, floribunda, fragrant, 3 to 4 feet, Zones 5 to 9.
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Day Breaker, floribunda, fragrant, 3 to 5 feet, Zones 5 to 9.
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Saint Tropez, floribunda, fragrant, 4 ft, Zones 6 to 9.
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Ketchup & Mustard, floribunda, 3 to 4 feet, Zones 6 to 9.
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Royal Rosarian rose, floribunda, to 4 ft, fragrant, Zones 6 to 9.
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Plum Perfect (Korvodacom), fragrant, floribunda, 2 to 3 feet, Zones 5 to 9.
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Head Over Heels floribunda, 3 ft, Zone 4 to 9.
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Scentimental, floribunda, fragrant, 3 to 4 ft, Zones 6 to 10,
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Rosie the Riveter, floribunda, fragrant, 3 to 4 ft, Zones 6 to 9.
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Rosa Fired Up, floribunda, 4-5', Zones 5 to 9.
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Sparkle & Shine, floribunda, 3 - 4', Zones 7 to 10
David Austin English Roses
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Darcey Bussell, David Austin, shrub, light scent, 2-3 ft, Zones 5 -10.
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Darcey Bussell
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Olivia Rose Austin, fragrant shrub, 3' x 3', zones 5 to 10.
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Jubilee Celebration, fragrant, 5' x 3', Zones 5 to 9.
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Munstead Woods, David Austin fragrant shrub, 4' x 4', Zones 5 to 9.
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Port Sunlight, David Austin fragrant shrub, 4' x 4', Zones: 4 to 8.
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The Alnwick Rose, David Austin fragrant shrub, 3' x 2ft, Zones 5 to 10.
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The Endeavour, David Austin fragrant shrub rose, 3 to 4', Zones 6 to 9.
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Windermere, David Austin, fragrant shrub, Zones 6 to 9.
Miniature & Ground Cover Roses
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Little Chap, ground cover, 1' x 18", Zones 5 to 9.
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"Little Chap"
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Striped Delight, miniature, 30".
Button & Bows, miniature rose.
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Button & Bows as a groundcover.
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Amber Sunblaze, miniature, 24" x 24", Zones 5 to 11.
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Ko's Yellow, miniature, fragrant, 2-3 ' x 15 -18", Zone 6 to 10.
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Rainbow's End, miniature, 12-18" x 18", Zones 5 to 11.
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miniature, Rosa Little Meghan, slight fragrance, Zones 6 to 9.
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Pink Sunblaze, miniature, slightly fragrant, 15" to 18". Zones 5 to 11.
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Sweet Sunblaze, miniature, slight fragrance, 15-18", Zones 5 to 11.
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"You're the One"
Rosa Party Lights, miniature.
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You're the One, miniature, slight frangrance, 18-24".
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Climbing Roses & Ramblers
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Fourth of July, fragrant climber, 10', Zones 6 to 9.
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Sky's the Limit, fragrant climber, 8', Zones 4 to 9.
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Soaring Flight, rambler, 10', slight fragrance, Zones 5 to 9.
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"Soaring Flight"
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Soaring Flight growing on an arched arbour.