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Charles Albanel Rose, Rosa 'Charles Albanel', is one of the smallest Explorers. This rose blooms with fragrant clusters of mauve-red flowers that recur throughout the season. A resilient rose that's resistant to disease, it has a vivid autumn display of orange-red fruit along with orange and yellow fall foliage. Promising results have been reported in zone 2. Own root. Charles Albanel is a low growing shrub that is perfect for banks or low hedges. It's a spreading plant with bright, green foliage and disease resistant. Its heady fragrance is greatly admired.

Easy Elegance® All the Rage, 'Rosa 'BAIrage' (PPAF), is an easy to grow, multi-colored spectacle with tight, coral buds swirling open to apricot-colored blossoms with luminous yellow centers. Its blooms age to lipstick pink before dropping cleanly away. All the Rage blooms steadily all season, so there will always be a range of colors to admire! It has an astonishingly clean, disease-resistant foliage with a perfectly round form. No wonder this plant is All the Rage! It is grown on its own root instead of being grafted onto a hardy root stock. It is always in flower, which is a nice surprise for a landscape rose. All the Rage likes lots of sun and a good watering, or about 1 inch of rainfall once a week. Water in the morning and avoid getting the foliage wet. The Easy Elegance line of roses continue to show their outstanding performance.

Easy Elegance® High Voltage, Rosa 'BAIage' (PPAF), is an electrifying shrub rose with flowers that are three to four inches in diameter. High Voltage provides shockingly beautiful yellow flowers with an upright growth pattern and disease-free foliage. The plant is highly disease tolerant to black spot. Blooms are held high on sturdy canes and are very fragrant. This shrub has a vase-shape habit, so it is good for back of the border. Large, plentiful blooms make High Voltage a showstopper in any garden. It is grown on its own root instead of being grafted onto a hardy root stock. It prefers well drained soil and full sun. The Easy Elegance line of roses continue to show their outstanding performance.

Easy Elegance® Kashmir, Easy Elegance® Kashmir, is an easy to grow, hardy shrub that features fantastic dark-red buds. The soft cashmere petals mature into a breathtaking rich hybrid tea bloom. With touches of velvet red new growth, the disease free foliage is a perfect accent for Kashmir's red wine colored flowers. It is grown on its own root instead of being grafted onto a hardy root stock, has a superior shape and evenness of size with no suckering, and offers everblooming blossoms all season. Kashmir likes lots of sun and a good watering, or about 1 inch of rainfall once a week. Water in the morning and avoid getting the foliage wet. The Easy Elegance line of roses continue to show their outstanding performance.

George Vancouver Rose, Rosa 'George Vancouver' (PP10,009), is an Explorer rose that explodes with an extraordinary number of flowers, borne in clusters of up to six, along rich green foliage with resistance to disease. The scalloped blooms begin as buds of deep red that open to fuchsia-red then finally soften to pink as the flowers fully unfurl. The fall display of red hips is just as impressive. Own root. A well foliated shrub, the George Vancouver is very hardy and healthy, upright, compact and spreading. It as good disease resistant foliage. A vigorous climber, it is moderately fragrant and a continuous bloomer.

John Davis Rose, Rosa 'John Davis', is backed by glossy leathery foliage. The trailing red canes of this Explorer Series rose are equally spectacular whether trellised or allowed to roam. Carried in clusters of up to seventeen, each 3 1/2" blossom opens its outer petals nearly flat, to frame the clear pink center, before opening fully to the scent of spice. Own root. When this rose is in peak full bloom in late June, it is literally smothered in flowers. John Davis repeats throughout the summer until frost. It is very winter hardy with no winter cane dieback. It also has very few thorns, has healthy foliage, and highly resistant to blackspot and mildew.

Love & Peace® Rose, Rosa 'BAIpeace' (PP14,731), is the first winner from Bailey's breeding program. This rose bears carmine red buds that open to a warm blend of golden yellow, edged with carmine pink. The blooms mature to creamy yellow and pink. Love & Peace® has a compact upright habit and lustrous dark green foliage that is very disease resistant. It is tall, narrow, pillar-like and a profuse bloomer! Own root. AARS 2002 Winner. This rose will mesmerize garden enthusiasts with its fruity scent and stunning good looks. This classic, upright, hybrid tea rose will grow to 4-5 feet. Love & Peace is a perfect addition to a formal rose garden, or for creating a striking feature in any landscape. It makes a beautiful cut flower as well.

Morden Centennial, Rosa 'Morden Centennial', is a Parkland Series rose that flowers all season with especially profuse flushes of rich pink flowers from beginning to end. The lightly scented blooms appear in clusters among healthy, disease resistant foliage before being replaced by persistent red hips. While reliably hardy in zone 3, some success has been reported in zone 2. Own root. Morden Centennial grows to three feet, and has a habit that is upright and bushy. The medium glossy leaves typically have seven leaflets, and its resistance to mildew is very good. It was honored with the Canadian Rose Society's Outstanding Cultivar Award in 1986.

Morden Fireglow, Rosa 'Morden Fireglow' (PP8,060), is a low growing Parkland Series rose that has elegant pointed buds and beautiful cupped flowers. They are borne in clusters of up to five, that glow with petals of fiery orange-red and a brilliant scarlet reverse. The spectacular color was achieved through careful laboratory selection of its parents based on chemical analysis of flower pigments. Own root. Morden Fireglow grows to three feet, and its habit is upright and bushy. The medium glossy leaves typically have seven leaflets and its resistance to mildew is very good. It was honored with the Canadian Rose Society's Outstanding Cultivar Award in 1986. Rebloom is assured if deadheading is practiced.

Morden Ruby Rose, Rosa 'Morden Ruby', is a dazzling Parkland Series rose. The flowers arrive in a heavy flush in early summer and recur until season's end, then they bloom with renewed profusion, followed by small orange hips. The long-lasting flowers are a striking blend of deepest pink and ruby red, with an occasional distinctive splash of deep, deep red. Own root. Flowers are fully double about 3" wide and blooms are borne in small clusters. Repeats in fall and has dark green, shiny foliage that can be somewhat prone to blackspot in humid summers. A very nice and unique rose that should be grown in more gardens. With a slight fragrance, these blooms also make excellent cut flowers.

Northern Accents™ Lena Rose, Rosa 'BAIlena', is a frilly pink blend, everblooming rose that grows 24-30 inches tall. Own Root. With recurrent blooming, this hardy shrub rose does not need to be cut down or covered for winter. In the spring, cut off whatever stems do not green up or trim to shape the bush. With bright green disease resistant foliage, being super hardy, and easy to grow, Northern Accents Lena adds continuous color to the landscape. And, donchaknow, it is a low-maintenance shrub followed by a good showing of hips in the fall.

Northern Accents™ Ole Rose, Rosa 'BAIole', has light pink, everblooming, masses of flowers and grows 30-36 inches tall. Own Root. With recurrent blooming, this hardy shrub rose does not need to be cut down or covered for winter. In the spring, cut off whatever stems do not green up or trim to shape the bush. With bright green disease resistant foliage, being super hardy, and easy to grow, Northern Accents Ole adds continuous color to the landscape. It is also a low-maintenance shrub followed by a good showing of hips in the fall.