2016 Catalog of Roses for Sale

The majority of the roses in this sale are not in commerce. We encourage all lovers
of roses to preserve these roses, through propagation and sharing forward. To acquire any of the wonderful Old and Rare roses which ARE in commerce, PLEASE support our vendors, by purchasing healthy own-root roses from them.
This is the twenty-fourth anniversary of the first planting of the Historic Rose Garden,
which has grown to over 500 roses, many collected from historic sites in California. The garden was initially established with roses donated from rose collector and
botanist, Fred Boutin and includes those from local rosarians.
This year’s Open Garden and sale commemorates Barbara Oliva, the Historic Rose
Garden’s first Curator. Barbara worked tirelessly for over twenty years to enhance
this garden and today’s volunteers carry on her legacy.
Saturday, April 9, 2016
Historic City Cemetery
1000 Broadway, Sacramento, CA 95818
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Garden & Rose Sale: 9:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Docent-Led Rose Garden Tours: 10:30 a.m. & 1 p.m.
History Tour: 11:00 a.m.
Led By A Costumed Docent
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Silent Auction Closes — 12:30 p.m.
Hourly Electric Cart Overview Tours Of The Cemetery And Its Gardens.
SEE ALSO :
The Perennial Plant Club’s Hamilton Square Garden,
(Perennials & Mature Modern Shrub Roses)
and the California Native Plant Society’s Demonstration garden
All roses priced at
$15.00 Unless otherwise marked
“Abbot and Burns Family Rose” (Lawrenceana found rose)
It’s said that The “Abbott and Burns Family Rose” was carried from Arkansas
to California via wagon train, in 1857, by the family of a Cemetery volunteer.
The rose appears to be a China, similar to “Mableton Rouletti”. Roses of this
type were known as Lawrenceanas or Fairy Roses in the mid 19th century; tiny
bushes with white, pink or crimson flowers. This rose may also have been a
dooryard rose, planted near the back door, where a busy housewife could water
it with dishwater, and stop for a few minutes to enjoy the blooms. No wonder
some long-ago woman took the trouble to bring her rose along to California.
“Abbott and Burns Family Rose” is nearly constantly in bloom, with flowers
no more than an inch in size covering a plant about two feet high and wide.
See “Abbott & Burns” at 546SE
“Across from the Health Food Store” (unknown found rose)
This charming and carefree found rose was originally given the Study Name “Health food” as it was discovered
across from a health food store in the foothills. The rose grows to about 6’ tall with lovely pink blooms shading
to magenta. The blooms pull you in to try to detect their slight fragrance. Flowers are large, very double with an
excellent repeat. Rosarians have not yet determined its class; one suggestion is Hybrid Perpetual. The rose
grows vigorously to six feet and needs to be pruned to keep to that height as it is very vigorous and needs space.
It remains somewhat smaller when grown in part shade. This rose blooms throughout the season.
‘Aimee Vibert’ (Noisette, Vibert, 1828)
This white noisette was named for his daughter by Jean Pierre Vibert when he first offered the rose in commerce. In fact, it is still in commerce after nearly 190 years. This
fragrant shrub with dark green foliage makes a great garden plant as it blooms repeatedly through the year. Many brides have carried this rose over the years. The shrub
version was thought to be lost, and only the climbing version has been available for
sale. Fortunately, it has often been found by rose rescuers in old California cemeteries.
Ours comes from one of this cemetery’s legacy roses, planted in the 19th century. As
elsewhere, it has survived neglect and drought. An easy-to-grow rose, requiring little
care. ‘Champneys' Pink Cluster × Rosa sempervirens plena.
See ‘Aimeé Vibert’ on Maple Street, in the Eastman Plot & 462 SW & 538 NE
“Barbara’s Apricot” (Rippetoe, 2007, seedling, possibly Noisette)
This rose has never been offered for sale before. Grown by Robert Rippetoe from open
pollinated seeds sent by Barbara Oliva from “Cemetery Musk Seedling” (AKA ‘Jim
Henley’). Single 2” pale apricot flowers fading quickly to creamy white with pink undertones. The rose has a strong, musk fragrance. This seedling is being tested for climactic adaptability and disease resistance.
“Barbara’s Pasture Rose’”(Hybrid Perpetual, Found.)
“Barbara’s Pasture Rose” was given its study name because Barbara Oliva found it
growing in a rural pasture near Cherokee, California. She crawled under a barbed
wire fence to examine and rescue this lovely, deep pink Hybrid Perpetual. It is a particularly vigorous clone, perhaps a seedling or sport of ‘La Reine.’ (Hybrid Perpetual,
France, 1842, Laffay) It seems to be of that “family,” but is more vigorous, and disease resistant, than known clones of ‘La Reine’.
See “Barbara’s Pasture Rose” at 445SW, 544NW
“Baretta Street Bourbon” (Bourbon, Found)
This rose was found in Sonora by Fred Boutin. Bourbon roses were first noticed
growing on Bourbon Island in the Indian Ocean (now Reunion Island) and were
probably natural crosses of roses used as hedging by farmers there. This unique
rose appears to be a double version of ‘Gloire des Rosomanes’ or “Ragged Robin”. This cerise bourbon rose blooms in flushes throughout the season.
See “Baretta Street Bourbon” at 51 N and 52 SW
‘Baronne Prévost’ (Hybrid Perpetual, Desprez, 1841)
Pink, shading to lilac, with a strong damask fragrance, this rose is a real beauty. It has large, full blooms in small clusters with a button-eye and typical HP
flat bloom form. It blooms in spring in Sacramento and early summer in cooler
climes, with scattered later bloom. Upright growth to five feet tall.
See ‘Baronne Prévost’ at 479 SE & 499 SW
‘Bengal Fire’ (Rosa indica var. Miss Low, Hort.)
Though the origin is unknown, this China/Bengale hybrid has been
around since the late 19th century and has proven very popular because of
the unusual crimson single flowers with golden stamens. It is sold under
a variety of names, Indica stellulata, Sanguinea, Miss Lowe, Miss Lowe’s
Variety, Rose indica var. Miss Low, Hort.
‘Bengal Fire’ is a medium-sized shrub which makes a lovely addition to
any garden. The flowers are deep crimson, blooming in flushes throughout the season. It also makes a good hedge, needing very little pruning
beyond simple shaping. There is no fragrance (or very little).
‘Bengal Fire’ can be seen at 530 NW
“Benny Lopez” (Damask Perpetual found rose, c. 1950’s, 2005)
Discovered by Ingrid Wapelhorst, this rose is also known as “Mystery Santa
Barbara Rose”. It is deep pink with a purple tone, changing shades to cerise
with changes in the light. In Sacramento’s hot summer, it fades to shocking
pink and in fall, blooms have a purple tinge. Blossoms include hundreds of
petals and have a strong damask/spice fragrance. Like other roses of this class,
most blooms are borne singly; they also have a button eyes and old-fashioned,
quartered bloom form. “Benny” blooms continually throughout the season.
Plant is thorny, vigorous and spreading, sending out runners and he suckers on
his own roots. Foliage is large, semi-glossy and dark green with 5-7 leaflets.
Jeri Jennings: “This unidentified Found Rose was collected in Santa Barbara,
California, in the late 1950's. The original discoverer has grown it for a halfcentury, trimmed and trained as a standard, so we are still in the discovery
phase as to its natural habit."
See “Benny Lopez” in 476 SW
‘Blanchefleur’ (Centifolia, Vibert, 1835)
This white, near white or blush Centifolia rose was bred by Jean-Pierre
Vibert of France in 1835. It carries a strong, sweet fragrance on medium to
large, full bloom form. Though it blooms just once in spring or early summer, this upright, arching shrub makes a great garden plant, growing to 4’ to
6’. Prune to shape and remove dead after flowering is finished.
‘Blanchefleur’ can be seen in 520 SE
‘Bloomfield Abundance’ (Floribunda, Thomas, 1920)
A light, creamy pink, ‘Bloomfield Abundance’ was bred by Captain George C.
Thomas in the US and introduced to commerce by Bobbink & Atkins in 1920.
Classed officially as a floribunda, the rose shows various characteristics. It has
a mild fragrance. Blossoms are very full, with up to 56 petals. Prolific, it
blooms in flushes throughout the season. The plant has a height of 3' to 7'.
This rose, thought to be lost, was recently identified by Fred Boutin, and is happily found again. Some have confused it with ‘Spray Cécile Brunner’ but it has
larger flowers and very different foliage and growth habit.
Visit this rose in 540 NW
‘Buff Beauty’ (Hybrid Musk, Bentall, 1939)
A favorite of Cemetery visitors, (see cover of this catalog) ‘Buff Beauty’ is
a pale apricot or apricot blend Hybrid Musk. Although it prefers full sun,
like others of this class it will grow in partial shade. The rose has a clusters of small, full flowers and a strong tea rose fragrance. It blooms in
flushes throughout the season and can grow to a height of 4’-8’. Loves
Sacramento Valley’s heat and prefers to be but lightly pruned. Triploid:
‘William Allen Richardson’ x seedling.
Two roses in the HRG: 87 C and 531 SW
Burden Home Tea (Tea, found, Sonora)
This tea rose was found near Sonora. Not much is known about the plant or its origin. We plan to
grow one in this garden to evaluate and perhaps identify it.
Clementina Carbonieri (Tea, Bonfiglioli e figlio, 1913)
Lovely, salmon-pink shading to violet-pink-edged blooms with deep
yellow undertones. Clementina has medium to large, full blooms
and blooms in flushes throughout the season with a strong fragrance. The plant has purplish stems and medium green foliage
(lighter in cooler climates) and reaches a height of 3' to 4’. Pretty
‘bullet-proof’ in the Central Valley, but is subject to powdery mildew in cooler, coastal areas.
“Cloverdale Crimson China” (China/Bengale found rose)
This china rose was found and collected in Cloverdale, California
and comes to us from the San Jose Heritage Rose Garden. Solitary
blooms are followed by a cluster of bright crimson flowers.
“Copperopolis Bar” (Found, Hybrid Perpetual, Vierra)
This found rose was donated to us from the Master Gardeners’ Garden in Calaveras County, and was originally discovered near an old saloon where it had survived years of neglect. Deep pink with many petals, the
rose is very fragrant and rarely out of bloom. In the cemetery, the plants have stayed small but it should
grow to a larger plant with time. Somewhat similar to another found rose, “Tylor Carll”, but blooms are a
different shade of pink.
Can be seen in 466 NW
‘Dame de Coeur’ (Hybrid Tea, Lens, Belgium, 1958)
This rose is commercially available and sold under various names: ‘Dama
di Cuori’, ‘Herz-Dame’, ‘Queen of Hearts’, ‘Röd Peace’. It carries six
inch wide upright blooms throughout the season in medium red to cherry
red, with a strong rose fragrance. This ‘Dame’ is well armed with prickles
and has glossy, dark green foliage. May grow to 4’ tall and makes a good
cut flower or garden shrub. This vigorous rose loves the heat, and is resistant to mildew. ‘Dame de Coeur’ is a cross of ‘Peace’ x ‘Independence’.
The roses hold on the plant on for a solid month.
‘Duchesse de Brabant’ (Tea, Bernède, France, 1857)
Commercially available under several names, ‘Comtesse de Labarthe’,
‘Comtesse Ouwaroff’, ‘Countess Bertha’, ‘Sakura Kagami’. Blooms are rose
pink, very double and have been described as ’cupped and rounded like a
lovely wine goblet’ (Texas A&M). Light pink blend flowers fade over time.
Strong tea fragrance. This rose blooms in flushes throughout the season. President Theodore Roosevelt often wore this rose in his buttonhole.
The Duchess can be seen in 25S, 62 and 81 in the Historic Rose Garden
‘Enchantress’ (Tea, Cook & Sons, US, 1903)
Originally offered in 1903, the commercial name was changed to ‘Enchanter’
in 1904 and receives excellent reviews by those who have grown it. It is a
deep pink tea with large, full (26-40 petals) blooms. This rose lives up to its
name and enchants while blooming in flushes throughout the season, helped
by deadheading. It is a descendant of ‘Mme Caroline Testout’ and was bred
by John Cook & Son.
“Eureka Lemon” (Hybrid Perpetual found rose)
This rose is similar to the Hybrid Perpetual, ‘La Reine’. Its big,
fragrant cabbage-like flowers are produced in regular flushes in
nearly full shade, and has been found to perform just as well in a
shady coastal garden as it does in the cemetery. It has medium
pink blooms with a strong lemon fragrance. Occasional repeat
later in season. Height to 5’. Accepts partial shade. Possibly
‘La Reine’ or ‘La Reine’ family.
“Eureka Lemon” is in plot 528 NE
“Ferndale Red China” (China/Bengale found rose)
This red rose was found by Gregg Lowery and Phillip Robinson in a
small hillside cemetery in Ferndale, California, appearing on several
gravesites. It carries clusters of cupped, flatish blooms that appear in
flushes throughout the season. A small plant (under 5’) this china rose
has a moderate rose fragrance. It makes a great garden plant in the
middle of a border. Lost from the cemetery where it once grew, plant
rosarians have concluded that it is likely identical to the Huntington’s
form of ‘Slater’s Crimson China’, probably bred in China before the
mid 17th century.
See it at 546N
All roses priced at
$15.00 Unless otherwise marked
“Forest Ranch Pom-Pom”
(Hybrid Perpetual/Damask Perpetual found rose)
This mauve/purple blend HP was discovered by Sherri Berglund on
property associated with John Bidwell near Chico. It has a strong,
damask fragrance and has large (3 ½”) flat, quartered purple blooms
on arching canes. This is a vigorous rose, suckering on its own roots
with large, semi-glossy, medium green foliage. A graceful plant
which is disease-resistant, blooms generously in spring and repeats
well in the fall with even more intense color.
See this rose at 440 SE
‘Gourmet Popcorn’
(Miniature sport of ‘Popcorn’ discovered by Desamera in 1986)
This miniature rose, also called a shrublet, bears mostly solitary or
small clusters of white semi-double blooms with bright yellow centers. Flowers are about 1” in diameter and have 25-28 petals amid
tiny pale yellow buds. Shrub grows to about 2 ½’ with semi-glossy,
dark green foliage. Great plant for borders or understory and requires only simple shaping and removing of dead wood at pruning
time. Vigorous and disease-resistant. Great container plant; striking
display in a hanging container.
“Grandmother’s Hat” (Hybrid Perpetual found rose)
This rose was found by Fred Boutin and Barbara Worl at different
times in different places and carries a variety of study names;
“Altadena Drive Pink HP”, “Barbara Worl”, “Grandma’s Hat”.
The rose is very popular among those who have grown it, reminding
all of the flowers in an old-fashioned ladies hat. Large, full blooms
are pink with lilac undertones, darker pink centers. Blooms fade to
lighter pink with age. The blossoms have a strong rose fragrance
and the foliage is also fragrant. The shrub blooms prolifically in
flushes throughout the season on a tall, arching plant. Prefers hot,
dry climate; somewhat susceptible to blackspot in humid climates.
See “Grandmother’s Hat” in 474 SE
“Jamestown Road Red China”
(found rose from Jamestown, CA)
This china rose, found in Jamestown, near Sonora grows to 8’. It will be grown in the
cemetery and by rosarians to determine its characteristics and perhaps its identity.
“Jesse Hildreth” (found tea rose from San Juan Bautista)
Now commercially available, this rose was found in a cemetery in
San Juan Bautista, growing on an abandoned gravesite. Jesse was
born in Missouri and came to California during the 1850’s. He died
young (age 21) in 1862. The rose may date from that time. Blooms
are light yellow with as many as 100 petals. “Jesse” blooms are
large, set in clusters and are typical nodding (weak necked) tea rose
form. The rose is prolific, blooming continuously throughout the
season. Buds are large and the foliage is glossy, light green, hollylike. This drought-resistant rose makes a great garden plant with
others or can be treated as a specimen. It is disease-resistant and
does not like to be heavily pruned. Simply remove dead canes and
lightly shape the bush.
Visit “Jesse Hildreth” in 547 NW
‘Jim Henley’ (found Hybrid Moschata seedling)
This charming rose was noticed growing in the Historic Rose Garden
about ten years ago and determined to be a chance seedling whose
parentage is unknown. Many such plants appear and are routinely
removed. This rose, however was uncommon and was allowed to
grow up under the study name, “Cemetery Musk Seedling” . It continually produces clusters of blush-tinted tiny white single flowers
with a delicious clove scent and decorative little red hips, surrounded
by disease-free, bright green foliage. It can be grown as a mediumsized bush, or its long, supple canes can be trained as a small climber
or pillar rose.
Rose Garden volunteers named the rose for Jim Henley, former City
Historian who was instrumental in establishing the Historic Rose
Garden in the 1990’s. The name has been registered, and the rose
will be sold commercially under that name.
See ‘Jim Henley’ at 94 SW
‘La France’ (Hybrid Tea, Guillot, 1867)
‘La France’, the first commercially available Hybrid Tea
has been in commerce since 1867. Bred by Jean-Baptiste
Andre (fils) Guillot, ‘La France’ led the way into a new
class of roses, the Hybrid Teas, which became the most popular roses of the 20th century. Blooms have about 60 petals
about 3 ½” with a strong fragrance. Flowers are borne mostly solitary and the plant blooms in flushes through the season. Prune out dead, diseased, crossing canes in winter and
in California, reduce the plant by about one-third.
‘La France’ can be seen in 481 SE
All roses priced at
$15.00 Unless otherwise marked
‘Lady Ann Kidwell’ ( Polyantha, Krebs, 1948)
This commercially available rose is a deep pink polyantha bred by Alfred
Krebs in the US, in 1948 and introduced by Marsh’s Nursery that year. The
rose is rose-red in color and lightly fragrant, blooming in flushes through the
season with medium-sized double flowers of 17-25 petals. Buds are pointed
and upright. Can be used for cut flowers, though nodding (weak-necked)
blooms make arrangements less formal. Foliage is glossy and leathery and the
plant grows up to six feet—a vigorous garden plant. Prune to remove dead
and diseased canes and to gently shape the bush. Seedling of ‘‘Mlle Cécile
Brünner’
“Legacy of Frank Dorroh” (Miniature China/Bengale, Lawrenciana)
Pink blend miniature with small white centered blooms of 5 to 15 petals. Flowers are single to semi-double, mostly solitary, in a cupped bloom form. The rose
has a spring or summer flush with scattered later bloom on a short, compact,
dense, upright bush with small, glossy, medium green, dense foliage. Needs
little care; relatively disease-free and quite hardy.
The rose is in 476 EC
“Mableton Roulettii” (Miniature found rose from Santa Rosa, CA)
A pink rose with white flecks on the petals and a golden center, this mini
blooms in flushes throughout the season and makes a great plant for border
gardens or understory for larger plants. The foliage is proportionally
small. The study name given to this rose comes from the grounds of the
house where it was found in Santa Rosa...the same house used in the 1960
Hayley Mills film, Polyanna. (Note that this is different than the Roulettii
used in breeding miniature roses by Ralph Moore.)
See this rose in 476 SE
“Malespina Red China” (China found rose)
Jeri Jennings says to fill your garden with red china roses and
you’ll have color through the year. They also attract bees and
other beneficial insects. Red chinas are tough, self-sufficient, non
-stop, disease-free blooming machines. This rose was collected in
a gold rush cemetery and is similar to “White Pearl in Red Dragon’s Mouth” though a little larger. Lots of small red blooms cover the plant most of the year. Simply prune to keep the plant open
and for a little shaping. Great garden shrub.
See the rose at 502 NE
‘Maman Cochet’ (Tea, Cochet, 1892)
This popular rose was bred by Scipion Cochet in France in 1892 and is
often found in Mother Lode cemeteries. ‘Maman Cochet’ is a fragrant
pink blend tea rose with yellow undertones. Blooms age to copper color
and are very large, double, globular, and high-centered. The plant blooms
in flushes through the season on a dense, upright, 3’ - 7’ shrub and rarely
sets hips. Cross of ‘Marie van Houtte’ x ‘Mme Lombard’.
Visit ‘Maman’ at 49 S
“Miriam Wilkins” (Hybrid Perpetual found rose, Robinson)
Discovered by Phillip Robinson (US, 1981), this lovely lilac-pink hybrid perpetual rose was named for the founder of the annual Celebration
of Old Roses held in El Cerrito held each May. “Miriam Wilkins”
blooms in flushes during the season on a shrub that grows to 4’ tall and
has a strong fragrance. In Sacramento’s summer heat, blooms slow
down to pick up when temperatures fall.
See Miriam’s rose at 490 EC
‘Mlle Cécile Brünner’ (Polyantha, Hosp. 1894)
This is one of the most popular roses of the 20th century, sometimes called Cecil Brunner in the mistaken notion that it was
named for a California nurseryman. Also known as the Buttonhole Rose, and the Sweetheart Rose this sweetly pale pink, buttoneyed polyantha is a prolific bloomer in clusters of up to a dozen 1”
to 1 ½” blossoms. She has a strong, spice/sweet-tea fragrance. In
the right climate, ‘Mlle Cécile’ blooms year-round and is vigorous
enough to be grown as a shrub with the added advantage of being
disease-resistant. This plant is the rarely grown shrub form; about
3’ tall x 4’ wide.
She can be seen in 19 N, 38 N & 38 S
‘Mlle de Sombreuil’ (Tea, Robert, 1850)
This beautiful white tea has a number of aliases: “Huntington
La Biche”, “La Biche” (in commerce as), and has been confused with ‘Sombreuil’ a large flowered climber introduced in
the 1880’s. ‘Mlle de Sombreuil’ was named to honor a young
aristocrat who supported her arrested male relatives during the
French Revolution by joining them in prison, only to lose each
to the guillotine. This rose is white, near white or white/cream
blend. Blooms are large, semi-double and tea-scented. Canes
are purple-tinged with bright green foliage. ‘Mlle’ can be
grown as a pillar or shrub. In the cemetery these two Sombreuil’s are grown near each other.
Compare them at 479 NE & 479 NW
‘Mouseline’ (Moss, Robert & Moreau, 1881)
This white, near white or white blend Moss rose was bred by
Robert & Moreau in France. It has a strong fragrance on large,
double bloom form and blooms in flushes throughout the season. Buds are covered in mossy growth. Plant is compact, growing to just four feet.
“Mrs. Keays Pink Noisette” (Noisette found rose)
This lovely pale pink noisette, also known as “Faded Pink
Monthly” was found on a site dating back to the Civil War.
Faded pink is an apt description of the color, a blush pink that
fades with time. The rose is hardy, fragrant with clean foliage
on a well-behaved shrub that can live in partial shade. She
blooms in spring and early summer with flushes through the
season.
Visit “Mrs. Keays” at 490 EC
“N92 Nanjaing” (China found rose, from China)
This unknown china rose was found growing in various parks
and along roadsides of the Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces on
the northeast coast of China. The rose was collected by Dr.
Yoshihuro Ueda in 2002 from a plant growing at the gate of
the Jiangsu Forestry Academy in Nanjing, hence the study
name. It hasn’t been in the Rose Garden long, but seems to be
happy in our climate, producing beautiful pink blooms
through the season.
See the Cemetery’s plant at 514 SE
‘Niles Cochet’ (Tea, California Nursery, 1906)
This red blend tea rose is commercially available and is also known as
“Aunt Jane’s Mystery”, “Red Cochet”, and “Red Maman Cochet”. It
is a sport of ‘Maman Cochet’ and is named for the location of the Niles,
California Nursery where it was first identified and sold. (Now part of
Freemont, CA). ‘Niles’ has a mild fragrance on the full, high-centered
blooms with cream centers that nod and are best viewed from below.
This rose blooms in flushes through the season on a tall, bushy, spreading plant, often to nine feet tall. Requires minimal pruning; merely remove unproductive wood every few years. Deadhead to encourage rebloom. Nursery plants were grown in Niles Canyon, where a number of
Charlie Chaplin and other silent movies were filmed.
‘Niles Cochet’ can be seen in 50 S
“Old Town Novato”
(Hybrid Perpetual found rose, Bernstein, 2003)
Found in Novato, CA, by Cass Bernstein, this vigorous HP carries
fuchsia/magenta blooms with a lighter reverse through the season
in flushes. It has a strong, old rose fragrance and largish blooms
(3 ½”) with 80 to 100 petals, set in clusters. Blooms are flat or
cupped, old-fashioned, quartered and reflexed. Buds are fragrant
and decorative. The plant is upright, tall and arching, armed with
prickles and has large, matte, medium green fragrant foliage. It
will sucker on its own roots. Medium, long sepals, decorative,
fragrant buds. Spent flowers drop off cleanly and the plant is disease resistant. Needs to be pruned by one-third to one-half to
maintain size. Note that it seems to be identical to another found
rose, “Jay’s Hudson Repeat” (529 NE) and closely resembles
others.
Located in 467 SW
“Peggy Martin”
(Climbing found rose, possibly Hybrid Multiflora)
This vigorous, thornless climbing rose survived a salt water flood
following Hurricane Katrina in Peggy Martin’s New Orleans property and is a real beauty. “Peggy” blooms in clusters with small to medium sized pink blooms. She will rebloom if deadheaded. This hardy plant is vigorous and disease-resistant and once established, requires little care. Can be pruned onto a pillar, fence or espaliered
against a wall.
Our “Peggy Martin” is on the Broadway fence
‘Perle d’Or’ (Polyantha, Rambaux, 1875)
Sometimes mistakenly called “Yellow Cecile Brunner”, this vigorous yellow/peach poly makes a great rose for the new rose gardener. Bred by Joseph Rambaux in France, ‘Perle’ was introduced in that country by Francis
Dubreuil in 1884. Blooming in flushes though the season she carries small
blooms in large clusters of apricot with light pink undertones that age to
white. Strong fragrance. Buds are long, and the plant is nearly thornless
with glossy, medium green foliage. Shrub can grow to six feet or more, so
prune for shape. Can be grown in a container, though may need to be repotted to ever larger containers if not kept small. UC Davis All-Star.
‘Perle’ can be seen in plots 98 and 489
“Petite Pink” (Shrub found rose)
This great garden shrub requires little care. In mid-spring,
it bears tiny, medium-pink flowers along arching, prostrate stems, producing a mound of color. Spider mites
may appear in summer, but can be washed off with a
spray of water. These plants are tip-rooted from the cemetery plant.
See this rose in 483 NW
“Phillips & Rix Pink Climbing China”
(China, Cl found rose, Lijiang China)
This rose was found by Roger Phillips and Martyn Rix on their
rose hunting expeditions to China. This plant grows in no other
public garden and is sold nowhere else in the world. This vigorous climbing rose carries rose-pink blooms with a slight, sweet
fragrance. This once-a-season blooming china climbs readily on
a trellis or fence and is armed with prickles. Prune after bloom
for shape.
See the rose at 466 NE
‘Pink Cameo’ (Miniature, cl, Moore, 1954)
Ralph Moore was a California nurseryman and rose hybridizer specializing in miniature roses at Sequoia Nursery in Visalia. One of his
hard to find roses, this is also known as “Climbing Pink Cameo”. It
carries medium pink blooms and repeats in flushes thorough the season. It has not shown any inclination to climb in the cemetery.
Visit ‘Pink Cameo’ at 454 SE
“Placerville White Noisette”
(Noisette, found, California)
This found noisette is also known as, “Jacob Zeisz”, and
“Zeisz White”. It has white, near white or white blend
blooms with blush pink buds. Bloom petals blush with
yellow base, fading to pure white. Flowers are small,
very full and have a mild fragrance. It blooms in large
clusters in flushes through the season. The plant height is
from two to five feet with small foliage. It was found
growing in various sites in California and seems to be a
small noisette rather than a true miniature rose.
The Cemetery’s rose can be seen at 441 SE
Rosa Arkansana ‘Peppermint’ (Species,
This species rose carries small, single, pink-blend blooms
with bright yellow stamens that are very attractive to bees.
It blooms just once each spring with occasional blooms
here and there after bloom finishes. ‘Peppermint’ has an
old rose fragrance and is probably native to the Midwest as
it is a variety of R. A rkansana., known as the Prairie Rose.
See it in 421 SE
“Pulich Children”
(Hybrid Perpetual, found rose, California foothill cemetery)
This hybrid perpetual rose has fragrant, deep purple, very double
clusters of blooms that darken with age. It was found growing on
the Pulich gravesite in a Gold Rush era foothill cemetery and now
resides in both the Historic Rose Garden in Sacramento and the
Heritage Rose Garden in San Jose. Foliage is large, semi-glossy
and medium green. It can an be grown as a shrub in full sun although bloom color deepens when planted in partial shade. Remove spent blossoms to encourage repeat blooms. The rose was
found by Jill Perry, and collected and propagated by Liz Hall, and
Kathryn Mackenzie. The study name commemorates two young
Pulich boys on whose burial plot the rose was found. While it
shows little disease in Sacramento, it may have rust, blackspot or
powdery mildew in areas where these diseases are a problem. It is
similar to ‘Monsieur Bonstenne/Baron de Bonstetton’.
Go to plot 534 SW to see this rose
‘Roselandia’ (Hybrid Tea, Stevens, 1924)
This medium yellow Hybrid Tea was discovered by Walter Stevens in
the UK in 1924. It is a sport of ’Golden Ophelia’ (Plot 67 S).
’Roselandia’ blooms in flushes throughout the season. The best illustration we have of the rose is this artist’s rendition by Laurence Stanley Perugini (1880-1940).
“Roseville Noisette” (Miniature noisette found rose)
Also called, “Roseville White Noisette”, this little gem has
white blooms with red outer petals and yellow stamens. Blossoms age to creamy white. Flowers are small, double and appear in large clusters. The rose is in continuous bloom throughout the season. Plant is compact, bushy and upright with matte,
medium green foliage. Great for mixed flower beds and borders and containers in the home garden. Very disease-resistant.
Deadhead to encourage re-bloom.
Located in 35 N
All roses priced at
$15.00 Unless otherwise marked
“Schmidt’s Smooth Yellow”
(Hybrid multiflora/polyantha found rose)
This medium yellow rose was discovered by Jackie
Schmidt in the US in 2006. It has characteristics of both
hybrid musk and polyantha. Color of blooms is almost the
exact color of butter when flowers are young, fading to
white as they age. Some have detected a slight apple fragrance. Blooms are small, cupped-to-flat and appear in
small clusters. This prolific bloomer continues in flushes
throughout the season, with new buds appearing before older flowers fade. Nearly thornless and with small, semiglossy, dark green foliage, this vigorous rose will grow to
about 3’ by 3’. Very disease resistant.
See this rose in HRG 474 NC
‘Sensation’ (Hybrid Tea, Hill, 1922)
This Hybrid Tea was bred by Joseph H. Hill, Co in the US in
1922. Flowers are scarlet/crimson, shading toward brown.
Large very double blooms with moderate rose fragrance average
5” across. Most are borne solitary, have high centers and appear
in flushes through the season. The shrub is dense and wellbranched.
This rose is a cross between Hoosier Beauty x Premier (Gurney
Hill, 1918) and should not be confused with the Jackson & Perkins “Red Sensation” also a hybrid tea. It was grown as a florist’s rose and is rarely available.
‘Seven Sisters’
(Climber, Hybrid Multiflora/Rambler, Japan, 1817)
This rose was discovered in Japan, bred sometime prior to
1817. It is known under several names; ‘Grevillei’, ‘Grevilli
major’, ‘Oiimei’, R. cathayensis platyphylla, ‘Rosa multiflora,
fl platyphylla’, etc.
Many roses have been called “Seven Sisters”. Fred Boutin
thinks this rose, which he found in the Mother Lode, may be the
real one. Is it the same as roses sold under that name? We
have not yet evaluated it. Whatever it is, its heavy display of
spring bloom makes it worthy to add your garden.
‘Seven Sisters’ produces clusters of pink blend, double flowers
with a strong rose fragrance. It blooms once a season (spring or
summer) and is a great climber, reaching heights of 10’ to 20’.
It is somewhat shade-tolerant . The rose is one of a number of
different multiflora cultivars grown in Japan at the beginning of
the 19th century.
‘Susan Louise’ (Hybrid gigantea/Tea, Adams, 1929)
This lovely tea rose was bred by Charles E. Adams of the US
in 1929 and is still commercially available. Blooms are light
to medium pink with about 16 petals borne on her solitary
flowers. This prolific bloomer blooms in flushes through the
season, with flowers accompanied by large, pointed buds.
‘Susan’ has little or no fragrance. The shrub is tall, climbing,
spreading and well-branched with large, semi-glossy, medium
green foliage. Can grow to 15’ and is a vigorous climber
which prefers full sun. ‘Susan’ is very disease-resistant and
requires little to no pruning (remove dead wood and gentle
shaping only.) She is a seedling of ’Belle Portugaise’
Can be seen at 493 NE
‘Tuscany Superb’ (Gallica, Rivers & Son, 1837)
Blooming mostly solitary or in small clusters, this rose has
large, double bright purple blooms once in spring or summer. The bloom form is flat, showing off golden-yellow
stamens. Flowers have a moderate fragrance on a plant that
grows to five feet. This makes a great accent plant in a
home garden as purple blossoms stand out against the medium to light green foliage. It’s best to plant in a place with
afternoon shade as the dark blossoms can burn in hot sun.
This rose can be seen at 458 NW
“White Pearl in Red Dragon’s Mouth”
(China/Bengale rose bred in China)
This popular rose is loved for the white centers surrounded by red petals. In China it is known as ‘Chi
Long Han Zhu’. Blooms are medium sized, cupped, and
bright red with yellow stamens and white streaks at the
centers. The rose is slightly fragrant and blooms repeatedly. The shrub grows to about 4’ and makes a great
garden plant.
See this rose at 85 NE
All roses priced at
$15.00 Unless otherwise marked
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