Winter Hardy Roses 

U - V

Varieties

Plant Name (linked to Help Me Find Roses) introduced by, where created, date introduced, rose type, parentage, height x width, flower description, fragrance, bloom cycle:  June, July, August/September, hardiness zone, ARS rating.  Comments.  Awards.  

Veilchenblau J. C. Schmidt, Germany, 1909, Multiflora Climber/Rambler, 'Crimson Rambler' x 'Erinnerung an Brod', 10 - 15' tall, purple violet flowers with tufted golden stamens, single or semi-double flowers 1" in diameter, in large clusters, fruity fragrance, once blooming in mid summer, hardy to zone 5, ARS ---. "Not only tolerates some afternoon shade but shows its best colors there." (Christopher, 1998) Good choice climbing in a tree, for pillar or arch. Powdery mildew can be a problem. Grows easily from cuttings. Nearly thornless. Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit 1993. 

Viking Queen Phillips, U of MN, USA, 1963, Climber, 'White Dawn' x 'L.E. Longley', 12-15' tall, medium to deep pink double, 60 petals, flowers 3-4" in diameter, in clusters, strong fragrance, repeat (mid-season bloom followed by good repeat), hardy to zone (bred for winter hardiness - hardiness not to be expected from the parents) 4, ARS ---. "Not widely grown." (Olds, 1999) Suitable for a wall or large trellis. Disease resistance is fair. 

Virginia Reel Buck, USA, 1975, Shrub, ----, --' x --', light red, cupped, double, --" in diameter, produced in clusters -- - --, fragrant, repeats: ----, ----, ----, hardy to zone -- (hardy), ARS ---. (Vanderkruk, 2000) 

A large percentage of the above information has been obtained from the following resources.  I really recommend these books or pamphlets for your own personal library.  They are all wonderful sources of information.

Austin, David, 1993 & 1996, David Austin's English Roses, Little,

Brown and Company, London.

Olds, Margaret, et al, 1998, Botanica's Roses, The Encyclopedia of Roses, Welcome Rain Publishers.

Brace, Lloyd, 1999, The Roseraie at Bayfields, Practical Roses

for Hard Places, Woldoboro Maine.

Browne, Jim, et al, 1995, Rose Gardening, Pantheon Books, Knoph

Publishing, New York.

Christopher, Tom, 1999, Easy Roses for North American Gardens,

Reader's Digest Association, Inc..

Clements, John and Louise, 1999, Heirloom Old Garden Roses, St.

Paul, Oregon.

Macoboy, Stirling, 1993, The Ultimate Rose Book, Harry Abrams,

New York

Harkness, Jack, 1978, Roses, J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd., London.

Hawthorne, Linden, 1996, Roses, D. K. Publishing, New York.

Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc., 1998, Buck Roses, Hardy roses developed by Dr. Griffith Buck, Iowa State Pamplet.

Osborne, Robert, et al, 1991, Hardy Roses, Garden Way Publishing.

Schneider, Peter, Editor, 1995, Taylor's Guide to Roses, Houghton Mifflin Company, New York.

Schneider, Peter, 1995, on Roses, Macmillan,New York.

Vanderkruk, Bill, 2000, Hortico, Waterdown, Ontario, Canada.

Weaver, Mary C., 1998, Roses a growing guide for easy, colorful

gardens, Macmillan, USA

Zusek, Kathy, et al, 1995, Roses for the North, Minnesota

Agricultural Experimental Station, University of Minnesota,

Report 237-1995.

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