Winter Hardy Roses 

W - X

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.  

Wandering Wind Dr. Griffith Buck, Iowa, 1972, Shrub, -----, --' x --', pink, yellow stamens, semi-double, in clusters, 3+" in diameter, ---- fragrant, repeat (early and late and some in between): ----, ----, ----, hardy to zone --, ARS ---. Seems to be similar to 'Applejack', in 1999 my 'Applejack' sported a near double variety very similar to this description - need to watch that branch in 2000 and take a cutting.

Warbler Poulson, Denmark, 1991, Groundcover, -----, 1.5' x 3', medium yellow, double, in clusters, --" in diameter, ---- fragrant, repeat (repeatedly through summer): ----, ----, ----, hardy to zone 4, ARS ---. Similar growth as Essex. (Vanderkruk, 2000) 

Warm Welcome Warner, UK, 1992, Climbing Miniature, 'Elizabeth of Glamis' (['Galway Bay' x 'Sutter's Gold'] x 'Anna Ford'), --' x --', orange - vermillion with yellow bases, single to semi-double, --" in diameter, in clusters at all levels on the plant - from head to toe, fragrant, repeat: ----, ----, ----, hardy to zone 5, ARS ---. "The foliage is dark green and semi-glossy and adorns this relatively tall, upright plant that should be trained as a climber. It is disease free and reliable, and can be used as a pillar or to brighten up a fence. This rose was a breakthrough in hybridizing because it is a free-blooming, low maintenance climbing miniature with small flowers and foliage." (Olds, 1998) Royal National Rose Society President' International Trophy 1988, Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit 1993 

Wasagaming Skinner, Canada, 1939, Hybrid Rugosa, ('Rosa Rugosa' x 'Rosa acicularis') x Bourbon 'Gruss an Teplitz', 5' x 5', clear rose pink, double, --" in diameter, fragrant, repeat: ----, ----, ----, hardy to zone 3, ARS ---. Pronounced 'wah SAH Gah ming'.

Waxwing Poulson, Denmark, 1989, Groundcover, ----, 1.5' x 3', pink, high centered blooms, --" in diameter, -----, ----, hardy to zone 5, ARS ---. Like a miniature 'English Miss'.

Wenlock David Austin, England, 1984, English Shrub, 'The Knight' x 'Glastonbury', 4' x 3', medium-dark crimson-red, rosette, short stems, very double, ---" in diameter (large), in clusters, strong Old Rose fragrance '***', repeats (well - constant bloomer): ----, ----, ----, hardy to zone --, ARS ---. Recommended Grouping 2-3. "Vigorous growing, upright, bushy plant with dark green foliage." (Clements, 2000) Austin's Overall Assessment '***' 

Westerland Kordes, Germany, 1969, Shrub/Floribunda, 'Friedrich Worlein' x 'Circus', 5-6' x --', bright apricot-orange, ruffled, not high-centered double, 20 petals, flowers 3" in diameter, produced in clusters of -- - --, very fragrant, repeats (long mid-season bloom): ----, ----, ----, hardy to zone 5, ARS ---. Foliage is upright, vigorous well branched. Moderately thorny. Leaves dark green and semi-glossy. Anerkannte Deutsche Rose 1974, Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit 1993 

White Dawn Longley, USA, 1949, Rambler, Pillar, Climber, 'New Dawn' x ;'Lily Pons', --' x --', white double, 35 petals, flowers --" in diameter, produced in clusters of -- - --, fragrant, once: early in the season, hardy to zone 4, ARS ---. (Vanderkruk, 2000) 

White Dorothy Perkins, also 'White Dorothy, Cant, UK, 1908, Rambler, Pillar, Climber, Groundcover, Sport of 'Dorothy Perkins', 15' x --', pure white double, 20 petals, flowers 3" in diameter, produced in clusters (cascading blooms) of -- - --, some fragrance, once: 3 weeks in July, hardy to zone --, ARS ---. Subject to mildew. (Vanderkruk, 2000) 

White Max Graf Kordes, Germany, 1983, Groundcover, Rambler, 2' x 16', -----, white blooms, semi-double flowers 1.5" in diameter, produced in clusters of -- - --, ---, once: 25 days in July, hardy to zone 4, ARS ---.

White Meidiland Meilland, France, 1986, Shrub, Groundcover, 2' x 6', 'Temple Bells' x 'MEIgurami', white blooms, very double, 40 petals, flowers 4" in diameter, produced in clusters of -- - --, ---, repeat: ----, ----, ----, hardy to zone --, ARS ---. "It is largely disease free and for that reason is ideally suited for roadways and gardens that receive little care." "It has a spreading growth habit and is clothed with medium-sized, glossy dark green foliage." (Olds, 1998) "Plant 4 1/2' apart." (Clements, 2000)

White Pavement Uhl, ----, 1991, Hybrid Rugosa, ----, 3' x 3', white, semi-double, --" in diameter, in clusters of -- - --, repeats: ----, ----, ----, ----, hardy to zone 3, ARS ---. "Pint-sized 'Blanc Double de Coubert' look-a-like with red hips at season's end. Handsome dark green rugose foliage." (Brace, 1999)

Windflower David Austin, England, 1994, English Shrub, 'Shropshire Lass' seedling x 'N/C1', 3' x 4', soft pink, slightly cupped, double, -- petals, --" in diameter, in clusters of -- - --, slight fragrance '**', repeats (through summer and autumn): ----, ----, ----, hardy to zone 4, ARS --. "They are daintily formed with scalloped petals that incurve at the tips, which give the kind of charming, rather frail effect commonly associated with anemones (meaning 'windflowers' in Greek)." (Olds, 1998) "Closely related to the Alba Roses." "Wiry stems." (Austin, 1996) Austin's overall Assessment

Wild Ginger Buck, USA, 1997, Grandiflora, ---- x ----, 3' x --', orange blende, ----, --" in diameter, ----, repeats: ----, ----, ----, hardy to zone 4, ARS ---. Disease Resistant. (Vanderkruk, 2000) 

Wildenfelsgelb ----, ----, ----, Hybrid Spinosissima, -----, 6' x 7', light yellow single flowers 4" in diameter, does not form clusters, repeats: heavy, slight, slight, moderate fragrance, hardy to zone 4, ARS ---. No source known.

Wilfeuer, also 'Wildfire', Kordes, Germany, 1953, Shrub, -----, --' x --' (tall), brilliant light red. semi-double, in clusters, --", in diameter, ----, ----, hardy to zone 4, ARS ---. "Hard to find nowadays but it is still most attractive and worth growing." (Olds, 1998) Not to be confused with a floribunda with the same name by Swim, USA, 1955. Willowy form. (Vanderkruk, 2000) 

Will Alderman Skinner, Canada, 1949, Hybrid Rugosa, ('R. rugosa' x R. 'acicularis') x Hybrid Tea, 4' x 4', medium lilac-pink, with golden stamens, double flowers 3" in diameter, in clusters of 2 - 5, repeats: heavy, moderate, moderate, very fragrant, hardy to zone 3, ARS ---. Canes turn deep red in winter.

Will Scarlet Hilling, UK, 1948, Hybrid Musk, Sport of 'Skyrocket' or 'Wilhelm', 4' x 4', bright red, with visible stamens, semi-double, 24 - 30 petals, flowers 2.5" in diameter, in clusters of 2 - 5, repeats: heavy, slight, moderate, slightly fragrant, hardy to zone 4 - 5, ARS ---. Best suited to cool climates. Attractive hips.

William Baffin Dr. Felicitas Svejda, Canada, 1983, Kordesii Shrub, 'Rosa kordesii' x seedling, 5-8' as a shrub 8-12' as a climber, strawberry pink with a touch of white toward the center, with golden stamens, semi-double, 20 petals, flowers 3" in diameter, in clusters of 15 - 30, repeats: heavy, slight, moderate, little to no fragrance, hardy to zone 2-3, ARS 8.9. Probably my favorite rose bush for Elko. Disease free. Easily trained as a climber. "This is a tough and hardy rose suitable for those colder areas where most roses cannot thrive." Canadian Explorer Series - "The name commemorates the famous explorer who sought the Northwest Passage." (Olds, 1998) (Vanderkruk, 2000) 

William Booth L'Assomption, Canada, 1999, Shrub, ---- x ----, --' x --', light red, single, --" in diameter, ----, repeats: ----, ----, ----, hardy to zone 4, ARS ---. New Explorer Rose. (Vanderkruk, 2000) 

William Lobb, also 'Old Velvet Moss', M. Laffay, France, 1855, 'Rose centifolia muscosa' Hybrid, Parentage unknown, 5' x 6', purplish mauve fading to dove-gray with lavender-pink reverse, near base each petal is flecked with white, golden yellow stamens, very double flowers 2 1/4" in diameter, strong fragrance, once in June - mid-summer in great profusion, hardy to zone 3 - 4, ARS ---. "Deservedly one of the most popular Moss roses." "Its long, firm stems, covered in grayish brown moss, have many stout thorns and are overlaid with dark gray-green, medium sized and course well-serrated foliage. Buds have a lot of soft, mid- to dark green moss." (Beals, 1998). Best trained to a pillar. "Appropriately, it honors one of the great Victorian gardeners, who was responsible for seeking and introducing all kinds of plants, not just roses, to English gardens." (Macoboy, 1993) Be sure to give the plant room for arching canes or support. Fairly easy to root from softwood cuttings. 

Winchester Cathedral David Austin, England, 1988, English Shrub, Sport from 'Mary Rose', 4' x 4', white, with slight tinge of yellow at the center later in the season, rosette, short stems, double, ---" in diameter (large), in clusters, fragrance '*', repeat : ----, ----, ----, hardy to zone --, ARS ---. Recommended Grouping 1-3. Identical in every way to 'Mary Rose' except color. Often sports back. "It was named on behalf of the Winchester Cathedral Trust, in aid of the restoration of the Cathedral." (Austin, 1996) Austin's Overall Assessment '***' 

Windrush David Austin, England, 1984, English Shrub, seedling x ('Canterbury' x 'Golden Wings'), 5' x 3', lemon-yellow, with golden stamens, single to semi-double, ---" in diameter (large), in clusters, fragrant, repeat (one of the earliest to bloom in the spring): ----, ----, ----, hardy to zone --, ARS ---. Not listed in Austin's books. Similar to 'Golden Wings'. "Must be deadheaded regularly to achieve a continuous bloom, but if this process is relaxed near the start of autumn the plant will produce an abundant crop of rosehips. It is a strong plant with good disease resistance." (Olds, 1998) 

Winnipeg Parks Collicut, Canada, 1990, Shrub, ('Prairie Princess' x 'Cuthbert Grant') x (seedling x 'Morden Cardinette'), 3' x 3', deep pink almost red, yellow stamens, cupped, semi-double, 20-22 petals, flowers 3" in diameter, singly or in small clusters, slight fragrance, repeat (well): ----, ----, ----, hardy to zone 3, ARS ---. "Well covered with matt mid-green leaves, which have a reddish tinge when young." (Olds,1998) (Vanderkruk, 2000) 

Winter Sunset , also 'Fuzzy Naval' Dr. Griffith Buck, Iowa, ----, Shrub, -----, 3' x --', amber yellow with orange base double flowers --" in diameter, ----, repeats: ----, ----, ----, hardy to zone 4, ARS ---. Glossy foliage.

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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