All-American Rose Winners for 2001

We may only be a little more than halfway through the year 2000, but that doesn't mean that new award-winning roses aren't on their way! All-America Rose Selections has named three new roses their 2001 winners.

AARS is a non-profit association dedicated to the introduction and promotion of exceptional roses. The winning roses are the best of the best in trials at test gardens across the U.S. for two years. Each AARS winner was evaluated for 15 traits including disease resistancem hardiness, color and novelty. So-called "All-American" roses have been named since 1938. The three 2001 winners will be widely available in early 2001. Photos of the three are available on the Rose Resource web site at: www.rose. org

Glowing Peace. This rose has a fmaous grandparent -- none other than Peace, which is probably the world's most renowned rose. This newcomer is a bicolor, combing yellow and cantaloupe-orange flowers. Large, rounded buds open to 3-inch blooms that are lightly fragrant. The deep, glossy green leaves serve as a backdrop. The leaves give way to stunning burgundy colors in the fall. The grandiflora rose grows around 4 feet tall and 3 feet wide.

The famed French House of Meilland hybridized this variety from a combination of Sun King and Roxanne. Glowing Peace is introduced in the U.S. by the Conard-Pyle Co.

Sun Sprinkles. This is only the fifth miniature rose ever to win AARS honors and the first since 1993. Sun Sprinkles features blazing yellow flowers that are 2-inches in size and double. The bright yellow flowers lookgreat when set against a backdrop of petite, dark green, glossy foliage. Upright and rounded, the plant itself will grow 18 to 24 inches. Miniatures are among the most versatile of rose classes, ideal for containers, lining borders or accenting formal beds.

John Walden hybridized Sun Sprinkles by combining Yellow Jacket with an unnamed seedling. Bear Creek Gardens i the introducer.

Marmalade Skies. The Beatles once envisioned a world with Marmalade Skies, but did you think they ever dreamed it could come true in their own backyard? This rose offers brilliant tangerine-orange flowers. Marmalade Skies is a floribunda rose, producing clusters of five to eight blooms (your own bouquet) on each storng stem. Oblong buds open to reveal 3-inch double flowers. The plant itself is a compact 3 feet by 3 feet. Foliage is a medium green and slightly satiny.

Marmalade Skies was hybridized by the House of Meilland from a combination of Tomango, Parador and Patricia. Introducer is the Conard-Pyle Co.

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