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Hybrid Tea. Named for the well known French Artist and no doubt inspired by his work. The flowers have tones of warm pink and red with brush strokes of bright white. Most unusual and striking. Healthy dark green foliage. Repeats well. PVR. 1992.

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Hybrid Tea. Well it had to be red didn't it? This flamboyant, red, red rose with non fading blooms is a worthy representative of the Italian tenor. Long stems perfect for picking. Repeats well throughout the season on a nice upright bush. PVR. 1994.

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aka Peace or Mme A Meilland

Hybrid Tea. Possibly the world's favourite, best known and best loved rose. A delicate soft yellow edged with pink. Lightly fragrant blooms on a very sturdy vigorous bush. Wonderful as a cut flower. Repeats well and shows good disease resistance. Multi award winner. 1945.

This truly superb rose was bred by Frenchman Francis Meilland and named by Field Marshal Alan Brooke to celebrate the liberation of France at the end of WW11. It is a fascinating story - worthy of further reading and certainly 'Peace' is very worthy of planting.

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Hybrid Tea. A beautiful rose with a classic Hybrid Tea shape in bud and flower. The flowers are a soft apricot in the centre and edged with a silvery pink. Sturdy, disease resistant growth habit and repeats well. A powerful perfume adds the finishing touch. 1997. PVR.

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Hybrid Tea. An award winning rose which is not only very fragrant but very free flowering as well. The blooms are a pretty rose pink and are excellent for picking. Attractive dark green foliage. With 'Peace' as one of the pollen parents you know that this will be a good rose to grow. 1973.

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Hybrid Tea. Named in honor of Timaru's famous horse - yes born here not in Australia - this rose is sure to win you over. Gorgeous velvet red blooms that repeat well and are lovely to pick. PVR.

This rose has high susceptibility to downey mildew and we no longer stock it.

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Hybrid Tea.Generously sized nostalgic shaped flowers of vanilla cream edged with pink. The delicately fragrant blooms are produced on long stems making this award winner perfect for picking. Robust plant with strong, upright growth habit. Repeat Flowering. Bred by renowned Kordes Roses.

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aka Pantere rose

Hybrid Tea. A beautiful rose in two tones of pink. A reliably healthy and robust rose with dark shiny foliage, this rose has remained a firm favorite. Blooms have a moderate, fruity sweet fragrance. Continuous flowering from late spring to autumn. Meilland 1984 Deciduous.

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Hybrid Tea. Has large cupped shaped blooms of soft pink, sweetly scented on long, strong stems ideal for picking. A super healthy plant with glossy foliage. Bred by Bob Matthews and named in celebration of the Matthews Nurseries 70th anniversary 2017. Award Winner. PVR. Deciduous.

A winner of a Certificate of Merit at the New Zealand Rose Society trials in Palmerston North in 2015.

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Hybrid Tea. A commemorative Rose that naturally is found to be growing in the gardens at the Vatican. The blooms are large, full and glistening white with a very strong fresh citrus fragrance. Vigorous and healthy with glossy green foliage. Blooms well throughout the season. 2006.

Jackson and Perkins from the USA introduced this rose and are donating 10 percent of all sales to charities chosen by the Vatican.