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Floribunda. Charming clusters of fragrant apricot blooms with vintage ruffle form. An easy care plant, this multiple flowering beauty lives up to its name in every way, making it a gardener’s dream!

Bred by Bob Matthews and named specially for Wanganui Garden Centre to celebrate both family businesses growing gorgeous gardens together since 1947.

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Standard, Floribunda. Charming clusters of fragrant apricot blooms with vintage ruffle form. An easy care plant, this multiple flowering beauty lives up to its name in every way, making it a gardener’s dream! Hardy health plant.

Bred by Bob Matthews and named specially for Wanganui Garden Centre to celebrate both family businesses growing gorgeous gardens together since 1947.

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Floribunda. Elegant blush champagne blooms in new vintage flower form, blooms may have a hint of soft apricot in the spring. Healthy easy care rose with outstanding foliage. Picked, this rose makes an exquisite bouquet or vase display.

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Standard, Floribunda. Elegant blush, champagne blooms in new vintage flower form, the blooms can also have hints of soft apricot in spring and autumn. With fragrance, healthy vigor, and foliage, it is ideal for your garden or picking for a bouquet. Repeat flowering. Bred by Bob Matthews.

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Austin. A gorgeous shrub rose with deeply cupped, very fruity fragrant blooms in shades of warm apricot and pink that repeat all season. A disease resistant plant, with dark green foliage, that could be trained as a small climber.

Just in case you have ever wondered, this rose is named after Abraham Darby who was an English Pioneer of the Industrial Revolution.

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Standard Floribunda You'll just love this rose darling as it's absolutely fabulous. Healthy, dark green, disease resistant foliage and stems of showy golden blooms that are produced in abundance. Nice strong fragrance and all together a must have. Multi International Award Winner.

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Floribunda Std. You'll just love this rose darling as it's absolutely fabulous. Healthy, dark green, disease resistant foliage and stems of showy golden blooms that are produced in abundance. Nice strong fragrance and all together a must have. Multi International Award Winner.

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Floribunda. Luxurious rich perfume emanates from the most perfectly purple double blooms. Strong growing, upright bushy plant. This rose won the Silver medal for Most Fragrant as well as People’s Choice at Australia’s National Rose Trials, 2019. Top garden performer and simply adorable in every way!

Bred by renowned Kordes Roses of Germany.

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Floribunda Std 80cm. Luxurious rich perfume emanates from the most perfectly purple double blooms. Strong growing, upright bushy plant. This rose won the Silver medal for Most Fragrant as well as People’s Choice at Australia’s National Rose Trials, 2019. Top garden performer and simply adorable in every way!

Bred by renowned Kordes Roses of Germany

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Floribunda. Named in France in honour of our Southern French town. The blooms display a range of colour tones as the flowers mature from soft pink to strong cherry to cerise with a white reverse, displayed in abundance and covering a compact bush. Repeats well.

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Rambler. This popular, spring flowering rambler has beautiful, slightly scrolled, lemon buds that open to a double cream delight. Glossy foliage produced on long pliable stems. Nice sweet fragrance. Tolerant of some shade and relatively disease free. One of the best ramblers available. 1900.

Though Alberic Barbier puts on its main display in spring and it is truly beautiful in full flower there will be sparodic flowering through to autumn.

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Rambler. Albertine is a well loved rose and I am certainly a dedicated fan. Always admired as in full bloom it is quite a breath taking sight. Very fragrant, double, loose, salmon pink flowers produced en masse in the spring. Vigorous growth. Just a few flowers in autumn. Award winner. 1921.

Albertine is best suited to a wall or a fence and as it flowers mostly on older wood it is best to only prune sparingly. Though this rose mainly flowers in the spring there are so many flowers and for quite a long period it is well worth growing.

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Climber. An unusual and very beautiful climbing rose that flowers in spring or early summer only. The double, quartered and fragrant flowers are a rich mixture of yellow and apricot orange. Healthy dark bronze green foliage. Will tolerate some shade and looks lovely scrambling up a tree. 1956.

Summer Flowering

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Climber. This rose has a sweet fragrance and clusters of large classically shaped pink flowers on a compact climber. Suitable for smaller spaces. Strong upright bushy growth. Nice to give to that someone special. Very showy, and good repeat flowering.

2017 Winner Pacific Rose Bowl Festival Best Climber. This rose received excellent reviews from The New Zealand Rose Society in 2010 with comments such as "picks well", "great form" and "masses of blooms".

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Glowing warm coral orange blooms borne on strong stems. A sport of the spectacular ‘My Mum’ that was discovered by its namesake. Winner of Gold Star of the South Pacific 2022 for the highest scoring rose at the NZRS. International Rose Trials, Palmerston North

Floribunda Std 80cm Glowing warm coral orange blooms borne on strong stems. A sport of the spectacular ‘My Mum’ that was discovered by its namesake. Winner of Gold Star of the South Pacific 2022 for the highest scoring rose at the NZRS. International Rose Trials, Palmerston North. Deciduous

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aka Devotion

Hybrid Tea. An elegant rose with richly coloured (unfading) blooms that are shades of warm apricot and amber. Long, strong stems hold the flowers well and are perfect for picking. Plenty of blooms from summer to autumn. Nice soft fragrance and an upright and bushy habit. 2003.

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aka Devotion Std 80cm

Hybrid Tea. An elegant rose with richly coloured (unfading) blooms that are shades of warm apricot and amber. Nice long, strong stems hold the flowers well and are perfect for picking. Plenty of blooms from summer to autumn. Nice soft fragrance and an upright and bushy habit. 2003.

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Floribunda. Anniversary is graced with soft porcelain pink blooms that cover the whole bush with their profuse display. Strong glossy green foliage with good disease resistance. The perfect anniversary gift that will provide long lasting delight.

Winner of the Gold Star of the South Pacific.

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Floribunda Std A pretty rose that has soft porcelain pink blooms that cover the whole bush with their profuse display. Strong glossy green foliage with good disease resistance. The perfect anniversary gift that will provide long lasting delight. Deciduous

1997. PVR. Winner of the Gold Star of the South Pacific.

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Floribunda Std. An unusual rose with blooms of soft lilac with hints of cream that gradually fade to an antique coffee shade. Strong, rich fragrance. This would be a lovely rose to complement perennials in a mixed border. Repeats well throughout the season. Bred in NZ 2011.

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Hybrid Tea. Perfectly shaped and scented cherry red blooms ideal for picking. Bred by Bob Matthews of Mathews Roses, NZ, this rose is ideally suited to New Zealand conditions and would be an outstanding addition to any garden. Healthy glossy foliage,.

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Hybrid Tea Std 80cm. Perfect cherry red blooms ideal for picking. Bred by Bob Matthews of Mathews Roses, NZ, this rose is ideally suited to New Zealand conditions and would be an outstanding addition to any garden. Healthy glossy foliage.

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Floribunda. Vigorous medium growing upright plant with nice glossy foiliage. These striking golden-apricot blooms are ' a stand out in the garden. Produced in clusters, the blooms have a pleasing light scent. Bred by Somerfield. 2021 Deciduous.

This was a Certificate of Merit winner at the New Zealand Rose Society Trials in Palmerston North 2021.

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Patio or Shrublet. This little rose has non stop flower power. The oh so 'pretty in pink' blooms open from dark pink buds. Well behaved and exceptionally disease resistant 'Babe' is happy in the garden or a container. Compact bush. 2010.

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Climber - Cluster Flowered. A very popular free flowering rose with large semi-double blooms of warm pink which are offset by showy golden stamens. Nice light fragrance. Robust, tolerant of wet weather and easily grown. A real pleasure to have in the garden. 1967.

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Austin Climber. Apricot-yellow buds open to a large showly cupped, many petalled rosette. They are a beautiful blend of subtle apricot-pink and soft yellow, giving the overall impression of apricot, with creamy outer petals. Strong, honey, myrrh fragrance. A vigorous climber with mid-green foliage.

The name was inspired by the heroine of Thomas Hardy’s Far from the Madding Crowd.

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Floribunda. Just as the name suggests, this bee friendly brings wow factor to any garden. Blooms are in tropical tones of warm yellow edged with coral, orange and pink. This award winner with its deep glossy foliage and robust growth habit sets the scene for a pollinator friendly space.

Bred by Kordes Roses, Germany.

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Patio. What a little stunner. Long lasting, fully double blooms of a rich golden yellow that does not fade - and they're fragrant too. Generous amounts of bloom, nice healthy dark green foliage. Fabulous at the front of the border or in a container.

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Floribunda. Blooms of berry-magenta shade that cover the bushy, compact growing plant. Very quick to repeat so will provide a great display of colour in the garden. Super easy to grow, the glossy green foliage is super healthy and will thrive under a no-spray situation. PVR

Berry Nice, bred by Bob Matthews of Whanganui, received a Certificate of Merit.

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Floribunda. Blooms of berry-magenta shade that cover the bushy, compact growing plant. Very quick to repeat so will provide a great display of colour in the garden. Super easy to grow, the glossy green foliage is super healthy and will thrive under a no-spray situation. Presented here as 45cm Std.

Berry Nice, bred by Bob Matthews of Whanganui, received a Certificate of Merit.

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Standard, Floribunda. Blooms of berry-magenta shade that cover the bushy, compact growing plant. Very quick to repeat so will provide a great display of colour in the garden. Super easy to grow, the glossy green foliage is super healthy and will thrive under a no-spray situation.

Berry Nice, bred by Bob Matthews of Whanganui, received a Certificate of Merit.

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Hybrid Tea. This is just a beautiful rose that was awarded Rose of the Year in 2002. Very fragrant, double, cerise pink blooms. Healthy tall bush. Perfect for a gift or memorial for that special friend in your life. A lovely picking rose for a floral display. 1998.

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Hybrid Tea. Vigorous uptight growing plant with elegantly shaped double blooms in shifting shades of butter gold to lemon. Great picked rose, pleasant fragrance. 2025 release Bred by Kordes Rosen of Germany.

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Hybrid Tea. Big Purple. The large blooms are a beautiful purple–magenta in color complimented of course by a huge fragrance like so many roses in this color shade. Blooms continuously from summer through to autumn. Fantastic for picking.

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Climber. Mr Toogood of Melbourne found the seedling of this simply beautiful rose on his birthday and what a present! Spring flowering with dark, velvet red, double flowers that are very fragrant and excellent for picking. An enduring gift to celebrate a loved ones birthday. 1950.

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Hybrid Tea. An excellent rose with healthy, disease resistant foliage, seductively scented, long stemmed, deep purple blooms that are perfect to pick. Stunning addition to any garden and bred right here in NZ by Rob Somerfield. 1996. Multi Award Winner.

Rob Somerfield says this rose is "named after the liqueur 'Blackberry Nip' that many will remember from our past. I'm afraid my memory of it is not a great one - my fault as I somewhat over indulged, now days I would choose to drink in the scent of this beautiful rose rather than the liqueur!

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Climber Hybrid Tea. An excellent rose with healthy disease resistant foliage, seductively scented, long stemmed, deep purple blooms that are perfect to pick. Stunning addition to any garden and bred right here in NZ by Rob Somerfield. 1998. Multi Award Winner.

Rob Somerfield says this rose is "named after the liqueur 'Blackberry Nip' that we all remember" from our past. I'm afraid my memory of it is not a great one - my fault as I somewhat over indulged, now days I would choose to drink in the scent of this beautiful rose rather than the liqueur!

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Standard. Hybrid Tea. An excellent rose with healthy disease resistant foliage, seductively scented, long stemmed, deep purple blooms that are perfect to pick. Stunning addition to any garden and bred right here in NZ by Rob Somerfield. 1998. Multi Award Winner.

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Rugosa. An outstanding Rose that repeats well with flowers that have an overwhelming fragrance. The blooms are clear white and semi-double. Always admired in the garden. Tolerant of poor soils and light shade. Excellent large hips in autumn. Can be used as a robust hedge. 1892.

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Floribunda. Petals in hues of lilac blue, shift in shades as they age. Fragrant blooms open to display bee friendly stamens. Easy care plant with few thorns. Repeat flowering. Named for Prostate Cancer Foundation NZ to support and raise awareness with a $2 donation from the sale of each plant. Deciduous

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aka Blue September Std 80cm

Floribunda Std. Hues of lilac blue petals, shift in shades opening with bee friendly stamens. Easy care with few thorns, fragrant. Named for Prostate Cancer Foundation NZ to support and raise awareness with a $2 donation.

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Climber Large Flowered. The very pretty shade of soft apricot and hybrid tea shaped blooms make this climbing rose most desirable. Named by the Royal College of Midwives to celebrate new life. Oh yes there is a pleasing fragrance as well. Award winner. 1982.

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Floribunda. Simply eye-catching clusters of white free flowering blooms with a raspberry magenta eye. Winner of the coveted Gold Star of the South Pacific at NZRS International rose trials, this bee friendly, NZ bred persica was created by kiwi rose breeder John Ford.

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Modern climber. Soft bubblegum pink blooms with sweet fragrance pop into flower covering large areas with an amazing show. Repeat blooms throughout the season on a bushy, robust plant with mid-green foliage. Bred by the renowned Kordes Rosen, Germany.

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aka Buff Beauty

Hybrid Musk. A well known and well loved little climber with fully double blooms varying from buff-yellow to soft apricot. Really pretty in full flower. Recurrent with a good strong scent. Could be used as a tall bush or small climber. 1939.

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Hybrid Tea Std. Unique antique pink buds open into light coffee-coloured blooms aging with hints of blush pink. A floral artist's dream, this distinctively stunning rose is ideal for picking. Repeat flowering, hardy and robust grower. Bred by Bob Matthews.
Suitable for warmer areas including Auckland/Northland

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Hybrid Tea Std. A rose of medium height that has perfectly formed soft salmon-pink blooms on a dense bushy plant, and a sweet spicy fragrance. Lovely for picking and really very beautiful in a bouquet. 1995. Bred by Sam McGredy.

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Climber Large Flowered. The best description you could give this rose is 'that it's all good'. Double, quartered, full and fragrant blooms shaded a clear primrose yellow. Repeats well, nice hips in autumn if not completely dead headed. Excellent dark green, glossy foliage. Simply charming. 1963.

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Hybrid Tea Std. Hybrid Tea. Catherine has a soft pink, creamy buds which open into vibrant pink flowers. The blooms, have a lovely soft fragrance, and sparkle on bronze-green foliage. A hardy high health rose. Bred by Bob Matthews, and named for his wife.

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aka The Sweetheart Rose

China. A perfect little button-hole rose, simply charming. Almost always in flower with small perfect pink blooms that open from long pointed buds. Fragrance is light, sweet and spicy. Relatively few thorns and healthy foliage. This climbing sport is quite vigorous and will tolerate some shade. 1894.

Summer flowering

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Floribunda. New Release. Another gorgeous red rose from the Rob Somerfield stable of roses. A stunning scarlet red that covers the bush throughout the season. Good disease resistance on glossy green leaves. Deciduous.

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Floribunda/Shrub. Rich, hearty, peach tones melting into pinks through a champagne haze. Offers a rich abundance of flowers that will delight throughout the season. Bred by Rob Somerfield in NZ and received Certificate of Merit, International RoseTrial Palmerston North 2018.

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Hybrid Tea. A modern twist on an old favourite. With beautiful soft yellow blooms with a hint of pink on the outer petals, the rose is complimented by rich green foliage. Nice compact bush with few thorns. A lovely light fragrance completes the picture. Bred by Bob Matthews.

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Hybrid Tea. A modern twist on an old favourite. Soft yellow blooms with a hint of pink on the outer petals stand out on rich green foliage. Repeat flowering. A lovely light fragrance completes the picture. Bred by Bob Matthews.

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Standard, Hybrid Tea. Very fragrant hybrid tea with large, velvety, opulent blooms in a strong magenta pink shade. The fragrance has won this rose several international awards. Repeats well from summer to autumn. 1996. PVR. Deciduous

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Modern Climber. Sensational pearl white blooms with a distinctive raspberry purple eye. These unique flower clusters are delicately fragrant and fantastic for picking. Exceptionally healthy plant with brilliant glossy foliage. Winner of UK Rose of the Year 2019.

Bred in England by Harkness Roses and named for Jane Austen’s House Museum.

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Dazzling floribunda with vibrant orange blooms that are well formed and freely borne on a neat bushy plant of medium habit. They appear almost luminous, standing out whatever the weather and lasting well without fading. Foliage is dense, glossy and dark green with excellent resistance to disease.

Bred by Gareth Fryer

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Floribunda. Winner of New Zealand’s top rose award the Gold Star of the South Pacific in the New Zealand Rose Society international trials. A bright red rose that honours those who died in the terrible Christchurch earthquake. Disease resistant healthy bushes. Bred in NZ by Rob Somerfield.

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Floribunda Standard. Winner of New Zealand’s top rose award the Gold Star of the South Pacific in the New Zealand Rose Society international trials. A bright red rose that honours those who died in the terrible Christchurch earthquake. Disease resistant healthy bushes. Bred in NZ by Rob Somerfield.

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Floribunda. City of Lights has masses of yellow-lemon blooms that smother the bush. Good repeat flowering. This rose has a sweet alluring fragrance, and the bush is smallish and healthy with medium green glossy foliage. Bred by Rob Somerfield. Deciduous

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Climber - Floribunda. This rose has it all. Clusters of very fragrant, large, cupped, semi-double blooms in delicate blush pink fading to white with age. Strong vigorous growth habit and few thorns. Can be grown as a large shrub or small climber. Multi award winner. PVR. 1987.

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Hybrid Tea. A very hard rose to describe adequately with words, you really need a picture painted by the artist it is named after. Carmine red buds open to orange pink blooms with cream stripes and a hint of soft yellow. Nice light, fruity fragrance. Flamboyant! 1992. PVR.

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Hybrid Tea Std. A very hard rose to describe adequately with words, you really need a picture painted by the artist it is named after. Carmine red buds open to orange pink blooms with cream stripes and a hint of soft yellow. Nice light and fruity fragrance. Flamboyant! PVR. 1992.

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Climber Hybrid Tea. One of the all time greats of modern rose breeding. Never fails to please, always admired. Dark green glossy foliage sets the stage for salmon pink blooms with copper and yellow highlights. Good fragrance, repeats well, disease resistant. Multi award winner. 1974

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Patio. A great little rose for the front of the border or for use as a low hedge. Semi-double simple and charming blooms of pale creamy yellow with a flush of pink are borne in generous trusses. Slightly arching and spreading habit. Very showy. 1989

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Climber - Noisette. We just love this rose at Wairere and it is much admired in our garden. Seldom without a bloom from spring through to autumn. The flowers are a silky shade of apricot yellow with a loose relaxed petal formation. Good sweet fragrance and simply stunning in full bloom. Few thorns

1904.

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Hybrid Tea Std. A superb new generation rose bred for high health and low maintenance. Along with that you get drop dead gorgeous, vivid crimson blooms that sit well above the foliage. Sturdy compact bush and of course it repeats well. Winner of an International award for excellence. PVR

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Polyantha, compact shrub. Glossy green foliage and clusters of dainty white blooms that are somewhat frilled and ruffled. A vigorous trouble free rose that is a really pretty sight in full bloom. This rose is a natural mutation of the ever popular 'The Fairy'. Lightly scented. 2001.

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Hybrid Tea. Unique champagne coffee coloured flowers with tones of soft silvery beige. Wonderful for picking and floral art with a perfect bud formation and long stems. Bred by Bob Matthews. Make sure to take extra care at planting time for this one of a kind variety.

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aka Cupcake

Modern Climber. A new climber with old world blooms. Very pretty soft pink, cup-shaped double blooms with a lovely sweet fragrance. Masses of flowers cover this rose and repeat well. Nominated for "Rose of Excellence" award in The Netherlands. Awarded Certificate of Merit.

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Standard 45cm. Cupid is a small cherry red patio rose which smothers itself with masses of flowers. A healthy bush that has a compact and slightly spreading form that looks great as a standard. Bred in NZ by Rob Somerfield.

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Floribuna. Clusters of antique platinum blooms opening in changing shades of warm lilac to pink. Plants are bushy, healthy and have mid-green foliage. Light Fragrance. Bred by Bob Matthews from another of his creations ‘Cappuccino’.

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Floribuna Std 80cm. Clusters of antique platinum blooms opening in changing shades of warm lilac to pink. Plants are bushy, healthy and have mid-green foliage. Bred by Bob Matthews from another of his creations ‘Cappuccino’.

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Shrub Rose. Bred by Rob Somerfield and named after the Maori Queen this rose covers itself with deep purple blooms that hold an unforgettable fragrance. A nice healthy compact plant, perfect for the front of the garden. .

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Standard Austin. A beautiful rose named for the beautiful English Ballerina - Darcey Bussell. Fully double rich crimson blooms with a perfect rosette of outer petals. The delicious fruity fragrance adds to the delight.

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Austin. An exquisitely beautiful DA rose. Peachy pink buds open to beautiful, white, chalice-shaped blooms, with a pinkish hue. Strong Old Rose fragrance has hints of almond blossom, cucumber and lemon zest. It forms a neat, rounded, bushy shrub. David Austin, 2015.

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Hybrid Tea. From NZ Breeder Rob Somerfield comes an exceptionally beautiful rose. The large blooms are tightly packed with petals and are toned soft cream with blush pink edges. Glossy deep green foliage that shows good disease resistance. Repeats well from summer to autumn. 2010.

This rose has already won a Certificate of Merit and the breeder says "this rose has exceptional vase life" for those who can't resist picking your blooms. Pacific Rose Bowl Festival 2019 New Zealand Rose of the Year Trial winners Awarded Best Hybrid Tea Rose

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Hybrid Tea. From NZ Breeder Rob Somerfield comes an exceptionally beautiful rose. The large blooms are tightly packed with petals and are toned soft cream with blush pink edges. Glossy deep green foliage that shows good disease resistance. Repeats well from summer to autumn. PVR

This rose has already won a Certificate of Merit and the breeder says "this rose has exceptional vase life" for those who can't resist picking your blooms. Pacific Rose Bowl Festival 2019 New Zealand Rose of the Year Trial winners Awarded Best Hybrid Tea Rose

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Hybrid Tea. A famous and classic rose with large, cream to buff-yellow, exhibition quality blooms that emit a delicious fragrance. A very vigorous and healthy rose that is a multi award winner for all the right reasons. Flowers well for months. From the USA, 1947.

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Hybrid Tea Std. Bred by Matthews Roses to celebrate 60 years of rose growing in NZ, this exquisite rose is shaded softest yellow in the centre gradually fading out to warm cream. Very decorative in the vase or garden. Strong compact growth habit and lovely fragrance. Award Winner. PVR

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Hybrid Tea. Classic buds open to creamy blooms highlighted with a pinkish-red blush on the edges of the petals. Continuously in flower and very fragrant. Always pleases and lives up to its name. Exceptional cut-flower variety. Multi award winner from 1977.

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Climber Hybrid Tea. Stunning dark red blooms, a delightfully powerful fragrance and all packaged into a climbing rose. Glossy dark green foliage. This is a climbing sport of Deep Secret. Repeat flowering, nice picking rose. Deciduous

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aka Dublin Bay

Climber Floribunda. One of the very best red climbers - ever - and bred right here in NZ. An easy to grow and well behaved climbing rose that is nearly always in flower with semi-double, dark red blooms. Generally healthy, never fails to please and looks great growing along a fence.

Multi award winner. 1976.

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aka Korgeowim

Floribunda. A heavenly perfume emanates from this multi award winning rose. Earth Angel has unique tightly cupped blooms of pure white revealing a soft blush pink centre. Outstanding healthy shrub with mid green foliage, repeat flowering. Strong Fragrance. Deciduous

Bred by renowned Kordes Roses.

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Floribunda. A heavenly perfume emanates from this multi award winning rose, with unique tightly cupped blooms of pure white revealing a soft blush pink centre. Outstanding healthy shrub with mid green foliage, repeat flowering.

Bred by renowned Kordes Roses.

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Climber. This well behaved climber will delight you with its rich cream blooms that age to a lighter shade of white on the vine. Flowers in abundance over summer and autumn. This rose is a strong climber with dark glossy foliage and the added bonus of having very few thorns. Bred by Rob Somerfield.

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Hybrid Tea. This is one of Lloyd's favourite roses so you know that it is just lovely 'cause he's got good taste. Exhibition quality, fragrant blooms of pale creamy-yellow are produced continuously throughout summer. A robust and reliable bush with dark green foliage. Multi-award winner. 1985.

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Austin. New to Us 2024. Large clusters of rosette flowers. The multi-toned blooms of pink and peach will fade to a soft cream as the flowers age on the plant. The tightly petalled blooms have a delicious citrus fragrance and are borne on a nice healthy upright bush.

Named for the Bronte Society to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Emily Brontë, the writer of Wuthering Heights.

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Climber. Attractively hanging heads of crimson-scarlet Hybrid Tea flowers. Vigorous growth. Summer flowering, with a few blooms later on. Strong Old Rose fragrance. Bred by Albert Norman (UK, before 1940).

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Hybrid Tea. Stunning new release yellow flowers which holds its colour well. Perfect for picking and has great disease resistence. Bred in NZ by Rob Somerfield 2025 new release.

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Floribunda. Truly one of a kind blooms of terracotta fading to dusky pink. Amazing for picking with distinctive ruffle form. Multiple blooming on a super healthy, upright, bushy plant with glossy foliage. Enigma has a light fragrance, Bred by Bob Matthews. PVR

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Floribunda. Truly one of a kind blooms of terracotta fading to dusky pink. Amazing for picking with distinctive ruffle form. Multiple blooming on a super healthy, light fragrance, bushy plant with glossy foliage. Bred by Bob Matthews. PVR

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This rose was named for Postnatal Depression Canterbury to publicise the amazing work that they do. Large soft medium pink blooms that are strongly perfumed and presented on a tall, spreading bush, clothed in dark glossy foliage. Flower stems are of a good length making them great for picking.

Bred in NZ by Rob Somerfield. Pacific Rose Bowl Festival 2019 New Zealand Rose of the Year Trial winners Awarded NZ Rose of the Year, Best NZ Raised Rose, Best Shrub Rose.

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Floribunda An abundance of large clusters of soft medium pink blooms with a cream reverse. Blooms last well on the plant or in a vase.Tidy compact growth habit that is low and spreading. Mid green leaves complement the pink blooms beautifully on this extremely healthy rose bred by NZs Rob Somerfield. PVR

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Floribunda Std. An abundance of large clusters of soft medium pink blooms with a cream reverse. These blooms last well on the plant or in a vase. Tidy compact growth habit that is low and spreading. Mid green leaves complement the pink blooms beautifully on this extremely healthy rose. PVR

Bred by NZ’s own Rob Somerfield

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Climber. New Release. A luscious new Persica hybrid in a warm, rich, amber shade, touched with blood red at each petal's base. As with all persica roses the colour will fade as the flower matures on the vine. Another disease resistant rose bred by Rob Somerfield. 2019. Deciduous

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Polyantha Std. 'The Fairy Queen' is a sport of the every popular and reliable rose 'The Fairy'. It has all the same qualities i.e. lots of bloom. glossy green healthy foliage and an arching habit. The dainty double flowers are a showy crimson pink and lightly scented. PVR. 1998.

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Floribunda. Enchanting blooms of soft blush pink with hints of apricot, this award winner casts a spell in any garden with its lovely fragrance, multi-petal form and easy care nature. Bushy plant with dark green foliage. Moderate fragrance. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Bred by renowned Kordes Roses of (Germany, 2003).

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Standard, Floribunda. Enchanting blooms of soft blush pink with hints of apricot, this award winner casts a spell in any garden with its lovely fragrance, multi-petal form and easy care nature. Bushy plant with dark green foliage. Moderate fragrance. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Bred by renowned Kordes Roses (Germany, 2003).

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Hybrid Tea Std. The rich glossy green foliage highlights the warm golden-apricot blooms with their swirling petals. Nice fragrance to satisfy the senses. A lovely rose to give as a gift or use as a special memorial. 2001.

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Floribunda. Soft cream blooms with a thin raspberry red edge. The cream petals turn pink with age making the older flowers stunning in their own right. The petals drop cleanly before they turn brown so no deadheading needed. Round, compact habit.

Certificate of Merit, Palmerston North Trial Ground, New Zealand (2013)

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Floribunda. Soft cream blooms with a thin raspberry red edge. The cream petals turn pink with age making the older flowers stunning in their own right. The petals drop cleanly before they turn brown so no deadheading needed. Deciduous

Bred in NZ by Rob Somerfield.

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Floribunda. Showy orange blooms with a white reverse. Masses of blooms form large clusters on long stems and have a lovely fragrance. Petals fall cleanly so the bush always looks tidy. Upright habit and dark glossy leaves with good disease resistance and very few thorns. Bred by Rob Somerfield 2017.

Winner of the Gold Star of the South Pacific.

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Floribunda. Rich cerise burgundy blooms with deep yellow reverse petals make a striking combination! This award-winning rose is easy to grow forming a healthy, bushy plant with deep green foliage. Light Fragrance. Another showstopper bred by renowned Kordes Roses of Germany. Deciduous. PVR

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Standard, Floribunda. Rich cerise burgundy blooms with deep yellow reverse petals make a striking combination! This award-winning rose is easy to grow forming a healthy, bushy plant with deep green foliage. Bred by renowned Kordes Roses. PVR

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Floribunda. 'Frilly Jilly' was named NZ Floribunda Rose of the Year in 2008 with very good reason. Gorgeous, frilly apricot flowers that fade gently to gold. Lovely fragrance, reliable and regular blooms throughout the season on this compact bush. 2006.

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Hybrid Tea. Silver lavender petals unfurl with hints of frosted blue to grey. This uniquely coloured rose has a pleasant fragrance and healthy foliage. Displays well when picked. New release 2025 from Matthews in association with international rose breeders.

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Hybrid Tea Std 80cm. Silver lavender petals unfurl with hints of frosted blue to grey. This uniquely coloured rose is well suited for picking. New release 2025 from Matthews in association with international rose breeders.

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Floribunda. The name says it all! This showstopper displays warm tropical toned clusters of orange blended with yellow. An award-winning addition to your garden. Bushy plant with mid green foliage, lightly scented. Bred by renowned Kordes Roses of Germany. Deciduous.

Exclusive to Matthews Roses

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Austin Std. In order to be named after this famous gardener you know this has to be a great rose. Rich deep pink, cup shaped flowers with petals that are arranged in a spiral. Powerful fragrance, repeat flowering and very striking in full bloom. 1986.

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Floribunda. Bred in NZ by Rob Somerfield this striking rose has a unique burnt orange/terracotta colour. Masses of flowers are clustered onto each stem and the buds are tightly curled pops of colour. A conversation starter for any garden.

Bees are attracted to this variety

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aka The Old Glory Rose

Climber Noisette. A beautiful, repeat flowering old rose that has large, full, quartered flowers. The buff apricot flowers have a delicious 'old world' fragrance. After 150 years it is still a firm favourite. Sometimes known as 'The Old Glory Rose'. 1853. Deciduous

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Modern Climber. The large golden yellow blooms, repeat well and cover this vigorous, shapely plant. Has a moderate, citrus fruity and spicy fragrance. This multi award winner is simply one of the best modern climbers. Bred by Tim Hermann Kordes (Germany, 1995). Deciduous

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Hybrid Tea. Not only would this rose make a lovely gift it is a lovely gift - from Mother Nature. Very fragrant double yellow blooms open from perfect buds. Nice glossy green foliage and compact growth habit. Bred in NZ by Rob Somerfield.

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Floribunda. Extraordinary deep blood red, fluted velvety petals which age to deeper rouge, almost black. Repeat flowering on a neatly rounded, healthy bush this rose is outstanding for picking and floral work. Named to celebrate excellence in NZ dressage.

Bred by Henri Delbard (France, 1997).

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Floribunda. This rose clothes itself with stunningly beautiful red-purple flowers that open into an old fashioned style.The dark green glossy foliage compliments the blooms well and it is a highly fragrant variety.I am sure that ‘Grandma’s Rose’ will be loved by all the grandmas out there. PVR

Grandma’s Rose, bred by Rob Somerfield, is the winner of the 2019 Gold Star of the South Pacific.

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Floribunda. Stunning 2019 release from Rob Somerfield. Green With Envy will delight with tight, long lasting buds that have a touch of colour and open to gorgeous green blooms. Flowers last long on the bush and in a vase. Complimentary colour that looks good with any combination. Free flowering. PVR

Flowers are gracefully arranged in large clusters with long stems for picking. Flower colour intensifies with age. Public Choice Award Palmerston North trial grounds 2013

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Floribunda Std. Stunning new release from Rob Somerfield. Green With Envy will delight with tight, long lasting buds that have a touch of colour and open to gorgeous green blooms. Free flowering and blooms last long on the bush and in a vase. Complimentary colour that will look good in any combination. PVR

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Hybrid Tea. This superb rose is the last to be bred by the international Rosarian Sam McGredy. A beautiful blend of cream, peach, apricot and salmon, with the darker tones towards the centre fading beautifully to the outer petals. Fragrant, disease resistant and sturdy. 2007.

Awarded best hybrid tea at the Pacific Rose Bowl Rose 2011

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Hybrid Tea Std. This superb rose is the last to be bred by the international Rosarian Sam McGredy. A beautiful blend of cream, peach, apricot and salmon, with the darker tones towards the centre fading beautifully to the outer petals. Disease resistant and sturdy. 2007.

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Floribunda. A lovely dark red rose with semi-double, ruffled blooms produced in regular clusters. Nice glossy foliage and a sweet fresh perfume make this rose a lovely one to pick. Bred in Demark 1986 and named after the Danish writer of fairy stories. Shows good disease resistance.

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Hybrid Tea. Hayward college has deep red old fashioned style blooms with extremely weather resistant petals that last on the bush or in a vase for weeks. The bush is medium high with a compact habit. It has dark matte foliage and any new growth is a dark red-purple. 2017 Rob Somerfield.

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Hybrid Tea Std. Large, beautifully textured, full blooms with a generous amount of petals in a pretty pink shade. Nice long stems perfect for picking, (very few thorns) lush green foliage and a powerful fragrance i.e. 'Heaven Scent' make this a very desirable rose.

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Hybrid Tea. Now this is something just a little bit special. Beautifully formed flowers that have a hint of pink in the bud but open to reveal blooms of silvery lilac-grey. This rose has a delicious fragrance and healthy disease resistant foliage. It repeats well throughout the season.

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Floribunda. Clusters of fragrant honeycomb coloured blooms, produced in beautiful multi-petal, tightly quartered formation. Repeat flowering, bushy plant with dark glossy foliage. Part of the easy care ‘My Rose Collection’ range bred in NZ by Bob Matthews. PVR

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Floribunda Std. Clusters of fragrant honeycomb coloured blooms, produced in beautiful multi-petal, tightly quartered formation. Repeat flowering, bushy plant with dark glossy foliage. Part of the easy care ‘My Rose Collection’ range bred in NZ by Bob Matthews. PVR

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Hybrid Tea - New Release 2024. Large old fashioned style blooms that come one to a stem. Soft creamy-peach hue. Excellent for picking, with a light fragrance. The robust plant has glossy foliage. Deciduous. Bred by Rob Somerfield.

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Shrub. This modern shrub rose bred in NZ has hot pink single flowers highlighted with a white central zone and golden stamens. It repeat flowers all summer and if not completely dead-headed 'Hot Lips' will reward you with a show of lovely hips.

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Floribunda. Hot topic possess small clusters of pure rich orange blooms that age to apricot. The frilly blooms have a glorious fruity fragrance. The bush is of medium height with dark semi glossy foliage. Bred in NZ by Rob Somerfield. Deciduous

Certificate of Merit Palmerston North New Zealand 2014

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Floribunda. One of the best white roses - ever! Free flowering with loose, double, pure white flowers. The blooms are produced in clusters of up to 15 per spray. Pleasantly perfumed with a gentle fragrance. Nice clean foliage, multi award winner and deservedly so.1958.

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Climber Floribunda. One of the best white roses - ever! Very free-flowering with scented clusters of shapely, double white blooms with just the lightest blush of pink as they mature. Hardy and tolerant - can even cope with some shade. A top 10 rose. 1968.

This rose is AKA Schneewittchen, Fee des Neiges and Korbin in other parts of the world - aren't you glad it's just called Iceberg in NZ? No matter what the name is - this is just a great rose, well worth planting.

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Floribunda Std. One of the best white roses - ever! Free flowering with loose, double pure white flowers. The blooms are produced in clusters of up to 15 per spray. Has a pleasant moderate rose fragrance. Is great mass planted. Nice clean foliage. Tolerant of some shade. Multi Award Winner. 1958.

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Standard, Austin.Bears pretty, lightly scented, pale yellow blooms, fading almost to cream. The many delicately frilled petals are arranged around a button eye. Lovely glossy foliage, and a good repeat flowering rose.

Named after the character in Shakespeare's Cymbeline. David Austin, 2016.

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Floribunda. Named to celebrate 100 years of the NZ branch of the international women’s volunteer organisation Inner Wheel. Inner Wheel NZ promotes friendship and service among women. This true red rose makes the perfect gift. PVR Bred in NZ by Bob Matthews

New release 2025.

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Floribunda. This true red rose makes the perfect gift and was named to celebrate 100 years of the NZ branch of the international women’s volunteer organisation Inner Wheel. Inner Wheel NZ promotes friendship and service Bred in NZ by Bob Matthews PVR

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Floribunda In Loving Memory gives non stop clusters of bright red flowers and lush green growth throughout the season. This upright bushy plant is a top performer. Awarded Gold Star of the South Pacific. As a memorial rose or just a stunning red for your planting scheme this rose delivers. PVR

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Modern Climber. Pure white blooms sparkle above mid-green foliage on this healthy, vigorous climber. Softly fragrant, the petals of each flower can display subtle notched edges as they open. Good repeat flowering. Bred in NZ by Bob Matthews. Deciduous

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Floribunda. Is covered in masses of white blooms with a burgundy center. In full bloom, you can barely see the foliage. The compact growing plant is very healthy with glossy dark green leaves. This variety is very eye catching and looks spectacular in both bush or patio standard form.

Summerfields rose Ink Spot won in The Pacific Rose Bowl, 2022, three awards, including The Best NZ Red Rose and the Children's Choice awards.

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Floribunda Std. Ink Spot is covered in masses of white blooms with a burgundy center. In full bloom, you can barely see the foliage. The compact growing plant is very healthy with glossy dark green leaves. This variety is very eye catching and looks spectacular in both bush or patio standard form. PVR

Bred by Rob Somerfield 2021. Won the Pacific Rose Bowl, 2022, three awards, including The Best NZ bred Rose and the Children's Choice awards.

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Floribunda. Clusters of showy white blooms. Buds can have a slight pink blush in cooler weather. Very dark glossy foliage. Jack Frost is an extremely healthy rose that has a slight spreading habit. Good repeat flowerer. Bred in NZ by Rob Somerfield.

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Austin Std 80cm. Bears large, many petalled, deep pink rosettes, each with a button eye. There is a light-medium strength fruity fragrance. It forms a neat and tidy shrub with a bushy, upright habit.Named for the son of David Austin Senior and brother of David Austin Junior.

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Floribunda. Released 2020. Delicate soft pink buds open to creamy pink flowers that fade to almost white as they mature. An abundance of fragrant blooms are complemented by deep, glossy, green leaves with good disease resistance. Compact and slightly spreading bush. Deciduous

Named for Julie Hardaker, 34th Mayor of Hamilton, celebrating 6 years in the mayoralty.

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aka Rose

Climber. Bred in NZ by Rob Somerfield this rose has copper buds that open to semi-double blooms in a unique shade of terracotta. Roses offset beautifully by dark glossy foliage. Has good disease resistance and is easy to train on walls/fences because of its slightly lax habit. Award Winner. PVR 2004

An unusual shade but one that combines well with blues, maroons and greys. Lovely against brick or stucco. I love it!

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Floribunda. An abundance of luscious red rose buds that open to reveal pink centers will delight from summer to autumn. Great for cutting. Bred by Rob Somerfield, this medium sized rose displays high disease resistance. Gold star winner of the South Pacific trial grounds (2018).

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Hybrid Tea Std. Put the power of love into your garden with this drop dead gorgeous rose. The dusky red buds open to showy dark blooms in tones of magenta red. The fragrance is powerful and alluring. Disease resistant glossy foliage. Should definitely be on the must have list.

Winner of 'Most Fragrant Rose' award in 2006.

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Shrub. A truly lovely shrub rose that smothers itself in lavender to lilac-pink flowers all season. The flowers come in large trusses on arching disease resistant foliage and have a soft fragrance. Well behaved and easy to grow - great for mass planting. 1984.

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Shrub Rose Std. A truly lovely shrub rose that smothers itself in lavender to lilac-pink flowers all season. The flowers come in large trusses with disease resistant foliage. A really pretty rose and certainly makes an impact in the garden. 1984.

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Climbing. A hybrid tea climbing rose with large, deep, salmon-pink almost double flowers that are deliciously fragrant. An excellent picking rose. Dark glossy green foliage that shows good disease resistance. Flowers repeat well. 1986.

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Hybrid Tea. Unique burnt toffee buds transform into multi-petal terracotta blooms. Outstanding for picking especially during the bud stage. Repeat flowering with light fragrance. Super shiny, glossy foliage also catches your eye on this healthy growing plant.

Bred by Bob Matthews.

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Hybrid Tea Std 80cm. Unique burnt toffee buds transform into multi-petal terracotta blooms. Outstanding for picking especially during the bud stage. Repeat flowering with light fragrance. Super shiny, glossy foliage also catches your eye on this healthy growing plant. Deciduous

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Hybrid Tea. With stunning large honey-apricot blooms of perfect bud form, 'Legend' unfurls into a swirl of petals with a rich fragrance. Robust plant with even hardy compact growth. Repeat flowering and great picking for a bouquet or vase. PVR

Bred in NZ by Bob Matthews.

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Hybrid Tea Std With stunning large honey-apricot blooms of perfect bud form, 'Legend' unfurls into a swirl of petals with a rich fragrance. Robust plant with even hardy compact growth. Repeat flowering and great picking for a bouquet or vase. Deciduous. Bred in NZ by Bob Matthews. PVR

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Floribunda. A multi-award winning rose bred by Rob Somerfield of NZ that created a sensation at the NZ Rose of the Year trials. The glowing florescent cream blooms with lime tinges are distinctive and certainly make a statement. Good repeat flowering, fragrant and generally healthy.

New Zealand Rose of the Year, Best NZ Bred and Best Floribunda Rose 2011.

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Floribunda Std. A multi-award winning rose bred by Rob Somerfield of NZ that created a sensation at the NZ Rose of the Year trials. The glowing florescent cream blooms with lime tinges are distinctive and certainly make a statement. Good repeat flowering, fragrant, generally healthy.

New Zealand Rose of the Year, Best NZ Bred and Best Floribunda Rose 2011.