North Central District American Rose Society

Roses In Review

2020 Roses in Review Results

 

The results of the Roses in Review information submitted by society members and friends in the North Central District during the 2020 growing season have been announced. The national ratings summary can be found in the Jan/Feb 2021 issue of The American Rose beginning on page 60. Please take time to read the very informative article by Don Swanson that explains the rating process. 

 

There is also a listing of the nationally ranked Top Ten Rated “Big” and “Mini and Miniflora” Roses. The winner of the Members’ Choice Award for 2021 was the orange blend Hybrid Tea ‘Ring of Fire’ hybridized by Chris Greenwood. It received a national Garden Rating of 8.3. Here in the North Central District, ‘Ring of Fire’ received a Garden Rating of 8.1. The Fragrance Award for 2021, also announced in that issue, was ‘Violet’s Pride’, a mauve Floribunda hybridized by Christian Bedard. Nationally, ‘Violet’s Pride’ received a Garden Rating of 8.1 and it was rated moderate for fragrance. Here in the North Central District, it received a Garden Rating of 8.0 and was rated light for fragrance.

 

The North Central District had 55 people reporting on 79 cultivars for a total of 220 reviews of 621 plants grown. Because of the hard work all of you, we again had the best ratio in the country of NCD reporters to ARS members in all of the country! This was the 9th consecutive year that we have won this award. Thanks to all who reported. 

 

Copies of the 2020 RIR results have been sent to all societies in the NCD and will soon be posted on the District’s website ncdroses.org These rating results are for roses grown and rated in our district and give a little better picture of how these roses do in our climate and our soils. They are a handy reference when thinking about which roses to add to your garden.

 

Watch for the 2021 Roses in Review information in an upcoming issue of The American Rose and then plan on participating. You will be a part of helping the American Rose Society fulfil our educational mission to keep our members and the rose growing public informed about roses in the US.

 

Please contact, me, Maggie Barr, NCD Roses in Review coordinator, at rosemore1@mac.com, if you have any questions about last year’s results or about reporting on roses this year.

 

  ‘Ring of Fire’      ‘Violet’s Pride’

Class/Note

AEN

GR

ER

# Plants

# Raters

Blackspot

Mildew

Wiinter Hardy

Fragrance

Height

F

Arctic Blue m

7.5

7.5

14

4

Slight

None

Borderline

Light

Medium

F*

Bordeaux mr

6.0

6.0

1

1

None

None

No

None

Tall

F*

Brick House mr

7.0

7.0

11

1

Moderate

Slight

No

None

Short

F / 2, 3

Burst of Joy ob

8.3

8.2

16

6

Slight

None

No

Light

Medium

F

Canyon Road mr

8.7

7.7

8

3

Slight

None

Borderline

Light

Medium

F

Celestial Night m

7.5

7.3

13

4

Slight

None

Borderline

Light

Medium

F

Easy Spirit w

7.2

7.8

15

5

None

None

Borderline

Light

Medium

F

Easy to Please mp

8.0

7.0

8

3

None

None

Borderline

Moderate

Medium

F / 4

Frida Kahlo rb

6.7

7.3

10

7

Slight

None

No

Light

Medium

F / 1*

Gilded Sun my

9.0

8.0

3

1

None

None

No

None

Medium

F*

Honey Bee Haven op

8.0

8.0

1

1

None

None

 

Light

Medium

F

Life of the Party yb

7.5

7.5

3

2

Slight

None

Borderline

Heavy

Medium

F*

Mango Veranda ob

7.0

 

11

1

None

None

No

Light

Short

F

Queen of Elegance pb

8.5

7.5

12

2

Slight

None

No

Moderate

Tall

F

Rosie the Riveter ob

7.0

6.5

3

2

Moderate

None

Borderline

Moderate

Medium

F*

Sierra Lady ob

8.0

7.0

5

1

None

None

No

Light

Medium

F*

Soaring to Glory dy

7.0

7.0

1

1

None

None

No

Moderate

Short

F */ 1

Tequila Supreme ob

9.0

8.0

3

1

Slight

None

Borderline

Light

Medium

F*

Violet’s Pride m

8.0

8.0

2

1

Slight

Slight

Yes

Light

Tall

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gr* / 1, 2

Oh Happy Day ab

6.0

6.0

2

1

Slight

Slight

No

Light

Medium

Gr / 3, 4

State of Grace yb

7.7

7.5

13

3

Slight

None

Borderline

Light

Medium

Gr* / 1, 2

Sweet Spirit rb

9.0

8.0

11

1

Slight

Slight

No

Moderate

Tall

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HT

All My Loving dp

8.7

7.0

4

3

Slight

None

Yes

Light

Medium

HT / 2

Canada Blooms pb

8.0

9.0

3

3

None

None

Yes

Moderate

Medium

HT*

Fiji dp

6.0

6.0

4

1

None

None

No

None

Short

HT

Hot Prince rb

8.7

8.0

13

3

None

None

Borderline

None

Medium

HT* / 1, 2

Kristen Singer lp

9.0

9.0

2

1

Slight

Slight

Yes

Light

Tall

HT

Le Petit Prince m

7.0

7.5

2

2

Slight

None

No

Moderate

Medium

HT / 4

Love at First Sight rb

8.2

7.8

17

6

Slight

None

No

Light

Medium

HT*

Moonlight Romantica my

8.0

 

11

1

None

Slight

No

Heavy

Tall

HT*

Peach Swirl ab

7.0

7.0

1

1

Severe

None

Borderline

Light

Medium

HT */ 1, 2

Pilgrim Maid w

9.0

9.0

1

1

None

None

Yes

Moderate

Tall

HT / 3

Pinkerbelle pb

8.0

8.3

22

5

None

None

Borderline

Light

Medium

HT / 4

Ring of Fire ob

7.3

8.1

9

9

Slight

None

No

Light

Medium

HT / 2

Shirley’s Bouquet w

8.5

9.0

2

2

Slight

None

 

Moderate

Medium

HT

Stiletto dp

7.6

7.7

16

6

Slight

None

No

Light

Medium

HT*

Sweet Mademoiselle pb

8.0

7.0

4

1

Slight

None

No

Heavy

Tall

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LCl / 4

Above and Beyond ab

8.7

7.5

40

17

None

None

Yes

Light

Tall

LCl*

Bathsheba ab

8.0

8.0

1

1

None

None

Yes

Light

Medium

LCl / 1, 2,3

Cherry Frost mr

9.1

8.7

43

12

None

None

Yes

Light

Tall

LCl*

Fruity Petals pb

8.0

7.0

1

1

None

None

No

Moderate

Short

LCl

Highwire Flyer dp

8.5

7.5

6

2

None

None

Borderline

Light

Tall

LCl

Lady in Red dr

8.2

7.8

12

5

Slight

None

Yes

Light

Medium

LCl*

Quick Silver m

7.0

7.0

2

1

Moderate

None

No

Moderate

Short

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Min / 4

Bob Martin dy

6.5

8.0

3

2

Slight

None

No

Light

Short

Min*

Candy Sunblaze rb

8.0

7.0

2

1

Slight

None

No

Moderate

Short

Min*

Hot & Sassy or

7.0

7.0

6

1

Moderate

None

No

Light

Medium

Min*

Hugs & Kisses ly

8.0

8.0

1

1

None

None

Yes

None

Medium

Min* / 3

Life’s Little Pleasures m

8.0

7.0

11

1

Moderate

None

No

None

Medium

Min / 4

Millstone rb

7.0

7.0

2

2

Moderate

None

No

None

Medium

Min* / 2

Swirly Pop yb

7.0

9.0

2

1

None

None

No

Light

Medium

Min* /1

Violet Hour m

9.0

7.0

1

1

None

None

Yes

None

Medium

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MinFl* / 2

Ann Marie Harris op

7.0

8.0

1

1

Moderate

None

Yes

None

Medium

MinFl / 2, 3, 4

Little Queen pb

6.8

8.0

6

5

Moderate

None

No

Light

Medium

MinFl* / 2

Samantha Tai pb

7.0

8.0

2

1

Slight

None

No

Light

Medium

MinFl /1

Toots pb

8.0

7.0

2

2

None

None

Yes

Moderate

Tall

MinFl*

Vernon’s Laugh pb

7.0

7.0

1

1

None

None

No

Light

Medium

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pol* / 2

Children’s Hope mr

8.0

8.0

1

1

Moderate

None

Yes

None

Short

Pol

Pretty Polly Lavender m

8.4

7.4

20

5

None

None

Borderline

Light

Short

Pol / 1, 2, 3, 4

Pretty Polly Pink dp

8.7

8.0

26

6

None

None

Yes

None

Short

Pol /2, 3

Pretty Polly White w

8.6

8.0

26

5

None

None

Yes

Light

Short

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

S / 3, 4

Canadian Shield dr

8.3

7.5

30

8

None

None

Yes

Light

Medium

S

Chinook Sunrise op

8.3

8.0

6

4

None

None

Yes

Moderate

Medium

S

Crazy Love ob

7.0

7.0

3

2

None

None

No

Light

Short

S

Easy on the Eyes m

8.0

7.0

4

3

None

None

Borderline

Light

Medium

S*

Eyeconic Mango Lemonade ab

8.0

7.0

2

1

None

None

Borderline

Light

Medium

S / 2

Gaye Hammond yb

9.0

8.5

12

2

None

None

Borderline

Moderate

Medium

S*

Harlow Carr mp

8.0

7.0

1

1

Slight

None

Yes

Light

Short

S*

Imogen ly

6.0

7.0

1

1

Moderate

None

 

Light

Short

S*

In Your Eyes yb

8.0

7.0

9

1

None

None

No

Light

Medium

S*

James L Austin dp

8.0

8.0

1

1

Slight

None

No

Moderate

Medium

S / 2

Never Alone rb

8.0

8.5

6

5

None

None

Yes

Light

Short

S

Oscar Peterson w

7.8

7.0

7

4

Slight

None

Yes

Light

Medium

S / 1

Oso Easy Peasy dp

9.5

8.0

12

2

None

None

Yes

Light

Short

S Hmult*

“Peggy Martin” (The Katrina Rose)  mp

6.0

7.0

1

1

Slight

None

Borderline

Moderate

Tall

S*

Pinktopia mp

9.0

8.0

3

1

None

None

Yes

Light

Medium

S

Ringo yb

7.8

7.3

10

4

None

None

Yes

None

Short

S*

Roald Dahl ab

8.0

8.0

1

1

Slight

None

Borderline

Light

Medium

S

Top Gun mr

7.2

6.8

17

5

None

None

Borderline

None

Medium