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The nursery runs one of the largest rose breeding programmes in the world. Around 150,000 hand crosses are made each year, which produce about 400,000 seeds. From these about 250,000 seedlings will germinate. Each year's new releases are selected after nine years of trials.
The new introductions are divided between the roses bred for garden use and those for cut flower use. Only five or six new garden varieties are introduced each year at the Chelsea Flower Show in May. All links on this page are to bare root roses.
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We thought that visitors to our website might enjoy a preview of our new varieties for next season.
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New introductions 2010-11
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Princess Anne
Clusters of beautiful deep pink blooms. Long flowering season. |
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Cariad
A large, airy shrub with semi-double blooms. Fragrant. |
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Maid Marion
Rose pink, rosette-shaped flowers. Fruity myrrh scent. |
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New introductions 2009-10
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Tam o'Shanter
Deep cerise-pink. A large shrub with superb repeating. |
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Kew Gardens
Large heads of single white blooms. Thornless. |
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Sir John Betjeman
Beautifully-formed rosettes of brightest pink. Light apple scent. Very healthy with excellent repeating. |
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Wisley 2008
Dainty, soft pink rosettes with a fresh, fruity fragrance. Vigorous and outstandingly healthy. |
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Young Lycidas
Large deeply cupped blooms of magenta red. Strong, delicious fragrance. Attractive, bushy shrub. |
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Claire Austin
Beautiful white cups on an elegant shrub. Strong myrrh scent with hints of meadowsweet. |
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Munstead Wood
Deep crimson blooms. Broad, bushy shrub. Strong old rose and fruit fragrance. |
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Port Sunlight
Rich apricot blooms. with a rich tea rose scent. Vigorous upright growth. |
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Skylark
Semi-double deep pink flowers open to reveal gold and white centres. Lightly fragrant. |
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Darcey Bussell
Rich crimson rosettes on a short, bushy shrub. Pleasant fruity fragrance. |
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Lady of Megginch
Large recurved rosettes. Fruity old rose scent with raspberry notes. |
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Lichfield Angel
Apricot buds open into domed creamy-white rosettes. Light clove fragrance. |
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Sister Elizabeth
Charming rose pink blooms. A short shrub with a classic old rose form and fragrance. |
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Strawberry Hill
Glorious pink rosettes. A fine myrrh fragrance with a hint of lemon |
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Tea Clipper
Large, quartered rosettes. Mixed fragrance: tea, myrrh and fruit. |
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Alan Titchmarsh
Beautiful rose with true old rose character. Strong arching growth. |
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Gentle Hermione
Blush pink blooms with many petals. Classic old rose fragrance with myrrh. |
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Summer Song
Sophisticated burnt orange blooms. Mixed scent of tea and ripe bananas. |
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The Shepherdess
Delightful apricot-pink blooms. Fruity fragrance with hints of lemon. Upright habit. |
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Wild Edric
Large velvety-pink blooms with a strong, delicious fragrance. Very tough and reliable. |
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