Rose Society of South Australia’s Rose of the Month, ‘Unconventional Lady’

This lovely deep pink Hybrid Tea rose was bred by Kordes in Germany in 1997 and was originally released as ‘Simply Samantha’ in South Africa in 2008. It was selected and introduced in Australia by Treloar Roses in 2017 as ‘Unconventional Lady’ to be sold as a fundraiser for the 19th WFRS World Rose Convention which will be held in Australia in 2022.

Get to Know this Floribunda ‘Soul Sister’, Bred by Christian Bedard

Soul Sister was bred by Christian Bedard in the United States in 2008. It was introduced in the United States by Weeks in 2012 as ‘Koko Loco’. This rose was released in Australia in 2015 as ‘Soul Sister’ by Swane’s Nurseries as Agent for Weeks.

Rose Society of South Australia’s Rose of the Month, ‘Scabrosa’

‘Scabrosa’ is an Old Fashioned Garden Rose bred by Harkness in the UK in 1950. Classified as a Hybrid Rugosa Shrub, Scabrosa is famous for its large single blooms (4 – 8 petals) of magenta crimson tinged with violet purple colour that can grow over ten centimetres in width.

Rose Society of South Australia’s Rose of the Month, ‘Let’s Celebrate’

Let’s Celebrate is a Hybrid Tea rose with blooms of rich apricot pink colouring in the centre grading to a creamy salmon pink as the flower opens. It grows to 1.5 metres by 1 metre and is covered with glossy bright green foliage from the ground up.

Rose Society of South Australia’s Rose of the Month: Royal Dane

Occasionally there are roses on the market which can be said are underrated and ‘Royal Dane’ is one of these. Named to honor the Danish Royal family, by the famous Danish rose hybridist Poulsen. It is also known in some countries as ‘Troika’.