Raubritter

Rose Macarantha Raubritter, Kordes 1937

Rambler 

Still a popular rose this beautiful cupped Raubritter. Clusters of light pink, double, globular cupped blooms with a moderate fragrance. Very floriferous! Once blooming in early summer. Can reach 350 cm easily or 11 feet. Zone 4b to 9b. Biggest problem is her susceptibility to mildew so I urge you to plant her in an open, airy spot with good air circulation.

A stunning, romantic rambler with these cute cupped bell like blooms 

Rosarium Uetersen

Rosarium Uetersen, Kordes 1977

Hybrid Kordesii 

Large flowered climber 

Large, deep pink with silver reverse, turning lighter with aging flowers. Very old fashioned bloom shape. They stand in large clusters. Blooms outrageously in June with later moderate flushes throughout the season. Moderate apple fragrance. 350 cm or 11 feet. Zone 4b to 9b so she's extremely Hardy and healthy.

Can be used as a climber for obelisks, tripods, arches, cut rose, Weeping rose and even as a small climber in pots. 

When this rose came on the market she's was regarded as outdated because of her old fashioned blooms but times changed and today she's the most popular rose in Eastern Europe, Germany and Russia! 

Finally she gets the gratitude she so much deserves! 

Ilse Krohn superior

Ilse Krohn superior, Kordes 1964

Hybrid Kordesii

Sport of Ilse Krohn 

Golden Glow X R. Kordesii 

We've seen so many white climbers but one of the very best and most beautiful was almost forgotten. Almost because here she is: Ilse Krohn superior

When seeing those exquisite white petals unfold you might think it's a climbing Hybrid Tea but no, it's a Hybrid Kordesii which means she's very very hardy and strong. Ilse Krohn superior is the most popular white climber in Germany for decades and can you blame them? Typical HT buds unfolding in the best Tea fashion and finishing as the perfect HT flower. Her color is white with a buff shading in the center. When she's totally opened you can see her golden stamen. She has a strong delicious fragrance. She looks like Swan lake but is higher and more floriferous. She can reach 300 cm or 9 feet and is Hardy zone 5b to 9b. Health is outstanding and she's rain tolerant. It's rather sad this rose is almost unknown in the USA and most parts of Europe. Time to meet her!

Sombreuil

Sombreuil, unknown 1940

Large flowered climber 

Modern Hybrid 

This astounding beauty looks as if she's one of the gems of the 19th century but surprisingly she was discovered in 1940.

Sombreuil has large, flat, rosette shaped blooms in a cream to white color, sometimes with a light yellow shading in the center. They usually stand in clusters on a healthy and vigorous plant which can reach 400 cm or 12 feet. Sombreuil does best during warm, dry summers. She's drought and shade tolerant but hates damp, wet conditions. She has a moderate apple fragrance. Her health is good and she's Hardy zone 6b and higher. She reblooms all summer and autumn long.

A very nostalgic, romantic climber which is at its best on an Obelisk or pillar or arch or fence. Recent research suggests that R. Wichuraiana is one of the parents. 

For decades Sombreuil was also called "Colonial White" but the American Rose Society decided in 2006 that the name Colonial white was incorrect and shouldn't be used anymore as a synonym for Sombreuil.

She's a beauty isn't she? 

Crème de la crème

Crème de la crème, Gandy 1998

Modern Climber 

Cream with light yellow center blooms in a typical HT style. Moderate sweet fragrance. The blooms appear mostly in clusters. Up to 300 cm or 9 feet tall. Ideal for an Obelisk or pillar. Reblooms all summer and autumn long and has healthy glossy foliage. Zone 6b to 9b

Wisky Mac was one of its parents 

Polka

Polka, Meilland 1991

Romantica climber 

Modern Climber 

Let me first state that I've grown this rose for five years but her roots never developed properly so she only had a few flowers each year and many blind shoots. 

The flowers that did appear were outright gorgeous: Very large, double, old fashioned shaped in this apricot or apricot blend color. Some flowers were ruffled which reminded me of Yves Piaget. They have a moderate fruity fragrance. But again they are magnificent and last for a long time. Probably mine had a bad rootstock and I was sad to see her go so don't be put off by my not so good experience. Polka or Lord Byron can reach 350 cm or 11 feet but I would use her as a pillar or obelisk rose or maybe against a white wooden fence because she takes her time to get large. She's Hardy zone 5b to 9b and repeats regularly in summer. I didn't see blackspot or mildew on her. It's a rose in the style of Alibaba but with a bit larger flowers.

A very beautiful nostalgic modern climber 

Tantau's Bienenweide® roses for pollinators

Also German breeder Tantau has a pollinator collection and it is called Bienenweide® which translate in Bees meadow

All these roses are short, 60 cm or 2 feet, and very useful in pots, balconies, windowsills, standard rose etc

Very healthy, very prolific blooming and very attractive to bees. They come in a range of colors and are all single or semi double. 

To name a few:

Bienenweide® Apricot

Bienenweide® Bernstein

Bienenweide® Fruity

Bienenweide® Ivory

Bienenweide® Hellrot

Bienenweide® Mango

Bienenweide® Mango

Bienenweide® Ivory

Bienenweide® Fruity

Bienenweide® Hellrot 

Nectar garden collection from Kordes & Söhne

German rose breeder Kordes is world wide renowned for its very hardy and disease resistant roses and they are putting a lot of effort into bee friendly roses. The Nectar garden® collection is just that: Very healthy roses with lots of pollen and nectar for pollinators. Many of them have the ADR label so they are extremely Hardy and disease resistant. Nearly all are ground cover roses which reach 50 cm or 1,5 feet but are more wide. They are very suitable for pots, Rock gardens, natural garden etc..

Sonnenröschen® is a miniature with single white flowers with yellow stamen. Always covered with blooms, extremely Hardy and 100% disease resistant. ADR 2003

Sonnenröschen®

Medeo® is a stunning ground cover crawler with big single white flowers with yellow stamen. 50X70 cm, ADR label and always in flower. Bees love them! 

Medeo®

Sternenhimmel® is a very recent addition to the Nectar garden® collection. ADR 2021 so we know it's very hardy and disease resistant. Beautiful light pink Single blooms in clusters. Extremely prolific, blooms like crazy non stop. 30X30 cm or 1X1 feet. A very good ground cover, for pots, rock garden etc... A real stunner! 

Sternenhimmel® 

Meilland roses for pollinators: The Friendly® collection

These days our environment and nature becomes more and more important and people want to attract wildlife and pollinators in their gardens. Many roses which show their stamen are of course visited by pollinators by nurseries are creating new roses especially for this purpose so roses especially for the natural and ecological garden. These roses nearly always have an abundance of little single blooms with golden stamen and they have a lot of pollens and nectar. They bloom from spring till first frost and are extremely tough and resistant against drought and diseases.

We start with the Friendly® collection of Meilland Richardier. These are short, bushy roses of approximately 50X70 cm or 2X2 feet. They have an abundance of little single blooms in clusters with their stamen clearly exposed. Always in bloom and disease free. At this moment the Friendly® collection has 4 roses:

Pink Meissalu is pink 

Purple Meicosme is purple 

Red Meiariba is red

Sweet Meinatope is white

Of course more will follow the coming years so remember that the Friendly® collection stands for pollinator friendly roses!

Pink Meissalu 

Purple Meicosme 

Red Meiariba