(Hybrid Tea Rose, Lady Liberty Hybrid Tea Rose)

This hybrid tea rose was bred for the florist market, which values long stems and tall flowers. It is a deciduous, much-branched shrub that produces long-lasting flowers on thornless stems suitable for cutting. The flowers are double (extra petals), white, and very large, with tall centers and a slight tea fragrance. They appear in succession as long as the plant is growing vigorously and if flowering stems when spent are pruned close above a bud that will make a new flowering stem.

Like most...

(Friendship Hybrid Tea Rose, Hybrid Tea Rose)

A hybrid tea rose, ‘Linrick’ blooms in flushes from late spring to fall with classically high-centered, large, double (extra petals) flowers that are shades of red, ranging from light red at the base of the petals to watermelon at the tip of the petals. The flowers are borne singly or in a cluster of two or three at the tip of long, new stems good for cutting. This upright, vigorous deciduous shrub has leaves that are glossy and dark green.

Like most roses, ‘Linrick’ (also known as Friendship)...

(Hybrid Tea Rose, Midas Touch™ Hybrid Tea Rose)

Pure gold roses with a sweet, pleasing fragrance grace the high-performing, upright hybrid tea rose, Midas Touch™. Its fully double blooms have broad, thick petals with stable gold coloration that does not fade. Good foliar disease resistance is another of this roses’ quality traits. Rose hybridizer Jack E. Christensen of Ontario CA first introduced it in 1992.

Midas Touch™ has a bushy, upright habit and stems lined with sharp woody thorns. Its leaves are smooth, semi-glossy and deep green....

(Hybrid Tea Rose, Rio Samba™ Hybrid Tea Rose)

Large, fully double, golden blooms that age to bright red bedeck the fragrant hybrid tea rose, Rio Samba™. This floriferous cultivar was hybridized by William A. Warriner of Tustin, California and introduced by Jackson & Perkins in 1991.

This hybrid tea has a bushy, upright habit and stems lined with sharp woody thorns. Its leaves are leathery, smooth and deep green. Flowering occurs from early summer through frost with good care and maintenance. The large, fragrant, cup-shaped flowers are...

(Bing Crosby Hybrid Tea Rose, Hybrid Tea Rose)

Like a glowing ember ‘Bing Crosby’ offers large, fully double, deep orange blossoms. It was hybridized from the hybrid tea ‘First Prize’ and an unnamed seedling and introduced by Weeks Roses in 1981.

This large erect shrub is a vigorous grower with dark green foliage with bronze tinted new growth. The thorny upright canes are ideal for cutting and hold large, double, slightly fragrant blossoms of deepest orange. Each has 40 to 45 petals emerging from a beautifully fluted bud. ‘Bing Crosby’...

(Broadway™ Hybrid Tea Rose, Hybrid Tea Rose)

The colorful pink and yellow blooms of Broadway™ are ideal for cutting. This exceptional hybrid tea rose was bred by Anthony Perry in 1984 and has an upright, bushy habit and strong stems lined with sharp woody thorns. Its compound leaves are leathery and purplish green. From late spring to frost, it offers double blooms of peachy yellow with soft pink edges that darken as they age. Each moderately fragrant bloom has 25 to 30 petals. Everblooming roses such as this will rebloom better if their spent...

(Purpletop Verbena, Tall Verbena)

This short-lived perennial can really take the heat and blooms effortlessly all summer. A native of South America, tall verbena puts forth tall, airy stems topper with clusters of violet-purple blooms from early summer into fall. These are very attractive to butterflies and bees, and the removal of older flower stems will encourage continued flowering.

Full sun and well drained, average soil will make this carefree plant happy. One caveat to planting tall verbena is its tendency to readily seed...

(Happy Hearts Plantain Lily, Hosta, Plantain Lily)

Hostas are mound-forming herbaceous perennials grown mostly for their attractive foliage. The compact ‘Happy Hearts’ is a small to medium-sized hosta that forms neat clumps. Its heart-shaped leaves have a slightly wavy margin and a puckered, corrugated texture. They are green with a blue sheen. Pale lavender to white, tubular flowers appear on leafless stems held above the foliage in midsummer.

Overall, this hosta grows best in full to partial shade and tolerates a wide range of well-drained...

(Dress Blues Plantain Lily, Hosta, Plantain Lily)

Hostas are mound-forming herbaceous perennials grown mostly for their attractive foliage. The lovely ‘Dress Blues’ is a medium to large hosta that forms an open, spreading clump. Its large, lance-shaped leaves have pointed tips and wavy margins. They are blue-green and edged in creamy-white. Lavender tubular flowers appear on tall leafless stems held well above the foliage in midsummer.

Overall, this hosta grows best in full to partial shade and tolerates a wide range of well-drained soil types....

(Candy Hearts Plantain Lily, Hosta, Plantain Lily)

Hostas are mound-forming herbaceous perennials grown mostly for their attractive foliage. The romantic ‘Candy Hearts’ is a medium sized hosta that forms neat clumps. Its heart-shaped leaves are cupped with wavy margins and substantial texture. They are blue-green and shiny. Pale lavender, tubular flowers appear on leafless stems held above the foliage in midsummer.

Overall, this hosta grows best in full to partial shade and tolerates a wide range of well-drained soil types. Hostas have average...