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Freedom Gardens
World-Class Rose Collection
Hard-to-find Roses & Lilacs for Sale in Pots
Thank you to everyone who visited during our Open Garden Days, every Sunday in June. For the rest of the growing season we are open by appointment only for those wishing to purchase plants and/or books. While you are here you will be free to explore the garden at your leisure. It's easy to make an appointment: just call Peter on 330.296.2618 or use the contact form on this webpage.
We have a superb crop of rose plants for sale this year, including many varieties not available from any other North American source. If you are looking for a hard-to-find rose not listed here, please ask. We have especially large collections of hybrid perpetuals, Austin roses and Kordes roses. And we are delighted to offer an expanded selection of seldom seen lilacs, including the incredible Rochester, at the bottom of this page.
Own-root roses propagated at Freedom Gardens. 1-gallon pots. $25 each.
Roses can be purchased now for pickup at the garden here in Freedom Twp., Portage County, Ohio or possible shipment. All roses are in very limited quantities. To purchase any of these plants please call Peter on 330.296.2618 or use the contact form on this website to confirm availability. We accept cash, checks, PayPal, and all major credit cards.
ALL OF THESE CULTIVARS & SPECIES ARE AVAILABLE NOW
ALTISSIMO (Delbard 1966) climber; startling, large, single-petaled red blooms
AMERICAN LEGACY crimson-pink English-style shrub from Griffith Buck, fragrant and full
ARCHBISHOP DESMOND TUTU (Kordes 2008) enormous crimson blooms, healthy shrub
BADEN-BADEN (Kordes 1952) satiny crimson hybrid tea, profuse, incredibly fragrant
BANSHEE (c. 1773?) super tough light pink Old Garden Rose
BASYE'S PURPLE (1968) unique shrub, single-petaled, purple inside and out
BELINDA'S DREAM (Basye 1988) large clear pink blooms; healthy, adaptable shrub
BELLE ROSINE (Vibert 1829) rare dark pink gallica, well-formed blooms last when cut
BLUSH HIP (1840) tender pink on a tough plant, the alba that acts like a gallica
BOUQUET PARFAIT (Lens 1989) pink blend hybrid musk, perfect petal-packed sprays
BRILLIANT FLOWER CIRCUS (Kordes 2008) bright orange-red, healthy compact shrub
CENTENAIRE DE LOURDES (Delbard 1958) blended soft pink, big-impact floribunda-shrub
CHAMPLAIN (Svejda 1982) crimson kordesii shrub, heavy bloomer, ideal bushy habit
CHARLES DE MILLS (<1746) gallica, what they called red back then, plant and stand back
CHOCOLATE SUNDAE (Meilland 2009) 85% cocoa, 15% brick; large-flowered climber $40
CRIMSON GLORY (Kordes 1935) classic deep red hybrid tea, famously fragrant
DAIRY MAID (LeGrice 1957) ivory parchment floribunda, large single-petaled blooms
DEJA BLU (Benardella 2008) second-best mauve miniflora
DICK'S DELIGHT (Dickson 1999) profuse pincushion pink mini, ideal for rock gardens
DR E M MILLS (Van Fleet 1925) shrubby semi-double yellow hybrid hugonis
DR HUEY (Thomas 1914) large-flowered rambler, somber red with bright yellow stamens
DREAM LAND (Schmitz 2015) light pink, full-petaled, very healthy large-flowered climber
DUC DE GUICHE (<1810) crimson-to-violet gallica, not mad but somewhat eccentric
EMILY CARR (AgCanada 2007) intensely red, profuse, very healthy/hardy wide shrub
EUROPEAN TOUCH (vonKoss 1989) buff sport of Folklore, from our Queens-winning plant
FARA SHIMBO (Barden 2005) well-mannered moss, nearly black with golden stamens
FELICITAS (Kordes 1998) superb single-petaled bright pink landscaping shrub
FERDINAND PICHARD (Tanne 1921) reliable pink and crimson striped hybrid perpetual
FLOWER GIRL (Fryer 1999) semi-double appleblossom pink shrub, stupendous sprays
FRIENDS FOREVER (Lowe 2001) brawny shrub, fuchsia pink, Austin X Explorer
FRU DAGMAR HASTRUP (Hastrup 1914) classic 5-petaled sky pink rugosa, lots of hips
GALLICANDY (Barden 2003) bubblegum pink, profuse, modern gallica
GARTENZAUBER (Kordes 1984) leafy floribunda; large, pointed, scarlet blooms
GEORGE VANCOUVER (Ogilvie 1994) light red, Explorer most like a hybrid tea
GESCHWIND'S NORDLANDROSE (1884) shades of pink, indestructible setigera hybrid
GLAD TIDINGS (Tantau 1989) award-winning glowing crimson floribunda, hybrid tea-type
GOLDEN GATE (Kordes 2005) best yellow climbing rose for Ohio
GOOD OLE MOUNTAIN DEW (Wells 2009) miniflora, lilac-mauve with cream reverse
GRUSS AN GERMERSHAUSEN (Brummer 1926) eyecatching rambler, 5-petal candy pink
HANSA (VanTol 1905) classic, tall, fragrant, full-petaled rugosa hybrid, rose-pink/violet
HART CRANE (Schneider 2010) purple single-petaled rugosa, a top exhibition classic shrub
HEIN MUCK (Tantau 1961) blood red 5-petaled shrub, clean and neat and now quite rare
HELLA (Kordes 2010) vigorous, healthy semi-double climber, Santorini white
HIMMELSAUGE (Geschwind 1884) healthy velvety purple, blooms bolt upright
ILLUSION (Kordes 1961) classic free-blooming cinnabar red kordesii climber
INDIGO (Laffay 1830) compact constant-blooming purple portland
INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE (Harkness 1984) purple patio rose
IRISH FIREFLAME (Dickson 1914) coral/salmon/yellow HT for single-petaled aficianodos
JAMES MASON (Beales 1982) blood red modern gallica for hedge or back of border
JASMINA (Kordes 2006) arching, fragrant, large-flowered mauve climber
JOLIE VERANDA (Kordes 2012) reliable rich coral orange floribunda
KEAN (1820?) purple pink gallica, recommended to all who dislike complicated OGR names
LA BELLE SULTANE (Dupont c. 1795) golden stamens erupting from silky purple petals
LA FRAICHEUR (Turbat 1921) icy pink rambler, all day long
LA FRANCE (Guillot 1867) light pink, the original hybrid tea, still vigorous and fragrant
LAMBERT CLOSSE (Ogilvie 1995) gentler pink Explorer, very tough shrub
LAVENDER VERANDA (Kordes 2014) free-blooming, compact, healthy floribunda
LEAPING SALMON (Pearce 1986) fragrant climber, elegant blooms, more orange than pink
LITTLE PRINCE (Delbard 2009) enormous, fragrant mauve blooms on healthy shrub
LOUIS VAN TYLE (<1846) opulent lavender pink gallica, spreading wider than tall
LULLABY (Shepherd 1953) Ohio-bred polyantha version of Mme Hardy, always in bloom
MME A LABBEY (Vibert 1843) soft pink damask hybrid, vigorous, very winter hardy
MME ISAAC PEREIRE (Garcon 1881) classic pink bourbon; gorgeous, fragrant and easy
MAGNA CHARTA (Paul 1876) big blooms in shades of rich pink, tall hybrid perpetual
MANDER'S NUTKANA #1 (1983) nutkana X floribunda. Nutkana wins.
MANITA (Kordes 1996) swarms of soft pink blooms, bushy climber/shrub, fast repeat
MARCHESA BOCCELLA (Desprez 1842) easy-growing, free-blooming light pink HP
MECENE (Vibert 1845) compact gallica, white stripes running out of deep pink petals
MRS B R CANT (Cant 1901) heavy blooming pink tea, more hardy than thought
MRS OAKLEY FISHER (Cant 1921) constant golden amber single-petaled HT
MOJE HAMMARBERG (1931) bright pink double rugosa, hips, best Swedish rose
MORDEN 6910 (1970) arrest-me red; tall; better than some named Mordens
MORGENROT (Kordes 1985) loud bright red single-petaled compact shrub
MORGENSONNE (Kordes 1988) easy-growing winter-hardy yellow climber
"NATIONAL ROAD" medium-large, bright red, very full hybrid china or bourbon
FOUND BY CLYDE EVERETT ALONG U.S. 40 NEAR CAMBRIDGE, OHIO
NEARLY WILD (Brownell 1941) breezy wild-rose pink, the Knock Out of its day
NEW CENTURY (VanFleet 1900) extremely rare rugosa hybrid, shades of pink
NEWPORT FAIRY (Gardner 1908) tree-climbing (in warm places) pink rambler
NEWS (LeGrice 1968) fragrant floribunda; wide, flat, purple blooms
OAKINGTON RUBY (Bloom 1933) micro-mini, parent of many modern minis
OCEAN IN MOTION (Pearce 2009) shrub, waves of lavender-blue
OSCAR PETERSON (Dyck 2016) stunning semi-double white shrub, hardy+
PARK WILHELMSHOHE (Kordes 1987) clean rose-pink gallica with HT ancestor
PERENNIAL BLUE (Mehring 2004) repeating rambler; blue = bright ruby lilac
PERENNIAL BLUSH (Mehring 2007) pliable, shade-tolerant, repeating rambler
PERENNIAL WHITE (Mehring 2008) big sprays on fast-repeating rambler
PHILADELPHIA RAMBLER (Van Fleet 1904) juicy clusters, crimson/pink
PINK PAVEMENT (Baum 1991) rugged deep pink hybrid rugosa, lots of hips
PINK ROADRUNNER (Uhll 2003) shrubby bright pink hybrid rugosa
PINK ROAMER (Horvath 1893) cheerful, persistent bright pink blend rambler
PINK ROBIN (Lens 1992) rare R. helenae hybrid, tall and profuse
POLARSTERN (Tantau 1982) classic long-stemmed white hybrid tea
PRAIRIE PEACE (Erskine 1975) spectacular tall HSpin, yellow/peach/pink $40
QUADRA (1993) bold red climber, largest blooms in Explorer family
ROBUSTA (Kordes 1979) tall rugosa hybrid, winning sprays of 5-petaled red
R. ARKANSANA 'PEPPERMINT' pink dapples and stripes, top exhibition species
R. BANKSIAE LUTEA classic yellow climber for greenhouse or south
R. EGLANTERIA the Sweetbriar Rose, foliage scented of green apples
R. RUGOSA grown from seed, colors range from medium to deepest pink
R. VIRGINIANA robust single-petaled pink, native to Ohio as well as Virginia
R. WICHURANA glossy trailer, large simple white blooms over a long spring
ROSE DE RESCHT (re-int 1940s) intensely fragrant deep pink, always in bloom
"ROSE PETALS HOPPER" profuse deep pink china $15
THIS IS THE ROSE SOLD BY ROSE PETALS NURSERY IN FLORIDA AS THE HYBRID PERPETUAL 'JOHN HOPPER'
ROXANNE (Kordes 2013) compact, full-petaled scarlet, dazzling autumn foliage
RUGELDA (Kordes 1989) shiny yellow (with subtle orange/pink) rugosa hybrid
SANDY (USDA 2000) improved selection of R. rugosa, thanks to the government
SAVOY HOTEL (Harkness 1989) heavy-blooming, elegant light pink hybrid tea
SCHNEIDERII No. 3 (Schneider 2020) tree-climbing 5-petaled pink blend
SCHOENER'S NUTKANA (1930) large 5-petaled rose red blooms, gold stamens
SCREAMING NEON (Lim 2013) bright red landscaping shrub, covered in bloom
SILVER PHANTOM (Rennie 1988) sleek, high-centered, rare Canadian mini $40
SNOW PAVEMENT (Baum 1984) free-blooming blush white rugosa hybrid, hips
SOUVENIR DE LA REINE DE ANGLATERRE (Cochet 1855) warm pink HP
SOUVENIR DU PRESIDENT LINCOLN (Moreau/Robert 1865) rich pink bourbon
SPENCER (Paul 1892) abundant fluffy light pink HP; fragrant; tall, leafy habit
STADT DEN HELDER (City of Heroes) (Ilsink 1979) tall red floribunda
STRAWBERRY SWIRL (Moore 1978) mini, free-blooming stripes and moss
SUMMER JOY (Walsh 1911) vigorous double rambler, white buds open cerise
SUMMER WINE (Kordes 1985) 5-petal peach climber, cinnamon/cerise stamens
SUZANNE (Skinner 1949) the rock-hardy coral-salmon rose of the prairies
SWARTHMORE (Meilland 1963) immense spiraled HT, cerise pink to crimson
TAXI (Poulsen 1978) fragrant hybrid tea, from Denmark where cabs are red
THE BISHOP (ancient) tall, deep pink/purple, centifolia/gallica
THERESE BUGNET (Bugnet 1950) fragrant, very double indestructible rugosa
THOR (Horvath 1940) Ohio-bred setigera climber, huge bright crimson blooms
VEGESACKER CHARME (Kordes 2003) big-spray silver/coral 5-petaled shrub
VIOLETTE (Turbat 1921) bluest rambler, grape-like clusters, fragrant, thornless
WHIRLAWAY (Clemons 2005) white miniflora, perfect form for 15 minutes
WHITE DAWN (Longley 1949) compact, tough, repeating large-flowered climber
WHITE VERANDA (Kordes 2020) blinding, full-petaled, very healthy floribunda
WICHMOSS (Barbier 1911) the iconic mossed rambler, light pink, now quite rare
WILLIAM BAFFIN (Svejda 1983) pink, most winter-hardy repeating rambler
WINDRUSH (Austin 1984) glowing pale yellow, semi-double, vigorous
WRETHAM ROSE (Hoellering 1997) fragrant, big deep pink modern centifolia
ZEPHIRINE DROUHIN (Bizot 1868) pink fragrant, thornless bourbon climber
Paul Jerabek Introductions For Sale
Own-root roses propagated at Freedom Gardens. 1-gallon pots. $20 each.
ALICE PAT compact, early-blooming red blend floribunda SOLD OUT
ANNE GRABER tall floribunda, wavy light red exhibition sprays SOLD OUT
AUNT RUTH strawberry/cream semi-double climber, trophies at national shows
BROWN STUDY novelty brown-orange floribunda SOLD OUT
CAMILLE ROSE profuse, healthy clear pink shrub
CHATEAU DE VAIR 93 exuberant cerise/white polyantha, trophies at district shows SOLD OUT
CONNIE pure yellow semi-double miniature, almost always in bloom SOLD OUT
CORKY THACKER large-flowered coral pink shrub, one of Paul's best 2022 INTRODUCTION - SOLD OUT
DEBBIE LYNN long-stemmed ruby red hybrid tea SOLD OUT
DOROTHY'S REGAL RED big hybrid tea SOLD OUT
ESTHER JERABEK pink polyantha-style floribunda SOLD OUT
FOREVER, MICHAEL JON pure pink grandiflora
JERRY 'Double Delight' re-imagined as a grandiflora SOLD OUT
JULES full-bodied red climber, repeating well
JUSTINE MEE LIFF pink grandiflora for garden and cut flowers SOLD OUT
LORI rich orange large-flowered climber
MARS WAGAR 80-petaled purple, very fragrant, compact shrub 2021 INTRODUCTION - SOLD OUT
MAYA LEE big orange-red hybrid tea, powerfully fragrant SOLD OUT
MELVIN pink/cream/mauve floribunda SOLD OUT
MILAN white/red floribunda, huge exhibition sprays SOLD OUT
OUR PEARL vigorous climber, white with pink edge SOLD OUT
PATRICIA C OPPMANN white floribunda, early Jerabek SOLD OUT
PAUL JERABEK superb white/pink, Paul's last and best climber SOLD OUT
PAULSPRIDE pastel large-flowered climber: pink, yellow and white
PAW MAW mauve grandiflora, individually and in sprays SOLD OUT
PEGGY M many-petaled yellow and pink hand-painted shrub $25
PETER JOHN apricot-pink large-flowered hybrid musk SOLD OUT
PHOTOGENIC stunning semi-double white with lipstick edge, climber/shrub
RAY'S JOY bright orange floribunda, most popular with people named Ray SOLD OUT
ROSEFORD prolific light pink climber with intriguing scent
SNOWBELT polyantha, like having a white azalea blooming all summer long
SUE DICKMAN floribunda, bright coral orange with silver
SUSAN SCHNEIDER shrub, brilliant yellow-changing-to-red in sprays, many trophies
SUSAN'S SISTER more intense colors in smaller sprays, vigorous floribunda SOLD OUT
THE CLERK multi-petaled bright red, large blooms on stalwart shrub
WEE BUTTERFLIES (R.jerabekii) prolific pink/white polyantha, comes true from seed SOLD OUT
WINE & ROSES exotic climber, inky zinfandel with pale rose reverse SOLD OUT
WINIFRED pink grandiflora, like 'Queen Elizabeth' with holding power SOLD OUT
WOMEN IN MILITARY very free blooming red shrub, one of Paul's best
ZENAITTA superb orange-red polyantha for exhibition and garden
We feature Paul Jerabek's roses but also have an excellent selection of modern hybrid teas, floribundas and shrubs from other rose breeders--all proven winter hardy in this climate--on our $20 sale tables.
Custom Propagation
We offer custom propagation of hard-to-find roses for patient rosarians. All of our roses are propagated on their own roots. In most cases this takes 12-18 months but sometimes it can take longer. We can propagate any rose that is not under current patent or trademark. Many people make a visit to our garden to choose what they would like to have propagated from our vast collection of hard-to-find roses. We note roses unique to our nursery in the Combined Rose List. And gardeners often want us to propagate an unknown but loved family heirloom rose. Custom propagation is $30 per plant, payable when the order is placed. A few especially difficult-to-propagate roses cost more, as noted. We can only propagate a finite number of roses each year, and early ordering is always recommended.
Note: Cultivars marked with an asterisk (*) are fully subscribed for this propagation year. Orders for cultivars with an asterisk (*) are not being accepted at this time.
SOME OF OUR MOST-REQUESTED CUSTOM PROPAGATION ROSES
*ALEXANDRA PRINCESSE DE LUXEMBOURG (Kordes 2010) lovely many-petal pink
ALLUX SYMPHONY (Austin 1986) soft yellow rosette, looking large on compact shrub
ANABELL (Kordes 1972) orange-salmon floribunda, huge candelabra exhibition sprays
ARIELLE DOMBASLE (Meilland 1991) climber in sunset shades, rare in this country
*ASCHERMITTWOCH (Ash Wednesday) (Kordes 1955) large climber, ghostly grey
ASCOT (Tantau 2008) like a red bomb peony all summer long
*BARON GIROD DE L'AIN (Reverchon 1897) bizarre, beautiful chalk-edged scarlet-crimson
BERNIE (Schneider 2016) exhibition miniflora, light pink $40
BIBI MAIZOON (Austin 1989) extraordinarily profuse, very fragrant, pink shrub
BISCHOFSTADT PADERBORN (Kordes 1964) rare electric orange semi-double shrub
BLACK COUNTRY PRIDE (Cowlishaw 2008) true mauve floribunda, exhibition sprays
BLACK PRINCE (Paul 1866) charming, productive hybrid perpetual, deepest crimson
*BLAIRII No. 2 (Blair 1845) climbing light pink cabbage rose, better than Blairii No. 1
BUTTERSCOTCH (Warriner 1986) stunning light brown large-flowered climbing rose
*CAPTAIN THOMAS (Thomas 1935) spectacular single-petaled yellow climbing hybrid tea
*CHAUCER (Austin 1970) large, fragrant, cupped, light pink blooms; compact shrub
CLASSIC TOUCH (Hefner 1991) light pink sport of Touch of Class
CLEalta (Clements 1998) dazzling coral-orange sport of Altissimo
*CLEwonder (Clements 1997) fuchsia on ecru, most intellectual of the striped roses
COLCESTRIA (Cant 1916) gorgeous, plush, satin pink blooms on arching climber $40
*COMICE DE TARN-ET-GARONNE (Pradel 1852) intricately formed carmine-rose bourbon
COTTAGE ROSE (Austin 1991) pure pink cupped rosette, free-blooming and free-branching
COUNTRY BOY (2000) our semi-double sport of Austin's The Countryman, just as tough
COUNTRY LADY (Harkness 1988) shapely warm orange HT, profuse, good to cut
COUNTRY LIVING (Austin 1991) delicate light pink blooms on winter hardy shrub
COUNTRY MUSIC (Harkness 1998) pink/yellow floribunda (miniflora by today's standards)
*COURTNEY MARIE (Schroeck 2017) single-petaled bright red polyantha, always in bloom
CYMBELINE (Austin 1982) gorgeous dove grey, arching, intensely fragrant, great repeat
DENISE GREY (Meilland 1988) Bonica with a dose of rugosa, superb
DOCTOR DICK (Cocker 1985) coral-salmon hybrid tea, enormous exhibition blooms
DOROTHY ANNE (WInchel 1985) exhibition hybrid tea, white blending to pink
*ELISA BOELLE (Guillot 1869) HP in shades of white, a favorite with visitors to our garden
*EMANUEL (Austin 1985) huge 100+ petal soft apricot; here, there, everywhere shrub
EMMA JUNE (Schroeck 2019) hybrid musk, exhibition sprays of 5-petaled bright light pink
EMPRESS MICHIKO (Dickson 1992) peaches and cream and honey, HT for Zone 5 smiles
*FAIR BIANCA (Austin 1982) classic white floribunda-style English rose
FIREBIRD (Kordes 2016) dazzling yellow-red floribunda, unaccountably hard-to-find
FISHERMAN'S FRIEND (Austin 1988) crimson, still best rose ever named for a cough drop
FLIRTATIOUS (Zary 2003) blushing pink/yellow floribunda in sprays, enduring yet rare
*FOUNTAIN (Tantau 1970) large, spiraled, velvety red; ahead-of-its time hybrid tea/shrub
*FURSTIN VON PLESS (Lambert 1911) ivory hybrid tea with rugosa ancestor
GARTNERFREUDE (Kordes 1999) raspberry pink low shrub; perfect pyramidal sprays
GAY PRINCESS (Boerner 1967) HT trapped in Floribunda class; large, spiraled, light pink
GELBER ENGEL (Kordes 2003) hyper-vigorous, winter-hardy, yellow floribunda-shrub
GRACE ABOUNDING (Harkness 1968) palest wheat, spectacular sprays, floribunda X HMsk
GREETINGS (Zary 1999) superb magenta-silver-cream floribunda, never marketed by J&P
HAKUUN (Poulsen 1962) incredible exhibition sprays on compact white floribunda
HANSALAND (Kordes 1993) best red rugosa hybrid. Period.
HAROLD MACMILLAN (Harkness 1989) rare pure orange floribunda, singly and in sprays
*HEAVEN ON EARTH (Kordes 2004) giant peony-like coral orange blooms, floribunda
HEAVENLY ROSALIND (Austin 1995) stamens star in big sprays of pastel 5-petal blooms
HIGH HOPES (Harkness 1992) fragrant climber, elegant conch pink blooms in sprays
*INDIAN SUMMER (Pearce 1991) cognac buff hybrid tea, fragrant and good to cut
JAN'S WEDDING (Adams 1994) upright shrub, ready bouquets of pale gold/soft pink
*JAYNE AUSTIN (Austin 1990) elegant amber [and yes, we have spelled this correctly ;)]
JUNE BRIDE (Shepherd 1957) Ohio-bred creamy grandiflora with New Dawn ancestry
KATHRYN MORLEY (Austin 1990) beautiful cupped blooms, shades of lighter pink
*LADY MOSS (Moore 2005) extremely mossy pale apricot-pink floribunda, quite rare $40
LEMON BLUSH (Sievers 1988) huge lemon-colored, lemon-scented blooms, thornless
LILAC ROSE (Austin 1990) large ultra-fragrant blooms, soft pink rinsed in lavender
LILIANA (Poulsen 1995) pale pink-apricot English-stye shrub, very winter hardy
LONG JOHN SILVER (Horvath 1934) boundless large-flowered rambler, silvery white
LORDLY OBERON (Austin 1982) shrub, in bloom most like a repeating Constance Spry
LOVE'S KISS (J&P 2010) bright coral, under-the-radar exhibition hybrid tea
LOYAL FRIEND (Gardner 2001) elusive single-petaled white miniflora, exhibition sprays
LUCY IRENE (Nicholson 2012) soft pink sport of William Baffin; lovely and just as tough
MME VICTOR VERDIER (1863) HP; layer upon layer of crimson-rose, long stems
MANUEL CANOVAS (Guillot 1995) old-fashioned white on robust, fast-repeating shrub
MARIA LIESA (Liebau 1936) cheery 5-petaled bright pink, thornless rambler or large shrub
MARKGRAFIN WILHEMINE (Tantau 1995) very rare clear pink floribunda/shrub
MAYOR OF CASTERBRIDGE (Austin 1996) tall pink, English charm + Explorer hardiness
MELODY MAKER (Dickson 1990) spectacular orange-red exhibition floribunda $40
MICURIN (Bohm 1936) vigorous red climber, homage to Russian Burbank
MIRABELLA (Zary 1995) the magazine is long gone, but the yellow floribunda lives on
MRS COLVILLE (19th c.) superior spinosissima, 5-petal crimson, gold stamens
*MON PETIT CHOU (Kordes 2010) giant cabbagey coral-pink; controversial/fun
MORNING MIST (Austin 1997) orange-coral, superior single-petaled shrub
NAHEMA (Delbard 1998) almond blossom pink shrub-climber, fragrant and full
NARZISSE (Krause 1942) maize yellow pre-Peace exhibition hybrid tea $40
OLD PORT (McGredy 1991) very purple, very double, very fragrant floribunda
ORIENTAL CHARM (Duerhsen 1960) lacquered vermillion, 10-petal HT beauty
PEACH BELLE (2007) bold orange hybrid tea, sturdy and free, rare Ping Lim
PEARL DRIFT (LeGrice 1981) glistening blooms & foliage, Mermaid X New Dawn
PERPETUALLY YOURS (Harkness 1999) large climber, old-fashion lemon cream
*PERDITA (Austin 1983) lovely soft yellow-peach, barely double, superb scent
*"PHALANX" very fine deep pink bourbon, full of petals and fragrance, repeating well
FOUND IN BRACEVILLE, OHIO AT THE SITE OF THE 19TH CENTURY SOCIALIST/UTOPIAN PHALANX SETTLEMENT
PICTURE PERFECT (Wambach 1995) impossible-to-find pink blend hybrid tea $40
PINK MARTINI (Kordes 2012) massive display; bright pink; full-petaled sprays
PINK SURPRISE (Lens 1987) saucer-size single-petaled pale pink blooms
*POMPON VERANDA (Kordes 2008) big sprays; very full ivory-pink, lime edge
POMPONELLA (Kordes 2006) constant candelabras, rich pink globuar blooms
POTTER & MOORE (Austin 1988) big, puffy, rose pink blooms, and lots of them
*PROFESSOR IBRAHIM (Krause 1937) very rare, very hardy rose-pink climber
PURE BLISS (Dickson 1995) gold-medal winning pink blend HT, very rare
*RED INTUITION (Delbard 2004) extravagantly striped exhibition hybrid tea
REINE OLGA VON WURTEMBERG (Nabonnand 1881) cherry noisette, hardy here
REVOLUTION FRANCAISE (Meilland 1989) jumbo scarlet HT, striking full blown
ROGER LAMBELIN (Schwartz 1890) outlandish pinwheel HP; crimson/white $40
ROSALI 83 (Tantau 1983) rare apple-blossom pink floribunda, exhibition sprays
ROSENPROFESSOR SIEBER (Kordes 1997) frosting pink floribunda, mint foliage
ROSENSTADT ZWEIBRUCKEN (Kordes 1989) cheerful pink/coral/yellow shrub
ROTE MOZART (Kordes 1989) nearly extinct orange-red shrub, hybrid musk-like
ROYAL WEDDING (Zary 1998) palest apricot English-style floribunda-shrub
*RUHM VON STEINFURTH (Weigand 1920) the elusive Red Druschki
*ST CECILIA (Austin 1987) pale apricot-pink chalices, breaking hearts in colder climates
SANGERHAUSEN (Kordes 1939) large-flowered hybrid musk, shades of red
SEBASTIAN KNEIPP (Kordes 1997) fragrant, many-petaled, cream hybrid tea
SENEGAL (Mallerin 1944) velvety dead-black climber, very fragrant
SHOGUN (Tantau 2000) climber, elegant cherry red/pale gold hybrid tea-like blooms
SILVER CLOUD (Moore 1990) full-petaled shrub, coffee & cream in silver cup
SIR EDWARD ELGAR (Austin 1992) full-petaled cerise-crimson, powerful Old Rose scent
SONIA RYKIEL (Guillot 1995) coral; outshines many Austins in fragrance, form
SONNENWELT (Kordes 2013) floriferous moundy shrub, apricot orange
*STEPHEN RULO (Chaney 2009) large exhibition blooms in Koko Loko colors
SUE RYDER (Harkness 1983) free-blooming Folklore-colored floribunda, rare
SUMMERTIME DREAM (2008) apricot sport of Pink Robusta, introduced by us
*SUNNY SUNDAYS (Smith 2013) promising yellow blend exhibition hybrid tea
SUSAN (Poulsen 1997) ivory shrub, English-style, compact and free-blooming
*THE DOCTOR (Howard 1936) big, blowsy, bright pink HT; fragrant and charming
THE GERBE (Fauque 1904) early large-flowered climber, frosting pink, some repeat
*THE ENDEAVOUR (Austin 2006) compact orange-pink shrub with fragrance
*THE PRINCE (Austin 1990) deep crimson to extraordinary royal purple
*THE SQUIRE (Austin 1977) exquisitely formed crimson; short, persistent, shrub
*TRADESCANT (Austin 1993) blackest Austin, intricately formed, compact
URDH (Tantau 1930) wonderful deep pink hybrid perpetual with a funny name
VATER RHEIN (Kiese 1922) gem of an early HT: crimson, quartered, fragrant
VIOLACEE (Soupert & Notting 1876) startling deep purple moss rose $40
THIS IS THE AUTHENTIC VERY DOUBLE ROSE AS RESCUED FROM SECREST ARBORETUM AND NOT THE 10-PETALED ROSE BEING SOLD UNDER THIS NAME ELSEWHERE
VIOLINA (Tantau 1997) elegant long-stemmed hybrid tea; Van Fleet pink
VON SCHARNHORST (Lambert 1921) lemon icing semi-doouble shrub
WARM WELCOME (Warner 1991) tithonia orange climbing mini (upright, no sprawl)
*WILLIAM MORRIS (Austin 1998) vigorous, tall, fully cupped pale apricot-pink
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (Austin 1987) crimson, the original and still quite charming
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE 2000 (Austin) crimson, spectacular blooms when well fed
Rare and Choice Lilacs For Sale
Own-root lilacs propagated at Freedom Gardens. 1-, 2- and 3-gallon pots. $25 each.
ALBERT HOLDEN purple/white, best bicolor lilac, Fiala introduction
AMI SCHOTT heirloom double blue
ANABEL pink, tall, earliest to bloom
ATHELINE WILBUR double magenta/pink, upright, Fiala introduction
AVALANCHE white, tall, Fiala introduction
BELLE DE NANCY heirloom double blush
BETSY ROSS white, bushy habit, early to bloom
BLUE EYES prolific single-petaled sky blue, raised by Susan Schneider
CATAWBA PINK seldom-seen double
CONGO heirloom magenta-red SOLD OUT
CROIX DE BRAHY heirloom pink, wide habit
ETHEL M WEBSTER palest pink, earlier than most prestonias
FERNAND PEGOT magenta/pink, rarely in commerce
FRANK'S FANCY striking modern dark purple
FREDERICK DOUGLASS blue, Rochester family SOLD OUT
GEORGE EASTMAN rich cerise julianae hybrid
HOLGER very late white, best Finnish lilac SOLD OUT
ISABELLA superb mauve prestonia, hard-to-find south of the border
IVORY SILK shapely tree, blooms late and long
JESSIE GARDNER violet, large florets, unaccountably hard-to-find SOLD OUT
KATHERINE HAVEMEYER tall double pink
KINGSVILLE blue, free-blooming
KOSMOS stunning purple, Communist lilac
LILAC SUNDAY profuse lavender SOLD OUT
LOIS AMEE UTLEY pink/lavender, Fiala introduction
MME ABEL CHATENAY heirloom double white, abundant
MME LEON SIMON heirloom double lavender, rare SOLD OUT
MAIDEN'S BLUSH pink, healthy, early to bloom
MARECHAL FOCH heirloom reddish-pink SOLD OUT
MARGARET FENICCHIA purple-violet, Rochester family
MARIE FRANCES best pink, compact, Fiala
McMASTER CENTENNIAL huge white panicles
MISS MILLIE double bright rose, tall, upright
We are pleased to re-introduce this excellent cultivar created by Wayne Hughes, proprietor of The Lilac Farm in Cambridge Springs, Pennsylvania from 1990 to 2005.
MONGE heirloom red-violet
MONIQUE LEMOINE heirloom double white
MOUNT BAKER white, wide, prolific
MY FAVORITE double deep magenta/purple
NADEZHDA double blue/mauve, Communist lilac
NARRAGANSETT lavender, fast-growing
OLD GLORY early-blooming blue/purple
OLIMPIADA KOLESNIKOVA double violet-magenta, rare Communist lilac MAKE OFFER
OLIVIER DE SERRES heirloom double blue, rare SOLD OUT
P P KONCHALOVSKI big blue, double, Communist lilac SOLD OUT
PAMYAT o S M KIROV double blue-lavender, hardcore Communist lilac SOLD OUT
PAT PESATA pink/blue, compact, extremely rare Fiala introduction
PAUL THIRION heirloom double magenta/purple
PAULINE FIALA violet with white
PEACOCK often double pink blend from Hulda Klager SOLD OUT
POCAHONTAS early-blooming purplish red
PRAIRIAL pink/lilac species cross, late-in-the-day Lemoine SOLD OUT
PRAIRIE PETITE purple, compact
PRESIDENT GREVY heirloom double blue
PRESIDENT POINCARE heirloom double magenta, hard-to-find SOLD OUT
PRIMROSE Holden selection of soft yellow vulgaris SOLD OUT
REDWINE magenta, bushy, late-blooming prestonia
ROCHESTER game-changing white $50
ROYALTY superior purple-violet prestonia
ST JOAN double white, elegant, compact, one of the rare Rowancroft lilacs
SARAH SANDS extremely purple, large florets SOLD OUT
SISTER JUSTINA early blooming, lemon buds open white SOLD OUT
SWEETHEART double, shades of pink
S. x CHINENSIS tall rosy purple SOLD OUT
TRISTE BARBARO deep purple, beautiful but slow-growing $50 (3-gallon)
VESTALE heirloom pure white, now quite rare SOLD OUT
VICTOR LEMOINE heirloom double lavender, rare
VIOLET GLORY stunning deepest violet, appears black from a distance, Rowancroft SOLD OUT
YANKEE DOODLE rich purple, Fiala introduction
ZNAMYA LENINA (Banner of Lenin) breath-taking red-violet, Communist lilac SOLD OUT
ZULU violet, large florets, hard-to-find SOLD OUT
COMMUNIST LILAC = the stunning introductions of, primarily, the Soviet Union's Leonid Kolesnikov. Some have names such as Banner of Lenin or Communist Youth League, or honor heroes of the Revolution.
FIALA INTRODUCTION = the creations of Father John L. Fiala, the renowned lilac-hybridizing priest of Medina, Ohio.
ROWANCROFT = the remarkable vulgaris hybrids bred by Miss Mary Blacklock and Miss Minerva Castle at Rowancroft Gardens in Meadowvale, Ontario in the mid-20th century.
...and one rescued lilac
"BILTZ"
Vigorous, healthy growth to 9'. Blooms top to bottom for a long time, bright purple fading to violet. Large florets in impressive panicles. Some flowers have 5 or 6 petals instead of the usual 4; petals twist at final stage of opening. Fragrance is pure but not as overwhelming as from some vulgaris hybrids. One of the most impressive lilacs in our collection, and despite visits to the Holden Arboretum, Royal Botanical Gardens (Burlington, Ontario) and Highland Park (Rochester, New York) we have not been able to discover its original name. Rescued from the Biltz homestead on Lynn Road in Rootstown, Ohio. SOLD OUT
Rose/lilac availability list updated 22 September 2021.