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Hard-to-find Roses & Lilacs for Sale in Pots
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 beginning in June 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
ALLUX SYMPHONY (Austin 1986) soft yellow rosette, looking large on compact shrub
ALOHA HAWAII (Kordes 2004) coral orange climber, healthy and winter-hardy
ALTISSIMO (Delbard 1966) climber; startling, large, single-petaled red blooms
ANNA DE DIESBACH (Lacharme 1858) in color, fragrance and form the perfect pink HP
ARCHBISHOP DESMOND TUTU (Kordes 2008) enormous crimson blooms, healthy shrub
ARDOISEE DE LYON (Damaizin 1858) strawberry sport of Baronne Prevost
ARRILLAGA (Schoener 1922) spectacular light pink cabbages, truly perpetual HP
BADEN-BADEN (Kordes 1952) satiny crimson hybrid tea, profuse, incredibly fragrant
BALLERINA (Bentall 1937) classic pink blend hybrid musk, hydrangea-like clusters
BANSHEE (c. 1773?) super tough light pink Old Garden Rose
BELLA DONNA (<1844) pink fragrant damask, very long spring bloom
BELLE ROSINE (Vibert 1829) rare dark pink gallica, well-formed blooms last when cut
BERNIE (Schneider 2016) exhibition miniflora, light pink $40
BISCHOFSTADT PADERBORN (Kordes 1964) rare electric orange semi-double shrub
BLACK FOREST (Kordes 2011) clear red floribunda, massive exhibition sprays
BLOSSOMTIME (O'Neal 1951) classic pink Ohio-bred climber with scrolled HT-like buds
BLUSH HIP (1840) tender pink on a tough plant, the alba that acts like a gallica
BLUSHING LUCY (Williams 1938) shiny soft pink rambler, fragrant and healthy
NOTE: THIS IS THE AUTHENTIC PALE PINK ROSE, AND NOT THE CURIOUSLY UNBLUSHING MEDIUM PINK ROSE MORE OFTEN FOUND IN COMMERCE TODAY
BOLD RULER (Clemons 2016) crimson miniflora for exhibition or boutonniere
BONNIE JEAN (Archer 1933) dusky pink 5-petaled HT, from the Dainty Bess people
BRILLIANT FLOWER CIRCUS (Kordes 2008) bright orange-red, healthy compact shrub
BRINDABELLA RED EMPRESS (Gray 2019) healthy, vigorous, scarlet floribunda-shrub
BUKAVU (Lens 1998) profuse red blend hybrid musk, larger blooms than most
CAPTAIN THOMAS (Thomas 1935) spectacular single-petaled yellow climbing hybrid tea
CARDINAL DE RICHELIEU (Parmentier 1840) purple/slate, if you grow only one gallica...
CARDINAL HUME (Harkness 1984) plum purple rosettes in attractive sprays, free-blooming
CHAMPLAIN (Svejda 1982) crimson kordesii shrub, heavy bloomer, ideal bushy habit
CHARDON (S Schneider 2020) breath-taking 9' white fountain, like an atomic Snowbelt
CHARLES DE MILLS (<1746) gallica, what they called red back then, plant and stand back
CINDERELLA (Kordes 2004) many-petaled pure light pink, climber or tall shrub
COMICE DE TARN-ET-GARONNE (Pradel 1852) carmine-rose bourbon, intricately formed
COUNTRY BOY (2000) our semi-double sport of Austin's The Countryman, just as tough
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
DEMBROWSKI (Vibert 1849) deep cerise red hybrid perpetual with vigor; repeats well
DEUTSCHES DANZIG (Lambert 1935) outstanding polyantha, despite revanchist name
DINKY (Velle 2003) normal-size deep pink hybrid musk, tightly packed sprays
DR HUEY (Thomas 1914) large-flowered rambler, somber red with bright yellow stamens
DR JOHN DICKMAN (Bridges 2003) best mauve miniflora for garden or show
DR W VAN FLEET (VanFleet 1910) powerful large-flowered rambler, light pink and fragrant
DOUBLOONS (Horvath 1934) vigorous golden yellow Ohio-bred climber, Wooster rescue
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
ELIZA (Kordes 2005) vigorous, heavy-blooming, fragrant silvery pink hybrid tea
EMPRESS MICHIKO (Dickson 1992) peaches and cream and honey, HT for Zone 5 smiles
FARA SHIMBO (Barden 2005) well-mannered moss, nearly black with golden stamens
FELICITAS (Kordes 1998) superb single-petaled bright pink landscaping shrub
FIRE OPAL (Kordes 2015) well-behaved floribunda, cream to flame in sprays
FIREBIRD (Kordes 2016) dazzling yellow-red floribunda, unaccountably hard-to-find
FLIRTATIOUS (Zary 2003) blushing pink/yellow floribunda in sprays, enduring yet rare
FLOWER GIRL (Fryer 1999) semi-double appleblossom pink shrub, stupendous sprays
FOREVER ROSE (Schmitz 2019) large cream/pink, gazillion petals, Kordes-like floribunda
FORGOTTEN DREAMS (Bracegirdle 1981) hugely fragrant Crayola red hybrid tea
FOUR SISTERS (S Schneider 2019) Seven Sisters reinvented as fast repeating polyantha
FRANCOIS COPPEE (Ledechaux 1895) vivid crimson HP, rare autumn star
FRU DAGMAR HASTRUP (Hastrup 1914) classic 5-petaled sky pink rugosa, lots of hips
FURSTIN VON PLESS (Lambert 1911) ivory hybrid tea with rugosa ancestor
GALLICANDY (Barden 2003) bubblegum pink, profuse, modern gallica
GARDEN OF ROSES (Kordes 2007) large apricot cream blooms, healthy floribunda
GARDENIA (Horvath 1899) glossy rambler, medium blooms, lemon juice in whipped cream
GARTENZAUBER (Kordes 1984) leafy floribunda; large, pointed, scarlet blooms
GEORGES DE CADONEL (Schwartz 1904) strapping bourbon/climber, long blushing sprays
GESCHWIND'S NORDLANDROSE (1884) very double pink, indestructible setigera hybrid
GLOIRE DE CHEDANE-GUINOISEAU (Chedane-Pajotin 1907) crimson hybrid perpetual
GOLDEN GATE (Kordes 2005) best yellow climbing rose for Ohio
GRACE ABOUNDING (Harkness 1968) palest wheat, spectacular sprays, floribunda x HMsk
GREETINGS (Zary 1999) superb magenta-silver-cream floribunda, never marketed by J&P
GRUSS AN GERMERSHAUSEN (Brummer 1926) eyecatching rambler, 5-petal candy pink
HART CRANE (Schneider 2010) purple single-petaled rugosa, a top exhibition classic shrub
HEAVEN ON EARTH (Kordes 2004) giant peony-like coral orange blooms, floribunda/shrub
HEIN MUCK (Tantau 1961) nearly extinct blood red 5-petaled shrub, clean and neat
HELLA (Kordes 2010) vigorous, healthy semi-double climber, Santorini white
HIGH HOPES (Harkness 1992) fragrant climber, elegant conch pink blooms in sprays
HIGH VOLTAGE (Lim 2009) vigorous, winter-hardy yellow shrub; shapely blooms in sprays
HOME & GARDEN (Kordes 2002) healthy pure pink floribunda, old-fashioned form
HONORINE DE BRABANT (Tanne 1916) arching bourbon; pale pink stripes, crimson dots
HOT PRINCE (Johnson 2018) exhibition hybrid tea in shades of red
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
JAMES MASON (Beales 1982) blood red modern gallica for hedge or back of border
JAN'S WEDDING (Adams 1994) upright shrub, ready bouquets of pale gold/soft pink
JASMINA (Kordes 2006) arching, fragrant, large-flowered mauve climber
JAYNE AUSTIN (Austin 1990) elegant amber [and yes, we have spelled this correctly ;)]
JESSICA (Walsh 1910) vigorous American-bred rambler, pink with hints of mauve
JOLIE VERANDA (Kordes 2012) reliable rich coral orange floribunda
KATHLEEN HARROP (Dickson 1919) soft pink sport of Zepherine Drouhin, just as thornless
KEAN (1820?) purple pink gallica, recommended to all who dislike complicated OGR names
KEITH'S DELIGHT (Moore 2005) shiny yellow blushed pink, hybrid rugosa
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
LADY HILLINGDON (Lowe/Shawyer 1910) tall apricot tea, hardy enough for here
LAVENDER VERANDA (Kordes 2014) free-blooming, compact, healthy floribunda
LIONS-ROSE (Kordes 2003) large multi-petaled champagne blooms all summer long
LITTLE PRINCE (Delbard 2009) enormous, fragrant mauve blooms on healthy shrub
LONG JOHN SILVER (Horvath 1934) boundless large-flowered rambler, silvery white
LOUIS VAN TYLE (<1846) opulent lavender pink gallica, spreading wider than tall
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
LULLABY (Shepherd 1953) Ohio-bred polyantha version of Mme Hardy, always in bloom
MABELLE STEARNS (Horvath 1938) prolific Ohio shrub; like a low, spreading La France
MME ALFRED CARRIERE (Schwartz 1879) cream globes, noisette that's hardy in Ohio
MME HARDY (Hardy 1832) ivory-cream damask, the green-eyed bewitcher
MME ISAAC PEREIRE (Garcon 1881) classic pink bourbon; gorgeous, fragrant and easy
MME JEAN (Schmitz 2020) apricot-orange climber, a shade away from repeating Alchymist
MANDER'S NUTKANA #1(1983) nutkana X floribunda. Nutkana wins.
MARCHESA BOCCELLA (Desprez 1842) easy-growing, free-blooming light pink HP
MARIA LIESA (Liebau 1936) cheery 5-petaled bright pink, thornless rambler or large shrub
MARKGRAFIN WILHEMINE (Tantau 1995) very rare clear pink floribunda/shrub
MARY MANNERS (Leicester 1970) snow white sport of Sarah Van Fleet, always in bloom
MARY WEBB (Austin 1984) fragrant, free-blooming, butter yellow shrub
MECENE (Vibert 1845) compact gallica, white stripes running out of deep pink petals
MELODY MAKER (Dickson 1990) spectacular orange-red exhibition floribunda $40
MERVEILLE DE LYON (Pernet 1882) silky white long-lasting hybrid perpetual
MICURIN (Bohm 1936) vigorous red climber, homage to Russian Burbank
MIRANDA (deSansal 1869) exuberant candy pink semi-double portland
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
MORGENROT (Kordes 1985) loud bright red single-petaled compact shrub
MORGENSONNE (Kordes 1988) easy-growing winter-hardy yellow climber
"MOROCCAN ROSE" fragrant deep pink portland, found in North Africa
MUSIC BOX (Lim 2012) Peace-colored blooms on bushy, winter-hardy shrub
NAHEMA (Delbard 1998) almond blossom pink shrub-climber, fragrant and full
NARRAGANSETT (Schneider 2005) rose pink shrub; large, quartered blooms
NARZISSE (Krause 1942) maize yellow pre-Peace exhibition hybrid tea $40
"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 pink blend rugosa, sucker-free
ORANGE CRUSH (2019) florist/show HT, has got a spine and good form too
ORIENTAL CHARM (Duerhsen 1960) lacquered vermillion, 10-petal HT beauty
OSCAR PETERSON (Dyck 2016) stunning semi-double white shrub, hardy+
PAUL NEYRON (Levet 1869) huge blooms, huge fragrance, Neyron pink
NOTE: THIS IS THE AUTHENTIC 'PAUL NEYRON' AND NOT THE STRANGE, MODERN, UNSCENTED ROSE BEING SOLD UNDER THIS NAME BY A BIG BOX STORE
PEARL DRIFT (LeGrice 1981) glistening blooms & foliage, Mermaid X New Dawn
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
PERPETUALLY YOURS (Harkness 1999) large climber, old-fashion lemon cream
PETER FRANKENFELD (Kordes 1966) groovy deep pink HT, repeating quickly
PINK PAVEMENT (Baum 1991) rugged deep pink hybrid rugosa, lots of hips
PINK ROADRUNNER (Uhll 2003) shrubby bright pink hybrid rugosa
PINK ROBIN (Lens 1992) rare R. helenae hybrid, tall and profuse
PINK SURPRISE (Lens 1987) saucer-size single-petaled light pink blooms
PLAISANTERIE (Lens 1996) color-changing HMusk, Mutabilis for the North
POEMA (Brada 1933) vigorous, semi-double, pink blend hybrid musk
PORCELAINE DE CHINE (Lens 1996) great masses of pearlescent HT-like buds
PROFESSOR IBRAHIM (Krause 1937) very rare, very hardy rose-pink climber
RACHEL BOWES LYON (Harkness 1981) pastel orange pink R. californica hybrid
RED INTUITION (Delbard 2004) extravagantly striped exhibition hybrid tea
REVOLUTION FRANCAISE (Meilland 1989) jumbo scarlet HT, striking full blown
ROGER LAMBELIN (Schwartz 1890) outlandish pinwheel HP; crimson/white $40
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. PALUSTRIS pink, the Swamp Rose, perfectly happy with wet feet, repeats
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
ROSALINA (Kordes 1992) refined mauve/pink 5-petaled hybrid rugosa
"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'
ROSENSTADT ZWEIBRUCKEN (Kordes 1989) cheerful pink/coral/yellow shrub
ROXANNE (Kordes 2013) compact, full-petaled scarlet, dazzling autumn foliage
SANDY (USDA 2000) improved selection of R. rugosa, thanks to the government
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
SEBASTIAN KNEIPP (Kordes 1997) fragrant, many-petaled, cream hybrid tea
SIMON ROBINSON (Guernsey 1982) exuberant 5-petaled clear pink mini-shrub
SONNENWELT (Kordes 2013) floriferous moundy shrub, apricot orange
SOPHIE (Tantau 2000) lithe, long-stemmed, light pink hybrid tea, quite rare
SOUVENIR DE LA MALMAISON (Beluze 1843) perfect pearlescent bourbon
SOUVENIR DE LA REINE DE ANGLATERRE (Cochet 1855) warm pink HP
SOUVENIR DE MME AUGUSTE CHARLES (Moreau/Robert 1866) lilac bourbon
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) (Illsink 1979) tall red floribunda
SUMMER WINE (Kordes 1985) 5-petal peach climber, cinnamon/cerise stamens
SUZANNE (Skinner 1949) the rock-hardy coral-salmon rose of the prairies
THE BISHOP (ancient) tall, deep pink/purple, centifolia/gallica
THE DOCTOR (Howard 1936) big, blowsy, bright pink HT; fragrant and charming
THE GERBE (Fauque 1904) early large-flowered climber, frosting pink, repeats
THERESE BUGNET (Bugnet 1950) fragrant, very double indestructible rugosa
ULRICH BRUNNER (Levet 1881) workhorse HP, loads of large deep rose blooms
URDH (Tantau 1930) wonderful deep pink hybrid perpetual with a funny name
VARIEGATA [Cottage Maid] (1845) big centifolia, cream striped/flecked pink
VEGESACKER CHARME (Kordes 2003) big-spray silver/coral 5-petaled shrub
VEILCHENBLAU (Schmidt 1909) classic thornless rambler, violet-amethyst
VIOLETTE (Turbat 1921) bluest rambler, grape-like clusters, fragrant, thornless
VON SCHARNHORST (Lambert 1921) lemon icing semi-double shrub
WATERLOO (Lens 1996) hybrid musk, enormous panicles, double white blooms
WHITE VERANDA (Kordes 2020) blinding, full-petaled, very healthy floribunda
WICHMOSS (Barbier 1911) the iconic mossed rambler, light pink, now quite rare
WINDRUSH (Austin 1984) glowing pale yellow, semi-double, vigorous
WRETHAM ROSE (Hoellering 1997) fragrant, 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
AUNT RUTH strawberry/cream semi-double climber, trophies at national shows
BROWN STUDY novelty brown-orange floribunda SOLD OUT
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
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
OUR PEARL vigorous climber, white with pink edge
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
PEGGY M many-petaled yellow and pink hand-painted shrub SOLD OUT
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 SOLD OUT
SUE DICKMAN floribunda, bright coral orange with silver
SUSAN SCHNEIDER shrub, brillant 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 SOLD OUT
WEE BUTTERFLIES (R.jerabekii) prolific pink/white polyantha, comes true from seed
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 SOLD OUT
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. Most roses are propagated on their own roots; a few that resist striking on their own are budded onto R. multiflora understock. 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. In all cases custom propagation is $25 per plant, payable when the order is placed. We can only propagate a finite number of roses each year, and early ordering is always recommended.
SOME OF OUR MOST-REQUESTED CUSTOM PROPAGATION ROSES
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
BIBI MAIZOON (Austin 1989) extraordinarily profuse, very fragrant, pink shrub
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
CLEwonder (Clements 1997) fuchsia on ecru, most intellectual of the striped roses
COLCESTRIA (Cant 1916) gorgeous, plush, fragrant, satin pink blooms on arching climber
COURTNEY MARIE (Schroeck 2017) single-petaled bright red polyantha, always in bloom
ELISA BOELLE (Guillot 1869) HP in shades of white, a favorite with visitors to our garden
FAIR BIANCA (Austin 1982) classic white floribunda-style English rose
FISHERMAN'S FRIEND (Austin 1988) crimson, still best rose ever named for a cough drop
HAKUUN (Poulsen 1962) incredible exhibition sprays on compact white floribunda
HANSALAND (Kordes 1993) best red rugosa hybrid. Period.
LADY MOSS (Moore 2005) extremely mossy pale apricot-pink floribunda, quite rare
LEMON BLUSH (Sievers 1988) huge lemon-colored, lemon-scented blooms, thornless
LUCY IRENE (Nicholson 2012) soft pink sport of William Baffin; lovely and just as tough
MAYOR OF CASTERBRIDGE (Austin 1996) tall pink, English charm + Explorer hardiness
OLD PORT (McGredy 1991) very purple, very double, very fragrant floribunda
"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
POMPON VERANDA (Kordes 2008) big sprays; very full ivory-pink, green edge
PURE BLISS (Dickson 1995) gold-medal winning pink blend HT, very rare
RUHM VON STEINFURTH (Weigand 1920) the elusive Red Druschki
SHOGUN (Tantau 2000) climber, elegant cherry red/pale gold hybrid tea-like blooms
SONIA RYKIEL (Guillot 1995) coral; outshines many Austins in fragrance, form
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
THE ENDEAVOUR (Austin 2006) compact orange-pink shrub with fragrance
THE PRINCE (Austin 1990) deep crimson turning to extraordinary royal purple
TRADESCANT (Austin 1993) blackest Austin, intricately formed, compact
VATER RHEIN (Kiese 1922) gem of an early HT: crimson, quartered, fragrant
YESTERDAY (Harkness 1974) superb lavender polyantha/shrub, when all our troubles seemed so far away...
Rare and Choice Lilacs For Sale
Own-root lilacs propagated at Freedom Gardens. 1-, 3- and 5-gallon pots. $25 each.
ALBERT HOLDEN purple/white, best bicolor lilac, Fiala introduction
ANABEL pink, tall, earliest to bloom
ATHELINE WILBUR double magenta/pink, upright, Fiala introduction
AVALANCHE white, tall, Fiala introduction
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
CROIX DE BRAHY heirloom pink, wide habit SOLD OUT
ETHEL M WEBSTER palest pink, earlier than most prestonias SOLD OUT
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
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 LEON SIMON heirloom double lavender, rare SOLD OUT
MAIDEN'S BLUSH pink, healthy, early to bloom
MARECHAL FOCH heirloom reddish-pink
MARIE FRANCES best pink, compact, Fiala
McMASTER CENTENNIAL huge white panicles
MISS MILLIE double bright rose, tall, upright SOLD OUT
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
MOUNT BAKER white, wide, prolific SOLD OUT
MY FAVORITE double deep magenta/purple
NADEZHDA double blue/mauve, Communist lilac SOLD OUT
NARRAGANSETT lavender, fast-growing SOLD OUT
OLD GLORY early-blooming blue/purple
OLIVIER DE SERRES heirloom double blue, rare SOLD OUT
P P KONCHALOVSKI big blue, double, Communist lilac
PAMYAT o S M KIROV double blue-lavender, hardcore Communist lilac SOLD OUT
PAT PESATA pink/blue, compact, extremely rare Fiala introduction
PAULINE FIALA violet with white
PEACOCK often double pink blend from Hulda Klager SOLD OUT
PAUL THIRION heirloom double magenta/purple SOLD OUT
POCAHONTAS early-blooming purplish red
PRAIRIAL pink/lilac species cross, late-in-the-day Lemoine SOLD OUT
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 SOLD OUT
SARAH SANDS extremely purple, large florets SOLD OUT
SISTER JUSTINA early blooming, lemon buds open white
SWEETHEART double, shades of pink
S. x CHINENSIS tall rosy purple SOLD OUT
VESTALE heirloom pure white, now quite rare SOLD OUT
VICTOR LEMOINE heirloom double lavender, rare SOLD OUT
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
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 January 2021.