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Freedom Gardens
World-Class Rose Collection
Hard-to-find Roses for Sale in Pots
Thank you to everyone who visited during our Open Garden Days in June here in Freedom Township, Portage County, Ohio. For the rest of the summer we are open by appointment only for those interested in purchasing plants and/or books. While you are here you will be free to explore our collection of more than 1200 different roses at your leisure, and may even have the garden to yourself. It's easy to make a garden visit appointment: simply use the contact form on this website or phone Peter on 330.296.2618 (please don't be shy about leaving a message, I'll get back to you promptly). 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.
Own-root roses propagated at Freedom Gardens. 1-gallon pots. $25 each.
Roses can be purchased now for pickup at the garden or possible shipment. 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, all major credit cards and Euros.
ALL OF THESE CULTIVARS & SPECIES ARE AVAILABLE NOW
ALOHA HAWAII (Kordes 2004) coral orange climber, healthy and winter-hardy
ALTISSIMO (Delbard 1966) climber; startling, large, single-petaled red blooms
ARCHBISHOP DESMOND TUTU (Kordes 2008) enormous crimson blooms, healthy shrub
ARDOISEE DE LYON (Damaizin 1858) strawberry sport of Baronne Prevost
BALLERINA (Bentall 1937) classic pink blend hybrid musk, hydrangea-like clusters
BANSHEE (c. 1773?) super tough light pink Old Garden Rose
BARON GIROD DE L'AIN (Reverchon 1897) bizarre, beautiful chalk-edged scarlet-crimson
BELLA DONNA (<1844) pink fragrant damask, very long spring bloom
BELLE ROSINE (Vibert 1829) rare dark pink gallica, well-formed blooms last when cut
BLACK FOREST (Kordes 2011) clear red floribunda, massive exhibition sprays
BLAIRII No. 2 (Blair 1845) climbing light pink cabbage rose, better than Blairii No. 1
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
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
COMPLICATA (Vibert 1835) gallica hybrid, simply one of the most beautiful single-petaleds
CONSTANCE SPRY (1961) large pink shrub; the original David Austin English rose
COURTNEY MARIE (Schroeck 2017) single-petaled bright red polyantha, always in bloom
CRIMSON GLORY (Kordes 1935) classic deep red hybrid tea, famously fragrant
DEMBROWSKI (Vibert 1849) deep cerise red hybrid perpetual with vigor; repeats well
DEUTSCHES DANZIG (Lambert 1935) outstanding polyantha, despite revanchist name
DICK'S DELIGHT (Dickson 1999) profuse pincushion pink mini, ideal for rock gardens
DIXIELAND LINDA (Beales 1996) apricot salmon sport of Boerner's Aloha
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
DUC DE GUICHE (<1810) crimson-to-violet gallica, not mad but somewhat eccentric
ELINA (Dickson 1984) ideal yellow hybrid tea for northern Ohio
ELIZA (Kordes 2005) vigorous, heavy-blooming, fragrant, silvery pink hybrid tea
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, Rainier cherry in sprays
FIREBIRD (Kordes 2016) dazzling yellow-red floribunda, always in bloom
FLOWER GIRL (Fryer 1999) semi-double appleblossom pink shrub, stupendous sprays
FOCUS (Noack 1997) amazingly healthy and productive large grandiflora, peach pink
FOLKLORE (Kordes 1977) tall, spiraled hybrid tea, orange with biscuit reverse
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
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
GENERAL CAVAIGNAC (Margottin 1850) crimson-scarlet HP with real Old Rose character
GEORGE VANCOUVER (Ogilvie 1994) light red, Explorer most like a hybrid tea
GESCHWIND'S NORDLANDROSE (1884) very double pink, indestructible setigera hybrid
GRACE ABOUNDING (Harkness 1968) palest wheat, spectacular sprays, floribunda x HMsk
GRUSS AN GERMERSHAUSEN (Alfons 1926) eyecatching rambler, 5-petaled candy pink
HARISON'S YELLOW (1830) the Yellow Rose of Texas and Pioneer Rose everywhere else
HART CRANE (Schneider 2010) purple single-petaled rugosa, a top exhibition classic shrub
HEINRICH KARSCH (Leenders 1927) cute, prolific mauve polyantha
HELLA (Kordes 2010) vigorous, healthy semi-double climber, Santorini white
HOME & GARDEN (Kordes 2002) healthy pure pink floribunda, old-fashioned form
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
JASMINA (Kordes 2006) arching, fragrant, large-flowered mauve climber
JESSICA (Walsh 1910) vigorous American-bred rambler, pink with hints of mauve
JOHN CABOT (Svejda 1979) deepest pink, bulletproof Canadian Explorer climber/shrub
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 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
LANDLUST (Kordes 2016) shiny yellow suffused with pink, healthy upright shrub
LATSCH PINK (S Schneider 2010) the repeating gallica some have been waiting for
LIME SUBLIME (Dickson 2005) very clean white floribunda, buds washed green
LIONS-ROSE (Kordes 2003) large multi-petaled champagne blooms all summer long
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
LULLABY (Shepherd 1953) Ohio-bred polyantha version of Mme Hardy, always in bloom
MME ALFRED CARRIERE (Schwartz 1879) cream globes, noisette that's hardy in Ohio
MME ISAAC PEREIRE (Garcon 1881) classic pink bourbon; gorgeous, fragrant and easy
MARCHESA BOCCELLA (Desprez 1842) easy-growing, free-blooming light pink HP
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
MARILYN WELLAN (Edwards 2006) Lite Brite red exhibition hybrid tea
MECENE (Vibert 1845) compact gallica, white stripes running out of deep pink petals
MERVEILLE DE LYON (Pernet 1882) silky white long-lasting hybrid perpetual
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
MORNING MIST (Austin 1997) orange-coral, superior single-petaled shrub
MUSIC BOX (Lim 2012) Peace-colored blooms on bushy, winter-hardy shrub
"NATIONAL ROAD" medium-large, bright red, very full hybrid china or bourbon
FOUND BY CLYDE EVERETT ALONG U.S. 40 NEAR CAMBRIDGE, OHIO
NEW CENTURY (VanFleet 1900) extremely rare pink blend rugosa, sucker-free
OH HAPPY DAY (Kordes 2016) super-healthy soft apricot-orange grandiflora
OSCAR PETERSON (Dyck 2016) stunning semi-double white shrub, hardy+
PARK WILHELMSHOHE (Kordes 1987) notably clean modern gallica, softer pink
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
PERENNIAL WHITE (Mehring 2008) big sprays on fast-repeating rambler
PETER FRANKENFELD (Kordes 1966) groovy deep pink HT, repeating quickly
PIERRE NOTTING (Portemer 1863) beautiful HP, crimson with purple sheen
PINK MARTINI (Kordes 2012) massive display; bright pink, full-petaled sprays
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
PORCELAINE DE CHINE (Lens 1996) great masses of pearlescent HT-like buds
QUADRA (L'Assomption 1993) bold red, largest blooms in Explorer family
ROBUSTA (Kordes 1979) rugosa hybrid; winning sprays of 5-petaled red blooms
R. ARKANSANA 'PEPPERMINT' pink dapples and stripes, top exhibition species
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 DE RESCHT (re-int 1940s) intensely fragrant deep pink, always in bloom
ROSENSTADT ZWEIBRUCKEN (Kordes 1989) cheerful pink/coral/yellow shrub
SANDY (USDA 2000) improved selection of R. rugosa, thanks to the government
SCHNEEWALZER (Tantau 1987) elegant white climber, large shapely blooms
SCHNEIDERII No. 3 (Schneider 2020) tree-climbing 5-petaled pink blend
SCREAMING NEON (Lim 2013) bright red landscaping shrub, covered in bloom
SIMON ROBINSON (Guernsey 1982) exuberant 5-petaled clear pink mini-shrub
SOUVENIR DE LA MALMAISON (Beluze 1843) perfect pearlescent bourbon
SOUVENIR DE LA REINE DE ANGLETERRE (Cochet 1855) warm pink HP
SPENSER (Paul 1892) fluffy light pink HP; habit like a super-charged portland
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 COUNTRYMAN (Austin 1987) rugged, fragrant, deep pink OGR-like shrub
THE GERBE (Fauque 1904) early large-flowered climber, frosting pink, repeats
THERESE BUGNET (Bugnet 1950) fragrant, very double indestructible rugosa
TURBO (Meilland 1994) lustrous coral pink rugosa hybrid, fully double and tall
ULRICH BRUNNER (Levet 1881) workhorse HP, loads of large deep rose blooms
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
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 SOLD OUT
AUNT RUTH strawberry/cream semi-double climber, trophies at national shows SOLD OUT
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
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 SOLD OUT
JERRY 'Double Delight' re-imagined as a grandiflora SOLD OUT
JULES full-bodied red climber, repeating well SOLD OUT
JUSTINE MEE LIFF pink grandiflora for garden and cut flowers SOLD OUT
LORI rich orange large-flowered climber SOLD OUT
MARS WAGAR 100-petaled purple, very fragrant, compact shrub 2021 INTRODUCTION
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 SOLD OUT
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 SOLD OUT
SNOWBELT polyantha, like having a white azalea blooming all summer long SOLD OUT
SUE DICKMAN floribunda, bright coral orange with silver SOLD OUT
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 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 SOLD OUT
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
FINAL WEEK FOR PLACING 2021 CUSTOM PROPAGATION ORDERS
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
BADEN-BADEN (Kordes 1952) satiny crimson hybrid tea, profuse, incredibly fragrant
BIBI MAIZOON (Austin 1989) extraordinarily profuse, very fragrant, pink shrub
BLACK PRINCE (Paul 1866) charming, productive hybrid perpetual, deepest crimson
BUTTERSCOTCH (Warriner 1986) stunning light brown large-flowered climbing rose
CLAIRE ROSE (Austin 1990) quiet pink, packed with petals and fragrance
CLEwonder (Clements 1997) fuchsia on ecru, most intellectual of the striped roses
COLCESTRIA (Cant 1916) gorgeous, plush, fragrant, satin pink blooms on arching climber
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
ORIENTAL CHARM (Duerhsen 1960) lacquered vermillion, 10-petaled HT beauty
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 DOCTOR (Howard 1936) big, blowsy, bright pink HT; full of fragrance and charm
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
URDH (Tantau 1930) wonderful deep pink hybrid perpetual with a funny name
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
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
IVORY SILK shapely tree, blooms late and long
JESSIE GARDNER violet, large florets, unaccountably hard-to-find SOLD OUT
KINGSVILLE blue, free-blooming
KOSMOS stunning purple, Communist lilac
LILAC SUNDAY profuse lavender SOLD OUT
LOIS AMEE UTLEY pink/lavender, Fiala introduction
MAIDEN'S BLUSH pink, healthy, early to bloom
MARECHAL FOCH heirloom reddish-pink
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.
MOUNT BAKER white, wide, prolific
NADEZHDA double blue/mauve, Communist lilac SOLD OUT
NARRAGANSETT lavender, fast-growing
OLIVIER DE SERRES heirloom double blue, rare SOLD OUT
P P KONCHALOVSKI big blue, Communist lilac
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 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 SOLD OUT
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
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
VIOLET GLORY stunning deepest violet, appears black from a distance, Rowancroft SOLD OUT
ZNAMYA LENINA (Banner of Lenin) breath-taking red-violet, Communist lilac
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 12 July 2020.