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Hard-to-find Roses for Sale in Pots
Our garden is now closed for the winter. We look forward to welcoming everyone to our Open Garden Days in 2020, every Sunday in June. Full details will appear here closer to the time. In the meantime, we have a superb crop of roses for sale, 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 beginning in June 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
ALTISSIMO (Delbard 1966) climber; startling, large, single-petaled red blooms
ANNA DE DIESBACH (Lacharme 1858) in color, fragrance and form the perfect pink HP
ANNA SCHARSACH (Geschwind 1890) glowing shell pink HP, vigorous and healthy
ANTIKE (Kordes 1988) cherry and cream with Old Garden form, climber or large shrub
ARDOISEE DE LYON (Damaizin 1858) strawberry sport of Baronne Prevost
ASCHERMITTWOCH [Ash Wednesday] (Kordes 1955) large climber, ghostly grey
ASCOT (Tantau 2008) like a red bomb peony all summer long
BABY LOVE (Scrivens 1992) 5-petaled, pure yellow mini-shrub, very healthy and prolific
BADEN-BADEN (Kordes 1952) satiny crimson hybrid tea, profuse, incredibly fragrant
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
BIBI MAIZOON (Austin 1989) extraordinarily profuse, very fragrant, pink 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
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
BONNIE JEAN (Archer 1933) dusky pink 5-petaled HT, from the Dainty Bess people
BUTTERSCOTCH (Warriner 1986) stunning light brown large-flowered climbing rose
CAPTAIN THOMAS (Thomas 1935) spectacular single-petaled yellow climbing hybrid tea
CARDINAL DE RICHELIEU (Parmentier 1840) purple/slate, if you grow only one gallica...
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
CLEalta (Clements 1998) dazzling coral-orange sport of Altissimo
CLEwonder (Clements 1997) fuchsia on ecru, most intellectual of the striped roses
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
CORNET (Lacharme 1845) very early, very rare hybrid perpetual, carmine pink
CORYLUS (LeRougetel 1988) blooms, autumn foliage color & hips: a rose for all seasons
COUNTRY LIVING (Austin 1991) delicate light pink blooms on winter-hardy shrub
COURTNEY MARIE (Schroeck 2017) single-petaled bright red polyantha, always in bloom
CRESCENDO (Zary 2011) cream and pink exhibition hybrid tea, best on its own roots
CRIMSON BLUSH (Sievers 1988) a solid wall of big, fluffy deep red blooms every spring
CRIMSON GLORY (Kordes 1935) classic deep red hybrid tea, famously fragrant
CUYAHOGA (Poulsen 1994) rich coral; local favorite in National Parks series of shrubs
DAME JUDI DENCH (Austin 2018) apricot flame, a modern Pernetiana, disappearing fast
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 HUEY (Thomas 1914) large-flowered rambler, somber red with bright yellow stamens
DR W VAN FLEET (VanFleet 1910) powerful large-flowered rambler, light pink and fragrant
DOMSTADT FULDA (Kordes 1994) shapely floribunda, intensely orange-red
DOUBLOONS (Horvath 1934) vigorous golden yellow Ohio-bred climber, Wooster rescue
DREAM LAND (Schmitz 2015) light pink, full-petaled, very healthy Kordes-like climber
DUPUY JAMAIN (Jamain 1868) ultra fragrant hybrid perpetual, crimson with silvery reverse
ELINA (Dickson 1984) ideal yellow hybrid tea for northern Ohio
ELISA BOELLE (Guillot 1869) HP in shades of white, a favorite with visitors to our garden
EVEREST DOUBLE FRAGRANCE (Beales 1980) tall, free-blooming, pale honey floribunda
EYES ON ME (Warner 2012) 5-petaled pink blend in sprays; best exhibition persica hybrid
FAIR BIANCA (Austin 1982) classic white floribunda-style English rose
FARA SHIMBO (Barden 2005) well-mannered moss, nearly black with golden stamens
FELICITAS (Kordes 1998) superb single-petaled bright pink landscaping shrub
FISHER HOLMES (Verdier 1865) siren red HP, keeps blooming while growing taller
FISHERMAN'S FRIEND (Austin 1988) crimson, still best rose ever named for a cough drop
FLOWER GIRL (Fryer 1999) semi-double appleblossom pink shrub, stupendous sprays
FOCUS (Noack 1997) amazingly healthy and productive large grandiflora, peach pink
FOREVER ROSE (Schmitz 2019) large cream/pink, gazillion petals, Kordes-like floribunda
FORGOTTEN DREAMS (Bracegirdle 1981) hugely fragrant Crayola red hybrid tea
FRANCE DE BERVILLE (Eve 2001) lovely cherry red nitida hybrid, a plantsman's rose
FRAU KARL DRUSCHKI (Lambert 1901) ivory tower hybrid perpetual, heading toward HT
GALLICANDY (Barden 2003) bubblegum pink, profuse, modern gallica
GARTENZAUBER (Kordes 1984) leafy floribunda; large, pointed, scarlet blooms
GELBER ENGEL (Kordes 2003) healthy, winter-hardy, golden yellow floribunda/shrub
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
GRANNY GRIMMETTS (re-int 1955) compact, eager hybrid perpetual; amaranth velvet
GRUSS AN GERMERSHAUSEN (Alfons 1926) eyecatching rambler, 5-petaled redcurrant
HAKUUN (Poulsen 1962) incredible exhibition sprays on compact white floribunda
HANSALAND (Kordes 1993) best red rugosa hybrid. Period.
HAPPY WANDERER (1954>) profuse climbing sport of red polyantha Happy
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
HIGH VOLTAGE (Lim 2009) vigorous, winter hardy yellow shrub; large blooms in sprays
HOME & GARDEN (Kordes 2002) healthy pure pink floribunda, old-fashioned form
HUGH DICKSON (Dickson 1905) larger-than-life fragrant rose-red hybrid perpetual
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
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
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 SALISBURY (Austin 2012) scarce pink, popular with people named Lady Salisbury
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 INTERNATIONAL (Fryer 1998) free-blooming bright yellow hybrid tea
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
LUCY IRENE (Nicholson 2012) soft pink sport of William Baffin; lovely and just as tough
LULLABY (Shepherd 1953) Ohio-bred polyantha version of Mme Hardy, always in bloom
MACHA MERIL (Adam 2004) high-centered hybrid tea, glazed cherry and Cornish cream
MME ALFRED CARRIERE (Schwartz 1879) cream globes, noisette that's hardy in Ohio
MME ROSA MONNET (Monnet 1885) super-rare HP; rich raspberry pink, fragrant, compact
MARCHESA BOCCELLA (Desprez 1842) easy-growing, free-blooming light pink HP
MARCHIONESS OF LORNE (Paul 1889) vigorous hybrid perpetual, cerise with hint of silver
MARIA LIESA (Liebau 1936) cheery 5-petaled bright pink, thornless rambler or large shrub
MARILYN WELLAN (Edwards 2006) Lite Brite red exhibition hybrid tea
MAYOR OF CASTERBRIDGE (Austin 1996) tall pink, English charm + Explorer hardiness
MECENE (Vibert 1845) compact gallica, white stripes running out of deep pink petals
MERMAID (Paul 1918) rampageous single-petaled soft yellow, hybrid bracteata
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
MON PETIT CHOU (Kordes 2010) giant cabbagey coral-pink, controversial/fun
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
MORNING MIST (Austin 1997) orange-coral, superior single-petaled shrub
MY VALENTINE (Moore 1975) deep red true miniature, impressive sprays
"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
NEW HORIZON (Dickson 1991) very rare gold medal-winning orange floribunda
NIGHTINGALE (Herholdt 1970) from South Africa, pink HT that cannot be killed
OLD PORT (McGredy 1991) very purple, very double, very fragrant floribunda
PALOMA BLANCA (Buck 1984) most bang from a Buck, superior white shrub
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
PEARL DRIFT (LeGrice 1981) glistening blooms & foliage, Mermaid X New Dawn
PERENNIAL BLUSH (Mehring 2007) pliable, shade-tolerant, repeating rambler
PERENNIAL WHITE (Mehring 2008) big sprays on fast-repeating rambler
PETER FRANKENFELD (Kordes 1966) groovy deep pink HT, repeating quickly
PHILATELIE (McGredy 2000) big HT; in-your-face scarlet/orange & ivory stripes
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
PROVINS PANACHE (Fontaine 1860) rare bourbon, fuchsia stripes on ivory
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
ROTE MOZART (Kordes 1989) nearly extinct orange-red shrub, hybrid musk-like
SAARBRUCKEN (Kordes 1959) vigorous, semi-double scarlet, giant sprays
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
SHASTA (Schwartz 1962) snow white floribunda, enduring but extremely rare
SHOGUN (Tantau 2000) climber with elegant cherry red/pale gold blooms
SILVER QUEEN (Paul 1887) extremely rare Antoinette pink hybrid perpetual
SIMON ROBINSON (Guernsey 1982) exuberant 5-petaled clear pink mini-shrub
SOARING SPIRITS (Carruth 2005) large climber, rose streaks on butter yellow
SONNENWELT (Kordes 2013) floriferous moundy shrub, apricot-orange
SOUVENIR DE LA MALMAISON (Beluze 1843) perfect pearlescent bourbon
SOUVENIR DE LA REINE DE ANGLETERRE (Cochet 1855) warm pink HP
SOUVENIR DE McKINLEY (Godard 1902) powder pink, extremely rare HP X HT
SPENSER (Paul 1892) fluffy light pink HP; habit like a super-charged portland
STAR OF WALTHAM (Paul 1875) rare HP; large, very full, vivid red blooms
SUMMER WINE (Kordes 1985) 5-petal peach climber, cinnamon/cerise stamens
SUMMERTIME DREAM (2008) apricot sport of Pink Robusta, introduced by us
SUZANNE (Skinner 1949) the rock-hardy coral-salmon rose of the prairies
THE BISHOP (ancient) tall, deep pink/purple, centifolia/gallica
THE FAIRY (Bentall 1932) our clone of the famous pink polyantha, great sprays
THE GERBE (Fauque 1904) early large-flowered climber, frosting pink, repeats
THE PAINTER (McGredy 1995) wide orange/yellow stripes, elegant floribunda
THERESE BUGNET (Bugnet 1950) fragrant, very double indestructible rugosa
THOR (Horvath 1940) Ohio-bred setigera climber, huge bright crimson blooms
TURBO (Meilland 1994) lustrous coral pink rugosa hybrid, fully double and tall
ULRICH BRUNNER (Levet 1881) workhorse HP, loads of large deep rose blooms
URDH (Tantau 1930) wonderful deep pink hybrid perpetual with a funny name
VEGESACKER CHARME (Kordes 2003) big-spray silver/coral 5-petaled shrub
VEILCHENBLAU (Schmidt 1909) classic thornless rambler, violet-amethyst
VOLUPTUOUS! (Zary 2005!) huge, well-formed, electric pink hybrid tea!
WHITE ROADRUNNER (Uhl 2003) shrubby pure white hybrid rugosa
WICHMOSS (Barbier 1911) the iconic mossed rambler, light pink, now quite rare
WILLIAM BAFFIN (Svejda 1983) pink; most winter hardy repeating climber
WINDRUSH (Austin 1984) glowing pale yellow, semi-double, vigorous
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
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
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
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
PETER JOHN apricot-pink large-flowered hybrid musk
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
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.
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
ALEKSEI MARESEV bluish silver-pink, Communist lilac
AMI SCHOTT heirloom double blue SOLD OUT
ANABEL pink, tall, earliest to bloom
AVALANCHE white, tall, Fiala introduction
BETSY ROSS white, bushy habit, early to bloom
BLUE EYES prolific single-petaled sky blue, raised by Susan Schneider
CROIX DE BRAHY heirloom pink, wide habit
FERNAND PEGOT magenta, rarely in commerce SOLD OUT
FRANK'S FANCY striking modern dark purple
FREDERICK DOUGLASS blue, Rochester family SOLD OUT
IVORY SILK shapely tree, blooms late and long
KINGSVILLE blue, free-blooming SOLD OUT
KOSMOS stunning purple, Communist lilac SOLD OUT
LOIS AMEE UTLEY pink/lavender, Fiala introduction SOLD OUT
MAIDEN'S BLUSH pink, healthy, early to bloom
MARECHAL FOCH heirloom reddish-pink SOLD OUT
McMASTER CENTENNIAL huge white panicles SOLD OUT
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.
NADEZHDA double blue/mauve, Communist lilac SOLD OUT
NARRAGANSETT lavender, fast-growing SOLD OUT
P P KONCHALOVSKI big blue, Communist lilac
PAT PESATA pink/blue, compact, extremely rare Fiala introduction
PAUL THIRION heirloom double magenta/purple
PRAIRIAL pink/lilac species cross, late-in-the-day Lemoine
PRIMROSE Holden selection of soft yellow vulgaris SOLD OUT
REDWINE magenta, bushy, late-blooming prestonia SOLD OUT
ST JOAN double white, elegant, compact, one of the rare Rowancroft lilacs SOLD OUT
SARAH SANDS extremely purple, large florets SOLD OUT
VESTALE heirloom white, now quite rare SOLD OUT
VICTOR LEMOINE heirloom double lavender SOLD OUT
VIOLET GLORY stunning deepest violet, appears black from a distance, Rowancroft SOLD OUT
YANKEE DOODLE soft violet, free-blooming, Fiala introduction
ZNAMYA LENINA (Banner of Lenin) breath-taking red-violet, Communist lilac
COMMUNIST LILAC = the stunning introductions of 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.
Rose/lilac availability list updated 23 January 2020.