Marin Rose Society - Rose of the Month

Georgia
Rose of the Month For September, 2005
by Barbara Picarelli

I hope the rest of you haven’t suffered the horrors of the weather like my poor roses have. Most are absolutely leafless. This particular rose isn’t however, with glossy leaves of a terrific green, and blooms about 5 inches across. I first saw this rose in bloom in Regan’s nursery, and having a very dear friend in Georgia, just had to have it. It makes me think of her, a true Georgia peach.

The bush hasn’t grown exceptionally tall, staying under three feet, but has continued to bloom in spite of the horrible heat, cold, more heat, etc. The Combined Rose List simply lists it as a HT hybridized by Weeks in 1980. Modern Roses XI does a little better, labeling it an apricot blend with very double flowers, 53-55 petals. An offspring of Arizona and an unnamed seedling, it has a very slight tea fragrance. The stems are somewhat small, which probably accounts for the tendency to have those large blooms sometimes looking at the soil. I still love it in spite of it’s faults.

Photo by Barbara Picarelli

Previous Roses of the Month:

August, 2005
Yvonne Rabier
July, 2005
The McCartney Rose
June, 2005
Rosette Delizy
May, 2005
The Green Rose
April, 2005
St. Patrick
March, 2005
R. rugosa
February, 2005
Baronne Prevost
January, 2005
Fortunes Double Yellow
November, 2004
Iceberg
October, 2004
Touch of Class, Tournament of Roses, and Taboo
September, 2004
All That Jazz
August, 2004
Peace
July, 2004
Betty Prior
June, 2004
Gertrude Jekyll
May, 2004
Sally Holmes
April, 2004
Double Delight
March, 2004
Gartendirecktor Otto Linne
February, 2004
Little Artist
January, 2004
Complicata
November, 2003
Penelope
October, 2003
Westerland
September, 2003
Elina

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