Fragrant Rose Collection

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1 Fragrant Rose Collection Sales & Customer Service The First Thing Everyone Does When They See a Rose...Is Inhale! Young or old, the fragrance of a rose makes an emotional indelible imprint on every one. Even the hardest of hearts is melted by a rose s sweet perfume. Luckily the Weeks bloodline is blessed with many fragrant varieties of many different colors. Fragrant Rose Collection Hybrid Teas & Grandifloras All My Loving...Dark pink Barbra Streisand...Lavender blend Bewitched...Medium pink Blue Girl...Medium lavender Ch-Ching!...Deep yellow Chrysler Imperial...Deep red Coretta Scott King...White/coral blend Double Delight...Red blend Electron...Deep pink Falling in Love...Pink/white Firefighter...Medium red Fragrant Cloud...Orange-red Fragrant Plum...Lavender blend Full Sail...White Gold Medal...Gold blend Grande Dame...Deep pink Happy Go Lucky...Pure yellow Heirloom...Lavender blend Just Joey...Apricot Lasting Love...Red blend Memorial Day...Medium pink Miss All-American Beauty...Deep pink Mister Lincoln...Medium red Neil Diamond...Pink & white striped Neptune...Lavender blend New Zealand...Light pink Oklahoma...Dark red Parade Day...Pink & white striped Perfume Delight...Deep pink Pink Peace...Deep pink Pope John Paul II...White Pretty Lady Rose...Dark Pink Radiant Perfume...Deep yellow Rock & Roll...Red & white striped Secret...Pink blend Stainless Steel...Light lavender Strike It Rich...Gold blend Sugar Moon...Bright white Sweet Surrender...Medium pink Tiffany...Pink blend Twilight Zone...Purple Wild Blue Yonder...Lavender blend s Angel Face...Lavender blend Distant Drums...Russet/lavender Doris Day...Yellow Easy Does It...Orange-pink Easy To Please...Medium pink Ebb Tide...Deep purple George Burns...Red & yellow striped Intrigue...Deep plum Julia Child...Butter gold Scentimental...Red & white striped Sheila s Perfume...Yellow blend Sparkle & Shine...Deep yellow Sunsprite...Deep yellow Vavoom...Orange-yellow Violet s Pride...Lavender with a magenta heart White Licorice...Light yellow Climbers America...Salmon blend Autumn Sunset...Deep gold Cape Diamond...Medium pink Don Juan...Deep red Fourth of July...Red & white striped Night Owl...Deep plum Pearly Gates...Light pink Stormy Weather...Lavender blend Westerland...Orange blend Rugosas & Foetidas Blanc Double de Coubert...White Hansa...Red-purple s Easy on the Eyes...Lavender-pink with a magenta eye Edith s Darling...Gold yellow Midnight Blue...Deep purple Outta the Blue...Lavender blend Patios Diamond Eyes...Purple-black blend with a white eye Gourmet Popcorn...Bright white Sales & Customer Service Mark Adams David Johnson Wanda Appodaca Phone Fax mark@ weeksroses.com Phone Fax djohnson@weeksroses.com ext. 341 Phone Fax wappodaca@weeksroses.com Toll-free: Iowa Illinois Indiana Michigan Minnesota Missouri Wisconsin Jerry Amoroso Phone efax jerry@weeksroses.com Connecticut Delaware Maine Maryland Massachusetts New Hampshire New Jersey New York Ohio Pennsylvannia Rhode Island Vermont Lothar Behnke Phone Fax lotharb@weeksroses.com Arizona Kansas Eastern Montana Nebraska Nevada New Mexico North Dakota Oklahoma South Dakota Texas Wyoming Alabama Arkansas Florida Georgia Kentucky Louisiana Mississippi North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee Virginia West Virginia Stuart Miller Phone efax stuart@weeksroses.com Calinia Hawaii Chris Prewitt Phone Fax chris@weeksroses.com Alaska Colorado Idaho Western Montana Oregon Utah Washington Customer Service Supervisor & Representative : Stuart Miller Mark Adams Laurie Bautista ext. 339 Phone Fax lbautista@weeksroses.com Customer Service Representative : Chris Prewitt David Johnson Monica Sanchez ext. 324 Phone Fax monica@weeksroses.com Customer Service Representative : Lothar Behnke Jerry Amoroso

2 We re Raising the Bar! Winter Rose Preview New from the Weeks Roses Research Department - Arm your garden with the latest weapon on Rose Rosette & all major rose diseases along with beautiful color, outstanding permance & bloom production. Weeks Roses Introductions Top Gun Introduction Top Gun [top guhn] noun 1. Slang. one who has attained the highest status or rank in a particular field or position; the top-ranked person in a group (as in ability, rank, or prestige). 2. Rose. Weeks Roses superior new Rose Rosette resistant shrub rose. Superior Plant Genetics Excellent DISEASE RESISTANCE to other major rose diseases Added resistance to Rose Rosette Disease Outstanding plant permance High permance bloom production Top Gun cv. WEKmoridahor PPAF Top Gun The Best of the Best. That s a true statement knowing that the new variety has excellent DISEASE RESISTANCE to major rose diseases. Just this fact alone makes it a very good new introduction the landscape. But, with the added resistance to Rose Rosette Disease, it s truly the Best of the Best. In multiple years of trials throughout the Eastern United States, Top Gun came out standing proud untouched by Rose Rosette where most other varieties showed symptoms of infection. That s quite amazing! This top-ranked variety is also a high permer when it comes to bloom production. The rounded bushy well-behaved plant produces vigorous stems ending with clusters of long-lasting dark red flowers. For top flowering permance in the garden and outstanding clean foliage in most climates, look no further than Top Gun! Red suffused with dark burgundy Bloom/Size: Decorative & semi-double/medium, around 2½-3 inch diameter, in small clusters (About 10 petals) Hybridizing: Moderate fruity Tom Carruth Memorial Day x Home Run 1

3 Weeks Roses Introductions Parade Day cv. WEKmeroro PPAF Fragrant Remember the excitement of lining up in the street as a child to see a parade? Well, we took care of bringing this joy into your garden with the rose Parade Day. The swirl of bright white and fuchsia pink novel coloration brings to mind the movements of the floats. And don t worry - the show will not be over soon as the flower color holds until the petals drops. Just as fond childhood memories include both sights and smells, Parade Day blooms profusely with elegant buds and flowers accompanied by a very pleasant strong citrus-like fragrance with just a hint of spice. The petals of each bud are perfectly organized like a well-synchronized marching band. The rhythm created is enhanced with attractive large foliage on a well-covered vigorous plant. Now, let s bring family and friends into the garden to enjoy the permance! Fuchsia pink striped with bright white Height/Habit: Medium-tall/Upright & bushy Bloom/Size: Spiraled, mal & double/mediumlarge, around 3-4½ inch diameter (25 to 40 petals) Strong citrus-like with hints of spice Hybridizing: Christian Bédard Meredith x Rock & Roll 18 Pre-Catalog Frida Kahlo Parade Day Grandiflora Introduction Scarlet-red striped gold with a red blush on finish Disease resistant plant with clean glossy green foliage cv. WEKcifrabaun PPAF As an emblematic artist of Mexico, world-acclaimed painter Frida Kahlo needs no further introduction. She once said I paint flowers so they will not die. Like the flowers she immortalized in her art, the rose Frida Kahlo is a lively and colorful reminder of her enduring spirit. Just as Frida is one of the most recognizable artists her unique style, the scarlet-red and gold striped flowers of Frida Kahlo are also one of a kind in the rose world. The swirl of colors intensifies as the flowers age, adding a red blush as the final touch. Like any painting needs a good stand, the flowers are set in small clusters on a healthy disease resistant plant with clean glossy leaves. If you are one of Frida s followers or simply a rose lover, join the Frida-mania by adding a piece of art to your garden with the striking vibrant rounded flowers produced abundantly on the compact upright vigorous plants. Toll-free: Grandiflora Strong citrus-like fragrance with hints of spice Unique blooms are fuchsia pink striped with bright white Scarlet red striped gold with red blush on finish Height/Habit: Medium/Upright & bushy Bloom/Size: Decorative & double/medium-large, around 3-4 inch diameter, in small clusters (25 to 40 petals) Mild fruity Hybridizing: Tom Carruth & Christian Bédard (City of San Francisco x Baby Love) x Unknown Frida Kahlo Introduction

4 Easy Spirit Weeks Roses Introductions Non-burning & long-lasting cream flowers Natural disease resistance Upright compact plant with clean glossy green foliage cv. WEKmereadoit PPAF Experience the feeling of freedom that comes from the purity of the classy white large flowers with a cream base of Easy Spirit. The perfectly med buds and flowers hold their beauty throughout the life of the flower, making them great enjoyment as a bouquet. As a member of the tough as nails Easy-To-Love Rose Collection, you know you can expect NATURAL DISEASE RESISTANCE. Across the USA, Easy Spirit has shown strong resilience to rose diseases. That means you will be feeling very relaxed and stressfree as you won t have to work hard to express the full blooming potential and create an impact in the garden. The upright compact plant with clean glossy green foliage is the ideal backdrop to the non-burning & long-lasting cream flowers. White with cream base Height/Habit: Medium/Upright Bloom/Size: Spiraled, mal & double/large, 3½-4½ inch diameter (30 to 40 petals) Mild tea Hybridizing: Tom Carruth Meredith x Easy Does It Easy on the Eyes Pre-Catalog Fragrant, lavender pink with a purplemagenta eye Natural disease resistance Moderate citrus-like & spices cv. WEKswechy PPAF What does Easy on the Eyes mean? Pleasant to look at? Attractive? Good looking? Oh yeah! All of those describe well this new addition to the award-winning Easy-To-Love Rose collection. Decades of hybridizing to enlarge the magenta-purple eye to its current size has resulted in an extremely novel color combo with the lavender pink flower coloration. The term floriferous falls short when talking about the number of flowers covering the entire rounded plant. There are so many flowers held in large clusters that you can barely see the lovely clean dark green and glossy foliage. Rest assured of the foliage s presence. We raised the bar on DISEASE RESISTANCE, assuring that the plant will stay well-dressed during the growing season. The moderate citrus-like & spices fragrance completes the seduction and guarantees a premium spot in the garden of whichever state you live in! Easy Spirit Introduction Medium pink with magenta-purple heart and cream reverse fading to light lavender with deep smoky purple eye. Bloom/Size: Decorative & semi-double/mediumsmall, 2-2½ inch diameter, in clusters (15 to 20 petals) Moderate citrus-like & spices Hybridizing: Tom Carruth Sweet Chariot x Eyes You Please see pages 6-7 the entire Easy-To-Love Collection Easy on the Eyes 3 Introduction

5 Weeks Roses Introductions Lady In Red Climber Compact climber - perfect smaller trellises or fences Old-fashioned true red blooms that do not turn pink or blue cv. WEKvaldoam PPAF Care to dance? Cause Lady in Red...she s dancing with me with her long climbing arms. Don t worry, she won t invade your dancing space as the plant is well contained and more compact than many Climbers. The lady was born and raised in the USA, with her flowers bearing the true classic AMERICAN red coloration. That means no hues of pink or blue all the way to the end of the flower s life. The large ruffled old-fashioned blossoms will take your breath away and falling in love with this lady is the only possible outcome. Are you ready to dance the night away? You better be because the vigorous plant generates bounteous flowers just waiting a dance partner. Pre-Catalog Lady In Red Climber Introduction Dark red suffused with occasional black smoke Height/Habit Long canes of 8-10 feet/climbing & spreading Bloom/Size: Old-fashioned & very double/large, ruffled, around 3½-4½ inch diameter, in small clusters (35 to 50 petals) Light tea Hybridizing: Christian Bédard Valentine s Day x Oh My! Rosie the Riveter Moderate fruity & spice fragrance Profuse bloomer maximum flower power cv. WEKzazou PPAF Rosie the Riveter pays tribute to the women who worked in factories and shipyards during World War II. The old-fashioned unusual flowers of orangey-gold suffused with pink are surely reminiscent of that era. The exquisite pointy and shapely buds are proudly held on top of very glossy dark foliage as a feminine symbol of charm and strength. A flower representing a women s cultural icon without fragrance would not work. The moderate fruity & spice fragrance is the perfect complement. Like the tireless Rosies, the even rounded plants of Rosie the Riveter are the workhorse of the garden, producing an arsenal of flowers. Maximum flower power? Yes, we can do it! Pre-Catalog Rosie the Riveter Introduction Toll-free: Orangey-gold suffused with pink with gold reverse Bloom/Size: Old-fashioned & double/medium, 3-3½ inch diameter (30 to 45 petals) Moderate fruity & spice/cinnamon Hybridizing: Christian Bédard Hotel Calinia x Distant Drums Hot & Sassy Patio Novel dark orange with a yellow eye Rounded habit cv. WEKaltcingi PPAF If Hot & Sassy could voice her opinion she wouldn t be afraid to tell you just how marvelous she will be in your garden. You may accuse her of being insolent or impudent but we assure you it s in an energetic, lively and playful way. Try as you may, you can t help but smile at her cocky bold display of un-modest floriousness. Small in stature she may be, but with her clusters of smokey dark orange blooms and big yellow eyes full of mishief, you can t help but love her. Flirty green foliage and a chic rounded habit add a touch of style to this spirited little lady. Hot & Sassy Patio Introduction Smokey dark orange with a yellow eye, finishes a silver-blue Height/Habit: Medium/rounded Bloom/Size: Medium (15 to 20 petals) Slight Hybridizing: Christian Bédard All a Twitter x Cinnamon Girl

6 Home Run cv. WEKcisbako Pat.#18,552 This flamered offspring of the famous Knock Out kicks the competition up a notch when it comes to disease resistance. Home Run has a phenomenal titude against the dreaded black spot (like its father). But, unlike Dad, it is also completely resistant to powdery mildew & has a higher level of tolerance to downy as well. Rounded, bushy, fast-to-flower and nearly always in color. A grand slam in both the landscape and a container. Coast to coast it s the cleanest. Deepest red in cool temps. Showy flame red Bloom/Size: Medium/Single (5 petals) Slight Hybridizing: Tom Carruth 2006 (City of San Francisco x Baby Love) x Knock Out Rose Series Pink Home Run cv. WEKphorn Pat.#22,856 When you got something as good as Home Run, it s a great surprise to discover a match. That s the excitement we felt when we found one lone branch on the famous red that had sported (mutated) to produce pink blossoms. Ms. Pink is just like Mr. Red identical in every way except the flower color. Like Dad, she KO s the competition when it comes to complete black spot and complete powdery mildew resistant. Velvety warm pink Bloom/Size: Medium, single, in small clusters (5 petals) Slight Hybridizing: Tom Carruth & Christian Bédard 2011 Home Run sport Watercolors Home Run cv. WELsolcibarko PPAF We are proud to introduce the newest latest team member of the Home Run Team of All-Stars, Watercolors Home Run. The ever- changing yellow gold blushing pink flowers of the new player complete the lineup. The Home Run varieties are well known their natural disease resistance, well-behaved rounded habit and excellent flower production lasting from spring well into fall. Yellow-gold with pink blush Bloom/Size: Single/Medium-small, around 2 ½ -3 inch diameter, in large clusters (5 to 8 petals) Moderate spices & cinnamon Hybridizing: Tom Carruth 2016 {[[Zorina x (Rosa soulieana x Europeana)] x Trumpeter] x [(Playboy x Olympiad) x Baby Love]} x Rainbow Knock Out Home Run Roses & Happy Trails True Groundcovers Naturally Disease Resistant Rounded & bushy habit Non-stop blooming all season long Groundcover Roses Low-down, spreading & trailing habit - True Groundcovers! Moderately fragranced Non-stop blooming all season long Rainbow HappyTrails cv. WEKsurdicla PPAF Do you believe there s a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow? If not, you will become a believer admiring a garden adorned with Rainbow Happy Trails Groundcover roses. The gold shimmers vibrantly as it is blushed with rich pink on the petals edges. This powerhouse blooms non-stop throughout the season. This true Groundcover remains fairly prostrate and produces branches low and spreading on the ground. Yellow-gold/Dark pink to light red blush Height/Habit: Low/Trailing & spreading Bloom/Size: Double, decorative & cuppy/ Medium-small, around 2-2½, in medium-sized clusters (20 to 30 petals) Mild tea & fruity Hybridizing: Tom Carruth 2016 Sun Runner x Dick Clark Sunshine HappyTrails cv. WEKsusacofloc PPAF Sunshine Happy Trails is an excellent Groundcover rose with spreading and trailing characteristics that make it a perfect happy ending any landscape. The mesmerizing yellow-gold flowers hold their color until the end of their cycle and the repeat bloom follows in abundance as well. Medium yellow to buttery gold Height/Habit: Low/Trailing & spreading Bloom/Size: Semi-double /Medium-small 3 in medium-sized clusters (15 to 20 petals) Moderate fruity Hybridizing: Christian Bédard 2016 Sun Runner x [City of San Francisco x (Neon Cowboy x Flower Carpet)] 5

7 Easy-To-Love Rose Collection 18 Pre-Catalog Pre-Catalog Cinco de Mayo Easy Does It Easy Going Easy Spirit Easy To Please Julia Child Livin Easy Take It Easy Toll-free: Easy on the Eyes 6

8 Cinco de Mayo cv. WEKcobeju Pat.#21,709 The clusters of blooms never stop poppin open on this powerfully flowerful. Mysteriously colored & deliriously novel it s an indescribable blending of smoked lavender & rusty red-orange. The superclean glossy-green foliage mirrors the flowers, adding even more pizazz to this bushy rounded flower factory. Smokier when it s cool outside. Smoky lavender/rusty red-orange blend Bloom/Size: Medium, in large clusters (About 25 petals) Moderate sweet apple Hybridizing: Tom Carruth 2009 Topsy Turvy x Julia Child Easy Does It cv. HARpageant Pat.# 22,587 Deeeee lectable colors of mango orange, peach-pink & apricot bounce off the mirrored glossy green leaves, providing a flamboyant fruit salad the landscape. Her free-flowing swirling shades of sunset show up in fragrant large colorful clusters atop a rounded bushy plant. So disease resistant, vigorous, flowerful & fabulous, you just can t say no to this seductress of the garden. Perfect in every climate. AARS 2010 Mango, peach & apricot blend Bloom/Size: Medium-large, double, ruffled 25 to 30 Moderate fruity Hybridizing: Harkness New Roses 2010 (Queen Charlotte x Della Balfour) x Baby Love Easy Going cv. HARflow Pat.#10,478 It s just like Mom in every way except color same glossy foliage, same great flower power, same bushy habit, same great disease resistance. But one color gene has inexplicably dropped out (a sport ) to give even brighter green foliage and a delectable peachy golden yellow color that holds to the very end. Consistent in every climate. Great in mass plantings. Golden peachy-yellow Height/Habit: Medium/Rounded Bloom/Size: Medium-large, double (25 to 30 petals) Moderate fruity Hybridizing: Harkness New Roses 1999 Sport of Livin Easy Why Knock Yourself Out? Easy on the Eyes see Page 3 Easy Spirit see Page 3 Easy To Please cv. WEKfawibyblu PPAF With Easy To Please, not only are you getting a high perming rose in multiple climates, but you are also getting a multitude of classic spiraled flowers on a bush which the disease resistance surpasses many landscape s. The moderate clove fragrance completes this SUPER flowerful, upright and vigorous plant to near perfection! Fuchsia pink with lighter reverse Height/Habit: Medium-tall/ Upright Bloom/Size: Decorative & double/ Medium, around 2½-3 in. diameter, in small clusters (20 to 30 petals) Moderate clove/hints of cinnamon Hybridizing: Christian Bédard 2017 Seedling x Wild Blue Yonder) x Blue You Julia Child Plant the Easy-To-Love Roses in your landscape & enjoy all the best attributes of an Easy-To-Maintain Landscape cv. WEKvossutono Pat.#18,473 Just bee our wonderful American icon left us, she selected this exceptional rose to bear her name. Julia loved the even butter gold color & the licorice candy fragrance. The perfectly rounded habit, super glossy leaves & great disease resistance finish off the dish. Consistent, hardy & floriferous in all climates. AARS Butter gold Height/Habit: Medium/Very rounded & bushy Bloom/Size: Medium/Very full, old fashioned (35 plus petals) Strong licorice candy & spice Hybridizing: Tom Carruth 2006 [(Voodoo x Rosa soulieana derivative) x Summerwine] x Top Notch Livin Easy cv. HARwelcome Pat.#9161 All you have to do is just stick it in the ground, give it a little water, kick back and watch it grow. The foliage is so glossy green and free from black spot that the bush looks great even without flowers. But you won t have much of an opportunity to see just leaves cause it blooms up a storm. Scrumptious flowers of showyapricot-orange will light up your landscape. Very consistent in all climates. Apricot-orange blend Height/Habit: Medium/Rounded Bloom/Size: Medium-large/Double (25 to 30 petals) Moderate fruity Hybridizing: Harkness 1996 Southampton x Remember Me Take It Easy Easy-To-Grow, Easy-To-Care For & Naturally Disease Resistant cv. WEKyoopedko PPAF The dark green, shiny & healthy foliage is the perfect background to showcase the many clustering buds and flowers. Of a classic red color, this dynamite of a rose has ideal pointy and very elegant buds. The red coloration doesn t go too pink or blue as the petals are falling away. A touch of lighter pink reverse lights up the show of this blooming machine. And that s not all. The plant s excellent vigor, naturally self-maintained habit and natural disease resistance are other reasons why you can Take It Easy! Red with lighter reverse/white eye Height/Habit: Medium/Upright & bushy Bloom/Size: Medium/Globular & cuppy (15 to 25 petals) Slight tea Hybridizing: Christian Bédard 2015 Teeny Bopper x Double Knock Out Easy-To-Love Rose Collection 7