BEST PERFORMING ROSES SURVEY – Spring 2010
In Spring of 2004 members of the Santa Barbara Rose Society were asked to name three of their most vigorous and prolific roses (not the ones they liked the best). The survey was repeated Spring of 2010 with members asked to name 5 of their best performing roses. Here are the top 9 roses that were cited 4 or more times (with the number of times named in parentheses). They are followed by the 7 roses that were cited 3 times.
Yves Piaget (6)
Julia Child (6)
Double Delight (5)..............
Fame! (5)........
Belle of Portugal (5)
Just Joey (4)
Mister Lincoln (4)
Mrs. B.R. Cant(4)
Secret (4)
Sheila's Perfume (3)
Golden Celebration (3) Bronze Star (3)
Monsieur Tillier (3) Nancy Reagan (3)
Cecile Brunner (3) Iceberg (3)
Master Consulting Rosarian Dan Bifano recommends the following roses for their disease resistance (June, 2010):
About Face, Ambridge Rose, Barbra Streisand, Brass Band, Cinco de Mayo, Crimson Bouquet, Falling in Love, Fame!, Gemini, Honey Dijon, Hot Cocoa, Ingrid Bergman, Johann Strauss, Julia Child, Lasting Love, Livin’ Easy, Marilyn Monroe, Mellow Yellow, Neptune, New Zealand, Scentimental, Secret. (The ones in bold are in the top 9 above.)Below is a list of the 114 varieties of roses cited, including the number
of times they were selected if more than once. (The top 9 are in bold.)
Below that is a listing by area.
About Face
All Ablaze
Altima
Altissimo (2)
April in Paris
Ballerina
Barbra Streisand
Bella Rome
Belle of Portugal (4)
Belle Story
Betty White
Bewitched
Black Magic
Bolero
Bow Bells
Brandy (2)
Brass Band
Breathless
Bronze Star (3)
Burgundy Iceberg
Carding Mill
Cecile Brunner (3)
Century Two
Charles Warner
Chris Evert
Chrysler Imperial
Cinco de Mayo (2)
Climbing Iceberg
Color Magic
Cottage Rose
Double Delight (5)
Eden
Étoile de Hollande
Excellenz Von Schubert (2)
Falling in Love
Fame (5)
First Prize
Flower Girl
Frederic Mistral
French Lace (2)
Gemini
Gertrude Jekyll (2)
Gilbert Nabonnard
Gloire des Rosomans (2)
Golden Celebration (3)
Graham Thomas
Grand Impression
Grandmother's Hat
Harvest Gold
Heritage
Honey Dijon
Honey Perfume
Hot Cocoa (2)
Iceberg (3)
Ingrid Bergman (2)
Intrigue
Joseph’s Coat (2)
Julia Child (6)
Just Joey (4)
Katherine Morley
Lagerfeld
Lasting Love
Livin' Easy
Madame Joseph Schwartz
Margo Koster
Maria Shriver
Medallion
Mellow Yellow
Michelangelo
Mister Lincoln (4)
Mme.Lambard
Monsieur Tillier
Mrs. B.R. Cant (4)
Mrs. Dudley Cross
Nancy Reagan
Newport Fairy
Nicole
Olympiad
Outta the Blue
Perfume Delight
Phyllis Bide
PinkGruss an Aachen
Polka
Princess Diana (2)
Purple Tiger
Rainbow Sorbet
Red Wand
Reve d'Or
Rosa mutabilis (2)
Royal Sunset
Russelliana
Sally Holmes (2)
Scentimental
Secret (4)
Sheer Bliss (2)
Sheila's Perfume (3)
Snowbird
Social Climber
Sombreuil
Summer Kiss
Sunset Celebration
Sunsprite
Tamora
Temptation
Tina Maria
Touch of Venus
Tropicana
Tuscan Sun (2)
Vanilla
Yves Piaget (6)Best Performing Roses by Area:
Coastal Area Century Two, Color Magic, Fame, First Prize, Grandmother’s Hat, Medallion, Sheer Bliss, Social Climber, Snow Bird, Yves Piaget
Foothills April in Paris, Bolero, Brandy, Bronze Star, Cecile Brunner, Cinco de Mayo, Double Delight, Golden Celebration, Etoile de Hollande, Fame!, Gertrude Jekyll, Graham Thomas, Honey Perfume, Iceberg, Ingrid Bergman, Julia Child, Just Joey, Mister Lincoln, Nancy Reagan , Outta the Blue, Pink Gruss an Aachen, Rosa Mutabilis, Royal Sunset, Secret, Sheila’s Perfume
Goleta Valley East Ballerina, Belle of Portugal, Bow Bells, Breathless, Diana Princess of Wales, Double Delight, Excellenz Von Schubert, Madame Joseph Schwartz, Monsieur Tillier, Princess Diane, Red Wand
Goleta Valley West Brass Band, , Double Delight, Gemini, Mellow Yellow, Perfume Delight, Purple Tiger, Sheer Bliss, Sunset Celebration, Yves Piaget.
Hidden Valley Burgundy Iceberg, Carding Mill, Cinco de Mayo, Falling in Love, Julia Child, Lasting Love, TropicanaHope Ranch Annex Double Delight, Harvest Gold, Olympiad
Mid-town SB Julia Child, Mister Lincoln, Mrs. B. R. Cant, Tina Maria
Mission Canyon Belle of Portugal, Gertrude Jekyll, Frederic Mistral,
Iceberg, Yves PiagetRiviera Belle of Portugal, Bewitched, Black Magic, Excellenz von Schubert, Just Joey, Fame, Grand Impression, Michelangelo, Mister Lincoln, Mrs. B. R. Cant, Newport Fairy, Reve d’Or, Scentimental, Sheila’s Perfume, Secret, Temptation, Vanilla, Yves PIaget
Samarkand Gilbert Nabonnard, Gloire des Rosomanes, Mme. Lambard, Monsieur Tillier, Mrs. B. R. Cant, Mrs. Dudley Cross, Sally Holmes
San Roque Barbra Streisand, Brandy, Bronze Star, Cecile Brunner, Cottage Rose, Excellenz von Schubert, Flower Girl, Golden Celebration, Iceberg, Julia Child (2), Just Joey, Kathryn Morley, Lagerfuld, Livin' Easy, M. Tillier, Phylllis Bide, Pinkie, Polka, Russelliana, Sally Holmes, Secret, Sheila’s Perfume, Sunsprite, Touch of Venus, Yves Piaget
Santa Ynez All Ablaze, Bella Roma, Betty White, Chrysler Imperial,Eden, Hot Cocoa, Nancy Reagan, Summer’s Kiss.Summerland Color Magic, Fame, First Prize, Medallion, Social Climber
Toro Canyon Altissimo, Iceberg, Joseph’s Coat, Just Joey
Upper East SB Disneyland, Heaven on Earth
Vandenberg Village About Face, Altissimo (2), Honey Dijon, Intrigue, Joseph’s Coat, Just Joey, Tuscan Sun (2), Yves Piaget
Ventura East Chris Evert, Julie Newmar, Nicole
West Side SB Julia Child, Belle Story, Maria Shriver, Rainbow Sorbet, Tamora
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