AARS - All American Rose Selections
NOTE: Rose bushes are greenhouse grown. DO NOT expose to FROST or FREEZING temperatures during first growing season.
A. Garden Location:
1. Minimum - 6 hours of sun. The more sun your roses can get the better they will produce.
2. Good drainage and air circulation
3. No competition with tree roots. Your roses need to be able to get as many nutrients as possible for maximum growth. Place roses away from large tree roots to make sure that the roses gets the nutrients.
B. Soil Mixture: per planting hole
1. 1 (one) cup of 46% superphosphate
2. 1 (one) cup of dolomitic lime
3. 2 (two) cups of alfalfa meal or pellets or 1 (one) cup of Mills' Magic Rose Mix
4. 1 (one) cup of gypsum
5. 1/4 part compost (approximately 2 gallons)
6. 1/4 part peat moss (approximately 2 gallons)
7. 1/4 part good top soil (approximately 2 gallons)
8. 1/4 part red clay if available
C. Procdure:
1. Dig hole at least 18 inches deep and wide (remove approximately 8 gallons of soil)
2. Refill hole with approximately 10 (ten) inches of above soil mixture (see B) for 1 gallon bush.
3. Carefully remove rose bush with root ball and soil in tact.
4. Plant bush in ground slightly raised.
5. Refill hole with remaining soil mixture, firm soil around root ball - leave no air pockets.
6. WATER - extremely deep - key to actively growing bushes.
7. Water every 4 to 5 days for the first growing season.
8. Use ONLY LIQUID FERTILIZER the first growing season. Apply in 3 to 4 week intervals.
9. Start a spray program for disease immediately and continue weekly.
10. Spray for mites every 4 weeks. Forceful washing of underside of leaves weekly will help fight mites.
11. Spray for insects only as needed.
12. Only DEAD HEAD roses the first season.
What are all the small letters following the names of the roses?
The first set are the American Rose Society Color Classification
Apricot/Apricot Blend = (ab)
Dark Red = (dr)
Deep Pink = (dp)
Deep Yellow = (dy)
Light Pink = (lp)
Light Yellow = (ly)
Mauve/Mauve Blend = (m)
Medium Pink = (mp)
Medium Red = (mr)
Medium Yellow = (my)
Orange/Orange Blend = (ob)
Orange/pink/Orange-pink blend = (op)
Orange-red/orange-red blend = (or)
Pink Blend = (pb)
Red Blend = (rb)
Russet = (r)
White/Near White/White Blend = (w)
Yellow Blend = (yb)
f = fragrant vf = very fragrant s = single
Old Garden Rose Classification
A = Alba D = Damask
G = Gallica M = Moss
P = Portalnd HP = Hybrid Perpetual
Why are some of the rose names listed in capital letters?
Roses that are all listed in CAPITAL letters are ALL AMERICAN ROSE Selection Winners
AARS (1940 - 1986)