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Welcome to a rose breeding breakthrough these deliciously fruity roses are brand new on the market, and we are we believe the first in the World to get them in half standard form. After years of breeding, these stunning open centred single roses have a deep red maroon heart, the result of crossing with exotic Persian Rose species. The results are a cocktail of tutti frutti colours, even on one plant. A much less formal rose flower style, their open centres are a magnet for bees, their ever changing flower colours provide long season interest, especially in half standard form. You will get one each of 'Sunshine' is a tropical mix of red, orange and warm yellows, the flowers change as they age, and through the season, as cold nights draw in, darkening the colours. 'Cream' is a lovely pure cream, just like vanilla ice cream, splashed burgundy red in the centre eye, slowly fading paler as they age. 'Queen Pink' is a classic berry pink, with darker purple centre eye, which softens to paler pink. When you offered three half standard Persica roses for sale, I couldn't resist. I had already fallen for the single flowers of For your Eyes Only, voted rose of the year 2015. The vivid central eye had been achieved after thirty years of breeding work from the original wild persica rose that grows in Iran. These half standards in varying shades of cream, yellow and pink all have this deep red eye, with petals that change in hue as they age. My own plants have made a spectacular show in their very first year and I do recommend them to rose lovers for their charm and long flowering period. Gentle scent too. Nikki Abramson, September 2016
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