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2. Harkness Roses - Wikipedia

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   Harkness Roses was established in 1879 in Bedale, Yorkshire by brothers, John Harkness (1857-1933) and Robert Harkness (1851-1920). In 1882, John and Robert began to grow and exhibit roses. Their new rose business was a great success; Queen Victoria purchased her roses from Harkness & Sons in the 1890s. John and Robert soon realized that ...

3. Cants of Colchester - Wikipedia

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   The firm originally sold a variety of plants, seeds, bulbs and trees, including azaleas, rhododendrons and peach and apricot trees. With the rise in popularity of roses in the mid 1800s, Benjamin R. Cant (1827-1900) initiated a rose breeding program in 1875. By 1880, Cant had become a very successful rose exhibitor in England. [1] [2]

4. W. Kordes' Söhne - Wikipedia

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   W. Kordes' Sons) is a German rose breeding company in Klein Offenseth-Sparrieshoop in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. The company is one of the world's leading rose breeders and producers for cut roses and garden roses, annually selling worldwide more than two million rose plants at retail and wholesale. Each year, more than 50,000 new crosses of ...

5. List of Award of Garden Merit roses - Wikipedia

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   The following is a selected list of rose varieties and cultivars which currently (2017) [1] hold the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] List of roses

6. Rosa gallica - Wikipedia

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   Rosa gallica, the Gallic rose, French rose, or rose of Provins, is a species of flowering plant in the rose family, native to southern and central Europe eastwards to Turkey and the Caucasus. Rosa gallica was one of the first species of rose to be cultivated in central Europe. [2] It is a parent of several important cultivars.

7. Hibiscus mutabilis - Wikipedia

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   The Confederate rose was at one time very prevalent in the area of the Confederate States of America, which is how its common name was derived. It grows nicely in full sun or partial shade, and prefers rich, well-drained soil. [4] In cultivation in the UK, Hibiscus mutabilis has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. [5]