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Julia Child
                                                                         Floribunda • cv. WEKvossutono • Pat.#18,473
                                                             Just before 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 and floriferous in all climates.
                                                             Very disease resistant. During warm, humid  2006  2008
                                                             conditions, Blackspot will cause some leaf
                                                             defoliation, but Julia Child tolerates disease very
                                                             well & continues to bloom in spite of leaf damage.
                                                             Flower Color:  Butter gold
                                                             Height/Habit: Medium / Very rounded & bushy
                                                             Bloom/Size:  Medium / Very full, old fashioned
                                                                        (35 plus petals)
                                                             Re-Bloomer:    Repeat blooms throughout season
                                                                                                               Best
                                                             Fragrance:   Strong licorice candy & spice  2009  Floribunda
                                                                        (Rated 10/10)
                                                             Cut Flower:  Yes                                 2007
                                                                                                               Best
                                                                                   Low  Medium  High         Established
                                                             Rust Tolerance:       llllllllll                 2011
                                                             Powdery Mildew Tolerance:  llllllllll
                                                             Downy Mildew Tolerance:   llllllllll
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                                                             Black Spot Tolerance:   llllllllll
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                                                                            Jump for Joy           ™
                                                                          Floribunda • cv. WEKnewchi • Pat.#26,819
                                                             Lusciously lovely, delectable peachy-pink color sets apart this
                                                             sister seedling of  Sparkle & Shine. They may have their differences
                                                             (peach pink vs. deep yellow). But, like most sisters, they share some
                                                             likenesses, too. Both are distinctive because of their large showy
                                                             clusters, long-lived flowers with lovely color, round bushy super-
                                                             flowerful habit, loads of glossy green leaves & consistent dark red
                                                             new growth. Buy 'em both & let these sisters battle it out for who's
                                                             the best in your garden.
                                                             Flower Color:  Peachy-pink
                                                             Height/Habit:  Medium / Very rounded & bushy
                                                             Flower Form:  Ruffled, in large clusters
                                                             Bloom/Size:   Medium, up to 4-inch diameter
                                                                        (Around 25 petals)
                                                             Re-Bloomer:    Repeat blooms throughout season
                                                                                                               Best
                                                             Fragrance:    Moderate apple (Rated 5/10)       Floribunda
                                                             Cut Flower:   Yes
                                                                                   Low  Medium  High          2017
                                                             Rust Tolerance:       llllllllll
                                                             Powdery Mildew Tolerance:  llllllllll











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     Sunsprite                           Floribunda • Non-Patented Trumpeter                     Floribunda • Non-Patented

     Flower:                     Plant:                      Flower:                      Plant:
     Medium, double, deep-lasting yellow   Medium, rounded & bushy. Lots   Medium, brilliant orange-scarlet   Medium-low height, rounded,
     flowers with a sweet licorice fragrance   of glossy deep green leaves. There   colors of the long-lasting ruffled  naturally compact & bushy plant with
     (Rated 5/10). 25 to 30 petals. Repeat   always seems to be some color  blossoms. 35 to 40 petals. Repeat   glossy green foliage. Good landscape
     bloomer & a good cut flower.  on this great rose. Happiest in  bloomer. Mild fragrance  performer, hardy & likes a little heat.
                                 cooler temperatures.        (Rated 1/10).                Great in mass plantings.
                                            P  = 10                                                  P = 8
                                                                 R = Rust • P = Powdery Mildew •  D = Downy Mildew • B = Black Spot
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