Related Links:  Roses for Cutting
Introduced:   1996, Zary, USA
Class:  Floribunda
Zones:  4b-9
Parentage:  'Sun Flare' x 'Impatient'
Flowers:  Salmon to coral; 20-25 petals.
Size:  2 - 3 feet
Fragrance:  Light
Flowers:  'Bill Warriner' bears lovely flowers, each of perfect form, which are borne profusely over a long season.

Description:
Named in honor of Jackson & Perkins' chief hybridizer, 'Bill Warriner' is an outstanding rose.  Imagine a rose which bears individual blooms of superb form in clustered masses throughout the season; surely, 'Bill Warriner' meets the ideal established for Floribundas over fifty years ago.  Color is salmon to coral, and the excellent substance makes 'Bill Warriner' a very good cut rose indeed.

Foliage is a deep bronze-green, shiny, and disease resistant.  'Bill Warriner' is a good choice for inclusion in the cutting garden and as a bedding rose.   Due to the compact habit and long season of bloom, this rose would be a great choice for the residential landscape.