Welcome guest author Charles Waco Bankston, who writes about Hybrid Tea Rose Chicago Peace: Although my time on this Earth began in 1976, much occurred before and much will occur after—I’m certain of it. The 1960’s were anything but uneventful. As a matter of fact, several important events occurred in 1962. Marilyn Monroe died. Iron City Beer invented the pop top (called zip tops) can; the now infamous and ever-excited Tom Cruise was born, and of course, there was the Cuban Missile Crisis. But even more personally exciting to me was the birth of a rose, not just any rose, but one that has won the world over time and time again—Hybrid Tea rose Chicago Peace. Of the Hybrid Tea rose classification, Chicago Peace has become a favorite rose of many, including yours’ truly.
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Introduced in 1930, Betty Boop is notable because she was the first cartoon character to represent a fully-sexualized woman. Garter belts, prominent breasts, Betty Boop was no Minnie Mouse, what with a debaucherous parade of characters endlessly trying to look up her skirt (at least until Production Code censors put an end to her antics in 1934). Betty Boop: flapper, sex symbol, and now a rose.
Hybrid Tea rose Brigadoon is all classic form and the product of good breeding. Think Ivy League girls fair and firm, the product of good genes, discerning parents, and only the best of boarding schools (with on-campus stables of course). Ah, yes, a cognac by the fire, well, you get the point. Brigadoon’s roses are gorgeous both in color and form. Large flowers are double and variable in color, beginning a light pink or cream and maturing to a pinkish red. The best color will appear in areas with warm summers.
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Introduced in 1995 to the florist trade, Hybrid Tea rose Leonidas is offered almost always as a cut flower. Admittedly, I am quick to be critical of Hybrid Tea roses and those who have propped them up for so many years, like the American Rose Society and Jackson and Perkins (
Floribunda rose Playboy is an outstanding choice for those seeking a bright and bold garden rose. Single to semi-double flowers of red, gold, and orange are borne in profuse clusters from midseason on. The bright petals surround golden stamens. Growth habit is compact, bushy and vigorous; the glossy, dark green leaves are disease resistant. Winter hardiness is very good; Playboy rose is hardy to Zone 4b.
It is impossible for me to overstate how fine a garden rose Mutabilis is. Easy to grow, beautiful arching form, and flowers that float like butterflies on disease resistant foliage. China roses will repeat bloom throughout the growing season, and Mutabalis rose is no exception, offering a profusion of blossoms month after month. As garden roses, Mutabilis is one of the all-time greats, and can be found at smaller or specialty nurseries such as 
the old question, “Is a zebra black with white stripes or white with black stripes?” When you read descriptions of ‘Scentimental’s’ flower color, she is described as ‘burgundy with swirls of creamy white’ or ‘white with red stripes’ or some variation. Further confounding gardeners is that there are times when the flowers are almost completely white with minimal red markings.
excellent, and ‘Nearly Wild’ will thrive in zones 5 and southward. If you are searching for a rose with single flowers gracing a disease resistant plant, then consider ‘Nearly Wild’.
