Portland Roses for sale by Azalea House Flowering Shrub Farm with links to pictures (when available). Sometimes called Damask perpetuals with very fragrant, recurrent blooming, usually pink flowers introduced during the Nineteenth (19th) Century. Our Plant sale is May 15 to July 4; 10 AM to 2 PM. Click here for more info.

Last edited: Friday, March 28, 2008. We sell old disease resistant roses, classic lilacs, Rosebay Rhododendrons, Pinxterbloom Azaleas, Swamp Azaleas, Flame Azaleas and Highbush Blueberry Bushes retail during our plant sale. My Local Garden Newsletter is concerned with one or another of the crops of ornamental flowering shrubs that we grow at the flowering shrub farm. Each time I interact with one of the crops we grow, I take pictures with a digital camera add a caption explaining it and post it on my newsletter page. It gives potential customers the opportunity to see what we're doing most recently.

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'Comte de Chambord' (crop 164) I have one of these growing in a 45 gallon pot (most are in 7 gallon) on the front lawn. I only prune off dead parts in spring and summer or to clear a path. it grows to 4 feet by 3 feet and is reputedly hardy in zones 5 thru 9, ("The Art of Gardening with Roses" Thomas, sh102), (Sunset Book "Roses" White, 102), ("Roses Of America" Scanniello, 79), ("Classic Roses" Beales, fl:191), (Taylor's Guides "Roses" Ondra, page 69, zones 5-9) 1860, pink portland, flowers up to 4 inches across, fff, 4x3, 1860

(161) Rose de Rescht, (roz de resht) Portland Rose, ("Best Rose Guide" Phillips & Rix, 47, zone5(-13f)), ("The Encyclopedia of Roses" McKeon, 169, zones 4-8), ("Classic Roses" Beales, fl&lf:193), (Taylor's Guides "Roses" Ondra, page 69, zones 5-8), ("Growing Roses Organically" Wilde, 122, zones 4-10, DR-1/0), 3.5 feet tall, 100 petals, damask fragrance. Introduced by Nancy Lindsay from Persia or France. Vigorous, short and bushy with 2.5 inch fully double, fragrant, fuchsia-red flowers. It repeats. Listed as both Autumn Damask and Portland. <1840

(142) Rose du Roi Portland Rose, ("Classic Roses" Beales, fllf:194), (Taylor's Guides "Roses" Ondra, page 70, zones 6-9) ("Growing Roses Organically" Wilde, 122, zones 4-10, DR-1/0), up to 4 feet tall, double flowers up to 4 inches across, red, fff, portland, flowers in early summer and repeats into fall, 1815-P

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