Stunning Roses reside at Henry P. Leu Gardens

in Garden Focus by Britt — March 19, 2010 at 3:44 pm | 3 comments

Henry P. Leu Gardens in Orlando gets to boast it’s, “Mary Jane’s Rose Garden” as, “the largest formal rose garden in Florida” Indeed it’s a tremendous collection of over a thousand roses which peak in both April and the Fall from October to November. I arrived in late December this past holiday season during my first official Photo Garden Bee Tour! The roses were still peaking for this Bee. They must be a lush Spring oasis next month. I highly recommend a visit  to this Orlando, Florida treat.

This fantastic yellow Sun Flare rose is a hybrid between a Sunsprite and an unnamed seedling which was introduced in 1983.  The result is so good I’d like to think the unknown seedling is known someday.

I was in disbelief at this crazy Green Rose.  These are Viridiflora Rosaceae.  Leu Gardens was sure to post, “This unusual rose bears flowers with green petals.”  Just in case those of us who doubted it was even a rose were set straight and happily surprised!  What a cool rose!

Another great unexpected treat was this Tropical Sunset hybrid.  Introduced in 1995, The bloom is a combination of an Auckland Metro and a Stars n’ Stripes!

The rose bush below is the Diana, Princess of Wales, a Hybrid Tea rose which was introduced in 1999.  It’s lineage is a combination of an Anne Morrow Lindbergh and a Sheer Elegance.  Nice!

A perfect Our Lady of Guadalupe (below), was introduced in 2000.  It’s one of my favorite blooms from the day.  I am so glad I put this garden on the tour!

The Margo Koster (below), is a polyantha and blooms to the very end of the season each year.

I love the colors of this Eureka Hybrid Rosaceae, (below).  It’s a floribunda which Leu introduced in 2002.  It’s a wonderful cross between a Bernstein-rose and a Sun Flare rose.

This Eureka is the offspring of a Bernstein-Rose and a Sun Flare!

A lovely complex bloom, this Nur Mahal, (both above and below),  is the result of a Chateau de Clos Vougeot and unnamed seedling.  All I know is the petals are beautiful and a joy to consider.  I would have loved to have had my macro lens this day.

The rose garden is huge.  The photograph below only covers a quarter of the grounds.  There are so many roses to wander through it can take a lot of time to see them all, especially if you bring your camera.  There are Climbers, Shrubs and Ramblers, Grandifloras, Floribunda, tons of Hybrid Teas and more.

For more information visit http://www.leugardens.org There is much more to see here. I’ll be back next time I visit Orlando!

‘Til Tomorrow…

Britt : )

Related posts:

1. The Rise of the Spring Roses at Dumbarton Oaks
2. Part III: The Rose Garden at Brookside Gardens.
3. Part II: The Rose Garden at Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens.
4. The Joy of Roses by guest blogger Nell Carroll!
5. A Taste of Biltmore’s Gardens by guest blogger Julia Schmalz

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