Found new roses today at Baltimore, Maryland Lowes:

Lavender veranda

Roxanne veranda

First crush

Summer romance

Nice! I have Chica Veranda and its been great. I like the Veranda series a lot!

Great to see! I have Lavender Veranda on order from Northland Rosarium.

Went up to my local Lowes and watched them unload two semi's full of roses this morning. About 1/4 of the roses were KO's. The rest were Kordes roses. Lots of them. A new one to me was Roxane. Also present was First Crush, Dark Desire, Sunny Summer, Lavender Veranda and another that I can't remember right now. There is bout 100 bush's of each variety. The garden center is PACKED full of roses now. Last week they got a semi full of KO's in 5 different varieties along with a few Drift Roses. I've never seen this many roses at this store since I've been shopping there (9 yrs). I'm going back up there tomorrow morning to pick up a Sunny Summer for the church garden.

i just talked to the suppliers and we have Kordes varieties in 24 states- Florida and Texas south to Kansas and up the eastern seaboard to Delaware. They should move northward as season progresses. I do know some are ready to be shipped in PNW but not sure of timing.

I think we will see the Parfuma series in California next season - sorry the west coast is a bit behind with the growers. If you can get to Rose Day at UC Davis at the end of April we gifted some Earth Angel for them to sell at their benefit sale.

Roxanne is in the Veranda collection. It is compact deep red and a nice rose. Image below.

For the first time this season, stopped by the local Lowe's yesterday, hoping to find own roots in larger sizes than those offered by mail. Displayed on a long table in 2-gallon pots in bud & bloom were the Parfumas First Crush & Summer Romance (20 of each) along with Kolorscapes Lemon Fizz & Milano (10 of each). The Lowe's Exclusive tags of First Crush & Summer Romance at this store are apparently grafted - at least one of each examined clearly showed the graft above the soil line. Lemon Fizz grown by Dewar Nurseries was also grafted. Didn't check out Milano's root status. Reading the tags, didn't see "own root" on any. So - are these luck-of-the-draw whether own root or grafted on a store by store basis?

The vast majority are own root roses one-year old plants grown in Arizona. There are a limited number of grafted plants of First Crush, and Summer Romance (on Dr. Huey) at Lowes. The Kolorscape are all own root. All other Kordes varieties are own root.

Great, I prefer them on their own roots.

Thanks for bringing this post back because I must have missed it last year. I have to say the more I see Kordes roses, the more I like them. I hope they will be more available in Canada too.

@Chris2486 Thanks for the information about roses in quarantine. Please let us know if the new varieties will be available in Canada too. Big box stores such as Lowe's is a good starting point as we have them here in Canada too. There is nothing more frustrating for consumers to want a product and not having it available. For example I have waited for David Austin's newer varieties to be available at our nurseries for years. I was lucky to find a few over the years but they are available once in a blue moon that I stopped looking for them. I may be one of the few gardeners that do not like ordering bare roots online as I want to see the products in person before I buy.

ijpeace - there are Kordes being produced and sold in Canada. Of course there is Palatine who carries a large assortment of Kordes. Also in Ontario is J.C. Bakker a grower that supplies garden centers in the area. They grow about 15 different Kordes varieties including Dark Desire Parfuma. I believe they sell to Sheridan Nursery among many nurseries. On the west coast is Pan American Nursery and they distribute very widely to nurseries all the way over to Ontario. The grow mostly Kordes HT varieties budded on Dr. Huey. There is a new Kordes grower in British Columbia -Van Belle and they distribute fairly widely in western Canada. They are introducing 2 new Kordes; Sierra Lady (KORlubaja) and Crazy Love (KORbamflu) pictured below.

Crazy Love

I know there is distribution to Lowes and Canadian Tire in Canada, but I am not very knowledgeable on the fine details. One of my favorite nurseries is Select Roses in Langley BC and they do carry a large assortment of Kordes. I would love to have more suppliers and growers in Canada.....

I do hope those will be sold in the US soon. I have a yard 3/4 full of Kordes varieties. Crazy Love and Sierra Lady are gorgeous. If they are reasonably heathy as well they shall be excellent varieties to add. So much to look forward to.

I'm keeping my fingers crossed that Crazy Love will be released here. I've put it on my 'hope' list along with Quick Silver and Honeymoon. At least I'm getting First Crush and Dark Desire this year. Love my Kordes roses! Melodye

Thank you very much Chris for the info. I will definitely look for them at these nurseries. Sheridan and Canadian Tire I usually go to. I will keep you posted about availability here.

Just received some Kordes from Chamblee's:

Beverly

First Crush

Lion's Fairy Tale

mme Anisette Parfuma

Summer Romance

JJpeace, If you drive, go visit Palatine, it's only 2 hrs from Toronto, they have some Kordes.

Looking forward to seeing pictures of your Madame Anisette

Ok, will do. :-)

Oh my, how did you get Beverly from Chamblees? they've been showing it out of stock for weeks.

Beth I call them instead of going thru the shopping cart. Plus I call in late fall early winter especially if I really want something that is not available. Most of the time it comes even if unavailable. I think they just don't have a good quantity so doesn't show on the web site.

I just picked up a Fiji from my local Home Depot it was sold under the Vigoro brand pots. Its much lighter pink than what I see in the photos but its very pretty and the flowers are very full which is what I like about it most. I was very excited for this find and I hope it performs as well as my Chica Veranda which I also got from HD (Vigoro also). This one has bloomed up a storm. Some Kordes roses dont bloom well for me so its kind of hit or miss. I'm willing to try them though because their disease resistance is so good. My Chica Veranad does get blackspot, however it seems to shrug it off and keep blooming so I'm happy with it. Lets see how she makes it through our humid summer. I put her in a large pot on a wall that gets great air circulation so hopefully she'll do well.

So FL will you please post pictures? I h Ave only seen the one on newflora website...

Will you do me a favor and take a image of the tag as well?

Speaking of Fiji this is either one heck of a vigorous rose or my poor baby got hit with rrd right before winter set in. Don't think I have ever seen so many new growth breaks on a rose awaking from winter. Hope it's just a very healthy rose.

Gee, I'll have to check my local Lowes to see if they have any of these great roses in stock and own root. I have quite a few on order from Chamblee's and RU but it would be nice to get some roses that are a bit bigger. It's so hard to wait for them to bloom!! I know "patience is a virtue" but still :-)

Roses in Connecticut typically show up at the end of April, just in time for Mother's day.

Local nurseries can order Austins, but their higher prices has to be passed on to the customers.

About 5 yrs ago I worked for a nursery and spent a lot of time in Lowe's. Each store has a nursery specialist who does the ordering. I think the specialist in our local store is new, and I plan to hunt him/her down and convey my thanks for ordering some garden Kordes roses-- First Crush and Kardinal Kolorscape. For years all they've had are KnockOuts. If the Kordes sell out fast the store will order more. They'll be judged by the same standard as KnockOut. I think it's terrific that Kordes/Teleflora has managed to break in on a retailer where the KO's have had a stranglehold for years..

First Crush has big informal fluffy blooms and wonderful wonderful fragrance. I don't think photos do it justice; it is captivating and unique. My rose friend here grabbed one on an impulse, can't wait to hear how it does.

My Fiji has opened it's leaves and is healthy. Growing faster than a teenager with more lateral growth than I've seen before.

First I've ever seen or heard of Crazy Love... yummy. Will be keeping an eye out for that one.

Whoa, Chris - I agree that Crazy Love is FABULOUS. I'm speeding to my local Lowe's to see what they might have! BTW, on a similar thread another poster noted that you can google your local Lowe's store, click on outdoor supplies, plants, and then roses to see what they have in stock locally. I got great local information to make the drive worthwhile, and it WAY beats the paltry listings Home Depot has.

Chris - thanks so much for all this up-to-date information on Kordes roses and their availability. Keep up the good work in promoting them as widely as possible (and for avoiding the crazy policies David Austin roses have introduced)!

Cynthia

We definitely have Kordes roses in our store but the only thing online is knockouts

Same situation here, modestgoddess.

Hello, I new to this site. I have a guestion about the First Crush rose. I have two and I have been paranoid about the Rosette disease. I have one that the blooms are one bloom per stem , the other rose has a clustering of blooms. I would like to know the blooming habit on your rose. Because they are a hybrid tea rose should'nt they be one bloom per stem. I had to dig up several roses this year that were questionable just to be on the safe side. Thanks for your help. .

Deborah

Hi Deborah,

First Crush is an HT and HT will put multiple blooms and single blooms at the end of the stem just like what you are seeing. RR is not typically diagnosed from multiple blooms but rather by extremely deformed new growth and excessive vigor in later season. There are some great discussions and images on threads on this site that will help you diagnose this problem. A little paranoia is good, but it is a shame to be killing your roses without really having a diagnosis of RR. It is actually not that easy to diagnosis and very difficult early season when the roses are growing rapidly and doing normal things like putting out red colored new foliage and sometimes funny shaped foliage not because they are sick but rather because they are growing so fast.

Chris2486, I have a question for you. I want to plant 2 White Cloud on a northfacing wall, is it ok to do so? Can they take the shade? Will they bloom and repeat?? Thanks

Hi Summersryththm

I assume you are asking about KORstacha? I was not aware that this rose is available in USA. I am no help as I have not grown this rose. I always think in general it is hard to grow climbers on northfacing walls.

Thanks Chris. I found 2 White Cloud in Canada, I am near Canada. :-) I might have to grow Cancan, or New Dawn on the north facing wall.......

There is a post on Gardenweb about someone having luck growing penny lane in the shade...I beleive? It is a sport of new dawn...

I continue to be so jealous of those of you who are finding all of these wonderful roses locally. I have done my part to keep Chamblees in business though. I ordered all the Kordes roses they sell. Kordes do so well for me.

Thanks Kelly, I will check on Penny Lane. :-)

Beth, You're so lucky. you can go to Chamblees at anytime! :-)

Well after checking a good 8-10 Lowe's from the Ft Wayne to Indianapolis area for First Crush without success, I managed to find one at the Fremont, OH store on the way home from Cedar Point last night. YEAH! And my daughter thought I was nuts for running over to Lowe's while waiting for our food at Applebee's, LOL

Interestingly enough, this store had NO Easy Elegance roses while most others I've checked have had massive amounts of them, although numbers dwindling since they've been marked down at several stores I visited.

Add me to the list of those keeping Chamblee's going.

I bought First Crush today at my local Lowe's. The plant doesn't look that great. It was sitting on the "clearance rack". I'd like some advice. Should I put this rose in a flower pot first, so the plant can recover from the lack of care, and then put in the ground this Fall, or is it ok to put it in the ground this week? I gave lots of water to the poor plant. I hope it survives.

I would check the roots and see how they look. If they are full in the pot and beige to white then I would plant the rose after cutting off the broken branches. Add compost to the soil and a small amount of fertilizer and then water regularly. It should recover quickly.

However, if it dried out and suffered for lack of water at the store then the roots may be damaged. There would be brown roots or roots missing from the bottom of the pot. If so, it might be wise to plant the rose in a slightly larger pot. Keep moist and in a mostly sunny spot. When it starts to push new growth then I would put it in the ground.

It looks damaged but surviving pretty well in the phoots.

Thank you Chris! I checked the roots and they're brown, plus the plant doesn't have a lot roots. What size pot would you recommend? I need to buy one. I don't have any big one right now. Is it ok to use Miracle-Gro potting mix?

Right now it is in a two gallon pot. I would not plant it in anything bigger than a 3 gallon for the moment. Don't spend a lot of money. Go to a local nursery and ask them if they would sell you a used 3 gallon pot (one of the black plastic pots) as you are just going to use it for a short time. Should not cost more than a few dollars. I think Miracle-Gro is OK potting soil. There are other choices which have more compost or are organic. If it is the Miracle-Gro with the fertilizer already in the soil don't add any other fertilizer for the moment. You will know the roots are recovering as it puts out new top growth. You should see significant growth in the next 3-4 weeks. If you do not have a good way to overwinter a pot then it would be wise to put the rose in the ground by the first of August so it can put down more roots and acclimate to your conditions before winter sets in.

Good luck!

Wait, I thought First Crush was a floribunda. Is that not the case? Everywhere I've seen it including helpmefind and heirloomroses has it listed as a floribunda.

I bought one for my Mom from Lowe's and I'm pretty sure it was budded. I've since moved and I'd like this rose for myself. If Lowe's is now selling them on their own roots, I'll probably get it from them. I'd like to have only own root roses in my garden.

DLEverette it's a hybrid tea. It does cluster bloom though. Some will be single, and some will be cluster. Blooms are huge and smell freaking amazing. I have 2 own root from Chamblees, and they grew fast.

I got 3 off the clearance racks. They are all doing well here. They do bloom in clusters.

Interesting side view on this bloom lol