Half Hardy Varieties
Notes : Varieties in this classification are quite happy growing in a cool glasshouse or outside from the end of May until the end of September/early October, after which they must be kept in frost-free conditions; ie. slightly heated glass or similar. ABBREVIATIONS : D - Double. S/D - Semi-double. Sgl - Single. T - Tube. S - Sepals. C - Corolla. AINTREE Sgl. T & S, white flushed rose. C, rose madder. Upright habit. ALASKA Large D. T & S, white tipped green. C, white. Upright habit. ALEGREGO Sgl. T & S, soft pink. C, soft pink. Free flowering. AMBASSADOR Sgl. T & S, white to pink. C, violet purple, changing to peony purple. Upright and bushy. AMY LYE Sgl. T & S, waxy white. C, orange coral. Upright bush but can make a good basket. ANDREW Sgl. T & S, pale rose madder. C, pale Tyrian purple. ARTHUR COPE Large S/D. T & S, waxy white. C, spirea red, flushed rose and slashed white. Spreading bush. Prefers shade. AURORA SUPERBA S/D. T & S, pale salmon. C, orange salmon. Upright and bushy. Unusually distinctive curling serrated foliage. Similar and sometimes confused with Lord Lonsdale. AUSTRALIA FAIR D. T & S, red. C, white flushed and veined red. Upright and bushy. BALLET GIRL D. T & S, rich cerise. C, white veined cerise. Upright and bushy. BELLA FORBES D. T & S, cerise. C, creamy white. upright habit. BOBBY WINGROVE Sgl. T & S, pinkish red tipped green. C, turkey red. Upright and bushy. BOERHAVE Sgl. T & S, deep red. C, deep rose to rosy purple. Strong upright growth. BRENDA D. T & S, pale pink. C, pink withe deeper pink veining. Upright and bushy. BRIGADOON D. T & S, pink tipped green. C, velvet blue with fuchsia-pink petaloids tipped green. Large blooms. Upright habit. BUTTERCUP Sgl. T & S, pinky orange. C, flared orange. Upright habit. CARDINAL Sgl. T & S, red. C, red. Very vigorous. Makes an ideal greenhouse climber, reaching a height of 10 - 12 ft if the temp. is maintained to 50 deg. CARMEL BLUE Sgl. T & S, white tinged pink. C, blue ageing to purple. Upright and bushy CAROLINE Sgl. to S/D. T & S, pale pink tipped green. C, pale lavender blue, pink at base. Large blooms. Upright habit. CELIA SMEDLEY Sgl. to S/D. T & S, white. C, currant red. Very striking. Strong grower. CHANG Sgl. T & S, orange-red tipped green. C, brilliant orange. Small flowers but profuse. CHARLIE GIRL D. T & S, rose pink. C, lilac blue, paler at base and veined rose. Upright habit. CIRCE S/D. T & S, pink. C, pale blue with pink petaloids. CLAIR DE LUNE Sgl. T & S, salmon. C, salmon orange. Upright habit. CLOTH OF GOLD Sgl. T & S, red. C, purple. Foliage golden. CLOVERDALE Sgl. T & S, rhodomine pink shading to white. C, creamy white. Free PEARL flowering. COLLINGWOOD D. T & S, pale pink. C, white flushed pink. Large flowers. Upright habit. CONSTELLATION D. T & S,white tipped green. C, creamy white. Large blooms. Upright growth. COTTON CANDY Sgl. T & S, pinky white. C, pale pink, waved and frilly. Upright habit. COUNTESS OF Sgl. T & S, baby pink. C, white flushed pink. Small blooms but profuse. ABERDEEN Upright and bushy, Can be difficult to propagate. DANNY BOY D. T & S, pale red. C, red. Large blooms but not prolific. Upright habit. DAVID ALSTON D. T & S, carmine. C,white suffused pink. Large blooms. DAWN SKY D. T & S, rose pink. C, rosy lilac splashed pink. Upright habit. Largish blooms. DAY STAR Sgl. T & S, pale rose. C, magenta rose. Large flowers. Upright habit. DIAMOND WEDDING DUCHESS OF Sgl. T & S, whitish pink. C, cerise. Vigorous upright habit. ALBANY DUKE OF D. T & S, carmine. C, violet-purple veined cerise. Large flowers. WELLINGTON Upright and vigorous. EILEEN RAFFILL Sgl. T & S, pink. C, pale purple. Medium blooms. Free flowering. EL CAMINO D. T & S, rose red. C, white heavily veined and flushed rose. Large blooms. ELEANOR LEYTHAM Sgl. T & S, white/pink. C, pink. Small flowers but profuse. Upright habit. ELLEN MORGAN D. T & S, salmon pink tipped green. C, rich magenta, salmon pink at base. ESTELLE MARIE Sgl. T & S, white. C, pale violet with white at base. Flowers stand erect. Self-branching. EVENSONG Sgl. T & S, self white with touch of pink at base of sepals. Upright habit. FALLING STARS Sgl. T & S, reddish pink. C, turkey red with slight orange tint. FASCINATION D. T & S, rich wxy red. C, Bluish pink shaded rose. Flowers large and free. FESTOON S/D. T & S, pink tipped green. C, rose at base darkening to magenta rose. FIRE LITE D. T & S, white. C, brilliant carnival red. Lax upright. Can be used for a basket. FLYING CLOUD D. T & S, white tipped pink. C, white. Upright habit. FORGET-ME-NOT Sgl. T & S, flesh pink. C, pale blue. Small flowers but free. GARDEN NEWS D. T & S, pink. C, magenta-rose. Early flowering bush. GIPSY GIRL D. T & S, cherry red. C, phlox purple. GLADIATOR D. T & S, cerise. C, white flushed cerise. GLOIRE DE MARCHE D. T & S, deep pink. C, white. Upright habit. GOLDEN DAWN Sgl. T & S, pale salmon. C, orange to rose. Upright habit. GOLDEN TREASURE Sgl. T & S, scarlet. C, purplish magenta. Golden variegated foliage. GOODY GOODY Sgl. T & S, white. C, deep purple fading to orchid. Very showy medium sized flowers. Upright habit. GUSTAVE DORE D. T & S, pale pink. C, white. Upright bush. GUY DAUPHINE D. T & S, carmine. C, plum purple. Flowers large and free. Upright and bushy. HAPPY FELLOW Sgl. T & S, salmon tipped green. C, dark orange. Upright habit. HAPSBURGH Sgl. T & S, white flushed pink. C, palma violet. HEIDI ANN D. T & S, crimson. C, bright lilac cerise. Upright habit. HIS EXCELLENCY D. T & S, white. C, rich violet marbled phlox pink. Large flowers. Upright habit. IGLOO MAID D. T & S, white tipped green. C, white. Yelllow-green foliage. Upright IMPUDENCE Sgl. T & S, light red. C, white veined rose. Saucer-shaped, medium-sized blooms JAMBOREE D. T & S, white flushed salmon pink. C, carmine and salmon pink. Large blooms. JEAN CAMBELL Sgl. T & S, pink. C, rose red, purple at base. Upright habit. JOAN PACEY Sgl. T & S, whitish pink tipped green. C, phlox pink. Flowers medium and prolific. Upright and bushy. JOY PATMORE Sgl. T & S, waxy white. C, rich carmine. Very striking. Prolific bloomer. Upright and bushy. KENTISH MAID Sgl. T & S, rose tipped green. C, beetroot purple. Self-branching bush. KWINTET Sgl. T & S, bright rose. C, bright rose. Upright and bushy. Similar to Display but with a richer colour. LADY KATHLEEN Sgl. T & S, pale pink. C, delicate lavender. Self-branching. SPENCE LA FRANCE D. T & S, rich scarlet. C, rich violet-purple. Strong upright bush. LA ROSITA D. T & S, rose pink. C, orchid pink. Medium-sized blooms. Medium Upright bush. LEONORA Sgl. T & S, very soft pink self. Flowers medium-sized and bell-shaped. Upright. LETTY LYE Sgl. T & S, flesh pink. C, carmine crimson. Upright and vigorous habit. LILAC QUEEN D. T & S, bright crimson. C, white flushed and veined lilac. Upright and bushy. LITTLE GENE Sgl. T & S, carmine. C, deep campanula violet. Medium-sized, flared flowers. LIZ D. T & S, pale pink. C, pale pink splashed deeper pink. LORD LONSDALE Sgl. T & S, light apricot. C, orange peach. Similar to Aurora Superba. It has the same curling leaf habit. LORNA DOONE D. T & S, crimson. C, rosy-purple. Super little bush covered in flowers. LOVELINESS Sgl. T & S, white. C, rosy cerise. Upright and bushy. LUCKY STRIKE S/D. T & S, flesh pink. C, bluish purple marbled rose and pink. Large flowers. LUSTRE IMPROVED Sgl. T & S, creamy white. C, bright scarlet with shades of salmon. Upright bush. LYE'S UNIQUE Sgl. T & S, waxy white. C, salmon orange. Flowers medium and free. Striking bush LYNN ELLEN D. T & S, deepest rose pink. C, rose purple changing to glowing rose. Large spreading blooms. Upright growth. MADAME VAN DER Sgl. T & S, light red. C, white flushed crimson. Medium-sized flowers. STRAUSS Upright and bushy. MAJOR HEAPHY Sgl. T & S, brick red tipped green. C, reddish scarlet. Upright habit. MARGHARITA D. T & S, pale creamy pink. C, white. Large double-centre petals forming tubes. Outer petals pleated. MARIN GLOW Sgl. T & S, white tipped green. C, purple ageing to magenta. Upright and self-branching. MELODY Sgl. T & S, rose pink. C, pale cyclamen purple. Upright and bushy. MING Sgl. T & S, pink. C, cherry red. Upright and bushy. MINNESOTA Sgl. T & S, ivory flushed rose. C, deep purple shaded carmine. Growth upright. MISS GREAT Sgl. T & S, dark pink with creamy white sepals, tipped green. C, wisteria BRITAIN blue, fading to imperial purple. Upright spreading bush. Largish flowers. MISSION BELLS Sgl. T & S, scarlet. C, rich purple splashed cerise. Flowers large, bell - shaped, upright and bushy. Mme, EVA BOYE Sgl. T & S, pale cerise. C, palma violet. Upright and bushy. MONTE ROSA D. T & S, pink tipped green. C, white with pink veining. Large blooms. Strong growth. MORNING CLOUD D. T & S, white. C, pink. Upright habit. Mrs. CHURCHILL Sgl. T & S, cherry red. C, pinkish-white blotched deep pink and veined cerise. Largish flowers. Upright and bushy. Mrs. LAURANCE S/D. T & S, ivory pink. C, pale purple. Medium flowers. Upright habit. LYONS Mrs. LOVELL Sgl. T & S, pinkish white. C, pink to rose red. Small blooms. Very profuse SWISHER and early flowering. Similar to checkerboard. Upright and vigorous. Mr. W. RUNDLE Sgl. T & S, rosy salmon tipped green. C, orange vermillion. Upright habit. NAUTILUS D. T & S, cerise. C, white veined carmine. Upright and bushy. NEW FASCINATION D. T & S, red. C, rose pink. Strong bush. NINA WILLS Sgl. T & S, soft baby pink. C, soft baby pink. Flowers medium and free. Small bushy habit. NORMANDY BELL Sgl. T & S, pale pink. C, pale mauve-purple. Bell-shaped flowers. OPALESCENT D. T & S, china rose. C, pale violet to rose. Large blooms. Upright and willowy. ORANGE CRUSH Sgl. T & S, orange. C, bright orange. Medium blooms. ORANGE FLARE Sgl. T & S, orange salmon. C, light orange at base shading to deep orange. ORNAMENTAL Sgl. T & S, pinky-white. C, white. Foliage edged pink and cream. Very PEARL attractive combination. Upright and bushy. OTHER FELLOW Sgl. T & S, white tipped green. C, pink, white at base. Small dainty blooms. Upright bushy habit. PACIFIC GROVE D. T & S, dark salmon. C, violet with petaloids of dark crimson. Upright. PAULINE RAWLINS D. T & S, mid-pink. C, pale pink tinted lavender. PEACE D. T & S, white tipped green. C, white with a pale pink line on each main petal. Spreading upright habit. PEPPERMINT STICK D. T & S, carmine with a white stripe down each petal. C, centre royal purple, outer petals carmine. Medium blooms. Upright habit. PERKY PINK D. T & S, pink. C, white flushed pink. Bushy habit. PHENOMENAL D. T & S, scarlet. C, rich indigo blue, paler at base. Large heavy blooms. Upright and vigorous. PHRYNE D. T & S, rich cerise. C,white heavily veined cerise. Large blooms. Upright and sturdy growth. PINK BALLET GIRL D. T & S, cerise. C, lilac. Large blooms. Upright habit. PINK FAIRY D. T & S, pink. C, deeper pink. Large flowers. Growth bushy. PINK FANTASIA PINK JADE Sgl. T & S, pink tipped green. C, orchid pink edged and veined rose. PINK PEARL S/D. T & S, pale pink. C, deep pink. Upright and bushy. PINK QUARTET D. T & S, deep pink. C, pale pink. Strong upright bush. Largish blooms. PINK TEMPTATION Sgl. T & S, creamy white. C, pale rose. A sport of Temptation. PINWHEEL Sgl. T & S, flushed pink. C, violet. Large flat blooms. Very free flowering. PRESTON GUILD Sgl. T & S, white. C, violet, blue at base. Small flowers but very free. PRIDE OF THE WEST Sgl. T & S, palish red. C, plum red. Long flowers, large and free. Extremely vigorous. Good greenhouse climber. PROFUSION PURPLE HEART D. T & S, crimson. C, rich violet, outer petals of rich red. Large blooms. Upright. QUEEN MARY Sgl. T & S, pink tipped white. C, beautiful rose ageing to mauvish purple. QUEENS PARK D. T & S, waxy red. C, violet. Largish flowers. Upright habit. RAHNEE D. T & S, deep pink. C, pink. Medium sized blooms. Upright bush. READING SHOW D. T & S, red. C, rich velvety purple. Upright. REV. ELLIOTT Sgl. T & S, dark red. C, rich red. Large flowers. Upright growth. RIDESTAR D. T & S, bright red. C, deep blue, fading to rosy-lavender, pink at base and veined cerise. Upright growth. ROSECROFT S/D. T & S, crimson. C, white flushed and veined cerise. Small flowers but BEAUTY free. Foliage pale green, edged golden yellow. Upright and bushy. ROSE REVERIE D. T & S, neyron rose, tipped green. C, purple veined and flushed rose. ROYAL PURPLE S/D. T & S, deep cerise. C, rich purple, lighter at base, veined red. Upright. ROYAL RUBY D. T & S, claret. C, ruby red. Medium sized blooms. Upright and bushy. ROYAL SOVEREIGN S/D. T & S, crimson. C, creamy white. Medium sized blooms. Upright and bushy. ROYAL VELVET D. T & S, crimson red. C, deep purple splashed red. Large blooms. Upright. RUFUS Sgl. T & S, bright red turkey self. Medium sized blooms. Strong upright grower. RUTHIE D. T & S, white. C, violet purple with pink petaloids. Upright and bushy. SANTA CRUZ S/D. T & S, deep crimson. C, dark crimson. Largish blooms. Large foliage. Upright SANTA MONICA D. T & S, light red. C, flesh pink streaked cerise. Late flowering. Upright. SEAFORTH Sgl. T & S, flushed rose. C, lilac pink. Upright and bushy. SHERL ANN D. T & S, red. C, white with red veining. Large blooms. Upright and bushy. Similar to Swingtime but larger. SILVER DAWN D. T & S, white. C, silver blue. Similar to Blush of Dawn. SLEIGH BELLS Sgl. T & S, white. C, white and bell-shaped. Largish blooms. Upright and bushy. SPION KOP D. T & S, rose red. C, white veined rose red. Low bushy habit. STELLA MARINA D. T & S, crimson. C, violet blue. Large flowers. Lax upright habit. STRING OF PEARLS Sgl. T & S, pale pink tipped green. C, pale rosy purple. Free flowering. SUNRAY Sgl. T & S, salmon pink. C, rosy purple. Variegated foliage. SUNSET Sgl. T & S, pale pink tipped green. C, glowing coral. Medium sized flowers, free and bell-shaped. Upright habit. SWINGTIME D. T & S, rich red. C, creamy white. Vigorous and self-branching. Can be hardy in mild winters. SYMPHONY Sgl. T & S, pink. C, blue. Strong upright bush. TEMPTATION Sgl. T & S, white. C, orange rose, flushed white. Upright habit. THE MADAME D. T & S, pink. C, smoky burgundy. THREE COUNTIES Sgl. T & S, cerise. C, bluish-violet. Large to medium sized blooms. Upright. TING-A-LING Sgl. T & S, white. C, white. Largish, flared blooms. Upright and bushy. TOPPER S/D. T & S, red. C, dark blue with white cloud over. Medium sized blooms. TORCH D. T & S, pink outside, salmon inside. C, purplish-red centre with salmon orange outer petals. Medium sized blooms. Very showy. Tall upright habit. TUONELA D. T & S, pale pink tipped green. C, pale lavender veined pink. ULLSWATER D. T & S, pink. C, orchid. Flowers large. UNCLE CHARLIE S/D. T & S, rose red. C, lavender blue. Largish, free blooms. Upright habit. VOODOO D. T & S, dark red. C, deep purplish-violet. Large flowers. A rich sombre bloom. WELSH DRAGON D. T & S, rose opal. C, magenta rose, almost self colour. Largish blooms. WHITE ANN D. T & S, crimson. C, white. Medium sized blooms. Compact habit. WHITE KING D. T & S, white with pink tips. C, white. Very large blooms. Growth upright. WHITE QUEEN Sgl. T & S, white. C, orange vermillion. Upright habit. WINSTON D. T & S, rose tipped green. C, lavender blue, maturing to pale purple. CHURCHILL medium sized blooms and prolific. Upright habit. YVONNE HOLMES Sgl. T & S, crimson. C, cyclamen purple. Free flowering and bushy. |