Roses Made Easy
Don't be afraid to grow roses. New varieties are so easy, you can just plant them and enjoy the boost of color they give your garden from late spring through fall.
Minnesota-tested roses
Ping Lim, rose breeder for Bailey Nurseries, does much of his work in Oregon for the Saint Paul-based company but tests his roses in Minnesota so they earn their Zone 4 ratings:
-- Mystic Fairy reaches 3 feet tall in clusters of red blooms with pink tones. Mystic Fairy is sterile, meaning the plant sends no signal to set seeds and stop flowering. The result: No deadheading is needed.
-- Little Mischief is gaining a reputation as a deer-resistant rose, thanks to thorns that curve backward instead of upward. Its 2-foot size fits well in containers as well as in the ground. Small hot-pink flowers rebloom continuously, and disease-resistant foliage stays clean.
-- Sunrise Sunset wins high marks not only in the Midwest, but nationwide. Growing with a loose habit 3 feet tall and wide, it looks best planted in groups of three. The range of pink colors in the petals provides the name.
Pictured: Sunrise Sunset
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