2013 Mini Rose Sale

The Spokane Rose Society Annual Miniature Rose Sale will take place…

at the Annual Spokane Garden Expo

on 11 May, 2013 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

in the Spokane Community College Lair, 1810 N. Greene St.

(Scroll down the page for roses and pictures)

We hope to be in the same place as last year: the inner courtyard of the Lair building near the stairs, right next to the Northland Rosarium booth, but check the map of Expo vendor booth space locations at the Information Booth if you don’t see us.

The Mini Rose Sale is the annual fund-raising event for the Spokane Rose Society, so please come and support your local Rose Society and take home a beautiful little easy care miniature rose at the same time! They make great Mother’s Day gifts, too!

The minis will range in height from about 12″ to 30″ which makes them perfect for borders, small areas, containers, and splashes of color here and there.

Miniature roses are  a fairly tough group that do not require winter protection, and they tend to be rather disease resistant, as well. Minis are grown on their own roots. One of the big advantages of this is that when we have a rough winter the roots will survive, even if you have to cut winter-killed dead canes all the way down to short nubs. Since minis are on their own roots, the same plant grows back, rather than some other “root stock” variety, as can occur with grafted roses.

We will not know which varieties of minis we will have until a week or so before the sale. We want to get the best minis we can get with buds and blooms, but we won’t know which ones they are until the last minute. We will update this page as soon as we receive the babies.

In Brief:

• Variety: We won’t know what we’ll have until they arrive from the source. We should have a dozen varieties, though.
• Size: Minis will usually hit a max of about 2′ in height and width. They’re usually a bit smaller.
• Bloom: Most minis will have a more or less continuous bloom after that first big spring flush.
• Flower size: Typically 1 to 2″ in size.
• Scent: Generally they don’t have much scent, though there are exceptions.
• Longevity: The should last as long as any rose, with decent care.
• Care and feeding: Most minis are fairly tough and don’t need much care. You will have to prune, as appropriate. Feed them a lot less than you would feed a big rose.
• Shipping: We do not ship. You will either have to buy them at the show or contact Northland Rosarium.

Come down to the show on the 11th and see what we have! They’re all beautiful. While you are there, say hello and thank you to Pati Brown, our hard-working Mini Rose Sale organizer, and to Carol Newcomb, who allows us to have our minis delivered to and stored in her greenhouse at Northland Rosarium until the sale.

Directions:

• Google maps
• Maps and Parking
• Interactive college map

These are the Roses available for 2013 sale:

Updated 5/3/13

	Apricot Twist Apricot blend mini Some fragrance Blooms in flushes Zone 6b Link to more pics
	Aristocrat Deep Pink mini no fragrance mostly solitary blooms Spring or summer flush, scattered later blooms zone 5b link to more pics
	Busy Bee Orange and yellow blend some fragrance zone 4b blooms in flushes throughout season link to more pics
	Cupcake Pink mini slight fragrance Perpetual bloom throughout season zone 5b link to more pics
	Denver’s Dream Orange blend mini no fragrance blooms in flushes throughout season zone 4b link to more pics
	Fireworks Red & yellow blend mini no fragrance blooms in flushes throughout season zone 5b Shade tolerant link to more pics
	Gala Deep pink mini no fragrance zone 4b blooms in flushes throughout season link to more pics
	Iced Raspberry Red/white blend mini mild fragrance zone 5b blooms in flushes throughout season link to more pics
	Innocence White, near white mini mild fragrance, if any Very hardy, zone 4b, flowers drop cleanly. disease resistant More pics
	Jilly Jewel Medium pink mini exhibition bloom form mild to moderate fragrance up to 2 1/2 feet tall zone 5b Vigorous, lots of blooms More pics
	Montana Dark red mini Hybrid Tea form blooms in flushes throughout season Zone 5b Flowers drop off cleanly Link to more pics
	Salute Dark red Miniature No fragrance Hybrid tea form Hardy to zone 4b Disease resistant more pics
	Sorcerer Medium red mini mild fragrance Spring or summer flush with scattered later bloom. zone 4b link to more pics
	Sweet Diana Deep yellow mini No fragrance hardy to zone 4b very disease resistant, except for blackspot. more pics
	Winsome Mauve or mauve blend Mini no fragrance classic hybrid tea form “exhibition form” Hardy to zone 5b disease resistant more pics
	Wistful Mauve or mauve blend Mini no fragrance almost thornless Hardy to zone 5b disease resistant more pics

Pre-Show pics for 2012

The roses came in before the show and were checked, counted, and sorted. They’re the best we’ve had in quite some time and they will all be at the Garden Expo on Saturday.