Wichuraiana Roses (Evergreen or Memorial Roses)
These roses will live in our coldest climate.
The first were brought from Japan in 1892. The Wichuraiana roses are highly valued where the winters are severe or where the plant cannot receive special care, as in a cemetery. (For this reason they have been called “Memorial.”) Once planted, they seem to care for themselves. They trail along the ground, or over rocks, and often climb over any support.
Do not plant them in the rose garden where you need space to grow bushes for blooms which are lovely for cutting.
Wichuraiana roses bloom in June and July and sometimes later. Insects do not trouble the beautiful shiny foliage, which stays green nearly all winter.
The single roses, if not cut, become red berries in the Autumn. “Wichuraiana” is the catalog name of the single variety.
Blooms of the Wichuraiana roses are small compared with the Hybrid Tea or Hybrid Perpetual, but some are beautiful.
| The Best Wichuraiana Rose | — | Gardenia. Sometimes called “Hardy Marechal Niel,” bears lovely yellow buds which open into double flowers of cream color, resembling a Cape Jessamine. |
Suppose you live at the seashore or in the mountains; suppose you have very poor soil for roses; then you will be glad to plant—