Prairie Harvest
(1985) Light yellow shrub. The long-pointed buds of barium yellow (RHSCC I OA) open slowly to double (40-45 petals), imbricated, 4-4. 5 inch blooms of barium yellow which fade lighter with age. The color of the blooms remains clean. The blooms are borne in clusters of 1-1 5 and have a pleasingly sweet fragrance. The abundant, glossy foliage is medium dark green and leathery. The thorns are tan and awl-like. The bushy, 4 ft plant is upright and blooms from June until killing frost. Plants are winterhardy in Iowa without protection.
Prairie Heritage
(1978) Orange pink shrub. The round-ovoid-pointed to urn-shaped buds open to double (50+ petals), cupped, quartered, 4-4.5 inch blooms of peach (RHSCC 29C) over a coral pink (RHSCC 38D) base. As the blooms age, the become tinted with marigold orange (RHSCC 28C). The blooms, home singly and in clusters of 5-1 0, have a sweet fragrance. The abundant, large foliage is leathery and dark green (RHSCC 147A). The thorns are tan-green and awl-like. The vigorous, bushy plant is erect and blooms abundantly from June until killing frost. Plants are winter-hardy in Iowa to 6-8" without protection.
Prairie Lass
(1978) Pink blend shrub. The medium-small, ovoid-pointed buds open to double (25-30 petals), open, 3.5-4 inch blooms of light claret rose (RHSCC SOC) stippled with rose red (RHSCC 58B) on the petal face with carmine on the petal reverse and aging to light carmine rose (RHSCC 52D). The blooms are borne in clusters of 5-25 and have a spicy fragrance. The abundant, medium-large foliage is dark green (RHSCC I 39A) and leathery. The thorns are tan and awl-like. The bushy plant is upright to spreading and freeflowering from June until killing frost. Plants are winter-hardy in Iowa to 8-10" without protection.
Prairie Princess
(1971) Orange pink shrub. Plants are winter-hardy in Iowa without protection.
Prairie Squire
(1984) Medium pink shrub. The pointed-ovoid buds of rose red (RHSCC 58B) open to double (1 5-25 petals), cupped, open, 4-4.5 inch blooms of rose bengal (RHSCC 61 C) which retain their color until the petals drop. The blooms are borne in clusters of 1 - 1 0 and have a pleasant, light, spicy fragrance. The abundant, leathery foliage is dark green (RHSCC 137A) tinted with copper and has good tolerance to foliar disease. The thorns are tan and awl-like. The erect, bushy, vigorous plant is spreading and in continual bloom from June until killing frost. Plants are winter-hardy in Iowa without protection.)
Prairie Star
(1975) Light yellow shrub. The large, ovoid-pointed buds open to double (45-60 petals), cupped, 3.5-4 inch blooms of pale chrome yellow (RHSCC 158 C) tinted pale Orient pink (RHSCC 36C) which pale with age. The blooms have a green apple fragrance and are borne in clusters of 5-10. The abundant, leathery foliage is dark green. The thorns are brown and awl-like. The vigorous, bushy plant is erect and blooms from June until killing frost. Plants are winter-hardy in Iowa without protection.
Prairie Sunrise
(1997) Apricot and apricot blend shrub. The carrot red buds open to very full double, quartered blooms with salmon outer petals and carrot red inner petals all with aurelian yellow bases, petal reverse is aurelian yellow at petal bases shading to orient pink at top edges. the blooms are borne in small clusters of 3-5 and are very fragrant. the foliage is large, medium green and glossy. The bushy, compact plant is 3 feet tall and blooms abundantly from June until frost. The plants have good resistance to Blackspot and mildew. The plants are winter-hardy in Iowa without protection.
Prairie Sunset
(1984) Yellow blend shrub. The large, pointed-ovoid to urn-shaped buds of straw yellow (RHSCC 13C) open to double (35-40 petals), open, 4-4.5 inch blooms with vermilion (RHSCC 41 C) faced petals overlapping a straw yellow base. When completely open, the petal face is rose Bengal (RHSCC 57C), the reverse is Empire yellow (RHSCC I 1 D) tinted light rose Bengal (RHSCC 57D). As the blooms age, the rose Bengal deepens to Tyrian purple (RHSCC 57A). The blooms are borne in clusters of 5-1 0 and have a light, sweet, pleasing fragrance. The abundant, moderately large foliage is leathery and dark green, The thorns are tan and internodal. The erect, bushy plant is slightly spreading and blooms from June until killing frost. Plants are winter-hardy in Iowa without protection.
Prairie Valor
(1984) Medium red shrub. The ovoid-pointed buds of dark red open to double (35-40 petals), cupped, 4-4.5 inch blooms of Indian lake (RHSCC 59B) which darken and develop purple tones with age. The blooms are borne in clusters of 3-5 and have an old-rose fragrance. The abundant leathery foliage is dark green and has good tolerance to foliar disease. The thorns are brown and awl-like. The erect plant is moderately bushy and blooms from early June until killing frost. Plants are winter-hardy in Iowa without protection.
Princess Verona
(1984) Medium pink shrub. The ovoid-pointed buds of Neyron rose (RHSCC 55B) open to double (25-35 petals), cupped to open, 3.5-4 inch blooms of lighter Neyron rose (RHSCC 55C) (very similar to 'Prairie Princess'). The blooms are borne in clusters of 5-1 5 and have a sweet, light fragrance. The abundant, leathery foliage is dark green and has good tolerance to foliar disease. The thoms are tan and awl-like. The compact, erect, 3-4.5 ft plant is bushy and blooms abundantly from June until killing frost. Plants are winter-hardy in Iowa without protection.
(1985) Light yellow shrub. The long-pointed buds of barium yellow (RHSCC I OA) open slowly to double (40-45 petals), imbricated, 4-4. 5 inch blooms of barium yellow which fade lighter with age. The color of the blooms remains clean. The blooms are borne in clusters of 1-1 5 and have a pleasingly sweet fragrance. The abundant, glossy foliage is medium dark green and leathery. The thorns are tan and awl-like. The bushy, 4 ft plant is upright and blooms from June until killing frost. Plants are winterhardy in Iowa without protection.
