(NAPSA)—Dazzling and unique colors stamp the four 2003 AllAmerica Rose Selections (AARS) winners as great additions to any garden. Add great vigor, wonderful form and disease-resistance and even an inexperienced gardener will be able to quickly establish a showplace with these nationally tested roses. The winners—Whisper, Hot Cocoa, Eureka and Cherry Parfait,—are the “best of the best.” They’ve been at the “top of the class” in 27 AARS test gardens across the country, proving they will do well in all climates. “We are excited about the unique colors of the winners,” says AARS President Phil Edmunds, “because they truly give people an opportunity to create dramatic new accent areas in their gardens.” Hybrid Tea lovers will find the pureness of Whisper’s white color most attractive, one of the most stunning white roses introduced in the past decade. Whisper enchants the viewer with classically formed flowers of creamy white with dark green, semi-glossy leaves. Very resistant to disease, Whisper is equally at home as a specimen plant or in a cutting garden. Gardeners will be debating the color of Hot Cocoa, a very novel brownish-orange Floribunda washed with smokeon the top and a deep rusty orange on the underside. In any case, people of all ages are attracted to Hot Cocoa, whose pointed budsof deep rust unfurl to reveal the color that some call “cinnamon brown.” 2 Cherry Parfait, Eureka, Hot Cocoa and Whisperare available nowfor the 2003 planting season. Eureka, which is nearly as wide as it is tall, provides a sparkling hedge-type look with its glittering gold hues. The AARS award-winning Floribunda offers a beautiful old-fashioned looking bloom of rich apricot yellow with four-inch flowers. In groups of three or five, Eureka offers a golden anchorto the border, a centerpiece or accent area. The 2003 Grandiflora winner, Cherry Parfait, takes maximum advantage of its shrubby appearance as the background for its very showy color. White petals with a broad red edge create a treat for the eyes. Excellent in all climates, Cherry Parfait’s loose habit makes it a perfect companion plant in the garden for perennials and shrubbery or an effective containerplant.
