Floribunda Rose Julia Child

Writen by Alan Summers

2006 All-America Rose Winner Honors the Famous Chef

Julia Child, the world-renowned chef who is credited with revolutionizing American cuisine, passed away on August 12, 2004. Just before passing away, she selected this exceptional rose to bear her name - a touching tribute to this wonderful lady. Julia chose this rose because he loved its even butter gold color and the licorice candy fragrance. Anyone else who has seen this rose has also fallen in love with it - so much so that it was named one of the four 2006 All-America Rose Selections (AARS) Winners. Not all AARS winners stand the test of time; but Julia Child is getting rave reviews from everyone who has grown it and appears to be a true winner.

Old-Fashioned, English-Style Blooms Julia Child has an old-fashioned, English-style look, filled with 35 petals or more, on a perfectly round and densely bushy plant. Blooms are produced in abundance, several to a stem in typical floribunda fashion. Their butter-yellow color will blend well with any landscape and the spicy licorice fragrance the blooms emit will be enjoyed by all who pass. The rounded 3 foot bush has super glossy green foliage that is very disease resistant. Works well as a specimen planting, along a border or even in a container.

Planting and Care

• For best results plant in spring or early autumn.
• Performs best in an area with full sun to light shade and well-drained soil.
• Fertilize with Rose-Tone monthly from mid-March to mid-August.
• Hardy in Zones 5-9.

Click here to view 'Julia Child' on the Carroll Gardens website.

Alan Summers, president of Carroll Gardens, Inc., has over 30 years experience in gardening and landscape design. He has made Carroll Gardens one of America's preeminent nurseries, having introduced more than 20 new perennials and woody shrubs over the years and reintroduced numerous "lost" cultivars back to American gardeners.

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Every Saturday, Alan hosts a call-in gardening forum on WCBM radio - 680 AM. For those outside of the WCBM listening area, they can listen to radio show via the internet.

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