Easy Elegance Roses
Easy Elegance Roses are low maintenance, disease and insect resistant shrub roses that bloom all season long. They are own root roses, adding to their hardy nature. An excellent choice for beginning gardeners, these roses are as close to plant it and forget as possible.
The Easy Elegance Series of roses are as easy to care for as flowering shrubs. Follow standard planting practices for shrub roses and feed once a year in very early spring with a slow release fertilizer. There is no need for a chemical regimen to control pests and disease. The collection was bred by Bailey Nurseries and is a perfect northern rose with blooms that rival grafted tea roses.
‘All the Rage’ Easy Elegance
Class: Shrub rose
Sun: Full sun
Height: 3-4’
Spread: 3-4’
Growth Habit: Compact, rounded
Bloom Color: Apricot blend
Flower Form: Semi double
Flower Size: Large, 3-4”
Petal Count: 10-12
Bloom Season: Everblooming
Fragrance: None
Stem:
Foliage: Medium green
Disease Resistance: Excellent pest and disease resistance
Soil: Prefers enriched well drained, adapts quite readily to poorer soils
Hardiness: zones 4-9
Coral buds open to apricot blooms blended with yellow and yellow centers. The blooms mature to pink. The shrub is self cleaning, spent blooms drop cleanly. Since new blooms are constantly opening, there is always a lovely range of color. The shrub itself has a neat rounded form, making it an excellent specimen plant. Make sure ‘All the Rage’ recieves an inch of water a week. Adapts readily to most conditions. Feed once in early spring with a slow release fertilizer. Will not sucker. Stop deadheading mid season to produce bright orange hips.
‘Golden Eye’ Easy Elegance
Class: Shrub rose
Sun: Full sun
Height: 2-3’
Spread:
Growth Habit: Compact
Bloom Color: Reddish Orange
Flower Form: Single
Flower Size: 2”
Petal Count: 7-10
Bloom Season: Recurrent
Fragrance: Very fragrant
Stem:
Foliage: Deep Green
Disease Resistance: Excellent pest and disease resistance
Soil: Prefers enriched well drained, adapts quite readily to poorer soils
Hardiness: zones 4-9
‘Golden Eye’s’ vivid blooms are a bright reddish orange with a brilliant goldent eye. Blooms are born in numerous clusters. Adapts readily to most conditions. Feed once in early spring with a slow release fertilizer. Will not sucker. Stop deadheading mid season to produce bright orange hips.
‘Grandma’s Blessing’ Easy Elegance
Class: Shrub rose
Sun: Full sun
Height: 2-3’
Spread:
Growth Habit: Vase shaped
Bloom Color: Medium Pink
Flower Form: Classic tea form
Flower Size: 2”
Petal Count: 32
Bloom Season: Recurrent
Fragrance: Very fragrant
Stem:
Foliage: Deep Green
Disease Resistance: Excellent pest and disease resistance
Soil: Prefers enriched well drained, adapts quite readily to poorer soils
Hardiness: zones 5-9
‘Grandma’s Blessing’ blooms resemble classic tea rose blooms with full blossoms. This stunning rose is Grandma Bailey’s rose! The petal color stays rich all summer. Creates an elegant blooming hedge. Adapts readily to most conditions. Feed once in early spring with a slow release fertilizer. Will not sucker. Stop deadheading mid season to produce bright orange hips.
‘Kashmir’ Easy Elegance
Class: Shrub rose
Sun: Full sun
Height: 3-4’
Spread:
Growth Habit:
Bloom Color: Dark red
Flower Form: Classic tea
Flower Size: 3”
Petal Count: 50
Bloom Season: Everblooming
Fragrance: Fragrant
Stem:
Foliage:
Disease Resistance: Excellent pest and disease resistance
Soil: Prefers enriched well drained, adapts quite readily to poorer soils
Hardiness: zones 4-9
‘Kashmir’s’ buds are a very dark red that open to a rich red with a classic hybrid tea bloom form. New growth shows touches of red and the shrub retains an even compact shape. Adapts readily to most conditions. Feed once in early spring with a slow release fertilizer. Will not sucker. Stop deadheading mid season to produce bright orange hips.
‘Kiss Me’ Easy Elegance
Class: Shrub rose
Sun: Full sun
Height: 2-3’
Spread:
Growth Habit:
Bloom Color: Pink blend
Flower Form: Double
Flower Size: Large, 4”
Petal Count: 20-25
Bloom Season: Recurrent
Fragrance: Very fragrant
Stem:
Foliage:
Disease Resistance: Excellent pest and disease resistance
Soil: Prefers enriched well drained, adapts quite readily to poorer soils
Hardiness: zones 5-9
‘Kiss Me’ blooms retain a rich color and blooms all season long. The large blooms are born in clusters. It resembles the look of old English roses. Adapts readily to most conditions. Feed once in early spring with a slow release fertilizer. Will not sucker. Stop deadheading mid season to produce bright orange hips.
‘Last Tango’ Easy Elegance
Class: Shrub rose
Sun: Full sun
Height: 2-4’
Spread: 3-4’
Growth Habit: Compact
Bloom Color: Medium red
Flower Form: Double
Flower Size: Medium, 2 1/2” - 3”
Petal Count: 20-30
Bloom Season: Everblooming
Fragrance: Very fragrant
Stem:
Foliage: Deep Green
Disease Resistance: Excellent pest and disease resistance
Soil: Prefers enriched well drained, adapts quite readily to poorer soils
Hardiness: zones 5-9
Hybrid tea like blooms with ruffled petals appear all season long. The very full blooms make excellent cut flowers. Excellent as an accent plant and for borders. Adapts readily to most conditions. Feed once in early spring with a slow release fertilizer. Will not sucker. Protect from wind in winter. Stop deadheading mid season to produce bright orange hips.
‘Little Mischief’ Easy Elegance
Class: Shrub rose
Sun: Full sun
Height: 2-3’
Spread:
Growth Habit: Compact
Bloom Color: Deep Pink
Flower Form: Doulbe
Flower Size: 1”
Petal Count: 10
Bloom Season: Everblooming
Fragrance: Very fragrant
Stem:
Foliage: Glossy medium green
Disease Resistance: Excellent pest and disease resistance
Soil: Prefers enriched well drained, adapts quite readily to poorer soils
Hardiness: zones 4-9
‘Little Mischief’ is covered with tiny deep pink blooms with white eyes. As the blooms mature they fade to a lighter pink. This little shrub rose will remind you of ‘The Fairy’ but with deep pink blooms. This is an ideal container plant, but also is an excellent choice for borders or hedge plants. Adapts readily to most conditions. Feed once in early spring with a slow release fertilizer. Will not sucker. Stop deadheading mid season to produce bright orange hips.
‘Tahitian Moon’ Easy Elegance
Class: Shrub rose
Sun: Full Sun
Height: 2-8’
Spread:
Growth Habit:
Bloom Color: Light yellow
Flower Form: Very full double
Flower Size: Medium 2”
Petal Count: 95-115
Bloom Season: Recurrent
Fragrance: Very fragrant
Stem:
Foliage: Dark glossy green
Disease Resistance: Excellent pest and disease resistance
Soil: Prefers enriched well drained, adapts quite readily to poorer soils
Hardiness: zones 5-9
Soft yellow blooms are born in clusters all season long. The blooms open fully revealing a very large number of petals. In warmer climates, ‘Tahitian Moon’ will grow tall and perform as a climbing rose or a large shrub. Adapts readily to most conditions. Feed once in early spring with a slow release fertilizer. Will not sucker. Stop deadheading mid season to produce bright orange hips.
‘Yellow Brick Road’ Easy Elegance
Class: Shrub rose
Sun: Full sun
Height: 2-3’
Spread: 3-4’
Growth Habit: Compact, rounded
Bloom Color: Deep yellow
Flower Form:
Flower Size: 2-3”
Petal Count: 38
Bloom Season: Recurrent
Fragrance: Very fragrant
Stem:
Foliage:
Disease Resistance: Excellent pest and disease resistance
Soil: Prefers enriched well drained, adapts quite readily to poorer soils
Hardiness: zones 5-9
Clusters of old fashioned rose blooms in lemon yellow cover ‘Yellow Brick Road’ all season. The outer petals tend to be a shade lighter and blooms mature to a creamy butter color. The full blooms are excellent for cut flowers. The nicely rounded shrub makes a nice specimen or border plant, as well as a lovely low hedge. Adapts readily to most conditions. Feed once in early spring with a slow release fertilizer. Will not sucker. ‘Yellow Brick Road’ will benefit from winter protection with straw or mulch. Stop deadheading mid season to produce bright orange hips.
‘Yellow Submarine’ Easy Elegance
Class: Shrub rose
Sun: Full sun
Height: 2-4’
Spread: 2-3
Growth Habit: Narrow, upright
Bloom Color: Medium yellow
Flower Form: Full double
Flower Size: Medium 2”
Petal Count: 32
Bloom Season: Recurrent
Fragrance: Very fragrant
Stem:
Foliage:
Disease Resistance: Excellent pest and disease resistance
Soil: Prefers enriched well drained, adapts quite readily to poorer soils
Hardiness: zones 5-9
‘Yellow Submarine’ blooms in clusters of bright lemony yellow. As the blooms mature the soften to a light yellow, and finish white. The continuous blooming displays blooms in a range of colors all season. The upright habit makes it a great plant in a shrub border or at the back of a perennial border. Adapts readily to most conditions. Feed once in early spring with a slow release fertilizer. Will not sucker. Protect from wind in winter. If mulched heavily for winter ‘Yellow Submarine’ should be crown hardy in zone 4. Stop deadheading mid season to produce bright orange hips.