polyantha

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Cheryl Hume, rosarian and member of the South Valley Rose Society, held up numerous picturesque pink blooms, each representing a different variety of polyantha (a member of the rose family) as she discussed the characteristics of the flower breed during a recent meeting.

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  • Cheryl Hume, rosarian and member of the South Valley Rose Society, held up numerous picturesque pink blooms, each representing a different variety of polyantha (a member of the rose family) as she discussed the characteristics of the flower breed during a recent meeting. —  Las Vegas Sun Stories: All Sun Headlines
  • Jeri and Clay Jennings, Ingrid Wapelhorst and Jim Delahanty will demonstrate how to prune tea roses, noisettes, climbing roses, hybrids, China, polyantha and other types of roses. —  Thousand Oaks Acorn
  • "Perpetual" or recurrent-blooming races have been developed in the Ayrshire, moss, polyantha, and others While roses delight in a sunny exposure, nevertheless our dry atmosphere and hot summers are sometimes trying on the flowers, as are severe wintry winds on the plants. —  Manual of Gardening (Second Edition)
  • _ "Perpetual" or recurrent-blooming races have been developed in the Ayrshire, moss, polyantha, and others. —  Manual of Gardening (Second Edition)
  • The climbing polyantha roses (hybrids of _Rosa multiflora_ and other species) include the class of "rambler" roses that has now come to be large, including not only the Crimson Rambler, but forms of other colors, single and semi-double, and various climbing habits; a very valuable and hardy class of roses, particularly for trellises. —  Manual of Gardening (Second Edition)
 

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