Star Roses and Plants wins awards from The American Rose Trials for Sustainability

Two of Star Roses and Plants' top-performing roses won awards from The American Rose Trials for Sustainability (A.R.T.S.) program, which identifies the most sustainable, hardy, pest resistant and beautiful rose cultivars for use in American landscapes and gardens.

The winners are:

Pretty Polly Lavender: A pastel lavender Polyantha Rose with very good disease resistance, cup-like semi-double blooms and excellent flowering from spring through fall. It maintains a pleasing, compact habit in the landscape.

Sunset Horizon: An attractive Floribunda Rose with flower color that starts bright yellow and fades to deep pink/cherry red. Flower size is quite large when fully open. It has excellent disease resistance and performs well on its own roots.

All roses entered into A.R.T.S. are evaluated under low input conditions using data on the presence of disease and pests, flowering, foliage, plant form, growth habit and general health.

To win an award, roses must prove they are resilient on their own merits without being sustained by repeated fertilizer applications or chemical sprays and are based on the regional performance data collected during the trial cycle.

Editor's note: Read Nursery Management's cover story about the five rock star roses A.R.T.S. chose to join the ranks of stellar performers.