Every plant in the Proven Winners ColorChoice brand is thoroughly trialed and tested to ensure your success, and our roses undergo a particularly grueling trialing process.
We start with hundreds of new roses submitted from breeders around the world. Each one has aesthetic promise, but we take a performance-first approach: we only want roses that bloom all season without deadheading, resist powdery mildew and black spot, and grow vigorously to outpace insect damage. The process takes at least seven, and typically closer to ten, years.
In the first year, we cull every plant that shows any signs of disease. If they make it through this first stage, weâll begin testing for outdoor performance in both a rigorous field setting and in a more residential setting. Once they make it through this phase, we test appearance. Are the blooms a pure, rich color? Are they lush and beautiful? Finally, if they are determined to be substantially better than anything else on the market, they will be introduced and find their way to your local garden center. It takes a critical eye and a team of professional plant breeders, growers, and horticulturists, but the results speak for themselves.
Roses are obviously beautiful but notoriously terrifying to care for. We introduce roses that are easier to grow and enjoy! We choose roses with good disease resistance, long bloom times, and self-cleaning natures (goodbye deadheading!). Your garden will look like itâs maintained by professionals. Weâve made a guide to help you garden with confidence and get the most out of your Proven Winners ColorChoice roses.
To date, fourteen distinctive varieties have met our standards and can be found only in the white Proven Winners ColorChoice container.Â
(Rosa âHORCORJILâ pp#27,541, Cbr#5631)
Developed by: Colin Horner, England
(Rosa âCHEWGEWESTâ pp#31,005, CBRAF)
Developed by: Chris Warner, England
(Rosa âChewBullseyeâ pp#28,394, CBRAF)
Developed by: Chris Warner, England
(Rosa 'Cheweyesup')
Developed by: Chris Warner, England
(Rosa âMEIRIFTDAYâ pp#30,912, CBRAF)
Developed by: Meilland International, France
(Rosa âMeipeporiaâ pp#26,298)
Developed by: Meilland International, France
(Rosa âFARROWRSPâ pp#30,383, CBRAF)
Developed by: Mike Farrow, Maryland, USA
(Rosa âCHEWNICEBELLâ pp#26,532, CBRAF)
Developed by: Chris Warner, England
(Rosa âChewhocanâ pp#26,914, Cbr#5130)
Developed by: Chris Warner, England
(Rosa âChewperadventureâ pp#22,190, Cbr#4688)
Developed by: Chris Warner, England
(Rosa âChewMayTimeâ pp#22,190, Cbr#4688)
Developed by: Chris Warner, England
(Rosa âPhyllis Shermanâ pp#29,167)
Developed by: David Zlesak, Wisconsin, USA
(Rosa âZLEMarianneYoshidaâ pp#22,205, Cbr#4448)
Developed by: David Zlesak, Wisconsin, USA
(Rosa âChewPatoutâ pp#28,395, Cbr#5831)
Developed by: Chris Warner, England
Getting the best flowering and disease resistance from our roses is easy, but you will want to follow some simple guidelines to get them off to the best start and keep them happy and healthy.
Vigorous shrub roses like we offer are not terribly picky about soil. The most important feature is that it be well-drained, never soggy, muddy, or holding standing water. A 2-3â/5-7cm layer of shredded bark mulch over the roots is recommended all year round.
Regular water results in the best bloom, and is particularly important when your new rose is getting established. Roses can be drought tolerant, but blooming may be impaired in severe situations. It will return to normal when conditions improve.
When you water your roses, avoid wetting the foliage, instead directing all of the water to the root zone. Foliage that is frequently wet fosters the development of disease. Even though our roses are tested to resist these diseases, both you and they will be happiest if conditions that favor disease development are avoided.
Proven Winners roses donât require anything special. When you first get a new rose, it will be amply fertilized by the grower prior to sale and wonât need anything additional that season. The following year, you can apply a granular (not liquid) rose fertilizer in late winter/early spring. That can be applied monthly through late July if desired, but this isnât strictly necessary.
Like all roses, full sun â at least six hours of bright light each day â is imperative. It doesnât need to be all in one go, it can be a total of six hours of bright light through the day.
Shrub roses like ours do not need the fussy, careful pruning that most people associate with growing roses. It is a good idea to whack them back in early spring, just as the new growth is beginning to emerge, as this ensures the growth for the season comes from the thicker buds lower down on the stems. You can use hand pruners, loppers, or even sharp hedge trimmers, cutting the plant back by half to two-thirds.