As you know I was a little leery of a rose named after condiments, but I went ahead last fall and pre-ordered three shrubs of ‘Ketchup & Mustard’ floribundas. The prospect of a red rose with a yellow underside was quite appealing to me. They are planted in our front yard around our gas lamp post and have been a little slow to start, but now the blooms are coming and we are quite impressed. See what you think:
The jury is still out on disease resistance, its just too early to tell. But the blooms sure are pretty!
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For Chris VanCleave aka "The Redneck Rosarian", growing roses has become a passion. Chris currently serves as President of the Birmingham Rose Society and is an active member of the American Rose Society serving on the Marketing and Membership committees. His writing appears at About.com, ShelbyCo Magazine and on his popular blog, RedneckRosarian.com where he chronicles his gardening adventures and explores an intrinsic mix of life, faith and gardening. Creator and host of Rose Chat Radio, the only broadcast dedicated to growing roses, Chris is a tireless advocate of our national floral emblem; the rose. He and his wife tend a rose garden of over 150 roses just south of Birmingham, Alabama.
I still don`t think I like the cool combination, but I appreciate your comments. I have seen several positive reports on this rose . I might have to enter this rose in my garden next year!!
I still don`t think I like the color combination, but I appreciate your comments. I have seen several positive reports on this rose . I might have to enter this rose in my garden next year!!
Saw it recently at a friends house. May not be the ugliest rose I’ve ever seen but it’s close
Gee – the commenters are not nice to this rose. But it looks pretty to me (I’ve only seen your pictures of it, though). Still, I don’t think I want a rose with that name in my garden. Unless they come out with an entire line – like ‘Hamburger’ rose and ‘Hot Dog’ rose and ‘Relish’ rose, etc. to go along with it!
oh no. This rose is ruined by its name.
Gorgeous! Happy WW.
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I was worried about it too Chris. But after I saw your in bloom I knew I would love it. It has been a beautiful addition to my rose garden for certain. Beautiful shots by the way.
Nice condiment color combo; I’m just glad the hybridizer didn’t try for mayo and Worcestershire.
Amen !
I wonder if it has a scent to go with the name!!
It had no scent… Which is good. I never like the smell of ketchup anyway… HA!
I love any kind of roses and was not aware that there were so many! I love taking pictures of them. I will do a rose blog soon with some shots I did years ago. I wish I could have been in my great grandpa’s garden years ago. I can just imagine the fragrance!
Thank you for stopping by my blog and that is a beautiful rose. I can’t wait to have a rose garden again.