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'Amanda’s Choice' rose References
Website/Catalog (23 Feb 2021) Includes photo(s). Centurion is a very healthy medium height compact bush with very good disease resistance. The blooms are a vibrant orange red and come in large clusters. They are good for picking and the bees love them. Centurion was named to celebrate the 100th birthday of rose enthusiast of Mr George Foulds a world war II veteran , Napier earthquake survivor, and an avid gardener. Awards: Public choice award in Palmerston North trial grounds, NZ (2019) Classification: Floribunda Orange/red Flower Size: 100mm Petal Count: 18 Hight: 1.1m Habit: Upright, compact Fragrance: 2 Disease Resistance: Excellence Year of Release: 2020 Introducer: Glenavon Roses Ltd.
Magazine (2021) Page(s) 51. Includes photo(s). Glenavon Roses Ltd advertisement. Centurion (Somserlow) Clusters of cheerful poppy red blooms displayed on a compact healthy plant, named for Hayden Foulds grandfather who turned 100 years of age in November 2019. Won the people's choice award in Palmerston North 2018.
Book (2019) Page(s) 150. Includes photo(s). Hayden Foulds. Over The Ditch Report. Invited guests also selected the orange red Amandas Choice (Somserlow) as the best looking rose on the day for the WFRS Peoples Choice Award,
Book (2019) Includes photo(s). John Ford. NZRS International Rose Trial No. 48. p70. (Somserlow) FL, bred by Rob Somerfield, Glenavon Roses. Trial No. 5015. This rose was voted the World Federation of Rose Societies People's Choice Award for the best looking rose on the awards day. The attractive orange red large clusters certainly looked great on the day. The plant is of medium height, bushy habit with glossy dark green foliage. Would be okay for those into exhibiting I feel. Unfortunately It did get some powdery mildew at times.
p71. No. 5015 Score 69.8 Somserlow FL Breeder Somerfield. Entrant Glenavon. Orange
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