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Auckland Metro... This beautiful white, double hybrid tea blooms in great profusion. "In hot, dry climates, it turns into an ugly yellowy-green ball which refused to open -- avoid it," McGredy [the rose's breeder writes in his book, Sam McGredy's Favourite Roses.]

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Many of us had tried to grow 'Bantry Bay' in California -- with mixed results. But we saw this magnificent rose everywhere [in New Zealand], spilling over barns, decorating entrance gates, covering pergolas. A heritage rose of the future!

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Colorbreak, which we saw [on a trip to New Zealand] thriving everywhere, is called 'Brown Velvet' in the U.S.; when put in a vase by itself it makes a stunning bouquet. But when mixed with other roses, it looks quite ugly.