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Phelan Gardens
4955 Austin Bluffs Parkway.
Colorado Springs, CO, 80918
(719) 574-8058
Roses
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Phelan's primarily offers hardy shrub roses along with climbing roses and even a few miniature roses in early Spring. We've collected information from our local rose society and other long time rose growers to offer you the best tips for growing roses in our area. See our rose information and care sheet for more details.
Please Note: In stock availability of specific varieties listed below will vary depending upon time of season and sales.
In 2026, our first shipment of shrubs roses gets delivered at the end of April. The rest of our roses, including David Austin Roses, are expected to be delivered in early May just before Mother's Day weekend. Once roses sell out, we are not able to re-stock. The varieties listed below are those we have ordered for 2026. Please visit us to view current in stock varieties.
Shrub Roses
Due to their ease of maintenance, hardy shrub roses are wildly popular. Shrub roses were bred by crossing the very hardy old garden roses (roses developed before 1900) with hybrid teas. The old garden roses, developed in Greece, Rome, and Europe, came from plants in colder climates. These plants release water from their cells in winter and send it down to the roots. They experience very little dieback, and do not need pruning except for older canes that die out in the winter. If in Spring the cane is green all the way to the tip, it doesn't have to be pruned. They do not need fertilizing more than once or twice a summer, unlike hybrid teas that are such heavy feeders. Although we cannot grow ALL shrub roses in Colorado Springs, there are hardy varieties in almost every color that do very well.
All the Rage
Color of Bloom: Coral buds open to salmon-pink flowers with yellow centers. Everblooming.
Height: 3'-4'
Spread: 2'-3'
Fragrance: Slight
Mounding, round habit.
Blanc De Coubert
Color of Bloom: Large double white flowers. Repeat bloomer.
Height: 4’-6’
Spread: 4’-6’
Fragrance: Strong clove scent
Orange-red hips develop in Fall. Vigorous with great disease resistance. Zone 3.
Bolero
Color of Bloom: Big white blooms with lots of petals
Height: 3’-4’
Spread: 2’-3’
Fragrance: Strong fruity scent
A floribunda rose. Blooms in clusters. Good repeat bloomer. Zone 5
Bonica
Color of Bloom: Sprays of clear light pink. Repeat bloomer.
Height: 2'-3'
Spread: 2'-4'
Fragrance: No
Orange-red hips in Fall. American Rose Society All-American Rose Selection.
Burst of Joy
Color of Bloom: Bright orange blend fades to a yellow center.
Height: 4'-6'
Spread: 4'-6'
Fragrance: Slight
Floribunda. Repeat bloomer.
Parent roses are Love & Peace and Ketchup & Mustard.
Celestial Night
Campfire
Color of Bloom: Yellow edged in deep pink
Height: 3'
Spread: 3'
Fragrance: None
Upright, mounded, compact rose. Everblooming. Zone 3.
Cinco de Mayo
Color of Bloom: Unique color! - smoky lavender meets rusty rose. Continuous bloomer.
Height: 2’-4’
Spread: 3’-4’
Fragrance: Mild
Floribunda. Hardy to Zone 5.
Cosmic Clouds
Color of Bloom: Clusters of small purple flowers.
Height: 6'-7'
Spread: 4'-5'
Fragrance: Yes
Can be grown as a short climber or as a shrub rose. Zone 5. Repeat bloomer.
Drop Dead Red
Color of Bloom: Clusters of deep, deep red.
Height: 2'-3'
Spread: 2'-3'
Fragrance: Slight
Floribunda. Repeat bloomer. Nice for a smaller sized rose bush at maturity. Zone 4.
Ebb Tide
Color of Bloom: Large smoky plum flowers bloom in clusters
Height: 2'-4'
Spread: 2'-4'
Fragrance: Strong clove scent
Unique color on a compact rose. Repeat bloomer.
Eustacia Vye
Color of Bloom: Soft pink ruffled petals
Height: 4’
Spread: 3’
Fragrance: Strong fruity scent
A David Austin English Rose. Repeat flowering. Zone 4.
Forever Amber
Color of Bloom: Large, full apricot blend flowers
Height: 3’-4’
Spread: 2’-3’
Fragrance: Moderate
A floribunda rose, blooms in clusters. Repeat bloomer. Zone 5.
Golden Celebration
Color of Bloom: Deep golden yellow
Height: 4'
Spread: 4'
Fragrance: Yes, strong scent
A large flowered, David Austin English rose. Zone 5. Repeat bloomer
Gabriel Oak
Color of Bloom: Deep pink
Height: 4’
Spread: 4’
Fragrance: Strong fruity scent. Stems have a purple hue.
A David Austin English Rose. Repeat flowering. Zone 4.
High Voltage
Color of Bloom: Double yellow blossoms held in clusters. Recurrent bloomer.
Height: 3'-5'
Spread: 2'-3'
Fragrance: Yes
Own Root. Hardy Zone 4. Easy Elegance Rose.
Hot Cocoa
In Your Eyes
Color of Bloom: Single flowers of offer unique pastel tones of light yellow that fade to a lavender-white both with a distinct burgundy eye giving it a bi-color look.
Height: 6’-8’
Spread: 2’-3’
Fragrance: Mild
Abundant repeat blooms in clusters. Zone 5.
Julia Child
Color of Bloom: Golden yellow clusters are everblooming
Height: 3'-4'
Spread: 2'-3'
Fragrance: Strong licorice candy scent
Floribunda rose. Everblooming
Kashmir
Color of Bloom: Velvety red flowers resemble a hybrid tea form.
Height: 2.5'-4'
Spread: 2'-3'
Fragrance: Slight
Own root, very hardy Zone 4. Rounded habit. Recurrent bloomer.
Knock Out Coral
Color of Bloom: Clusters of bright coral flowers
Height: 4'-5'
Spread: 4'-5'
Fragrance: No
Everblooming. Forms decorative orange-red rose hips in Fall. Zone 5.
Knock Out Double
Color of Bloom: Double Red
Height: 3'-4'
Spread: 3'-4'
Fragrance: Slight
GREAT garden performance. A double flowered version of the traditional Knockout Rose. Drought tolerant once established
Knock Out Easy Bee-zy
Color of Bloom: Single yellow flowers and a lot of them! Edges can blush pink in cooler weather.
Height: 3’-4
Spread: 3’
Fragrance: Yes, strong fragrance
Blooms repeatedly from Spring to frost. Self-cleaning flowers, no need to deadhead.
Knock Out Peachy
Color of Bloom: Soft peachy-pink blooms with a yellow eye.
Height: 3'-4'
Spread: 3'-4'
Fragrance: No
Easy care, and everblooming. Color intensifies in cooler weather Zone. 4.
Knock Out Pink Double
Color of Bloom: Deep double pink
Height: 3'-4'
Spread: 3'-4'
Fragrance: Slight
Green leaves turn deep purple in Fall for twice the show. Zone 5
Lady of Shalott
Color of Bloom: Red/orange buds open to lovely apricot orange flowers
Height: 4’-6’ is typical for our climate but CAN reach up to 8’
Spread: Varies
Fragrance: Slight Tea rose fragrance.
A David Austin English Rose. Vigorous grower. Repeat bloomer. Zone 4.
Litchfield Angel
Color of Bloom: Peachy-pink buds open to creamy white flowers
Height: 4'
Spread: 3'
Fragrance: Slight
A David Austin English Rose. Excellent repeat bloom. Forms a vigorous rounded shrub at maturity.
Livin Easy
Lotty's Love
Color of Bloom: Purple semi-double blooms. Everblooming.
Height: 3'-4'
Spread: 3'-4'
Fragrance: Strong cinnamon
Everblooming. Rugosa rose. Disease resistant. Develop red rose hips in Fall. First Editions Rose. Zone 3.
Music Box
Color of Bloom: Double blooms of creamy yellow centers edged in pink tones. Everblooming.
Height: 3'
Spread: 3'
Fragrance: Moderately Sweet
Everblooming. Easy Elegance Rose
Oscar Peterson
Color of Bloom: Semi-double flowers start off soft yellow cream and turn to bright white. Everblooming.
Height: 2'-4'
Spread: 2'-3'
Fragrance: Slight
Bred in Canada and named after Canadian jazz pianist. Own root, hardy and tough.
Red Leaf Rose (R. glauca)
Color of Bloom: Single pink flowers
Height: 7'-9'
Spread: 4'-5'
Fragrance: No
A Species rose with plum colored foliage. Large orange hips in Fall. Very hardy and drought resistant. If you want to see an example, this is planted near our front entrance.
Roald Dahl
Color of Bloom: Apricot flowers
Height: 4’
Spread: 3’-4’
Fragrance: Fruity Tea rose scent
A David Austin shrub Rose. 50+ petals on each flower. Few thorns. Zone 5.
Secret
Snow Pavement
The Pilgrim
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Sultry Night
Color of Bloom: Dusty magenta with lavender hues
Height: 3’-4’
Spread: 3’-4’
Fragrance: Moderate
40+ petals on each flower. Repeat bloomer. Zone 4
Sunrise Sunset
The Fairy
Color of Bloom: Clusters of small but abundant --very light pink flowers
Height: 2’-3’
Spread: 2’-3’
Fragrance: Mild
Everblooming. Compact groundcover type rose.
Therese Bugnet
Color of Bloom: Double pink blossoms
Height: 4'-6'
Spread: 4-6'
Fragrance: Slight
Very hardy all the way down to Zone 2. Purple tinged foliage and red canes in Fall. Extremely disease resistant. Light repeat bloom.
William Baffin
Color of Bloom: Clusters of deep pink
Height: 8'-10'
Spread: 6'-8'
Fragrance: Slight
Recurrent bloomer. Thick upright canes
are covered with clusters of up to 30 informal blooms. Hardy, vigorous,
resistant to pests and disease. Small red-orange rose hips that carry it
into winter. Own root. Zone 3.
Winnipeg Parks
Color of Bloom: Deep pink blooms. Repeat bloomer.
Height: 3'-4'
Spread: 3'-4'
Fragrance: Slight
New growth is burgundy.
Wood's Rose
Color of Bloom: Pink blossoms
Height: 4'-6'
Spread: 4-6'
Fragrance: Moderate sweet scent
A hardy native rose that blooms in June. Bright red hips persist into winter. Extremely disease resistant. Suckers freely to form a thicket. Great wildlife plant. Zone 4.
Young Lycidas
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Climbing Roses: A Wall of Color
There are many varieties of climbing roses, but it's important that you choose one that suits your climate. Climbing roses developed from hybrid tea roses have a hard life in the Pikes Peak region. They die back so much each winter that they typically never achieve more than 2-3 feet of height, if they survive at all. Instead, Phelan's chooses to offer mostly climbers developed from Northern European roses. Not only do these types of climbers make it through the winters, they can actually climb 6 to 10 feet tall, giving you a wall of color. Below are some rose varieties that will survive and thrive in the Pikes Peak region. See our rose care guidelines for additional information.
Above All
Color of Bloom: Clusters of salmon-orange flowers
Height: 10'-14'
Spread: varies
Fragrance: Moderately fruity fragrance
Very good disease resistance. Zone 5.
Above and Beyond
Color of Bloom: Apricot buds and initial blooms fade to creamy white at the final stage.
Height: 10'-14'
Spread: varies
Fragrance: Sweet fragrance
Large-flowered climber is a very different rose for colder climates combining extreme cane hardiness, prolific and reliable spring flowering and vigorous growth. Clusters of typically five or more orange flower buds per stem open into apricot colored semi-double to double flowers. Plants bloom heavily in mid to late spring with sporadic repeat flowering in summer. With extreme cane hardiness, Above and Beyond™ can serve as a dependable climber or a nice large free standing shrub in colder regions. Very resistant to fungal diseases. Own root. Zone 3.
Bathsheba
Color of Bloom: Large Apricot flowers
Height: Climbing up to 10'
Spread:
Fragrance: Yes
Repeat bloomer. Zone 5. A David Austin Rose.
Cecile Brunner
Color of Bloom: Light pink blooms resemble miniature hybrid tea flowers
Height: 10’+
Spread: 4'-6'
Fragrance: Mild sweet scent
Small but profuse blooms are around 1.5”-2”. Dense foliage and relatively few thorns for a rose. A vigorous climber that is suitable for training over arches or other supports.
Claire Austin
Color of Bloom: Pale lemon buds open to creamy white flowers.
Height: Up to 12’ but likely much shorter in our climate
Spread: 2’-3’
Fragrance: Strong Myrrh and vanilla scent
A David Austin English climbing rose. Repeat bloomer.
Dublin Bay
Fourth of July
Color of Bloom: Showy semi-double red and white splashed/striped blooms
Height: 10'-14'
Spread: 3'-4'
Fragrance: Slight
Continuous bloomer. Zone 5
Golden Opportunity
Color of Bloom: Golden yellow
Height: 8’-10’
Spread: 4'-6'
Fragrance: Yes - fruity and strong
Bred from well-known roses Julia Child and Autumn Sunset for fragrance and yellow flowers. Repeat bloomer. Zone 5.
Iceberg, climbing form
Color of Bloom: Bright clear white, born in clusters that smother this plant in blooms. One stem can have as many as 12 blooms.
Height: 7'-8'
Spread: 3'-4'
Fragrance: Sweet rose scent
This is a climbing, floribunda rose that was a Gold Medal winner. Profuse bloomer with repeat flushes all season. Dense, bushy habit. Unique in that it will bloom in as little as 4 hours of direct sun/day-- however, you will see fewer blooms in this type of light. Great winter hardiness. (There are other forms of Iceberg roses that are a more compact, shrub form). Blooms on old wood.
Lady in Red
Color of Bloom: Large rich red ruffled flowers
Height: 8'-10’
Spread: 6'+
Fragrance: Light tea fragrance
Good repeat bloom Zone 4.
Sally Holmes
Color of Bloom: Single white flowers with a pink blush
Height: 6’-8’
Spread: 4'-6'
Fragrance: Slight
Blooms in huge clusters.
Can be pruned to shrub rose height or trained as a shorter climber. Zone 5.
Zephirine Drouhin
Color of Bloom: Strong medium pink
Height: 8’-12’
Spread: 4’-6’
Fragrance: Strong fruity scent
Nearly thornless! Repeat/continuous bloomer. A David Austin Rose. Zone 5.
Miniature Roses
We offer a selection of miniature roses each Spring. While the actual blooms may vary from clustered floribundas to standard sized flowers, overall mature plant size is considered miniature. Their smaller stature makes them easy to tuck into most gardens. Most bloom continually and pair well with perennials. They tend toward 1'-2' high and wide at maturity. Miniature roses are often a Zone 5 for hardiness. As with other Zone 5 roses, they should be planted by our customers who live "in town" as they may not overwinter as well for those that live at higher elevations around the El Paso County region.
Diamond Eyes
Midnight Fire
Color of Bloom: Unique smoky lavender/mauve blooms with an orange center
Height: 1’-2’
Spread: 1’-2’
Fragrance: Slight
Repeat bloomer. Zone 4.
Hybrid Teas
A note on Hybrid Tea roses: Hybrid Teas are bred from more tender roses, so they are not as adaptable to our climate. Because their cells retain water when winter comes, they can experience damage both from cold and the fluctuations between freeze and thaw common to our climate. For best success, site Hybrid Tea roses in a Southern exposure, near your house. Additionally, you MUST mulch these roses (6"-8" deep) over winter. During the growing season, maintain Hybrid Teas with proper pruning and consistent moisture. They are heavy feeders and will require fertilizer once per month from mid-May to mid-August. If you would like to avoid the high maintenance of these types of roses, plant a hardy shrub rose, such as those listed above.
Barbra Streisand
Color of Bloom: Large lavender flowers
Height: 4'-6'
Spread: 3'-4'
Fragrance: Yes, very fragrant
Hybrid Tea Rose. Repeat bloomer. Zone 5.
Chrysler Imperial
Color of Bloom: Dark velvety red
Height: 3'
Spread: 3'
Fragrance: Yes, strong scent. Zone 6. Hybrid Tea.
Fragrant Cloud
Color of Bloom: Large coral flowers
Height: 4'-6'
Spread: 3'-4'
Fragrance: Yes, strong scent. Repeat bloomer. Zone 5. Hybrid Tea.
Love and Peace
Color of Bloom: Golden yellow with pink edges
Height: 5’
Spread: 2’-3’
Fragrance: Moderate
Own Root Hybrid Tea rose. Repeat bloomer. Compact and upright habit. Zone 5.
Photo Courtesy Bailey Nurseries Inc
Peace
Color of Bloom: 6" large yellow blend with pink edges
Height: 4'-6'
Spread: 3'
Fragrance: Sweet
Repeat Bloomer
