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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. Roses are first available around Mother's Day weekend (weather permitting) with some deliveries coming as late as Memorial Day. The varieties listed below are those we have ordered for 2025. 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.
Arctic Blue
Color of Bloom: Lavender-blue flowers with a creamy base produced in clusters.
Height: 4'-6’
Spread: 3’-4’
Fragrance: Slight
Floribunda. Continuous Bloomer. Zone 5.
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
Charlotte
Color of Bloom: Soft yellow flowers
Height: 4’
Spread: 3’
Fragrance: Yes, light Tea rose scent
A David Austin English Rose. Repeat Bloomer. Forms a compact, bushy shrub with upright, even growth.
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.
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.
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.
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
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 The Original
Color of Bloom: Hot Pink to a Cherry Red. Everblooming.
Height: 3'-4'
Spread: 3'
Fragrance: Slight
GREAT garden performance. Self-cleaning, disease resistant, EASY CARE shrub rose.
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
Knock Out Rainbow
Color of Bloom: Single coral pink with yellow eye and lots of them!
Height: 3'-4'
Spread: 3'-4'
Fragrance: No
Easy care, very long bloom time. New foliage appears deep burgundy and then ages to green. Produces orange-red hips post bloom.
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.
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
Paint the Town
Color of Bloom: Red flowers held in clusters. Very floriferous. Everblooming.
Height: 2'-3'
Spread: 2'-3'
Fragrance: Slight
Compact growth. Own root. Hardy, Zone 4. Easy Elegance Rose
Persian Yellow
Color of Bloom: Yellow, semi-double
Height: 4'-6'
Spread: 4'-6'
Fragrance: Light
Blooms once per season but puts on quite a show when it does. A hardy old species rose (1837) that was brought West by early settlers. Zone 4.
Princess Alexandra of Kent
Color of Bloom: Very large flowers are pink. Repeat bloomer.
Height: 3'-5'
Spread: 2'-4'
Fragrance: Fresh Tea Rose fragrance changing to lemon as the flower ages
A David Austin English Rose. Zone 4.
Purple Tiger
Color of Bloom: Lavender/purple/white flowers are splashed/striped
Height: 2’-3’
Spread: 2’-3’
Fragrance: Strong scent of citrus and rose
Each flower has slightly different markings. Floribunda, blooms in clusters. Repeat bloomer. Zone 5.
Queen of Elegance
Color of Bloom: Medium pink, large
Height: 4’-6’
Spread: 2’-3’
Fragrance: Strong rose scent
Floribunda. Repeat bloomer. Zone 5
Reminiscent Crema
Color of Bloom: Creamy white large flowers
Height: 18” to 3’
Spread: 2’
Fragrance: Yes
A Proven Winners Rose. Continuous bloomer. Classic beauty with modern performance. Zone 4.
Ringo Star
Color of Bloom: Highly defined single yellow flowers with a red ring in the center
Height: 3’-4’
Spread: 3’-4’
Fragrance: Yes, strong floral
scent
Blooms continuously. Zone 4.
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.
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
Sweet Fragrance
Color of Bloom: Hybrid tea shaped buts. Apricot flowers with a yellow base are held in clusters. Everblooming.
Height: 2'-4'
Spread: 2'-3'
Fragrance: Yes, sweet scent
Everblooming. Upright form, own root. Zone 5.
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.
The Poet's Wife
Color of Bloom: Rich yellow flowers that pale over time
Height: 4’
Spread: 4’
Fragrance: Strong, rich and fruity
A David Austin English Rose. Repeat bloomer. Zone 5.
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.
Twilight Zone
Color of Bloom: Deep purple hue
Height: 3’-4’
Spread: 2’-3’
Fragrance: Very fragrant clove and citrus
Repeat bloom Zone 5.
Winnipeg Parks
Color of Bloom: Deep pink blooms. Repeat bloomer.
Height: 3'-4'
Spread: 3'-4'
Fragrance: Slight
New growth is burgundy.
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 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.
Blaze
Color of Bloom: Abundant clusters of scarlet red semi-double flowers. Repeat bloomer.
Height: 8'-14'
Spread: 6'-8'
Fragrance: Slight
Deadhead to prolong bloom
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.
Crown Princess Margareta
Color of Bloom: Apricot-Orange large flowers
Height: up to 12’
Spread: varies
Fragrance: Strong
A David Austin English Rose. Up to 120 petals on EACH flower. Repeat bloomer Zone 5.
Florentina
Color of Bloom: Large dark red flowers
Height: 6’-8’
Spread: 3’-4’
Fragrance: Slight
Repeat bloomer. Zone 5.
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.
Tropical Lightning
Color of Bloom: Striped in orange tones
Height: 10’+
Spread: 3’-6’
Fragrance: Slight
Repeat/continuous bloom. Zone 5. An easy to grow, vigorous rose
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.
Mandarin Sunblaze
Color of Bloom: Orange tones both deep and light depending on flower stage
Height: 1’-2’
Spread: 1’-2’
Fragrance: Slight
Continuous bloom. Zone 5.
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.
Rainbow's End
Color of Bloom: Deep yellow with orange and red tips
Height: 1’-2’
Spread: 1’-2’
Fragrance: Slight
Repeat bloomer. Zone 5.
Red Sunblaze
Color of Bloom: Dark red
Height: 1’-2’
Spread: 1’-2’
Fragrance: No
Continuous bloom. Zone 5.
Tiddly Winks
Color of Bloom: Pink with a yellow center
Height: 1’-2’
Spread: 1’-2’
Fragrance: No
Continous bloom. Each petal has a point on the end. Zone 5.
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.
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
Pope John Paul II
Color of Bloom: Large, clear white blooms
Height: 4’-5’
Spread: 3’-4’
Fragrance: Strong citrus
Repeat bloomer. Up to 50 petals per bloom. Zone 5
Princess Charlene of Monaco
Color of Bloom: Soft Apricot/Pink Blend
Height: 4’-6’
Spread: 2’-3’
Fragrance: Strong scent
Ruffled with 40+ petals on each bloom. Repeat bloomer. Zone 4.
