The Gallon size is really a 2 year old bare root on it’s own roots which will be available in Feb. 2023. Order now to ship in spring. The quart size is available now. One of the top Shrub roses in the country. Very hardy, disease-resistant, prolific bloomer, super fragrant, great cut flower, what more can one say? Was almost lost to the compost heap if not for Mike Shoupe rescuing it and making it famous.
From the breeder’s wife: We came to know Manju and Shashi Ruia only through a common passion for roses. Shashi has a deep love of gardening and roses in particular and has collected a formidable collection in his property in Kodaikanal. After he came to know us, he insisted on getting all our roses available with KSG Roses Bangalore. We wanted to name a rose for his wife Manju who is a lovely charming affectionate person. We found this seedling to have lovely shades of brownish orange, very well formed like a Hybrid Tea, and continuous blooming on a manageable shrub. At the same time we wanted to honour our friendship with Dr Malcolm Manners who teaches in Florida Southern College in Lakeland Florida. Though a specialist in citrus, roses are his hobby, and like Shashi and Manju, has collected a very large number of our bred roses in his college garden. So we wanted to name this rose which he had liked very much for him.