Brad Jalbert's Own > McCarthy Collection
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William P.J. McCarthy
Floribunda • Light fresh rose scent • 4' wide x 4' tall • Created by B. Jalbert
Possibly the finest rose I have hybridized to date. It is a hybrid between the famous climber 'New Dawn' and the equally acclaimed hybrid tea 'Silver Jubilee'. The plant habit is an ideal shrub type: very bushy rounded and robust growing. It will grow in almost any situation and flowers with steady waves from late spring until frost. I love the perfectly clear mid-pink colour and form of the flowers. Extremely winter hardy, prolific in blooms, and an outstanding garden shrub. Featured at the 2009 World Rose Festival, it is now grown by nurseries across Canada.
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Claire McCarthy
Miniature • Mild scent • 14" tall • Created by B. Jalbert
This ivory-cream miniature rose intensifies in colour under some growing conditions. Classic hybrid tea formation, that is elegant at all stages. Claire makes a wonderful container or border rose, and thrives on good culture. This rose has been named in honour of the youngest child of William and Dolores McCarthy.
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Carl & Cathrina
Miniature • Mild fragrance • 14" tall • Created by B. Jalbert
A rich poppy-red to red-orange miniature, this rose was selected by William McCarthy as a gift for his close friends, in celebration of their passion for gardening. Clusters of flowers bloom in flushes throughout the season.
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John Jambor
Miniature • Mild scent • 18" tall • Created by B. Jalbert
John Jambor was born in 1902 in what is now Slovakia. A self-made man he, in 1991, left behind a tremendous legacy of philanthropy and the Canadian ideal. William McCarthy named this miniature rose in memory of John: his grandfather, his mentor, and his inspiration. Its flowers are borne mostly as solitary blooms, perpetually through the season. This rose's mauve blooms turn pink around the edges in cooler weather.
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Saint Benedict
Shrub • Mild, sweet wild rose fragrance • 4' wide x 4' tall • Created by B. Jalbert
A graceful yet robust beauty, this rose offers pale peach buds that open to reveal golden stamens. Flowers fade to white as they age. The progression of colour from peach to white, often on the same plant, has a remarkable effect!
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Shiloh Hill
Floribunda • 3' wide x 3' tall • Created by B. Jalbert
This red-silver bicolour floribunda was named after the McCarthy’s hundred acre Mission, B.C. estate. Shiloh Hill is home to one of the largest catalogued private rose collections in Canada. It is also home to thousands of other unique plants, and many breathtaking vistas. This rose can be used for beds and borders, container rose, cut flower or garden.
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Utopia
Hybrid Tea • Strong, sweet fruity rose fragrance • 4' wide x 4' tall • Created by B. Jalbert
While Mr. McCarthy may have been attracted to this hybrid tea rose by its warm, gentle colours and superb fragrance, he commissioned its naming upon learning that the trial plant had been virtually untended for several years, proving its strength as a survivor in the garden. I love how it glows in the evening light! Ideal as a cut flower.
