These new 2026 roses may be found at jacksonandperkins.com, or look for them at your local garden center.
Ruffled Romance Rose (Rosa ‘JACdebbie’)
I can’t think of any reason why you wouldn’t want this compact floribunda in your garden. At just three feet tall and wide with a bushy habit, it’s graced with 3 to 4 inch double flowers with ruffled petals that bloom in spring and just go on blooming through summer into late fall. The flowers have a golden hue that fades to pink, and a fruity fragrance to boot. Ruffled Romance is hardy in Zones 5-9, it’s disease-resistant, takes full sun, and light pruning in early spring encourages lots of blooms.
According to Jackson & Perkins, it’s a great rose for cutting, for the front of borders, in containers, and is especially suited for smaller gardens. Bred by the legendary Keith Zary, it’s a cross of Amber Queen and Walking on Sunshine. It’s Zary’s final introduction for Jackson & Perkins.
Flash Gordon Rose (Rosa ‘SIMgord’)
Another floribunda, Flash Gordon is certainly flashy. The flowers are a bold deep pink with yellow centers, It has a shrub-like habit, upright and well-branched, and reaches five feet tall and wide. It has semi-glossy leaves and attracts pollinators through the growing season.
Flash Gordon blooms from late spring through mid fall, and it’s a lovely accompaniment for ornamental grasses, purple salvias, or catmint. It’s best in full sun and is hardy in Zones 5-9, and is resistant to powdery mildew and common rust.
JP Connell Shrub Rose
If you live in a cold, northern climate, this is definitely the rose for you. It’s associated with the Canadian Explorer series of roses, and — wow! — in general, it’s hardy to Zone 2b. Jackson and Perkins says it may suffer some winterkill if temperatures drop to minus 26 degrees F, but it will survive even colder temperatures.
JP Connell has yellow flowers that mature to a creamy white, and it blooms from spring into fall. It has a moderate scent of tea rose, and an upright bushy form, about 4 feet tall and 2 feet wide. It’s almost thornless, and looks great in mixed borders, with foundation plantings, and as an accompaniment to lavender, catmint, artemisia or other plants with silver foliage.
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