Greenheart Farms markets Freelander Rose Collection

Greenheart Farms in Arroyo Grande, Calif., is the only liner producer of the Freelander Rose Collection in the United States.

Freelander Roses, bred by Kordes Roses, are a collection of commercial cut flowers that have the appeal of garden roses. They have been selected for the ease of growing outdoors or in simple greenhouse structures, as well as showcasing the unique appeal of a garden rose.

The Freelander Rose collection consists of four unique and different groupings, as well as two new collections that will be trialed. These four groupings consist of elegant, multi-stemmed nostalgic garden roses, as well as traditional hybrid tea roses that come in a wide range of colors. Also, a fun and exciting collection that produce rose hips is called Fruitilia.

Fresh cut rose hips, which are the seed pods of roses, have seen an increased demand in recent years as floral designers expand their use of them in holiday arrangements. The 17 unique Freelander Rose varieties display attributes of a long vase life, vigorous stem production and longer stem length. All of these features are required by the floral design industry.

These varieties have traditionally been produced in Europe but are now available from a state-of-the-art rose propagator in the United States. The plants produced by Greenheart Farms are higher quality than the European version and have a quicker production bloom time.

The Freelander Collection is available to order from your local Fred C. Gloeckner sales representative.