Right rose, right place: The success of the ubiquitous ‘Iceberg’ rose

Right rose, right place: The success of the ubiquitous ‘Iceberg’ rose

For The Union-Tribune Roses declare themselves in gardens in BIG LETTERS. They can’t help it. It is in their DNA. There are very few plain vanilla roses. But don’t ever underestimate the power of vanilla. It can be a best seller and an all-time favorite. German hybridizer Kordes crossed the red hybrid musk rose, ‘Robin Hood’ (1927) developed by Joseph Pemberton in England, and the white hybrid tea, ‘Virgo’ (1927), bred in France by Charles Malle…