Belinda's Dream
Earth Kind is an important designation given to select roses by the Texas A&M University Agriculture program. Earth Kind Roses have been through rigorous statewide testing and evaluation by a team of horticultural experts and found to possess the high level of landscape performance and utstanding disease and insect tolerance/resistance required to for this special designation.

Earth Kind Roses are among the most thoroughly tested and environmentally responsible plants for the use in Texas landscapes. These roses do very well in almost any soil type, from the well-drained acid sands of East Texas to the poorly aerated, highly alkaline clays of central and Southwest Texas. Earth Kind roses are certainly not immune to pest problems. However, their tolerance to pests is so great that they rarely require the use of chemical pesticides.

Belinda’s Dream was developed by Dr. Robert Bayse, a mathematics professor at Texas A&M University and released in 1988. Dr. Bayse named this rose after a friend’s daughter in Caldwell, Texas.

Belinda’s Dream is characterized by large, fragrant and very double medium pink blossoms. The blossoms stand out against the glossy bluish-green foliage this plant has to offer. Each blossom can achieve a 4” diameter with over 100 petals. This is the fi rst rose to achieve the prestigious Earth Kind designation. With the blooming cycle lasting spring, summer and fall, this is a real beauty.

Landscape Uses:
Belinda’s Dream is a wonderful rose to plant if you only have room for one rose in your landscape. It makes a lovely centerpiece in the garden surrounded by annuals or low growing perennials. To really appreciate the beauty of this rose it should be viewed up close in order to see the outstanding size, beauty and fragrance of the blossom can be truly marveled at. This rose is an excellent selection if you are looking for a rose that can be used as a cut fl ower to arrange in vases and display indoors. This rose should be planted on 7 foot centers to allow for adequate air movement. Belinda’s Dream also makes a beautiful large container planting.

Prepared by: Tara McKnight, Wichita County Extension Horticulturist

Join the Earth Kind Rose Brigade:
We invite you to become a member of the “Earth Kind Rose Brigade,” a group of dedicated amateurs helping to conduct advanced field testing of experimental rose selections. Your participation will be educational as well as valuable in providing information to the Earth Kind Team of Extension specialists and research scientists at Texas A&M University.

To participate, simply purchase and plant one or more of the Brigade roses then, at one, two, three, and four years after transplanting, provide the benefit of your growing experience.

These cultivars should be planted where they will receive at least 8 hours of direct sun each day with good air movement over the foliage. The use of compost and organic mulches is encouraged.

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