Favorite Roses

A,F,O1030-89
Alcantara
Flower Carpet Red Velvet
Red Velvet (shrub, Noack 1989)
Velvet Flower Carpet
Vesuvia ® [NOAre]

Shrub. Red, yellow stamens. [Red.]. None / no fragrance. Medium, single (4-8 petals), in large clusters, cupped-to-flat bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).
Height: 16" to 28" (40 to 70cm). Width: up to 28" (up to 70cm). Reinhard Noack (1998).

48 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,TBees Knees ™ (miniature, Zary 1998) [JACkee]

Miniature. Yellow blend. Flowers yellow/pink blend. Mild fragrance. Very large, full (26-40 petals), cluster-flowered, in large clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of 30" to 3' (75 to 90 cm). Dr. Keith W. Zary (1998).

48 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

F,G,L,N,O,P,TCalocarpa
R. rugosa calocarpa
Rosa rugosa staxon calocarpa André
Rosa X calocarpa (André) Willmott

Hybrid Rugosa. Pink. Strong fragrance. Medium, single (4-8 petals), borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered bloom form. Occasional repeat later in the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of 39" to 6' 7" (100 to 200 cm). Width of up to 5' (up to 150 cm). François-Georges-Léon Bruant (1891).

48 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,VCoupe d'Hébé (cl. bourbon, Laffay, 1840)
Hebe’s Cup

Bourbon, Cl., Hybrid Bourbon, Hybrid China. Pink, cherry-red shading. Strong fragrance. Large, very double, cupped bloom form. Spring or summer flush with scattered later bloom. USDA zone 5b through 10b.
Height: 5' to 8'2" (150 to 250cm). Width: 5' (150cm). Jean Laffay (1840).

48 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

C,F,G,L,N,O,P,TDiantheflora
Dianthiflora
Fimbriata (hybrid rugosa, Morlet, 1889)
Phoebe's Frilled Pink
Rosa rugosa dianthiflora

Hybrid Rugosa. White, blush shading. Fringed petals. Mild to strong, opinions vary fragrance. Small, semi-double (9-16 petals) bloom form. Occasional repeat later in the season. USDA zone 5b through 9b.
Height: 4' to 5' (120 to 150cm). Width: up to 4' (up to 120cm). Gustave Morlet (1889).

48 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,U,VFrühlingsduft (Hybrid Spinossima, Kordes, 1949)
Spring Fragrance (Hybrid Spinosissima, Kordes, 1949)

Hybrid Spinosissima. White, pink shading, light yellow center. Strong fragrance. Very large, full (26-40 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters bloom form. Spring or summer flush with scattered later bloom. USDA zone 5a through 9b. Height of up to 13' (up to 395 cm). Width of up to 13' (up to 395 cm). Wilhelm J.H. Kordes II (1891-1976) (1949).

48 favorite votes. Average rating: GOOD+.

C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VG. Nabonnand (Tea, Nabonnand 1888)
"Jean Ducher - in commerce"

Tea. Light pink, light yellow shading. Strong, sweet fragrance. Large, double (17-25 petals), borne mostly solitary bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).
Height: 6'7" to 9'10" (200 to 300cm). Width: 3' to 7' (90 to 215cm). Gilbert Nabonnand (1828-1903) (1888).

48 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

A,C,E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,UGipsy (floribunda, Suzuki, 1985)
Gipsy Carnival
Gypsy (floribunda, Suzuki, 1985)
Gypsy Carnival ™
Kibō
Kiboh
Lovita (floribunda, Suzuki, 1985)

Floribunda. Red blend, yellow reverse. None to mild fragrance. Very large, full (26-40 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 10b. Height of 31" to 47" (80 to 120 cm). Seizo Suzuki (1985).

48 favorite votes. Average rating: GOOD+.

G,L,O,PJanet Inada [Ardinada]

Large-Flowered Climber. Clear orange with subtle reddish tints and a clear yellow background. Strong, apple, citrus fragrance. Medium, very full (41+ petals), old-fashioned bloom form. Moderate, continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season. Height of 6' (185 cm). Paul Barden (2007).

48 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

A,C,E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,UForever Friends (floribunda, Meilland 1994)
Johann Strauss ®
Sweet Sonata [MEIoffic]

Floribunda. Romantica ™. Salmon-pink, yellow shading. Orient pink suffused aureoline yellow. Mild, apple, lemon fragrance. Medium, very double, old-fashioned bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b and warmer. Height of 20" to 4' 11" (50 to 150 cm). Alain Meilland (1940-....) (1994).

48 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,V"Abbandonata"
"Fiddletown Pink Noisette"
Hybrida (multiflora, Laffay, 1834)
Laure Davoust
Marjorie W. Lester

Found Rose, Hybrid Multiflora, Noisette, Rambler. Light pink to blush, ages to white . Mild, sweet fragrance. Small to medium, double (17-25 petals), in large clusters, cupped, old-fashioned, quartered, rosette bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).
Height: 12' to 20' (365 to 610cm). Width: 8' (245cm). Jean Laffay (1834).

48 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,UMadame Antoine Mari (Tea, Mari before 1890)

Tea. Earth Kind ™. Light pink, white shading, cream center. Center cream. Outer petals shaded red. Mild fragrance. Large, semi-double to double, borne mostly solitary bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of 2' to 4' (60 to 120 cm). Width of 2' to 7' (60 to 215 cm). Antoine Mari (1890).

48 favorite votes. Average rating: GOOD+.

G,N,O,P,VMagnificent Perfume [CLEpchsilk-Magnificent Perfume]

Shrub. Light pink, apricot center.. Strong fragrance. Small, very full (41+ petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 5b through 10b. Height of 42" to 4' (105 to 120 cm). John Clements (2003).

48 favorite votes. Average rating: GOOD+.

C,F,G,L,N,O,P,T,VMagia Nera ®
Norita ® (hybrid tea, Combe, 1966)
Norita-Schwarze Rose ®
Selbar 0115 [COMsor]

Hybrid Tea. Dark red, lighter reverse. Flowers very deep red. Strong fragrance. Very large, double (17-25 petals), borne mostly solitary, high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of 31" to 39" (80 to 100 cm). Maurice Combe.

48 favorite votes.

C,F,G,N,P,U,VFlavescens (syn. 'Park's Yellow')
Jaune ancien (tea)
Jaune ancienne
Lutescens Flavescens
Old Yellow Tea
Parks' Yellow Tea-scented China
Rosa indica var. ochroleuca Lindley
Rosa odorata ochroleuca Rehd.
Rosa X odorata ochroleuca
Rose thé à fleurs jaunes

Tea. Light yellow. Pale sulfur to straw yellow. Mild, tea fragrance. Large, semi-double to double, cupped, globular bloom form. Continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season. USDA zone 7a and warmer.
Height: 39" to 4'11" (100 to 150cm). John Damper Parks (1824).

48 favorite votes.

C,G,N,O,P,VCanterbury ® (climber, Harkness before 1999)
Perpetually Yours [HARfable]

Climber. Light yellow. Moderate fragrance. Medium, very full (41+ petals), cluster-flowered, cupped, old-fashioned bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of 9' 10" to 16' 5" (300 to 500 cm). Harkness & Co. (1999).

48 favorite votes. Average rating: GOOD.

A,O5063-99-10
André Grandier
Moon Glow (hybrid tea, Richardier before 2006)
Raffaello ®
Sunshine Daydream [MEIkanaro]

Grandiflora, Hybrid Tea. Butter-yellow, lighter edges, ages to cream . Buttercream yellow. Mild fragrance. Large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, cupped-to-flat bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.
Height: 5½' (165cm). Width: up to 4½' (up to 135cm). Michèle Meilland Richardier (2006).

48 favorite votes. Average rating: GOOD+.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,VRobin des Bois
Robin Hood (hybrid musk, Pemberton, 1927)

Hybrid Musk, Shrub. Cherry-red. Moderate fragrance. Small, single to semi-double, in large clusters bloom form. Continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 10b. Height of 4' to 5' (120 to 150 cm). Width of 4' (120 cm). Rev. Joseph Hardwick Pemberton (1927).

48 favorite votes. Average rating: GOOD+.

C,F,G,L,N,P"Freya - in commerce as"
Heilige Rose
Holy Rose of Abyssinia
Rosa centifolia f. sancta Zabel
Rosa richardii Rehder
Rosa sancta Richard, not Andrews
Rosa X richardii

Gallica / Provins, Shrub, Species Cross. Rose-pink to salmon-pink. Strong fragrance. Medium to large, single (4-8 petals), borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 4b and warmer. Height of 3' to 5' (90 to 150 cm). Width of up to 4' (up to 120 cm).

48 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,URush ® [LENru]

Floribunda / Cluster Flowered, Hybrid Multiflora, Shrub. Carmine-pink, white center. Mild to strong, fruity fragrance. Medium, single (4-8 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b and warmer. Height of 47" to 4' 11" (120 to 150 cm). Louis Lens (1924-2001) (1981).

48 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VBarry Fearn
Black Madonna
Schwarze Madonna ™ [Korschwama]

Hybrid Tea / Large-Flowered. Dark red. Velvety black-red. None to mild fragrance. Large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of up to 32" (up to 80 cm). W. Kordes & Sons (1992).

48 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

ORA 644
Princesse Sibilla de Luxembourg ®
Stormy Weather (LCl, Orard 2010) [Orafantanov]

Large-Flowered Climber, Shrub. Dark purple, lighter reverse, lighter center, golden-yellow stamens, ages to lavender . Moderate, spice fragrance. Medium to large, semi-double to double, cluster-flowered, in large clusters, cupped-to-flat bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Height of 9' 10" to 11½' (300 to 350 cm). Width of 5' (150 cm). Pierre Orard.

48 favorite votes. Average rating: GOOD.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,VThe Squire ® [AUSquire]

Shrub. English Rose Collection. Dark red. Strong, old rose fragrance. Full (26-40 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 5b through 10b. Height of 39" to 4' 11" (100 to 150 cm). Width of up to 4' (up to 120 cm). David C. H. Austin (1926-2018) (1977).

48 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VVelours Parfume ®
Velvet Fragrance (Hybrid Tea, Fryer before 1985) [FRYperdee]

Hybrid Tea. Crimson. Strong, damask fragrance. Large, full (26-40 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 5b through 10b. Height of 35" to 40" (90 to 100 cm). Width of up to 28" (up to 70 cm). Gareth Fryer (1948-....) (1985).

48 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.