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C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,TA. Hill Gray
Alex. Hill Gray
Alexander Hill Gray (tea, Dickson 1909)

Tea. Lemon-yellow, ages to darker . Strong, tea fragrance. Medium to large, borne mostly solitary, high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 7a and warmer.
Height: 3' to 4' (90 to 120cm). Width: 3' (90cm). Alexander Dickson II (1857-1949) (1909).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,VBaronne Henriette Snoy

Tea. Light pink, rose-pink reverse. Strong fragrance. Double (17-25 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, globular bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of 3' to 5' (90 to 150 cm). Width of 3' (90 cm). Alexandre Bernaix (1897).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VBeauté de Lyon (noisette, Ducher, 1887)
Beauté Inconstante (tea, Pernet-Ducher, 1887)
"Bermuda Papa Gontier"
"Mrs. Heggie's Red Tea"

Found Rose, Bermuda Rose, Noisette, Tea. Orange-red, carmine-red highlights, yellow shading. [Red.]. Variable red. Reddish copper. sometimes flushed or streaked yellow. Pedicels glandular. Receptacle has glands usually on lower half only.. Strong fragrance. Large, double (17-25 petals), borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered, in small clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).
Height: 4'11" to 9'10" (150 to 300cm). Width: up to 16'5" (up to 500cm). Joseph Pernet-Ducher (1887).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

C,F,G,L,N,O,P,TCapitaine Dyel de Graville

Bourbon. Pink, darker center. Very large, full (26-40 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 5b through 10b. Philbert Boutigny (1905).

1 favorite vote.

F,G,L,N,O,PCatharina II
Catherine deux
Catherine II (china, Laffay, pre 1826)

China / Bengale, Hybrid China, Tea. Light pink. Strong, tea fragrance. Medium to large, full (26-40 petals), globular bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 7b through 10b. Height of 20" (50 cm). Jean Laffay (1826).

1 favorite vote.

A,C,F,G,L,N,O,P,T,U,VDame Edith Helen (hybrid tea, Dickson 1925)

Hybrid Tea. Deep pink, salmon-pink highlights, ages to lighter . Strong fragrance. Very large, very double, borne mostly solitary, exhibition, high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b and warmer. Height of 30" to 4' 11" (75 to 150 cm). Alexander Dickson II (1857-1949) (1925).

1 favorite vote.

C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,TDonau (hybrid wichuarana, Praskac, 1913)

Climber, Hybrid Wichurana, Large-Flowered Climber. Lilac, red shading. Ages to slaty blue. Strong, lily of the valley fragrance. Small to medium, double (17-25 petals), in large clusters bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of 13' 1" to 19' 8" (400 to 600 cm). Franz Praskac (1913).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: GOOD+.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,VEl Toro
Red Mountain Peak (South Africa)
Toro
Uncle Joe

Hybrid Tea. Dark red. Strong fragrance. Large, very double, globular bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 7b and warmer. Height of 8' (245 cm). Kern Rose Nursery (1972).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: GOOD+.

C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,VElie Beauvilain (Tea Noisette, Beauvilain, 1887)
Elie Beauvillain
"Mr. Williams' Gloire de Dijon"

Found Rose, Noisette, Tea Noisette, Tea, Cl.. Light pink, copper undertones, red veining. Large, double (17-25 petals), scalloped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).
Height: up to 10' (up to 305cm). Beauvilain / Beauvillain (1887).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: GOOD.

A,C,E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,TFragrant Memory (hybrid tea, Warriner, 1971)
Jadis [WARdis]

Hybrid Tea. Pink, mauve highlights. Strong, rose fragrance. Large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6a through 10b.
Height: 4' to 5' (120 to 150cm). William A. Warriner (1971).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

A,C,E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,TGertrude Jekyll ®
"Von Doussa Children" [AUSbord]

Shrub. English Rose Collection. Pink. Strong, old rose fragrance. Large, old-fashioned, quartered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 5b through 10b. Height of 4' to 10' (120 to 305 cm). Width of 4' to 6' (120 to 185 cm). David C. H. Austin (1926-2018) (1986).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,TGolden Showers

Climber, Large-Flowered Climber. Yellow. Moderate, centifolia, licorice, tea fragrance. Large, very double, borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, high-centered to flat bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 3b through 10b.
Height: 10' to 14' (305 to 425cm). Width: up to 6' (up to 185cm). Dr. Walter E. Lammerts (1950).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: GOOD+.

C,E,F,G,L,N,O,PHalloween

Hybrid Tea / Large-Flowered. Yellow blend, red edges. Strong fragrance. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 7b through 10b. Arthur Preston Howard (1962).

1 favorite vote.

C,F,G,L,N,O,P,T,U,VÀ odeur de thé
Bengale à odeur de thé
Hume's Blush Tea-scented China
Rosa indica fragrans Redout. & Thory synonym
Rosa indica odoratissima Lindley
Rosa odorata (Andrews) Sweet
Rosa odorata Thea
Rosa odorata var. odorata
Rosa X odorata (hort ex. Andrews) Sweet
Rose de la Chine carnée
Rosier des Indes odorant
Sweet-scented China
Tea-Scented China
Thé commun
Thé ordinaire
Thea carnea

China / Bengale, Species Cross, Tea. Blush, darker center. Strong, tea fragrance. Large, double (17-25 petals) bloom form. Continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season. USDA zone 7b and warmer. Height of 1' to 2' (30 to 60 cm). John Reeves (1808).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,F,G,L,N,OKathleen O'Rourke

Hybrid Tea. Orange-pink. Strong fragrance. Large, full (26-40 petals), high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Patrick Dickson (1926-2012) (1976).

1 favorite vote.

C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,U,VLorraine Lee

Hybrid Gigantea, Tea. Coral-pink. Moderate fragrance. Medium, semi-double to double, cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of 6' 7" to 9' 10" (200 to 300 cm). Width of 6' 7" (200 cm). Alister Clark (1864-1949) (1924).

1 favorite vote.

F,G,L,N,O,P,T,UNapoléon (china, Laffay, pre 1834)

China / Bengale. Light pink, crimson flecks. Strong fragrance. Large, double (17-25 petals), cupped, expanded bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 7b through 10b. Height of 3' to 5' (90 to 150 cm). Jean Laffay (1834).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: GOOD-.

C,F,G,L,N,O,P,UAhimsa
Orient Silk ™

Hybrid Tea. Yellow. Moderate fragrance. Very large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of 3' (90 cm). M.S. Viraraghavan (1996).

1 favorite vote.

C,E,F,G,L,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VRed Masterpiece (hybrid tea, Warriner 1974) [JACder]

Hybrid Tea. Dark red. Strong, old rose fragrance. Large, double (17-25 petals), high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 7b and warmer. Height of 4' (120 cm). Width of 3' (90 cm). William A. Warriner (1974).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,E,F,G,L,N,O,P,URubaiyat

Hybrid Tea. Deep pink, lighter reverse. Strong, damask, lemon, rose fragrance. Large, full (26-40 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, high-centered, spiral centers bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of 42" to 4½' (105 to 135 cm). Walter Irwin Johnston (1946).

1 favorite vote.

C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VSafrano (tea, Beauregard, 1837)

Tea. Yellow, apricot shading, ages to buff . Strong fragrance. Medium to large, double (17-25 petals), cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 7b through 9b.
Height: 6'7" to 9'10" (200 to 300cm). Width: 6'7" to 9'10" (200 to 300cm). Jean-Frédéric Sourdeau de Beauregard (1837).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

C,F,G,L,N,O,P,VElise Vardon
Souvenir d'Elisa Vardon
Souvenir d'Elise Vardon

Tea. Light pink, buff shading, blush outer petals, copper shading, ages to white . Glandular or hairy pedicels. None to mild fragrance. Large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, globular bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).
Height: 3' (90cm). Width: 2' to 3' (60 to 90cm). François Marest (1853).

1 favorite vote.

F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,USpencer
Spenser

Hybrid Perpetual. Light pink, white reverse. None to mild fragrance. Large, very double, cupped, flat bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 4a through 5b.
Height: 4' to 5' (120 to 150cm). William Paul (1822-1905) (1892).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,F,G,N,P,T,U,V"Bermuda Spice"
"Spice" (found rose)

Found Rose, Bermuda Rose, China / Bengale, Tea. (Series: Earth Kind ™) White to light pink. Strong, pepper, spice fragrance. Medium, semi-double to double bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 7b through 10b.
Height: 3' to 5' (90 to 150cm). Width: 3' to 4' (90 to 120cm).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.