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A,C,E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VAbraham Darby
Candy Rain
Country Darby tree [AUScot]

Shrub. English Rose Collection. Apricot and light pink, lighter edges. Strong, fruity fragrance. Large, very full (41+ petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, cupped, old-fashioned, quartered bloom form. Prolific, continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season. USDA zone 5b through 10b. Height of 4' to 10' (120 to 305 cm). Width of 3' to 5' (90 to 150 cm). David C. H. Austin (1926-2018) (1985).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: GOOD+.

A,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VAlain Blanchard (hybrid gallica, Vibert, 1839)

Centifolia, Hybrid Gallica. Crimson, purple mottling, pink undertones. Strong fragrance. Medium to large, semi-double to double, cupped bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 4b through 8b.
Height: 39" to 5' (100 to 150cm). Width: 4' to 5' (120 to 150cm). Jean-Pierre Vibert (1839).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VAlchemist
Alchimiste
Alchymist
Alchymiste
The Alchymist

Climber, Large-Flowered Climber, Shrub. Yellow, orange shading. Strong fragrance. Large, very full (41+ petals), old-fashioned, quartered, rosette bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 4b through 9b. Height of 6' to 20' (185 to 610 cm). Width of 6' to 8' (185 to 245 cm). Reimer Kordes (1922-1997) (1956).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VAlister Stella Gray (noisette, Gray 1894)
Golden Rambler (noisette, Gray 1894)

Noisette, Tea Noisette. Light yellow, yellow highlights, ages to cream . Moderate, sweet fragrance. Medium, full (26-40 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, in large clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 5b through 10b. Height of 6' 7" to 16' 5" (200 to 500 cm). Width of up to 10' (up to 305 cm). Alexander Hill Gray (1894).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

C,E,F,G,L,N,O,P,T,UAmelia Earhart (Hybrid Tea, Reymond, 1929)
Président Charles Hain

Hybrid Tea, Pernetiana. Golden-yellow, deep yellow center, orange-pink shading, golden-yellow reverse. Strong fragrance. Very large, very double, borne mostly solitary bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 7b through 9b. Height of up to 5' (up to 150 cm). Width of up to 4' (up to 120 cm). Louis Reymond (1929).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: GOOD.

A,C,E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,UAngel Face (floribunda, Swim & Weeks 1968)

Floribunda. Mauve or purple blend. Flowers deep mauve-lavender, petal edges blushed ruby. Strong, citrus fragrance. Medium-large, full (26-40 petals), cluster-flowered, in large clusters, high-centered, ruffled bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 5b through 9b. Height of 3' to 4' (90 to 120 cm). Width of 3' (90 cm). Swim & Weeks (1968).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: GOOD+.

C,G,N,O,P,Q,TAngel Face, Cl. (cl. floribunda, Haight 1981)

Climber, Floribunda, Cl.. Lavender - mauve. Strong, citrus fragrance. Ruffled bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of 10' to 12' (305 to 365 cm). George Sievers Haight (1981).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VApothecary's Rose
Apothekerrose
Common Provins Rose (syn. 'Officinalis')
"Cynthia's Rose"
Double Red Rose
Officinalis
Old Red Damask
Provins Rose
Provins rouge double
Provins rouge semi-double
Red Damask (syn. Officinalis)
Red Gallica
Red Officinal Rose
Red Rose of Lancaster
Rosa gallica duplex
Rosa gallica maxima
R. gallica officinalis
Rosa gallica 'Officinalis'
R. gallica plena
Rosa gallica var. officinalis Ser.
Rosa gallica var. plena Regel synonym
Rose de Provins
Rosier de Provins ordinaire
Rubra plena (gallica)

Gallica / Provins, Miscellaneous OGR. Deep pink to carmine-red. Strong fragrance. Medium, semi-double (9-16 petals), cupped bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 3b through 8b. Height of 3' to 5' (90 to 150 cm). Width of 3' (90 cm). Unknown (1160).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: GOOD+.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VBaronne de Rothschild ® (hybrid tea, Meilland, 1959/69)
Baronne E. de Rothschild
Baronne Edmond de Rothschild ®
MEIguno [MEIgriso]

Hybrid Tea. Rose-red, fuchsia / magenta shading, silver(y) reverse. Strong fragrance. Very large, full (26-40 petals), high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 7b and warmer. Height of 35" to 4¼' (90 to 130 cm). Marie-Louise (Louisette) Meilland (Paolino) (1920-1987) (1968).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VBasye's Purple Rose

Hybrid Rugosa, Shrub. Fuchsia / magenta. Fruity fragrance. Medium, single (4-8 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 3b through 9b. Height of up to 8' 2" (up to 250 cm). Width of up to 5' (up to 150 cm). Dr. Robert E. Basye (1968).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: GOOD+.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VBelinda's Dream (Shrub, Basye, 1988)
Belinda's Rose

Shrub. Earth Kind ™. Pink. Moderate, fruity, raspberry fragrance. Medium-large, very full (41+ petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 7a through 11. Dr. Robert E. Basye (1988).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VBelle de Crécy (Gallica, Roeser, 1829)
Le Météore (Gallica, Roeser, pre 1829)
Météor (gallica, Roeser, pre 1829)
Météore

Gallica / Provins, Hybrid China. Red, violet shading, ages to violet . Strong fragrance. Medium to large, very full (41+ petals), button-eye, expanded bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 4b through 9a.
Height: 3' to 7' (90 to 215cm). Width: 3' to 39" (90 to 100cm). Pierre Jean Louis Roëser (1829).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: GOOD+.

F,G,N,O,P,QBella di Monza
Belle de Florence
Belle de Monza
Bengal de Florence
Florentia (syn. 'Belle de Monza')
Palermo (syn. 'Belle de Monza')
Pistoja (syn. 'Belle de Monza')
Violacea-carnosa

China / Bengale, Hybrid China. Deep pink to purple, lighter center, mottling. Medium, double (17-25 petals), cupped-to-flat bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 7b through 10b. Giovanni Antonio Luigi Villoresi (Villaresi) (1818).

1 favorite vote.

F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,VBelle Isis (gallica, Parmentier, by 1845)

Agatha/Agathe, Gallica / Provins. Light pink. Strong, myrrh fragrance. Medium, double (17-25 petals), button-eye, flat, quartered, rosette bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 4b through 8b.
Height: 3' to 5'11" (90 to 180cm). Width: 3' to 47" (90 to 120cm). Louis-Joseph-Ghislain Parmentier (1845).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,TBlue Bajou ® (Floribunda, Kordes, 1993)
Blue Bayou
Blue-Bijou [KORkultop]

Floribunda / Cluster Flowered. Mauve or purple blend. Strong fragrance. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 5b and warmer. Height of 2' (60 cm). W. Kordes & Sons (1993).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VBlå Måndag
Blue Monday
Blue Moon
Mainzer Fastnacht
Mainzer Rad
Navo-Rose
Sissi ®
Sissy [TANnacht]

Hybrid Tea. Lilac. Strong, opinions vary fragrance. Large, full (26-40 petals), classic hybrid tea, exhibition bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 7b and warmer. Height of 2' to 5' (60 to 150 cm). Width of 2' (60 cm). Mathias Tantau, Jr. (1912 - 2006) (1964).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: GOOD+.

A,C,E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,UBlue Nile ®
Nil Bleu ® [DELnible]

Hybrid Tea. Mauve, blue highlights. Strong, citrus, fruity, tea fragrance. Large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). André Delbard-Chabert (1915-2012) (1975).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

C,E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,VBlue Skies [BUCblu]

Hybrid Tea. Buck Roses Collection. Mauve or purple blend. Strong, sweet fragrance. Very large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, cupped-to-flat, scalloped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b and warmer. Height of 37" to 43" (95 to 110 cm). Dr. Griffith J. Buck (1983).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,UBonica ® (shrub, Meilland, 1975)
Bonica '82 [MEIdomonac]

Floribunda, Shrub. Pink, darker edges. None to mild fragrance. Medium, full (26-40 petals), cluster-flowered, in large clusters bloom form. Prolific, blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 4b through 9b. Height of 2' to 5' (60 to 150 cm). Width of 4' to 6' (120 to 185 cm). Meilland (Paolino) (1920-1987) (1981), Mouchotte (1981).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,F,G,L,N,O,P,T,U,VBurgunderröschen
Burgundiaca
Burgundian Rose
Burgundica
Burgundy Rose
Centifolia Parvifolia
Dwarf Burgundy
Dwarf Red Burgundy Rose
Le Pompon de Bourgogne
Petit pompon
Pompon à fleurs doubles
Pompon de Burgundica
Pompon Rose (syn. for 'Burgundian Rose')
Rosa burgundiaca Pers.
R. centifolia parvifolia
Rosa centifolia var. parvifolia (Ehrh.) Rehder
Rosa gallica var. parvifolia (Ehr.) Ser. synonym
R. parvifolia
Rosa parvifolia Ehrh. synonym
R. pomponia
Rosa pomponia 'Burgundiaca'
Rosa pomponia DC
Rosa X centifolia 'Parvifolia'
Rosier à petites feuilles
Rosier de Bourgogne
Rosier Pompon

Centifolia, Hybrid Gallica. Deep pink, suffused with purple. Strong fragrance. Small, very double, borne mostly solitary, button-eye, cupped bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 4b through 9b.
Height: 18" to 5' (45 to 150cm). Unknown (1664).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

F,G,N,P,T"Camaïeux Reversion"

Found Rose, Gallica / Provins. Mauve or purple blend. Strong fragrance. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 4b through 8b.

1 favorite vote.

A,C,E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,UC.W.S. ®
Canadian White Star ®
Dr. Wolfgang Pöschl

Hybrid Tea. White. None to mild fragrance. Large, very full (41+ petals), exhibition, high-centered, quilled, reflexed bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 5b and warmer. Height of 4' to 6' (120 to 185 cm). Width of 15" to 20" (40 to 50 cm). George Mander (1980).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

F,G,L,N,O,P,T,UCapitaine John Ingram
Captain Ingram

Moss. Dark purple. Strong fragrance. Medium to large, double (17-25 petals), quartered bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of 4' to 5' 11" (120 to 180 cm). Width of up to 3' (up to 90 cm). Jean Laffay (1854).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VCardinal de Richelieu (hybrid china, Parmentier, pre 1847)
Rose Van Sian

Gallica / Provins, Hybrid Gallica. Mauve or purple blend. None to mild fragrance. Medium, very full (41+ petals) bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 4b through 8b.
Height: 3' to 6' (90 to 185cm). Width: 2' to 3' (60 to 90cm). Louis-Joseph-Ghislain Parmentier (1847).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: GOOD+.