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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,T22-66-23
Angel Pink ™
Pink Angel (miniature, Moore, 1987) [MORgel]

Climber, Miniature, Cl.. Orange-pink. Mild fragrance. Double (17-25 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).
Height: 5' to 7' (150 to 215cm). Ralph S. Moore (1987).

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+.

C,E,F,G,L,N,O,P,T,VBlue Ribbon [AROlical]

Hybrid Tea. Lavender. Strong, fruity, sweet fragrance. Large, double (17-25 petals), high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b and warmer. Height of up to 4' 11" (up to 150 cm). Jack E. Christensen (1984).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

A,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,VBlue River ® (hybrid tea, Kordes, 1984) [KORsicht]

Hybrid Tea. Lilac, fuchsia / magenta edges. Strong fragrance. Large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b and warmer.
Height: 3' to 4' (90 to 120cm). Width: up to 2' (up to 60cm). Reimer Kordes (1922-1997) (1984).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: GOOD+.

A,C,E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,VButterscotch (Large Flowered Climber, Warriner 1986) [JACtan]

Climber, Large-Flowered Climber. Tan. Mild fragrance. Small, double (17-25 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 10b. Height of 8' to 10' (245 to 305 cm). William A. Warriner (1985).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,VChantilly Lace (hybrid tea, Devor, 1972)

Florists Rose, Hybrid Tea. Red and purple. Strong fragrance. Large, double (17-25 petals), borne mostly solitary, high-centered bloom form. Continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of 5' (150 cm). Paul Francis DeVor (1972).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VChaucer [AUScer]

English Rose [David Austin], Shrub. Pink. Myrrh fragrance. Double (17-25 petals) bloom form. Occasional repeat later in the season. USDA zone 5b through 10b. Height of 3' to 4' (90 to 120 cm). Width of up to 3' (up to 90 cm). David C. H. Austin (1926-2018) (1970).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: GOOD+.

F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VChloris (alba, Descemet, pre 1815)
Rosée du Matin (alba, Descemet, 1815)

Alba, Gallica / Provins. Light pink, ages to white . Strong fragrance. Small to medium, very double bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 3b through 9b.
Height: 4' to 7' (120 to 215cm). Width: 4' to 5' (120 to 150cm). Jacques-Louis Descemet (1815).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,VDiamond Jubilee (hybrid tea, Boerner, 1947)

Hybrid Tea. Light yellow. Mild to strong fragrance. Large, full (26-40 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b and warmer.
Height: 3' to 4¼' (90 to 130cm). Eugene S. Boerner (1947).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

F,G,N,O,P,Q,VÉtoile de Feu (Hybrid Tea, Pernet-Ducher, 1921)

Hybrid Tea, Pernetiana. Salmon-pink and coral-red, scarlet shading. Strong fragrance. Large, double (17-25 petals), borne mostly solitary, globular bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Joseph Pernet-Ducher (1921).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: GOOD+.

C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VGhislaine de Féligonde

Hybrid Multiflora, Hybrid Musk, Rambler. Light yellow. Mild to strong fragrance. Small to medium, double (17-25 petals), in large clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 5b and warmer. Height of 6½' to 10' (200 to 305 cm). Eugène Turbat & Compagnie (1916).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VGermania (hybrid perpetual, Welter 1889)
Gloire de Ducher

Hybrid Perpetual. Purple - red, violet shading. [Carmine-red, dark purple shading, blue highlights.]. Moderate, violets fragrance. Very large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, button-eye, cupped-to-flat, globular bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 5b and warmer. Height of 6' to 7' (185 to 215 cm). Width of 5' (150 cm). Claude Ducher (1820-1874) (1865), Nicola Welter (1889).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

C,G,L,N,O,T,UGoldilocks, Cl.

Climber, Floribunda, Cl.. Yellow, ages to lighter . Mild to strong, fruity fragrance. Small, full (26-40 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).
Height: 10' to 12' (305 to 365cm). Frederick L. Caluya (1951).

1 favorite vote.

C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VHoney Sweet
Honeysweet

Shrub. Buck Roses Collection. Orange-pink. Honey fragrance. Large bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 4b through 9b. Height of 3' (90 cm). Dr. Griffith J. Buck (1984).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VJacques Cartier
Marchesa Boccella
Marquise Boccella
Marquise Virginie Boccella

Damask Perpetual, Hybrid Perpetual, Portland. Light pink. Strong fragrance. Very full (41+ petals), rosette bloom form. Occasional repeat later in the season. USDA zone 4b and warmer.
Height: 3' to 5' (90 to 150cm). Width: up to 3' (up to 90cm). Jean Desprez (1842), Moreau-Robert (1868).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VChocolate Rose
Julia (hybrid tea, Tysterman, 1976)
Julia's Rose
"Pashley Manor Rose"

Hybrid Tea / Large-Flowered. Russet. Mild fragrance. Double (17-25 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 7b and warmer. Height of 2' to 42" (60 to 105 cm). Width of 18" to 3' (45 to 90 cm). Willem E Tysterman (1976), Wisbech Plant Co. Ltd. (1976).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: GOOD+.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,VLady Hillingdon (Tea, Lowe & Shawyer, 1910)

Tea. Apricot. Flowers deep apricot-yellow. Strong, tea fragrance. Large, semi-double (9-16 petals), borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered, in small clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6a through 10b. Height of 2' to 3' (60 to 90 cm). Lowe & Shawyer (1910).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,TLilac Dawn

Floribunda / Cluster Flowered. Mauve or purple blend. Flowers lavender-pink to lilac. Lilac fragrance. Medium, very full (41+ petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Swim & Weeks (1962).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: GOOD+.

A,E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,TLilac Rose (English rose, Austin 1990)
Old Lilac [AUSlilac]

Shrub. English Rose Collection. Pink blend. Strong fragrance. Very double bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 5b through 10b. Height of 3' to 4' (90 to 120 cm). Width of 3' to 42" (90 to 105 cm). David C. H. Austin (1926-2018) (1990).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,VMaria Stern

Hybrid Tea / Large-Flowered. Sub-Zero Series. Orange blend. Strong fragrance. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 4b through 8b. Height of 4' (120 cm). Brownell Family (1968).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VPapa Meilland ® (Hybrid Tea, Meilland, 1963) [MEIsar]

Hybrid Tea. Dark red. Strong, old rose fragrance. Very large, full (26-40 petals), exhibition, high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 7a and warmer.
Height: 35" to 4' (90 to 120cm). Width: 2' to 4' (60 to 120cm). Alain Meilland (1940-....) (1963).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VTamora (shrub, Austin, 1983) [AUStamora]

Shrub. English Rose Collection. Apricot - yellow, darker center, lighter edges. Strong, myrrh fragrance. Medium to large, very full (41+ petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 5b through 10b. Height of 39" to 4' (100 to 120 cm). Width of 2' to 3' (60 to 90 cm). David C. H. Austin (1926-2018) (1983).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.