Favorite / Recommended Roses

F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,VÀ Feuilles de Chanvre
Boat-leaved Rose
Cannabina (alba)
Hemp-Leaved White Rose
Rosa alba cannabina
Rosa alba cymbaefolia
Rosa alba staxon cymbaefolia Redouté & Thory
Rosa alba var. cymbaefolia (Redouté) Heinr.Braun
Rosa cannabifolia
Rosa X alba cannabifolia
Rosa X cannabifolia
Rosier blanc à feuilles de Chanvre

Alba. White, pink undertones. Strong fragrance. Small, semi-double to double, in small clusters bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 3b through 9b.
Height: 39" to 9'10" (100 to 300cm). Width: up to 3' (up to 90cm). Flobert (1807).

66 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,TAngela ® (floribunda, Kordes, 1975/84)
Angelica (floribunda, Kordes, 1984)
KO 75/0578-01 [KORday]

Floribunda, Shrub. Rose-pink, light pink highlights, lighter center. [Pink.]. Mild, fruity fragrance. Small to medium, semi-double to double, cluster-flowered, in large clusters, cupped bloom form. Continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season. USDA zone 5b and warmer. Height of 32" to 9' 10" (80 to 300 cm). Width of up to 32" (up to 80 cm). Reimer Kordes (1922-1997) (1975).

66 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

C,E,G,N,O,P,Q,T,UAvril Elizabeth Home
Heaven on Earth [KORravreli]

Floribunda, Shrub. Peach - apricot. Moderate, spice fragrance. Medium, very full (41+ petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, cupped, rounded bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of 3' to 4' (90 to 120 cm). Width of up to 4' (up to 120 cm). Wilhelm Kordes III (1953 - 2016) (2003).

66 favorite votes. Average rating: GOOD+.

A,C,E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,UBrass Band ™ [JACcofl]

Floribunda. Apricot or apricot blend. Mild, damask fragrance. Large, full (26-40 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b and warmer.
Height: 3' to 39" (90 to 100cm). Jack E. Christensen (1993).

66 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

A,E,F,G,L,N,O,P,TBrite Lites
Golden Bouquet (floribunda, Harkness 1983)
Princess Alice (floribunda, Harkness before 1983)
Zonta Rose [HARtanna]

Floribunda / Cluster Flowered. Yellow. Mild fragrance. Medium, double (17-25 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b and warmer. Height of 3' to 42" (90 to 105 cm). Width of 2' to 30" (60 to 75 cm). Harkness & Co. (1983).

66 favorite votes.

C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VClementina Carbonieri (Tea, Lodi, 1913)

Tea. Pink, salmon-pink shading, deep yellow undertones. Outer petals shaded violet-pink. Strong fragrance. Medium to large, full (26-40 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of 3' to 47" (90 to 120 cm). Width of 2' to 39" (60 to 100 cm). Massimiliano Lodi (1863-1930) (1913).

66 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,F,G,L,N,O,P,T,U,VColor Wonder (hybrid tea, Kordes 1964)
Colour Wonder
Königin der Rosen ®
Queen of Roses (hybrid tea, Kordes 1964)
Reine des Roses [KORbico]

Hybrid Tea. Orange - coral-red, cream reverse. Mild fragrance. Large, very full (41+ petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 7b and warmer. Height of up to 30" (up to 75 cm). Reimer Kordes (1922-1997) (1964).

66 favorite votes.

A,C,E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,UCommandant Cousteau (hybrid tea, Adam, 1993)
Grand Huit
Grande Classe (hybrid tea, Adam 1993)
Lasting Love ® (hybrid tea, Adam, 1993)
Le Grand Huit ® [ADHarman]

Hybrid Tea / Large-Flowered. Dark red. Strong, fruity, rose fragrance. Large, very double, borne mostly solitary, cupped, high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 7b and warmer. Height of 31" to 39" (80 to 100 cm). Width of 20" to 2' (50 to 60 cm). Michel Adam (1993).

66 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

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).

66 favorite votes. Average rating: GOOD+.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VAntique Abundance
English Sonnet ™
Fragrant Surprise
King Arthur ® (floribunda, Harkness, 1988)
Lawrence of Arabia ™ (floribunda, Harkness 1988)
Renown's Samaritan
Samaritan [HARverag]

Floribunda, Hybrid Tea. Apricot, pink shading. Strong, anise, cinnamon, fruity, spice fragrance. Large, very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered, in small clusters, cupped, old-fashioned, quartered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 7b through 10b. Height of 30" to 39" (75 to 100 cm). Width of 2' (60 cm). Harkness & Co. (1988).

66 favorite votes. Average rating: GOOD+.

C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VGruss an Teplitz
Virginia R. Coxe

China / Bengale, Hybrid China. Scarlet. Strong, spice fragrance. Medium to large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, cupped, open bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 10b.
Height: 5' to 6'7" (150 to 200cm). Rudolf Geschwind (1829-1910) (1897).

66 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,UHaendel ®
Handel®
Händel (Large Flowered Climber, McGredy 1960)
MACha
McGredy's Händel

Climber, Floribunda, Cl., Large-Flowered Climber. Cream, rose-pink edges. None to mild, honey fragrance. Medium to large, very double, cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of 5' to 11' (150 to 335 cm). Width of 7' to 8' (215 to 245 cm). Samuel Darragh (1932-2019) McGredy IV (1960).

66 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

A,C,E,F,G,N,O,P,QKO 94/2394-01
Laguna ® (Large Flowered Climber, Kordes 1994) [KORadigel]

Climber, Large-Flowered Climber. Deep pink. Strong, fruity, spice fragrance. Medium, very full (41+ petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, cupped-to-flat bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 5b through 9b. Height of up to 8' 2" (up to 250 cm). Width of 39" (100 cm). Tim Hermann Kordes (1994).

66 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

C,E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,ULittle Artist
Top Gear [MACmanly]

Miniature. Red blend, white center. Mild, apple fragrance. Semi-double (9-16 petals), cluster-flowered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b and warmer. Height of 1' to 14" (30 to 35 cm). Samuel Darragh (1932-2019) McGredy IV (1977).

66 favorite votes. Average rating: GOOD+.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,UCindy (hybrid tea, Harkness, 1997)
LeAnn Rimes
Lee Ann Rimes
Perception ® [HARzippee]

Hybrid Tea / Large-Flowered. Pink blend, pink edges, white reverse. Strong, sweet fragrance. Large, high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 7b and warmer. Height of 47" to 7' (120 to 215 cm). Width of 32" (80 cm). Harkness & Co. (1998).

66 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

A,C,E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,UJack Dayson
Perfect Moment ™ [KORwilma]

Hybrid Tea. Red, yellow reverse, red edges, yellow undertones, ages to carmine-red . Mild, fruity fragrance. Large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 7b and warmer.
Height: 4' to 5½' (120 to 165cm). Width: 30" to 4' (75 to 120cm). Wilhelm Kordes III (1953 - 2016) (1989).

66 favorite votes. Average rating: GOOD+.

C,F,G,L,N,O,P,T,VHudson Bay Rose
Labrador Rose
Meadow Rose
R. blanda
Rosa blanda Aiton
Rosa blanda Jacq.
Rosa cinnamomea subsp. blanda (Aiton) Nyman
R. fraxinea Willd.
Rosa fraxinifolia var. blanda (Aiton) Ser.
Rosa gemella Willd. synonym
Rosa Solandri Tratt. Synonym
Rosa subblanda Rydb. Synonym
Rosa turgida Pers. synonym
Rose du Labrador
Smooth Rose

Species / Wild. Rose-pink. Strong fragrance. Medium, single (4-8 petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 3b and warmer. Height of 4' 11" to 8' 2" (150 to 250 cm). Width of up to 4' (up to 120 cm). James Gordon (1773).

66 favorite votes.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VGoldsonne
Soleil d'Or

Hybrid Foetida, Pernetiana. Golden-yellow, rose-red shading, darker center. Strong, spice fragrance. Large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, flat, globular bloom form. Occasional repeat later in the season. USDA zone 6b and warmer. Height of 2' to 4' 11" (60 to 150 cm). Width of 3' (90 cm). Joseph Pernet-Ducher (1884).

66 favorite votes. Average rating: GOOD.

Twilight Zone (grandiflora, Carruth 2011) [Wekebtidere]

Floribunda, Grandiflora. Dark purple. Strong, citrus, spice fragrance. Large, very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.
Height: 33" to 41" (85 to 105cm). Width: 33" to 41" (85 to 105cm). Tom Carruth (2009).

66 favorite votes. Average rating: GOOD+.

PWhite Licorice™ (Floribunda, Bedard, 2009) [Wekdidusinra]

Floribunda. Light yellow to white. Strong, licorice fragrance. Large, very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.
Height: 4' to 5' (120 to 150cm). Width: 18" to 23" (45 to 60cm). Christian Bédard (2009).

66 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

A,C,E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,UChris Evert ™
Raymond Kopa ®
Souvenire (South Africa) [WEKjuvoo]

Hybrid Tea. Orange blend, red edges. Strong, fruity fragrance. Large, double (17-25 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 7b and warmer. Height of 3' to 4' (90 to 120 cm). Tom Carruth (1996).

65 favorite votes. Average rating: GOOD+.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VClaire Rose [AUSlight]

English Rose [David Austin], Shrub. Pink. Strong fragrance. Double (17-25 petals), cupped bloom form. Occasional repeat later in the season. USDA zone 5b through 10b. Height of 4' to 8' (120 to 245 cm). Width of 3' to 4' (90 to 120 cm). David C. H. Austin (1926-2018) (1986).

65 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VDeep Secret (hybrid tea, Tantau 1977)
Mildred Scheel ®

Hybrid Tea. Dark red. Blackcurrant, lemongrass and Earl Grey tea fragrance. Strong fragrance. Large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, semi-globular bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 10b.
Height: 30" to 6' (75 to 185cm). Width: 2' to 5' (60 to 150cm). Mathias Tantau, Jr. (1912 - 2006) (1976).

65 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

C,E,G,N,O,P,T,VMistral (patio, Olesen/Poulsen, 1996/2000)
Mistral Parade ®
Mistral Party ® [POUlmist]

Mini-Flora, Patio. (Series: Parade ® Collection) Deep yellow. None / no fragrance. Small, very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b and warmer.
Height: 8" to 16" (20 to 40cm). Width: 8" to 10" (20 to 25cm). Mogens Nyegaard Olesen, L. Pernille Olesen.

65 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.