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-.

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-.

PCoffee Break ® (hybrid tea, Tantau 2003) [Tan03315]

Hybrid Tea. Russet. 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 20" to 28" (50 to 70 cm). Rosen-Tantau (2003).

48 favorite votes.

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,PColonel Fabvier
Fabvier
Général Fabvier
"Martha Gonzales"
Noisette Agrippina

Found Rose, China / Bengale, Hybrid China. Crimson to pink. [Crimson, white center.]. Moderate fragrance. Medium to large, semi-double (9-16 petals), cupped-to-flat, flat bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 7b through 10b.
Height: 1' to 4' (30 to 120cm). Width: 1' to 2' (30 to 60cm). Jean Laffay (1829).

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,L,N,O,P,UGarnet
Garnette
Garnette Red
Red Garnette (floribunda, Tantau 1947)

Floribunda, Florists Rose, Polyantha. Dark red, lemon-yellow undertones. Garnet-red. Mild fragrance. Medium, very full (41+ petals), cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b and warmer.
Height: 16" to 2' (40 to 60cm). Width: up to 2' (up to 60cm). Mathias Tantau (1882 - 1953) (1947).

48 favorite votes.

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+.

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.

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+.

F,G,N,O,PD'Ecosse Nain couleur de rose
Pimprenelle rouge simple
Red dwarf Scotch Rose
Rosa pimpinellifolia 'rubra'
Rosa spinosissima 'rubra'
Single Red (spinosissima)
Single Red Scotch

Hybrid Spinosissima. Deep pink, lilac shading. Medium, single (4-8 petals) bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. Height of up to 2' (up to 60 cm). Unknown English Breeder(s) (1735).

48 favorite votes.

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-.

C,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VVersigny ® [MASversi]

Shrub. Generosa ® Collection. Salmon-pink, orange center. Moderate, anise, apricot or peach, citrus, vanilla fragrance. Full (26-40 petals), cluster-flowered, cupped, ruffled bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of 4' (120 cm). Width of up to 28" (up to 70 cm). Dominique Massad (1992).

48 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

C,E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,UBrilliant Pink Iceberg [PRObril]

Floribunda. Pink, cream center, light pink stamens. Mild, honey fragrance. Medium, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered, in small clusters, high-centered to flat, open bloom form. Prolific, blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 10b. Height of 30" to 5' (75 to 150 cm). Width of 30" to 5' (75 to 150 cm). Lilia Margaret Weatherly (1927-2012) (1995).

47 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

G,N,P,VBonica, Cl.
Canibo
Climbing Bonica

Climber. Pink blend. Moderate, sweet fragrance. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of up to 13' 1" (up to 400 cm).

47 favorite votes.

F,G,L,N,O,P,TFrankfurt (Gallica)
Rosa gallica splendens
Splendens (gallica/turbinata)
Valamo-rose
Valamonruusu (Finland)

Gallica / Provins, Hybrid Pendulina, Turbinata. Red. Moderate fragrance. Medium, semi-double (9-16 petals) bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 4b through 8b. Height of 4' 11" to 6' (150 to 185 cm). Width of up to 4' (up to 120 cm). Unknown (1583).

47 favorite votes.

A,F,G,L,N,O,TLiaison (floribunda, Williams 1996)
Pete Musser
Peter Musser [WILpete]

Floribunda / Cluster Flowered, Florists Rose, Grandiflora, Hybrid Tea / Large-Flowered. Orange or orange-red. Cherry-red. Strong fragrance. Large, full (26-40 petals), exhibition bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 7b and warmer. Height of 42" to 4' (105 to 120 cm). J. Benjamin Williams (1996).

47 favorite votes.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VPresident Herbert Hoover
President Hoover

Hybrid Tea, Pernetiana. Copper and orange, pink shading, ages to yellow . Moderate, spice fragrance. Large, double (17-25 petals), borne mostly solitary, nodding or "weak neck" bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b and warmer. Height of 2' to 32" (60 to 80 cm). Lyman B. Coddington (1930).

47 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.