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E,F,G,L,N,O,P,VApricot Candy ™ [Meibidull]

Hybrid Tea. Apricot or apricot blend. Mild to strong, spice fragrance. Medium, double (17-25 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of 5' to 5½' (150 to 165 cm). Alain Meilland (1940-....) (2006).

48 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,TBees Knees ™ (miniature, Zary 1998) [JACkee]

Miniature. Yellow blend. Flowers yellow/pink blend. Mild fragrance. Very large, full (26-40 petals), cluster-flowered, in large clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of 30" to 3' (75 to 90 cm). Dr. Keith W. Zary (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: 39" to 6'7" (100 to 200cm). Width: up to 5' (up to 150cm). François-Georges-Léon Bruant (1891).

48 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

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 (china, Laffay, by 1829)
Fabvier (china, Laffay, by 1829)
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,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VG. Nabonnand (tea, Nabonnand 1888)
"Jean Ducher - in commerce"

Tea. Light pink, light yellow shading. Strong, sweet fragrance. Large, double (17-25 petals), borne mostly solitary bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).
Height: 6'7" to 9'10" (200 to 300cm). Width: 3' to 7' (90 to 215cm). Gilbert Nabonnand (1828-1903) (1888).

48 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

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+.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,VHarlow Carr ™ (shrub, Austin before 2004) [AUShouse]

Shrub. English Rose Collection. Pink. Strong fragrance. Large, very full (41+ petals), in small clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of up to 4' 1" (up to 125 cm). David C. H. Austin (1926-2018) (2004).

48 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,UForever Friends (floribunda, Meilland 1994)
Johann Strauss ®
Sweet Sonata [MEIoffic]

Floribunda. Romantica ™. Salmon-pink, yellow shading. Orient pink suffused aureoline yellow. Mild, apple, lemon fragrance. Medium, very double, old-fashioned bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b and warmer. Height of 20" to 4' 11" (50 to 150 cm). Alain Meilland (1940-....) (1994).

48 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,TIce Cream
Memoire ™ (hybrid tea, Kordes 1992)
Memory (hybrid tea, Kordes 1992) [KORzuri]

Hybrid Tea. White, cream shading. Moderate, tea 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 of 30" to 3' (75 to 90 cm). Width of 26" to 28" (65 to 70 cm). W. Kordes & Sons (1992).

48 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T109-87-10
Moore's Striped Rugosa [MORbeauty]

Hybrid Rugosa. Red, white stripes, red reverse. Moderate, clove, sweet fragrance. Medium to large, full (26-40 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, classic hybrid tea bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 5b through 10b. Height of 4' to 5' (120 to 150 cm). Width of up to 4' (up to 120 cm). Ralph S. Moore (1987).

48 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,UNoble Antony [AUSway]

Shrub. English Rose Collection. Red. Flowers deep magenta. Strong, sweet fragrance. Medium to large, very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, old-fashioned, reflexed, rounded 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' to 5' (90 to 150 cm). David C. H. Austin (1926-2018) (1993).

48 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,UOceana
Osiana ™

Hans Jürgen Evers (1940-2007) (1988).

48 favorite votes. Average rating: GOOD+.

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.

E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,TClimbing The Queen Elizabeth Rose
Grimpant Queen Elisabeth
Queen Elizabeth, Cl.
The Queen Elizabeth Rose, Cl.

Climber, Floribunda, Cl., Grandiflora, Cl.. Pink. Moderate, centifolia fragrance. Large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, high-centered to cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 5b through 9b.
Height: 12' to 14' (365 to 425cm). Dorothy S. Whisler (1957).

48 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

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

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,U,VRosemary Harkness [HARrowbond]

Floribunda, Hybrid Tea. Orange-pink. Strong, sweet fragrance. Double (17-25 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 5b and warmer. Height of 30" to 3' (75 to 90 cm). Width of 30" to 32" (75 to 80 cm). Harkness & Co. (1985).

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-.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VBarry Fearn
Black Madonna
Schwarze Madonna ™ [Korschwama]

Hybrid Tea / Large-Flowered. Dark red. Velvety black-red. None to mild fragrance. Large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of up to 32" (up to 80 cm). W. Kordes & Sons (1992).

48 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VVelours Parfume ®
Velvet Fragrance (Hybrid Tea, Fryer before 1985) [FRYperdee]

Hybrid Tea. Crimson. Strong, damask fragrance. Large, full (26-40 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 5b through 10b. Height of 35" to 40" (90 to 100 cm). Width of up to 28" (up to 70 cm). Gareth Fryer (1948-....) (1985).

48 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

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