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A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VAlfred de Dalmas

Moss. Pink, light pink edges. Purplish pink reverse. Moderate fragrance. Medium, very double, cluster-flowered, in small clusters bloom form. Occasional repeat later in the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).
Height: 2' to 4' (60 to 120cm). Width: up to 2' (up to 60cm). Jean Laffay (1855).

47 favorite votes. Average rating: GOOD.

E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,UAmaroela
Ambra Rosata
Bernstein-Rose ® (floribunda, Evers/Tantau, 1987)
Tantau's Bernsteinrose [TANeitber]

Floribunda. Deep yellow. Flowers large, warm amber-yellow. Moderate, spice fragrance. Medium, full (26-40 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, old-fashioned bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b and warmer. Height of 2' (60 cm). Hans Jürgen Evers (1940-2007) (1987).

47 favorite votes. Average rating: GOOD+.

A,C,E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,UBerolina (hybrid tea, Kordes before 1982)
Selfridges [KORpriwa]

Hybrid Tea. Deep yellow, ages to lighter . Strong, tea fragrance. Large bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 5b and warmer.
Height: up to 7' (up to 215cm). Reimer Kordes (1922-1997) (1982).

47 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.

A,F,G,O,P,Q,T,UBuffalo Gal
Foxi
Foxi Pavement
Foxy Pavement
Luberon ® (rugosa, Uhl 1987)
Rosa rugosa 'Foxi'
Toxi Pavement [UHLater]

Hybrid Rugosa, Shrub. Pink. Flowers lavender-pink. Strong, spice fragrance. Double (17-25 petals), cluster-flowered bloom form. Continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season. USDA zone 3b and warmer. Height of 3' to 5' (90 to 150 cm). Width of 3' to 5' (90 to 150 cm). Jürgen Walter Uhl (1987).

47 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,TCafé Olé [MORolé]

Miniature. Russet. Spice fragrance. Medium to large, very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered, in small clusters, cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b and warmer.
Height: up to 32" (up to 80cm). Ralph S. Moore (1990).

47 favorite votes. Average rating: GOOD+.

A,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,VChampion of the World
Mary Woodhouse

Bourbon, Hybrid Perpetual. Rose-pink, yellow stamens. Mild to strong fragrance. Large, double (17-25 petals), cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).
Height: 39" to 6'7" (100 to 200cm). William A. Burgess (1885), George W. Woodhouse (1891).

47 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VColor Magic
Colour Magic (hybrid tea, Warriner, 1975) [JACmag]

Hybrid Tea. Salmon-pink, ages to lighter . Mild to strong, fruity fragrance. Very large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered, in small clusters, flat bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b and warmer. William A. Warriner (1975).

47 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

F,N,O,P,QAlba (damask perpetual)
Bifère à fleurs blanches
Bifère blanche
Blanc de tous les mois
Blanche d'Italie
Candida (damask)
Damascena Bifera Alba
D'Italie blanc
Grande rose royale
Menstrualis alba
Perpétuelle blanche
Quatre Saisons blanc
Quatre saisons blanche
Rosa bifera var. flore albo
Rosa menstrua alba
Rosa omnium calendarum flore albo
Rosier des quatre Saisons à fleurs blanches
Tous Mois blanc
Weisse Monathsrose
White Four-Seasons Rose
White Monthly Damask

Damask, Damask Perpetual, Portland. White, blush shading. Strong fragrance. Medium, full (26-40 petals), in small clusters bloom form. Spring or summer flush with scattered later bloom. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).
Height: up to 12' (up to 365cm). Unknown (1697).

47 favorite votes.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,QDream Come True ™ (grandiflora, Pottschmidt, 2006) [Wekdocpot]

Grandiflora. Light yellow, red shading. Upper: yellow edged with cerise pink, reverse: similar but with more yellow. Moderate, tea fragrance. Medium to large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, cupped bloom form. Prolific, blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).
Height: 5'7" to 6'7" (170 to 200cm). John David Pottschmidt (1996).

47 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,UFlutterbye ™ (Shrub, Carruth, 1996) [WEKplasol]

Climber, Shrub. Yellow and pink. Moderate, spice fragrance. Single (4-8 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of 6' to 8' (185 to 245 cm). Width of 10' (305 cm). Tom Carruth (1995).

47 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

A,C,E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,UGuy de Maupassant ®
La Rose Romantica
Romantic Fragrance
Seduction [MEIsocrat]

Floribunda. Pink. Strong, apple, opinions vary fragrance. Medium to large, very full (41+ petals), in small clusters, cupped, old-fashioned bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 7b through 10b. Height of 28" to 35" (70 to 90 cm). Alain Meilland (1940-....) (1995).

47 favorite votes. Average rating: GOOD+.

A,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,UKathleen (hybrid Musk, Pemberton 1922)

Hybrid Musk. Blush. Mild to strong fragrance. Small, single to semi-double, in large clusters bloom form. Continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 10b. Height of 6' to 15' (185 to 455 cm). Width of 4' (120 cm). Rev. Joseph Hardwick Pemberton (1922).

47 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

G,O,P,QLovely Green ®
Meitiver

Florists Rose. White, green undertones. None / no fragrance. Very full (41+ petals), in small clusters, globular bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of 2' to 32" (60 to 80 cm). Meilland International (2005).

47 favorite votes.

A,C,E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,UMidas Touch ™ (Hybrid Tea, Christensen, 1992) [JACtou]

Hybrid Tea. Deep yellow. Moderate, musk fragrance. Medium, double (17-25 petals), borne mostly solitary, exhibition bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 7b and warmer.
Height: 4'11" to 5¼' (150 to 160cm). Jack E. Christensen (1992).

47 favorite votes. Average rating: GOOD+.

E,F,G,L,N,O,POlde Romeo [HADromeo]

Hybrid Tea / Large-Flowered. Crimson. Strong fragrance. Old-fashioned bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of 4' (120 cm). Harvey D. Davidson (1993).

47 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

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.

C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,UBordeaux des Dames
Normandica
Petit Hundred-leaved Rose
Petite de Hollande
Petite hollandaise
Petite hollandaise gatine
Petite Hollande
Pompon des Dames
Prinsesserose
Rosa centifolia var. multiflora
Rosa normandica Dum. Cour.
Rosier des Dames
Rosier multiflore (centifolia)

Centifolia, Hybrid Gallica. Deep pink to seashell-pink. Strong fragrance. Small to medium, full (26-40 petals), in small clusters bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 4b through 9b.
Height: 18" to 4' (45 to 120cm). Width: 3' to 42" (90 to 105cm). Unknown (1791).

47 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

C,F,G,L,N,O,PAnemonoides Ramona
Ramona (hybrid laevigata, Dietrich & Turner, 1913)
Red Cherokee
Rosa laevigata 'Ramona'
Rosa laevigata red
Rosa X anemonoides 'Ramona'

Hybrid Laevigata, Shrub. Carmine-red, ages to pink. Single (4-8 petals) bloom form. Occasional repeat later in the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of up to 10' (up to 305 cm). Width of up to 8' (up to 245 cm). Dieterich & Turner (1913).

47 favorite votes.

A,G,O,P,QHilde Umdasch
Red Leonardo da Vinci [MEIangele]

Floribunda, Polyantha (Europe). Dark red. Moderate fragrance. Medium, very full (41+ petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, quartered, rosette bloom form. Prolific, blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of 2' to 39" (60 to 100 cm). Meilland International (2005).

47 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,URock 'N' Roll (floribunda, McGredy 1983)
Stretch Johnson
Tango (shrub, McGredy, 1983) [MACfirwal]

Floribunda, Shrub. Orange-red, yellow centre and occasionally white rim. Pink-yellow reverse. None to mild fragrance. Small to medium, semi-double (9-16 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, flat bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b and warmer. Height of up to 5' 11" (up to 180 cm). Samuel Darragh (1932-2019) McGredy IV (1983).

47 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

C,F,N,O,P,QSedona [Jacmcall]

Hybrid Tea / Large-Flowered. Coral - orange. None / no fragrance. Large, double (17-25 petals), borne mostly solitary bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b and warmer. Dr. Keith W. Zary (2008).

47 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,TSuper Dorothy
Superb Dorothy [HELdoro]

Rambler. Pink, white undertones, lighter reverse. Small to medium, double (17-25 petals) bloom form. Occasional repeat later in the season. USDA zone 5b through 10b.
Height: 8'2" (250cm). Karl Hetzel (1986).

47 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

Glendora (floribunda, Kordes, 1999)
KO 99/1825-04
Plum Perfect ™
Plum Perfect Sunbelt ®
Thank You Rose
Vodacom [KORvodacom]

Floribunda. Lavender. . Mild to strong fragrance. Medium, very full (41+ petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, flat, reflexed, ruffled bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 5b through 9b.
Height: up to 47" (up to 120cm). Tim Hermann Kordes (1997).

47 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

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