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F,G,L,N,O,PAlba simplex (syn. Rosa alba)
Rosa alba flore simplici
Rosa alba L.
Rosa canina var. collina (Jacq.) Ser. synonym
Rosa x alba L.
Rosa x collina Jacq. synonym
Single White Rose

Alba, Species / Wild. White or white blend. USDA zone 3b through 9b. Unknown (1597).

41 favorite votes.

A,E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,UArc de Triomphe (floribunda, Warriner, 1986)
Summer Fashion [JACale]

Floribunda. Light yellow, pink edges. Moderate fragrance. Double (17-25 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b and warmer. Height of 2' to 30" (60 to 75 cm). Width of up to 20" (up to 50 cm). William A. Warriner (1983).

41 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

A,C,E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,UAbracadabra (hybrid tea, Warriner 1991) [JACbute]

Hybrid Tea. Pink blend. Strong fragrance. Large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 7b and warmer. Height of 35" to 47" (90 to 120 cm). William A. Warriner (1991).

40 favorite votes. Average rating: GOOD+.

C,G,N,O,P,Q,TAgnès Schilliger ®
Lady of the House [MASasch]

Shrub. Generosa® [Guillot]. Violet and pink. Strong, cinnamon, raspberry, spice, strawberry fragrance. Medium to large, very full (41+ petals), cluster-flowered, quartered, semi-globular bloom form. Prolific, blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of 39" to 47" (100 to 120 cm). Width of 2' to 32" (60 to 80 cm). Dominique Massad (2002).

40 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

F,G,L,N,O,PAnda [LENda]

Polyantha. Crimson to scarlet. Fruity fragrance. Single (4-8 petals), in large clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 5b through 9b. Height of up to 16" (up to 40 cm). Louis Lens (1924-2001) (1980).

40 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

C,E,F,G,N,O,P,QBridal Meillandina
Bridal Sunblaze ® [MEIlmera]

Miniature. White, light yellow undertones. None / no fragrance. Large, very full (41+ petals), cluster-flowered, cupped bloom form. Prolific, blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 5b and warmer. Height of up to 18" (up to 45 cm). Alain Meilland (1940-....) (1996).

40 favorite votes.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,TBrazillian Girl
Chinatown (climber, Poulsen, 1959)
Ville de Chine [POUmo]

Climber, Floribunda, Floribunda, Cl., Shrub. Lemon-yellow to deep yellow, pink edges. Strong fragrance. Large, double (17-25 petals), classic hybrid tea bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 5b and warmer.
Height: 4' to 6' (120 to 185cm). Width: 3' to 4' (90 to 120cm). Niels Dines Poulsen (1919-2003) (1962).

40 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,TClytemnestra

Hybrid Musk. Salmon-pink to yellow. Chamois. Strong fragrance. Small, double (17-25 petals), cluster-flowered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 10b. Height of up to 5' (up to 150 cm). Rev. Joseph Hardwick Pemberton (1915).

40 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

E,G,N,O,PEden Romantica ®
Meimanesk

Floribunda, Florists Rose. (Series: Romantica ™) Pink, green shading, light pink reverse. None / no fragrance. Medium, very full (41+ petals), in small clusters, old-fashioned, reflexed bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).
Height: 4¼' (130cm). Width: up to 16" (up to 40cm). Alain Meilland (1940-....) (2003).

40 favorite votes.

C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,VEmpereur de Maroc
Empereur du Maroc
Emperor of Morocco

Hybrid Perpetual. Red, purple shading, ages to dark red . Strong fragrance. Large, very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, expanded , quartered, scalloped bloom form. Occasional repeat later in the season. USDA zone 4b and warmer.
Height: 3' to 7' (90 to 215cm). Width: up to 3' (up to 90cm). Bertrand Guinoiseau-Flon (1858).

40 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,UChristiane Hörbiger
Foster's Melbourne Cup
Foster's Wellington Cup
Mount Hood [MACmouhoo]

Floribunda, Grandiflora, Hybrid Tea. Cream or white blend. White, shading to cream at centre. Moderate, old rose fragrance. Medium to large, very full (41+ petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, ruffled bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 7b and warmer. Height of 47" to 5¼' (120 to 160 cm). Samuel Darragh (1932-2019) McGredy IV (1984).

40 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

C,F,G,N,O,P,Q"Aldinglow"
Gletscher

Floribunda, Hybrid Tea. Mauve or purple blend. Pale lilac. Strong fragrance. Large, double (17-25 petals), in large clusters, cupped, high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Reimer Kordes (1922-1997) (1955).

40 favorite votes.

F,G,N,O,P,VFranck Michael ®
Frank Michaël
Heimatmelodie
Majora
Raspberry Queen
RT 96-115 [TANeidol]

Floribunda. Red, white reverse. None / no fragrance. Medium, semi-double to double, high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).
Height: 28" to 39" (70 to 100cm). Hans Jürgen Evers (1940-2007) (2000).

40 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,F,G,L,N,O,P,VCounty of Yorkshire
Innocencia ™ (floribunda, Kordes, 2002)
Innocencia Vigorosa ™
Rigo Innocencia ®
Sparkles
White Balconia [Korstarnow]

Floribunda / Cluster Flowered, Shrub. Vigorosa ®. White or white blend. Moderate fragrance. Small to medium, semi-double (9-16 petals), cluster-flowered, in large clusters bloom form. Continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of up to 20" (up to 50 cm). Width of up to 20" (up to 50 cm). W. Kordes & Sons (2002).

40 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

A,C,E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,ULéonidas (hybrid tea, Meilland, 1995) [MEIcofum]

Florists Rose, Hybrid Tea / Large-Flowered. Red blend, yellow reverse. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 7b and warmer. Height of 4' to 5' (120 to 150 cm). Width of 2' to 3' (60 to 90 cm). Alain Meilland (1940-....) (1995).

40 favorite votes. Average rating: FAIR+.

C,E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VMint Julep [AROgresh]

Grandiflora, Hybrid Tea. White or white blend. Flowers unusually colored yellow-green flowers with light touches of soft pink. Mild, tea fragrance. Medium, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered, in small clusters, high-centered to cupped, reflexed bloom form. Prolific, blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of 30" (75 cm). Jack E. Christensen (1983).

40 favorite votes. Average rating: GOOD+.

A,F,G,N,O,P,Q,ULord Mountbatten
Mountbatten [HARmantelle]

Floribunda. Yellow. Strong fragrance. Large, double (17-25 petals), borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered, in small clusters, cupped bloom form. Continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season. USDA zone 5b through 10b. Height of 4' to 5' (120 to 150 cm). Width of 30" to 4' (75 to 120 cm). Harkness (1977).

40 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

A,C,G,O,P,Q,TJust Imagine
New Imagine [DORmelo]

Floribunda. Cream, violet-red stripes. Striped ivory and burgundy wine sometimes red currant-red. Mild fragrance. Large, full (26-40 petals), in small clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).
Height: 28" to 35" (70 to 90cm). Width: up to 32" (up to 80cm). Francois Dorieux II (1955-2015) (2004).

40 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,E,F,G,L,N,O,P,VArcadian
New Year ® [MACnewye]

Floribunda, Grandiflora, Hybrid Tea. Orange, golden-yellow blending. Spanish orange. Bronze Orange. Slight pink to edges. Mild, sweet fragrance. Small to medium, double (17-25 petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, flat bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b and warmer. Height of 30" to 4¼' (75 to 130 cm). Width of 2' (60 cm). Samuel Darragh (1932-2019) McGredy IV (1976).

40 favorite votes. Average rating: GOOD-.

A,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,VGift of Life (hybrid tea, Harkness 1996)
Poetry in Motion [HARelan]

Hybrid Tea. Yellow blend. Mild, fruity fragrance. Large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 7b and warmer. Height of 40" to 5' (100 to 150 cm). Width of 2' (60 cm). Harkness & Co. (1996).

40 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

F,G,L,N,O,P,TBelle Alliance (gallica)
Gallica Mexica Aurantia
Gallica Tricolore
Mexicana Aurantiaca
Reine Marguerite
Rose Marguerite
Rose Tricolor
Rose Tricolore
Ruban Doré
Tricolore (gallica, Stegerhoek, pre 1815)

Gallica / Provins. Pink, purple mottling, white streaks, lilac shading. Mild fragrance. Large, double (17-25 petals) bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 4b through 8b. Height of up to 4' (up to 120 cm). Width of up to 3' (up to 90 cm). Cornelis Stegerhoek (1815).

40 favorite votes.

F,G,N,P,TR. hirtula
Rosa hirtula (Regel) Nakai
R. roxburghii hirtula
Rosa roxburghii var. hirtula Rehder & E.H.Wilson synonym
Sansho-Bara
Sansho-ibara

Species / Wild. Light pink. Medium, single (4-8 petals) bloom form. USDA zone 6b through 11. Height of 4' 11" to 16' 5" (150 to 500 cm). Width of up to 8' 2" (up to 250 cm).

40 favorite votes.

F,G,L,N,P,T,VRosa rugosa 'Atropurpurea'
R. rugosa rubra
Rosa Rugosa 'Rubra'
R. rugosa var. rubra
Rosa rugosa var. rubra Rehder
Rubra (hybrid rugosa)

Species / Wild. Purple to violet. Carmine-purple. Moderate fragrance. Large, single (4-8 petals), borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered bloom form. Occasional repeat later in the season. USDA zone 2b through 9b. Height of 4' 11" to 6' 7" (150 to 200 cm).

40 favorite votes.

C,F,G,N,O,P,T,VAnémone Ancienne
La coquette (gallica, Unknown, pre 1813)
Ornement de la Nature
Rose Anémone (gallica, Unknown, pre 1813)

Gallica / Provins. Carmine-pink, pink outer petals, lilac shading. Mild fragrance. Small, very double, in small clusters, cupped, quartered bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).
Height: 4¼' to 4'7" (130 to 140cm). Unknown Dutch origin (1813).

40 favorite votes.

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