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E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,UChildren's Rose
Gina Lollobrigida ®
The Children's Rose (hybrid tea, Meilland before 1986) [MEIlivar]

Hybrid Tea. Golden-yellow. Moderate fragrance. Very large, very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 7b and warmer. Height of 4' to 5' (120 to 150 cm). Width of 3' (90 cm). Alain Meilland (1940-....) (1986), Meilland International.

41 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

E,F,G,N,O,P,VAvalon (floribunda, Harkness 1996)
Lemon Abundance
Lilian Baylis [HARdeluxe]

Floribunda. Lemon-yellow, ages to cream . Medium, very double bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b and warmer. Height of 28" (70 cm). Width of 20" (50 cm). Harkness & Co. (1996).

41 favorite votes.

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+.

A,C,F,G,L,N,O,P,T,U,VAce of Hearts (hybrid tea, Kordes 1981)
Asso di Cuori ®
Toque Rouge [KORred]

Florists Rose, Hybrid Tea. Dark red. None to mild fragrance. Full (26-40 petals), cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of up to 3' (up to 90 cm). Width of up to 2' (up to 60 cm). Reimer Kordes (1922-1997) (1981).

40 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

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.

A,F,G,L,N,O,PAlain

Floribunda. Carmine-red. Mild fragrance. Medium, semi-double (9-16 petals), cluster-flowered, in large clusters bloom form. Prolific, blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Francis Meilland (1912-1958) (1946).

40 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

C,F,G,L,N,O,P,T,U,VAllux Symphony
Symphonie (shrub, Austin 1986)
Symphony ® (shrub, Austin 1986) [AUSlett]

English Rose [David Austin], Shrub. Yellow. Mild fragrance. Occasional repeat later in the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of 3' to 39" (90 to 100 cm). Width of 4' (120 cm). David C. H. Austin (1926-2018) (1986).

40 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,UBasye's Blueberry

Shrub. Pink. Strong fragrance. Occasional repeat later in the season. USDA zone 3b through 9b. Height of 5' to 8' (150 to 245 cm). Width of 5' (150 cm). Dr. Robert E. Basye (1982).

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.

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.

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,UIrresistible (Miniature, Bennett, 1989) [TINresist]

Miniature, Patio. White, light pink center. Moderate, spice fragrance. Large, very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered, in small clusters, high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 4b through 11. Height of 22" to 3' (55 to 90 cm). Cecilia L. (Dee) Bennett (1989).

40 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

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-.

C,F,G,O,P,Q,T,U,VPapi Delbard ® [DELaby]

Climber, Large-Flowered Climber. Apricot. Moderate, apricot or peach, citrus, fruity, rose fragrance. Full (26-40 petals), cupped, old-fashioned bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of 6½' to 10' (200 to 305 cm). Width of 5' to 8' (150 to 245 cm). G. Delbard (1992).

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.

C,F,G,L,N,P,TRosa luciae onoei
Rosa luciae var. onoei (Makino) Momiyama
R. wichurana yakachinensis
Rosa yakualpina synonym
Rosa yakushimaensis
Yakachinensis
Yakushima Noibara

Species / Wild. White or white blend. Small, single (4-8 petals) bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of 39" to 6' 7" (100 to 200 cm).

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,TR. serafinii
Rosa serafinii H.Christ
Rosa serafinii Viviani
R. seraphina
Rosa seraphina synonym
Rosa seraphini Viv.
Seraphina

Species / Wild. Light pink or white. Whitish pink. Mild fragrance. Small, single (4-8 petals) bloom form. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of 1' to 30" (30 to 75 cm).

40 favorite votes.

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