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A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VAlexander ® (hybrid tea, Harkness, 1972) [HARlex]

Hybrid Tea, Shrub. Vermilion. Mild fragrance. Double (17-25 petals), borne mostly solitary, in large clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b and warmer. Height of 39" to 7' (100 to 215 cm). Width of 30" to 4' (75 to 120 cm). Harkness (1972).

32 favorite votes. Average rating: GOOD+.

A,E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,UA.R.S. Centennial
American Rose Centennial ™ (miniature, Saville 1991) [SAVars]

Miniature. Pink and white. Creamy whited, edged soft pink. None to mild, spice fragrance. Very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered, in small clusters, exhibition, high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 4b through 10b. Height of 15" to 18" (40 to 45 cm). F. Harmon Saville (1924-1997) (1989).

32 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

C,F,G,L,N,O,P,TCapitaine Dyel de Graville

Bourbon. Pink, darker center. Very large, full (26-40 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 5b through 10b. Philbert Boutigny (1905).

32 favorite votes.

C,F,G,O,P,Q,TBerenice (hybrid tea, Harkness, 1998)
Commonwealth Glory [HARclue]

Hybrid Tea / Large-Flowered. Apricot or apricot blend. Strong, anise 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 35" to 39" (90 to 100 cm). Width of 28" (70 cm). Harkness & Co. (1998).

32 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,F,G,L,N,O,PDainty Maid

Floribunda. Pink blend. Strong fragrance. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).
Height: up to 4¼' (up to 130cm). Edward Burton Le Grice (1902-1977) (1937).

32 favorite votes.

G,N,O,P,T,U,VDella Reese ™ [WEKrorobluni]

Hybrid Tea. Fuchsia / magenta, fuchsia / magenta reverse. Strong 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 47" to 4' 7" (120 to 140 cm). Tom Carruth (2003).

32 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,TDonau (hybrid wichuarana, Praskac, 1913)

Climber, Hybrid Wichurana, Large-Flowered Climber. Lilac, red shading. Ages to slaty blue. Strong, lily of the valley fragrance. Small to medium, double (17-25 petals), in large clusters bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of 13' 1" to 19' 8" (400 to 600 cm). Franz Praskac (1913).

32 favorite votes. Average rating: GOOD+.

Elizabeth Bowers
Prima Rosa [Hoteliz]

Shrub. Pink. Mild, opinions vary fragrance. Medium to large, very double, borne mostly solitary, old-fashioned, quartered bloom form. Moderate, spring or summer flush with scattered later bloom. Judith Belsham Singer (2010).

32 favorite votes.

Emily Brontë

Shrub. (Series: English Rose Collection) Light pink and apricot, darker center. Strong, citrus, old rose, tea fragrance. Large, very full (41+ petals), button-eye, cupped-to-flat, rosette bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.
Height: 47" to 4'11" (120 to 150cm). Width: up to 4'1" (up to 125cm). David C. H. Austin (1926-2018) (2018).

32 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

G,N,O,P,TFrancine Royneau [MASfraro]

Patio. Golden-yellow, ages to white . None / no fragrance. Single (4-8 petals) bloom form. Continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of 2' to 28" (60 to 70 cm). Width of 20" to 2' (50 to 60 cm). Dominique Massad (2002).

32 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

F,G,N,O,P,Q,U,VAllaglow
Givenchy
Paris Pink [AROdousna]

Hybrid Tea / Large-Flowered. Red blend. Spice fragrance. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 7b and warmer. Height of 4' to 5' (120 to 150 cm). Width of 4' (120 cm). Jack E. Christensen (1986).

32 favorite votes. Average rating: GOOD-.

F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VGrace Darling

Hybrid Tea, Tea. Peach - pink, cream undertones. Strong fragrance. Large, full (26-40 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b and warmer.
Height: 3' to 47" (90 to 120cm). Width: 2' to 3' (60 to 90cm). Henry Bennett (1884).

32 favorite votes. Average rating: GOOD+.

F,G,L,N,O,P,T,UHomère
The Cape Buttonhole Rose

Tea. Pink, salmon-pink center, red edges, stripes. Centre salmon. Strong fragrance. Medium, very double, globular bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).
Height: 3' to 39" (90 to 100cm). Width: 2' to 3' (60 to 90cm). Français-André Robert (1858).

32 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

C,G,N,O,P,UMagma ® (florist's rose, Kordes, 2005)
Magma Freelander [KORdaelf]

Florists Rose, Hybrid Tea. (Series: Freelander® Collection) Golden-yellow, dark red edges. Amber yellow with bleeding deep red edges. Mild fragrance. Large, full (26-40 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 5b through 9b.
Height: 3' to 4' (90 to 120cm). W. Kordes & Sons (2003).

32 favorite votes. Average rating: FAIR+.

Miranda (florists rose, Austin, 1997/2007) [Ausimmon]

Florists Rose, Shrub. (Series: English Rose Collection) Deep pink, lighter reverse, purple shading, light yellow undertones. Mild fragrance. Very large, very full (41+ petals), in small clusters, cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.
Height: up to 47" (up to 120cm). Width: up to 2' (up to 60cm). David C. H. Austin (1926-2018) (1997).

32 favorite votes.

A,C,E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VMon Cheri ™ (hybrid tea, Christensen 1981) [AROcher]

Hybrid Tea. Pink, crimson edges, ages to red . Mild, spice fragrance. Large, 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 and warmer. Height of 31" to 47" (80 to 120 cm). Jack E. Christensen (1981).

32 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

C,E,F,G,L,N,O,P,T93A254-1
My Hero ™ (shrub, Lim & Twomey, 2003) [BAIhero]

Shrub. Lifestyle Garden ® Collection. Red, ages to deep pink . Double (17-25 petals) bloom form. Continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season. USDA zone 3b through 9b. Height of 3' (90 cm). Peter Ping Lim ：林彬 (1993), Jerry F. Twomey (1993).

32 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,TNeue Revue ®
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News Revue [KORrev]

Hybrid Tea. Yellow - white, dark red edges. Strong fragrance. Large, full (26-40 petals), classic hybrid tea bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Reimer Kordes (1922-1997) (1962).

32 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,F,G,L,N,O,P,TArabesque (floribunda, Christensen, 1988)
Peppermint Twist
Red and White Delight [JACraw]

Floribunda. Pink blend, stripes. None to mild fragrance. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of up to 5' (up to 150 cm). Jack E. Christensen (1988).

32 favorite votes.

F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VPierre Notting

Hybrid Perpetual. Dark red, dark purple shading. Strong fragrance. Very large, full (26-40 petals), in small clusters, cupped-to-flat, globular bloom form. Occasional repeat later in the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of 4' (120 cm). Width of 3' (90 cm). Pierre Hubert Portemer fils (1863).

32 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

F,G,L,O,PCheerio (Hybrid Polyantha, Kordes, 1940)
Planten un Blomen (floribunda, Kordes, 1940)

Floribunda / Cluster Flowered, Polyantha. Carmine-pink, darker reverse. Medium to large, semi-double to double bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Wilhelm J.H. Kordes II (1891-1976) (1940).

32 favorite votes.

E,F,G,L,O,P,TRoxy Kordana
Roxy Kordana Mini Brite [KORhomapo]

Miniature. Red. None / no fragrance. Small to medium, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, cupped, high-centered to flat, quartered, reflexed bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b and warmer. Height of up to 3' (up to 90 cm). Width of up to 30" (up to 75 cm). Wilhelm Kordes III (1953 - 2016) (1995).

32 favorite votes.

F,G,L,N,O,PSouthern Sunset
Tamarabarani
Tamarabharani

Floribunda, Hybrid Tea. Amber, yellow undertones, yellow reverse, copper shading. Mild fragrance. Large, full (26-40 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of 2' to 30" (60 to 75 cm). M.S. Viraraghavan (1988).

32 favorite votes.

E,F,G,L,N,O,P,VAdmiral (hybrid tea, Dickson 1944)
WAVES

Hybrid Tea. Rose-pink. Strong, old rose fragrance. Large, double (17-25 petals), cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Alexander (Sandy) Dickson III (1893-1975) (1944).

32 favorite votes.

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