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C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VArdoisé de Lyon
Ardoisée de Lyon

Hybrid Perpetual. Violet - purple, crimson center, red highlights. Strong, old rose fragrance. Large, very full (41+ petals), button-eye, old-fashioned, quartered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 4b and warmer. Height of 39" to 5' (100 to 150 cm). Width of 3' (90 cm). Frédéric Damaizin (1858), Jacques Plantier (1858).

52 favorite votes. Average rating: GOOD+.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,VBride's Dream (hybrid tea, Kordes 1985)
Fairy Tale Queen
Märchenkönigin
Marchenkonigin [KORoyness]

Hybrid Tea. Light pink, ages to blush . Mild fragrance. Large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, classic hybrid tea, exhibition, high-centered, spiral centers bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b and warmer. Height of 5' to 8' (150 to 245 cm). Reimer Kordes (1922-1997) (1985).

52 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VCaribia (hybrid tea, Wheatcroft, 1972)
Harry
Harry Wheatcroft

Hybrid Tea. Red and yellow, stripes. Mild fragrance. Large bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 7b through 10b. Height of 2' to 39" (60 to 100 cm). Width of up to 2' (up to 60 cm). Harry Wheatcroft & Sons Ltd. (1972).

52 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

C,E,F,G,L,N,O,P,Q,TDisneyland Rose ®
Litl Romeo [JACmouse]

Floribunda. Orange-pink. None to mild fragrance. Medium, full (26-40 petals), in small clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of up to 4' 11" (up to 150 cm). John K. Walden, Dr. Keith W. Zary (2003).

52 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VFisherman's Friend®
Gardener's Friend [AUSchild]

English Rose [David Austin], Shrub. Dark red. Strong fragrance. Occasional repeat later in the season. USDA zone 5b through 10b. Height of 42" to 4' (105 to 120 cm). Width of 30" to 4' (75 to 120 cm). David C. H. Austin (1926-2018) (1987).

52 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,VGénéral Schablikine (tea, Nabonnand 1878)
"Vestey's Pink Tea"

Tea. Red, copper shading, purple reverse. Glandular, kinked or S-shaped pedicels. Moderate fragrance. Large, very full (41+ petals), cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of 6' 7" (200 cm). Width of 6' 7" (200 cm). Gilbert Nabonnand (1828-1903) (1878).

52 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VHoney Sweet
Honeysweet

Shrub. Buck Roses Collection. Orange-pink. Honey fragrance. Large bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 4b through 9b. Height of 3' (90 cm). Dr. Griffith J. Buck (1984).

52 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VKathleen Harrop

Bourbon. Seashell-pink. Moderate fragrance. Large, semi-double (9-16 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 5b through 10b. Height of up to 9' 10" (up to 300 cm). Alexander Dickson II (1857-1949) (1919).

52 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,VClimbing Lady Hillingdon
Lady Hillingdon, Cl. (Tea Cl, Hicks, 1917)

Climber, Tea, Cl.. Apricot. Moderate, tea fragrance. Medium to large, semi-double (9-16 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of 12' to 15' (365 to 455 cm). Width of 8' to 18' (245 to 550 cm). Elisha J. Hicks (1917).

52 favorite votes. Average rating: GOOD+.

C,F,G,L,N,O,P,T,VFolette
Follette
La Follette
Lafollette
Sénateur Lafollette

Hybrid Gigantea. Salmon-pink. Strong fragrance. Large, semi-double to double, borne mostly solitary bloom form. Moderate, once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 7b through 9b. Height of up to 20' (up to 610 cm). Jesse Busby (1900).

52 favorite votes.

C,E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,TLemon Spice

Hybrid Tea. Light yellow. Strong, spice fragrance. Very large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, exhibition, high-centered to cupped bloom form. Continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season. USDA zone 5b and warmer. Height of 31" to 5' (80 to 150 cm). Width of up to 4' (up to 120 cm). David L. Armstrong (1966), Herbert C. Swim (1966).

52 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

A,F,G,N,O,P,Q,UMaigold
Rosa pimpinellifolia 'Maigold'

Climber, Hybrid Spinosissima, Large-Flowered Climber, Shrub. Deep yellow, copper shading. Strong, linseed oil fragrance. Medium to large, semi-double to double bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of 8' 2" to 16' 5" (250 to 500 cm). Width of up to 8' (up to 245 cm). Reimer Kordes (1922-1997) (1953).

52 favorite votes. Average rating: GOOD+.

C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,VMary Magdalene [AUSjolly]

Shrub. (Series: English Rose Collection) Seashell-pink - blush, darker center. Mild, myrrh, tea fragrance. Button-eye, old-fashioned bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 5b through 10b.
Height: 3' (90cm). Width: 3' (90cm). David C. H. Austin (1926-2018) (1998).

52 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

A,C,F,G,L,N,O,P,UBeauce ® (shrub, Kordes, 1988)
Beauce Nirpaysage
Country Dream (Groundcover, Kordes 1988)
Our Rosy Carpet
Palmengarten Frankfurt ™ [KORsilan]

Shrub. Deep pink. None to mild fragrance. Small, double (17-25 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 5b through 9b. Height of 3' to 5' (90 to 150 cm). Width of 4' to 4½' (120 to 135 cm). W. Kordes & Sons (1988).

52 favorite votes.

C,E,G,L,N,O,PCentrO-Rose
Chateau Merlot
Red Mirato ® [TANoronez]

Shrub. Red. None / no fragrance. Large, semi-double (9-16 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of up to 20" (up to 50 cm). Width of 2' (60 cm). Hans Jürgen Evers (1940-2007) (1999).

52 favorite votes.

A,F,G,L,N,O,P,U,VDELvor 00231 F
Saint-Exupery ® (hybrid tea, Delbard-Chabert, 1960)
Waltz Time (hybrid tea, Delbard-Chabert, 1961) [DELtos]

Hybrid Tea. Mauve, silver(y) shading. Mild fragrance. Very large, full (26-40 petals), high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b and warmer. Height of up to 43" (up to 110 cm). André Delbard-Chabert (1915-2012) (1960).

52 favorite votes. Average rating: GOOD.

C,F,G,L,N,O,P,U,VAnna Olivier (tea, Ducher 1872)
"Schmidt's Buff Giant"

Tea. Light pink, cream center. Reverse pink highlights. Strong, tea fragrance. Large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, globular bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b and warmer. Height of 3' to 10' (90 to 305 cm). Width of 3' to 10' (90 to 305 cm). Claude Ducher (1820-1874) (1872).

52 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

C,E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,UFreisinger Morgenröte (shrub, Kordes, 1988)
Frisimo
Morgenröte (shrub, Kordes, 1988)
Sunrise (climber, Kordes, 1988) [KORmarter]

Climber, Large-Flowered Climber, Shrub. Orange, red shading. Orange, edged pink upper, yellow reverse. Moderate fragrance. Large, double (17-25 petals), cluster-flowered, in large clusters, high-centered, rounded bloom form. Prolific, blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of up to 4' 11" (up to 150 cm). Width of 6' (185 cm). W. Kordes & Sons (1988).

52 favorite votes. Average rating: GOOD+.

A,F,G,O,P,Q,THarry Potter
Wild Rover (Floribunda, Dickson, 2007) [Dichirap]

Floribunda, Shrub. Mauve or purple blend. Deep claret fading to mauve. Strong fragrance. Semi-double (9-16 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of 4½' to 6' (135 to 185 cm). Colin Dickson (1956-....) (2007).

52 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,UBleu Magenta

Hybrid Multiflora, Rambler. Purple - violet. Mild fragrance. Full (26-40 petals), cluster-flowered, in large clusters bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 5b through 9b. Height of 11½' to 17' (350 to 520 cm). Width of up to 10' (up to 305 cm). Grandes Roseraies du Val de Loire (1933).

51 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

F,G,N,O,P,U"Double Plum"
"Double Plum Hybrid China"
"Huntington 'The Bishop'"
"The Bishop (misattrib.)"

Found Rose, Hybrid China. Mauve or purple blend. Strong fragrance. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). James Sagmiller (1989).

51 favorite votes.

A,C,F,G,L,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VJohn Cabot

Hybrid Kordesii. Explorer Series Collection. Deep pink to red, purple highlights. Mild fragrance. Medium, full (26-40 petals), cluster-flowered bloom form. Occasional repeat later in the season. USDA zone 2b and warmer. Height of 5' to 8' (150 to 245 cm). Width of up to 10' (up to 305 cm). Dr. Felicitas Svejda (1969).

51 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,F,G,L,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VCapitaine Christy Moussu
Madame Louis Lévêque (moss, Lévêque, 1898)

Hybrid Perpetual, Moss. Salmon-pink. Strong fragrance. Large, full (26-40 petals), globular bloom form. Occasional repeat later in the season. USDA zone 4a and warmer.
Height: 4' to 5' (120 to 150cm). Width: 3' to 5' (90 to 150cm). Louis Lévêque fils (1898).

51 favorite votes. Average rating: GOOD+.

F,G,N,O,Q,UAfghan Yellow
Afghane Jaune
Mrs. Aitchison's Rose
Rosa ecae Aitchison
Rosa X ecae Hort.
Rosa xanthina var. ecae Aitch. in Boulenger synonym

Hybrid Foetida, Species / Wild. Deep golden-yellow. Small, single (4-8 petals), borne mostly solitary bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer.
Height: 4'11" to 8'2" (150 to 250cm). Width: 3' (90cm). Kew Gardens (1885).

51 favorite votes.

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