Favorite / Recommended Roses

A,C,F,G,L,N,P,VAleka
Alika
Gallica Grandiflora
Grandiflora (pos. syn. 'Alika')
Rosa gallica grandiflora

Hybrid Gallica, Species / Wild, Species Cross. Cerise, yellow stamens. Moderate fragrance. Large, single to semi-double, flat bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 3b through 8b. Height of 4' to 8' (120 to 245 cm).

58 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,E,F,G,L,N,O,P,TBrilliant Hit ®
Carrot Top
Panache ™ (miniature, Olesen, 1991)
Special Wishes
Top ™
Top Hit ® [POUltop]

Miniature. PatioHit ® Collection. Orange blend. Mild fragrance. Medium, double (17-25 petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, high-centered to cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b and warmer. Height of 1' to 2' (30 to 60 cm). L. Pernille Olesen (1991), Mogens Nyegaard Olesen (1991).

58 favorite votes. Average rating: FAIR.

C,E,F,G,O,P,Q,T,UAnne Boleyn
Ee/2b/91 (AUSecret) [AUSecret]

Shrub. English Rose Collection. Light pink, darker reverse. Mild fragrance. Medium, very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, rosette bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of 3' (90 cm). Width of 3' (90 cm). David C. H. Austin (1926-2018) (1990).

58 favorite votes. Average rating: GOOD+.

Burgundy Panarosa
Comtesse Diana ® (hybrid tea, Kordes, 2003/12)
Dark Desire
Gräfin Diana ®
KO 03/1643-02
Madame de Montespan
Royal Parfuma ® [KORdiagraf]

Hybrid Tea. (Series: Parfuma® Collection) Violet - red. Nearly black bud opens to violet red bloom.. Strong, apricot or peach, citrus, fruity, geranium, honey, lemon, myrrh, rose fragrance. Large, very full (41+ petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.
Height: up to 4½' (up to 135cm). Width: up to 4' (up to 120cm). Tim Hermann Kordes (2003).

58 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,UClair™ (shrub, Olesen/Poulsen, 1990)
Clair Renaissance ™
Liliana (hybrid tea, Olesen/Poulsen 1990) [POUlsyng]

Hybrid Tea, Shrub. (Series: Renaissance ® Collection) Seashell-pink. Strong, old rose fragrance. Large, double (17-25 petals), old-fashioned bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 7b through 10b.
Height: 39" to 4'11" (100 to 150cm). Width: 4' (120cm). Mogens Nyegaard Olesen (1990), L. Pernille Olesen (1990).

58 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

C,E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T21 Again!
Emanuela Gancia
Nella Martinetti
Penny Coelen
Prestige de Lyon
Regatta (hybrid tea, Meilland, 1990)
Twenty One Again [MEInimo]

Hybrid Tea. Light pink, salmon-pink shading, pink reverse. Strong, raspberry, spice fragrance. Medium, double (17-25 petals), borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered, in small clusters, cupped, flat bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 7b and warmer. Height of 2' to 4' (60 to 120 cm). Alain Meilland (1940-....) (1990).

57 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VA. Mackenzie
Alex MacKenzie
Alexander MacKenzie

Climber, Shrub. Explorer Series Collection. Red blend, yellow undertones. Moderate, raspberry fragrance. Medium, very full (41+ petals), in large clusters, cupped bloom form. Occasional repeat later in the season. USDA zone 3b and warmer. Height of 5' to 8' (150 to 245 cm). Width of up to 7' (up to 215 cm). Dr. Felicitas Svejda (1985).

57 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,VAnna de Diesbach (hybrid perpetual, Lacharme, 1857)
Anna von Diesbach
Gloire de Paris (syn. of 'Anna de Diesbach')

Hybrid Perpetual. Carmine-pink, silver(y) shading, carmine-red highlights. Strong fragrance. Very large, double (17-25 petals), cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 5b and warmer. Height of 4' to 6' 7" (120 to 200 cm). Width of 3' (90 cm). François Lacharme (1857).

57 favorite votes.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VAnna Pavlova (hybrid tea, Beales, 1981)

Hybrid Tea. Light pink, darker shading. Strong fragrance. Large, full (26-40 petals), old-fashioned bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b and warmer. Height of 39" to 4' (100 to 120 cm). Width of up to 35" (up to 90 cm). Peter Beales (1936-2013) (1981).

57 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,VArchiduchesse Elizabeth d'Autriche
Impératrice Élisabeth d'Autriche

Hybrid Perpetual. Pink. Moderate fragrance. Large, very full (41+ petals), flat, globular, nodding or "weak neck" bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of 35" to 4' 11" (90 to 150 cm). Width of up to 28" (up to 70 cm). Moreau-Robert (1881).

57 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,E,F,G,O,P,Q,T,UBerleburg ®
Berleburg Castle
Bewitched (floribunda, Poulsen, 1989/96)
Cuyahoga
Herzlichen Glückwunsch ™
Jasper
Memory Lane (floribunda, Olesen 1989/96) [POUlbella]

Floribunda. Castle ® Collection, National Parks ® Collection. Deep pink. Mild, fruity fragrance. Medium, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, cupped-to-flat bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b and warmer. Height of up to 47" (up to 120 cm). Width of up to 39" (up to 100 cm). Mogens Nyegaard Olesen (1988), L. Pernille Olesen (1988).

57 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,G,O,P,Q,T,U,VChartreuse de Parme [DELviola]

Hybrid Tea, Shrub. (Series: Grand Parfums Collection) Deep pink. Lilac-pink. Strong, citrus, fruity, old rose, tangerine fragrance. Large, very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 5b and warmer.
Height: 31" to 35" (80 to 90cm). Width: 20" to 2' (50 to 60cm). G. Delbard (1996).

57 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

C,F,G,L,N,O,P,T,UAgrippina, Cl.
Climbing Agrippina
Climbing Cramoisi Supérieur
Cramoisi Supérieur, Cl.
Cramoisi supérieur grimpant
Lady Brisbane, Cl.
Madame Couturier-Mention

China, Cl., Climber. Crimson. Occasionally striped white in the centre. None to mild fragrance. Large, semi-double to double, globular bloom form. Occasional repeat later in the season. USDA zone 7b through 9b.
Height: 12' to 20' (365 to 610cm). Width: 10' (305cm). Couturier fils (1885).

57 favorite votes.

C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,VElie Beauvilain (Tea Noisette, Beauvilain, 1887)
Elie Beauvillain
"Mr. Williams' Gloire de Dijon"

Found Rose, Noisette, Tea Noisette, Tea, Cl.. Light pink, copper undertones, red veining. Large, double (17-25 petals), scalloped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).
Height: up to 10' (up to 305cm). Beauvilain / Beauvillain (1887).

57 favorite votes. Average rating: GOOD.

C,E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VFlaming Peace (Hybrid Tea, McGredy, 1966)
Kronenbourg ®
MACbo

Hybrid Tea. Crimson, yellow reverse, red veining. Mild fragrance. Very large, very full (41+ petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 7b and warmer. Height of 31" to 4' 11" (80 to 150 cm). Samuel Darragh (1932-2019) McGredy IV (1963).

57 favorite votes. Average rating: GOOD+.

A,C,E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,UFlora Danica
Garden News ™ (hybrid tea, Poulsen, 1999)
Spellbound™ (hybrid tea, Olesen 1996) [POUlrim]

Hybrid Tea. (Series: Paramount ® Collection) Orange and apricot, deep pink outer petals, yellow reverse. Strong, fruity fragrance. Medium to large, very full (41+ petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 7b through 9b.
Height: 2' to 35" (60 to 90cm). Width: 30" (75cm). Mogens Nyegaard Olesen (1989), L. Pernille Olesen (1989).

57 favorite votes. Average rating: GOOD+.

E,G,L,N,O,PFunkuhr ® (hybrid tea, Kordes, 1984)
Golden Summers
Laser Beam [KORport]

Hybrid Tea / Large-Flowered. Yellow blend, red edges. None / no fragrance. Double (17-25 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 7b and warmer. Reimer Kordes (1922-1997) (1984).

57 favorite votes. Average rating: FAIR-.

E,F,G,L,N,O,P,TIce Lady
Ice Meidiland
Ice Meillandecor [MEIvahyn]

Shrub. White or white blend. None / no fragrance. Double (17-25 petals), cluster-flowered, in large clusters, flat to cupped, ruffled bloom form. Prolific, continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season. USDA zone 5b through 9b. Height of 20" to 2' (50 to 60 cm). Width of 43" to 47" (110 to 120 cm). Alain Meilland (1940-....) (1996).

57 favorite votes.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U"Irène Watts - in commerce as”
Pink Gruss an Aachen (floribunda, Kluis, 1929)

Floribunda / Cluster Flowered. Salmon-pink. Mild fragrance. Very double, in small clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Rudolph Kluis (1929).

57 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,UMargaret Roberts
Redouté [AUSpale]

Shrub. English Rose Collection. Light pink. Moderate, sweet fragrance. Medium, borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, cupped, reflexed bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 5b through 10b. Height of 4' to 6' (120 to 185 cm). Width of 4' to 5' (120 to 150 cm). David C. H. Austin (1926-2018) (1992).

57 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,F,G,N,O,Q,T,VBüschel-Rose
Gul rana
No-ibara
R. multiflora
Rosa multiflora Thunb.
Rosa multiflora var. multiflora
Single White (syn. R. multiflora)
Wreath-Rose

Species / Wild. White. Strong, honey fragrance. Small, single (4-8 petals), in large clusters bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 4b and warmer. Height of 6' 7" to 9' 10" (200 to 300 cm).

57 favorite votes. Average rating: GOOD+.

C,F,G,O,P,Q,T,U,V"Secret Garden Musk Climber"

Found Rose, Climber, Hybrid Moschata, Large-Flowered Climber. White or white blend. Fragrant stamens. Strong, clove, sweet fragrance. Medium, single (4-8 petals), cluster-flowered bloom form. Prolific, continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 11. Joyce Demits (1993).

57 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VUlrich Brunner
Ulrich Brunner Fils

Hybrid Perpetual. Deep pink to cerise. Strong fragrance. Large, very full (41+ petals), cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of 5' to 8' (150 to 245 cm). Width of 4' (120 cm). Antoine Levet (père) (1881).

57 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

A,C,E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VVoodoo (hybrid tea, Christensen, 1988) [AROmiclea]

Hybrid Tea. Orange blend. Strong fragrance. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 7b and warmer.
Height: up to 5' (up to 150cm). Jack E. Christensen (1984).

57 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.