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A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VAlba Incarnata
Alba Maiden's Blush
Bella Donna (Alba, before 1500)
Belle Fille
Blush Rose (alba)
Carné (syn. 'Great Maiden's Blush')
Carnea (Alba)
Cuisse de Nymphe
Emue
Grande Cuisse de Nymphe
Great Maiden's Blush
Incarnata
Incarnata Major
La Virginale (syn. 'Maiden's Blush')
Loyalist
Maiden's Blush (alba)
Petite Cuisse de Nymphe
Regalis (syn. 'Maiden's Blush')
Rosa alba incarnata
Rosa alba 'Maiden's Blush'
Rosa alba rubicunda
Rosa alba subtaxon plena Rössig
Rosa alba var. incarnata (Mill.) Weston
Rosa alba var. regia carnea
Rosa alba var. rubicunda Rössig
Rosa carnea
R. incarnata
Rosa incarnata Mill. synonym
Rosa rubicans
Rosa X alba 'Cuisse de Nymphe'
Rosa X alba var. carnea hort.
"Tertin Kartano"
"Tertti"

Alba. White, blush shading. Strong fragrance. Medium to large, very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered, rosette bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 3b through 9b. Height of 4' 11" to 8' 2" (150 to 250 cm). Width of up to 5' (up to 150 cm). Unknown (1400).

370 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VAlba Maxima
Anglica alba
Bonnie Prince Charlie's Rose (Alba)
Cheshire Rose
Common Great White Rose
Common White Rose
Double White Rose (alba)
Great Double White
Great White Rose
Jacobite Rose
Jakobiter-Rose
Maxima (alba, Unknown before 1500)
Rosa alba "Double White"
Rosa alba florepleno
Rosa alba maxima
Rosa alba var. florepleno hort. ex Andrews
Rosa alba var. plena
Rosa alba vulgaris major
Rosa X alba 'Maxima'
Rose blanche

Alba, Species Cross. White, yellow highlights. Strong, sweet fragrance. Large, very double bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 3b through 9b. Height of 6' to 8' 2" (185 to 250 cm). Width of 4' to 5' (120 to 150 cm). Unknown (1500).

314 favorite votes. Average rating: GOOD+.

A,C,E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VAbraham Darby
Candy Rain
Country Darby tree [AUScot]

Shrub. English Rose Collection. Apricot and light pink, lighter edges. Strong, fruity fragrance. Large, very full (41+ petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, cupped, old-fashioned, quartered bloom form. Prolific, continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season. USDA zone 5b through 10b. Height of 4' to 10' (120 to 305 cm). Width of 3' to 5' (90 to 150 cm). David C. H. Austin (1985).

305 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

C,F,O,VAutumn Damask
Four Seasons Rose
Monthly Rose (damask)
Perpétuelle semi-double
Quatre Saisons
Quatre Saisons Continue
Quatre Saisons Tous-les-Mois
Red monthly
Rosa bifera (Poir.) Persoon
Rosa damascena bifera
Rosa damascena perpetua
Rosa Damascena Polyanthos
Rosa damascena semperflorens
Rosa italica Ferrari
Rosa menstrualis
Rosa X damascena 'Bifera'
Rosa X damascena 'Quatre Saisons'
Rose de Castile
Rosier de Tous les Mois
Rosier des Quatre Saisons
Rosier du Calendrier
Royal Four Seasons
"The Mission Rose"
Year-Round Rose

Damask. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Unknown (1724).

292 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,TEden (Large Flowered Climber, Mouchotte/Meilland, 1985)
Eden Climber ™
Eden Rose 85
Pierre de Ronsard ® [MEIviolin]

Climber, Large-Flowered Climber. Cream, carmine-pink edges. Moderate fragrance. Large, very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary, cupped, globular bloom form. Prolific, continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season. USDA zone 5b through 9b. Height of 39" to 12' (100 to 365 cm). Jacques Mouchotte (1985).

286 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,F,G,L,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VCentifolia Cristata
Chapeau de Napoléon
Crested Moss
Crested Provence
Crested Provins (centifolia, moss, Buist 1827)
Cristata
R. centifolia cristata
Rosa centifolia f. muscosa 'cristata' C.K.Schneid.
R. centifolia muscosa 'cristata'
Rosa centifolia var. cristata Prévost synonym
Rosa X centifolia cristata

Centifolia, Moss. Pink. Strong, centifolia fragrance. Full (26-40 petals) bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 4b through 9b. Height of 3' to 5' (90 to 150 cm). Width of up to 4' (up to 120 cm). Kirche / Kirsch (1827).

270 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

F,G,L,N,O,P,TEvergreen Multiflora
Lady Banks Rose
Lady Banks White
Mokuko-ibara
Rosa banksia banksia
Rosa banksia 'Double White'
R. banksiae
R. banksiae à fleurs doubles
R. banksiae aculeata
Rosa banksiae Aiton
R. banksiae alba
R. banksiae alba plena
R. banksiae albiflora
R. banksiae alboplena
Rosa banksiae banksiae
Rosa banksiae 'Double White'
Rosa banksiae f. aculeata Focke synonym
Rosa banksiae f. albiflora H.Lév. synonym
Rosa banksiae f. alboplena Rehder
Rosa banksiae f. subinermis Focke ex H.Lév. synonym
Rosa banksiae flore pleno
Rosa banksiae R.Br.
R. banksiae subinermis
Rosa banksiae var. alboplena Rehder synonym
Rosa banksiae var. banksiae
Rosa banksiae var. plena Regel
Rosa inermis Roxb. synonym
Rosier de Banks à fleurs blanches
Rosier de Lady Banks
White Banksia
White Banksia Climber
White Banksian Rose
White Lady Banks
Wongmoue-heong

Hybrid Banksia, Species / Wild. White. Strong, violets fragrance. Small, double (17-25 petals), rosette bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of 20' to 39' 4" (610 to 1200 cm).

262 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VApothecary's Rose
Apothekerrose
Common Provins Rose (syn. 'Officinalis')
Double Red Rose
Officinalis
Old Red Damask
Provins Rose
Red Damask (syn. Officinalis)
Red Gallica
Red Rose of Lancaster
Rosa gallica duplex
Rosa gallica maxima
R. gallica officinalis
Rosa gallica 'Officinalis'
R. gallica plena
Rosa gallica var. officinalis Ser.
Rosa gallica var. plena Regel synonym
Rose de Provins
Rosier de Provins ordinaire

Gallica / Provins, Miscellaneous OGR. Deep pink to carmine-red. Strong fragrance. Medium, semi-double (9-16 petals), cupped bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 3b through 8b. Height of 3' to 5' (90 to 150 cm). Width of 3' (90 cm). Unknown (1240).

245 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VDouble Delight ® [ANDeli]

Hybrid Tea. Red and white, red edges. Strong, spice fragrance. Very large, very double, high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 7b through 10b. Height of 3' to 5' (90 to 150 cm). Width of 2' to 5' (60 to 150 cm). A.E. & A.W. Ellis (1977), Herbert C. Swim (1977).

243 favorite votes. Average rating: GOOD+.

F,G,N,O,P,Q,VCabbage Provence
Cabbage Rose
Centifolia
Common Centifolia
Common Provence
Gul-i sad-warg
Gul ssudburuk
Hundred-Petalled Rose
Kohl-Rose
Old Cabbage Rose
Ordinaire (Centifolia)
Provence Rose
R. centifolia
Rosa centifolia L.
R. gallica centifolia
Rosa gallica var. centifolia Regel synonym
Rosa X centifolia
Rose à Cent Feuilles
Rose Centfeuilles
Rose Chou
Rosier à Cent Feuilles

Centifolia. Pink. Strong fragrance. Medium, very double bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 4b through 9b. Height of 5' to 6' 11" (150 to 210 cm). Width of up to 5' (up to 150 cm). Unknown (1450).

234 favorite votes.

C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VAlpine Pompon
Champagnensis major
Champagnerröschen
Common Pompon
De Champagne
De Meaux
De Meaux pomponia
Dijon Pompon
Dijonensis
Dijonröschen
Divionensis
Guirlandenrose
Miniature (syn. for 'De Meaux')
Petite Rose de Mai
Pompon (centifolia, Sweet)
Pompon Commun
Pompon de Mai
Pompon Rose (syn. 'De Meaux')
Pompon rose de Bourgogne
Pulchella
Pygmy Pompon
Red Pompon
Rosa centifolia var. pomponia Lindl.
Rosa meldensis Dum.Cours.
R. pulchella Willd. synonym
Rosa X centifolia var. pomponia 'De Meaux'
Rose de Champagne pompon
Rose de Meaux
Rosier de Champagne
Rosier de Dijon
Rosier de Meaux
Single Pompon Rose

Centifolia, Hybrid Gallica. Light pink, lilac shading. Mild fragrance. Small, full (26-40 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, rosette bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 4b through 9b. Height of 18" to 42" (45 to 105 cm). Width of up to 2' (up to 60 cm). Unknown (1659).

232 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

F,G,N,O,Q,T,U,VAlpenrose
Alpine Hedge Rose
Pendent-fruited Alpine Rose
Rosa alpina L. synonym
R. pendulina
Rosa pendulina L.
Rosa pendulina var. curtidens (Christ) R. Keller synonym
Rosa pendulina var. heterophylla (Rouy et Camus) synonym
Rosa pendulina var. imhoofii R. Keller synonym
Rosa pendulina var. pubescens (Koch) R. Keller synonym
Rosier à fruit pendans
Rosier des Alpes
Rosier des Alpes à fruits pendants
Rosier sans épines
Single Alpine Rose
Spineless Rose
Virgin Rose (Rosa pendulina)

Species / Wild. Deep pink. Purple or pink. Single (4-8 petals) bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 4b and warmer. Height of 3' to 10' (90 to 305 cm). Width of up to 5' (up to 150 cm).

229 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,E,F,G,L,N,O,P,Q,T,U3-35-40 (Meilland/'Peace')
Gioia
Gloria Dei
Madame A. Meilland
Peace (hybrid tea, Meilland 1935)

Hybrid Tea. Yellow, pink edges. Mild to strong fragrance. Very large, full (26-40 petals), cupped, high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 5b and warmer. Height of 4' to 6½' (120 to 200 cm). Width of up to 3' (up to 90 cm). Francis Meilland (1912-1958) (1935).

224 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VDesprez
Desprez à Fleur Fauve
Desprez à Fleur Jaune
Desprez à fleurs fendres
Desprez à fleurs jaunes
Desprez D'Arcole
Desprez jaune marbré
French Yellow Noisette
Jaune Desprez
Jean Desprez
Madame Desprez (noisette)
New French Yellow
Noisette Desprez

Noisette, Tea Noisette. Copper - yellow. Pineapple fragrance. Strong, fruity fragrance. Medium to large, full (26-40 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, cupped, quartered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b and warmer. Height of 15' to 20' (455 to 610 cm). Width of 10' to 15' (305 to 455 cm). Jean Desprez (1830).

219 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,E,G,N,O,P,Q,TAbsolutely Fabulous
Anisade ®
Jiřina Bohdalová
Julia Child ™ (Floribunda, Carruth, 2004)
SASOL Rose
Soul Mate (Floribunda, Carruth, 2004) [WEKvossutono]

Floribunda. Butter-yellow. Strong, anise, licorice fragrance. Medium, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered, in small clusters, cupped, globular, old-fashioned bloom form. Prolific, continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season. USDA zone 5b through 10a. Height of 28" to 33" (70 to 85 cm). Width of 20" to 26" (50 to 65 cm). Tom Carruth (2004).

218 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VBelle Évêque
Bishop
Bishop Rose
Cocarde pourprée
Evêque
La rose évêque
Le Rosier Évêque
L'Evêque
Manteau d'évêque (Gallica)
Provins Double
Purpureo-Violaceo Magna
Rosa gallica purpuro-violacea magna
Rosier Evêque
The Bishop (gallica, Unknown 1790)

Centifolia, Gallica / Provins. Mauve or purple blend. Strong fragrance. Large, very double, flat, rosette bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 4b through 9b. Height of 39" to 5' 11" (100 to 180 cm). Width of up to 3' (up to 90 cm). Jacques-Louis Descemet (1815), Unknown (1790).

217 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,F,G,N,O,Q,T,U,VHecht-Rose
Red Leaf Rose
R. ferruginea
Rosa ferruginea Villars synonym
R. glauca
Rosa glauca Pourr.
R. majalis rubrifolia
Rosa majalis var.rubrifolia (Vill. ex Thory) Wallr.synonym
R. romana
Rosa romana hort.
R. rubrifolia
Rosa rubrifolia Vill. synonym
Rosier a feuilles rougeâtres
Rubrifolia

Species / Wild. Pink blend, white center. Moderate fragrance. Small to medium, single (4-8 petals), cluster-flowered bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 2b through 9b. Height of 4' 11" to 11½' (150 to 350 cm). Width of 5' (150 cm).

214 favorite votes. Average rating: GOOD+.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VBlå Måndag
Blue Monday
Blue Moon
Mainzer Fastnacht
Mainzer Rad
Navo-Rose
Sissi ®
Sissy [TANnacht]

Hybrid Tea. Lavender. Strong, opinions vary fragrance. Large, double (17-25 petals), classic hybrid tea, exhibition bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 7b and warmer. Height of 2' to 5' (60 to 150 cm). Width of 2' (60 cm). Mathias Tantau, Jr. (1912 - 2006) (1964).

205 favorite votes. Average rating: GOOD+.

C,F,G,N,O,Q,T,U"Belfield (Bermuda mystery rose)"
Bengal Rose
Bengale Commun
"Bermuda Belfield"
China Rose
Chinese Monthly Rose
Crimson China Rose
Daily Rose
Gulsurkh
La Bengale
"Old Crimson China"
Red China
R. chinensis
Rosa chinensis Jacq.
R. chinensis semperflorens
Rosa chinensis var. chinensis
Rosa chinensis var. semperflorens (Curtis) Koehne
Rosa indica L.
R. semperflorens
Rose du Bengale
Rosier à feuilles variables
Rosier de la Chine
Rosier des Indes (Redouté)
Rosier du Bengale
Semperflorens (china, 1790)
Slater's Crimson China

Bermuda Rose, China / Bengale, Species / Wild. Crimson. None / no fragrance. Medium to large, semi-double to double, reflexed bloom form. Occasional repeat later in the season. USDA zone 7b through 10b. Height of 2' to 4' 11" (60 to 150 cm). Unknown (1759).

205 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,UAustrian Copper
Bicolor atropurpurea
Capucine (syn. for Rosa foetida vae. bicolor)
Capucine Bicolore
Capucine Briar
Capucine Rouge
Copper
Corn Poppy Rose
Jaune Bicolor
Jaune bicolore
Rosa bicolor
R. eglanteria punicea
Rosa eglanteria var. punicea Lavallée
R. foetida bicolor
Rosa foetida var. bicolor Willmott
R. lutea bicolor
R. lutea punicea
Rosa lutea var. bicolor Sims synonym
Rosa lutea var. punicea W.D.J.Koch
Rosa sylvestris austriaca flore phoeniceo
Rose Comtesse
Rosier Eglantier var. couleur ponceau
Turkish rose

Hybrid Foetida, Hybrid Lutea, Species / Wild. Orange-red, yellow reverse, yellow stamens. [Yellow blend.]. Strong, unpleasant fragrance. Small to medium, single (4-8 petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 3a and warmer. Height of 6' to 8' (185 to 245 cm). Width of 5' to 20' (150 to 610 cm). Jules Gravereaux (1904).

197 favorite votes. Average rating: GOOD.

A,C,E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,UMister Lincoln

Hybrid Tea. Dark red. Strong fragrance. Very large, full (26-40 petals), high-centered to cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 7a through 10b. Height of 3' to 6' 7" (90 to 200 cm). Width of 2' (60 cm). Swim & Weeks (1964).

194 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

C,F,G,O,P,Q,VAldégonde (gallica, Unknown before 1811)
André Du Pont
André DuPont
Belle Bourbon
Du Pont
Dupont
Grande Condé
Manteau Pourpre
Manteau Rouge
Manteau Royal
Nouvelle Bourbon
Pontiana
Porcia
Pourpre Cramoisi
Rouge Formidable
Violet Brillant

Gallica / Provins. Purple - red, dark red edges. Strong fragrance. Medium to large, very double bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of 35" to 47" (90 to 120 cm). Jacques-Louis Descemet (1810).

190 favorite votes.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VBlush Cluster
Blush Noisette
Flesh-coloured Noisette
Noisette carnée
Old Blush Noisette
R. indica noisettiana
Rosa indica var. noisettiana (Redouté) Reg
Rosa noisettiana Bosc. Synonym
Rosa X noisettiana Thory
Rosier de Phillipe Noisette
Rosier Noisette

Noisette. Light pink, ages to white . Bud crimson; flowers pinkish white, tinted lilac. Mild to strong, clove fragrance. Small to medium, full (26-40 petals), cluster-flowered, in large clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of 4' to 6' 7" (120 to 200 cm). Philippe Noisette (1814).

189 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,F,G,N,O,Q,T,UBibernellrose
Burnet Rose
Duinroos
Dünen-Rose
Rosa lutescens var. spinosa Pursh
Rosa myriacantha DC synonym
Rosa pimpinellifolia L. synonym
Rosa rubella
Rosa rupincola Fisch. ex Sweet synonym
Rosa spinosissima
Rosa spinosissima L.
Rosa spinosissima var. laevis Rouy synonym
Rosa spinosissima var. mathonettii (Crép.) Rouy synonym
Rosa spinosissima var. myriacantha Koehne Synonym
Rosier à Mille Epines
Rosier pimprenelle
Scotch Briar
Scotch Rose
Scots Rose

Species / Wild. White or white blend. Strong fragrance. Large, single (4-8 petals) bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 3b through 9b. Height of 5' to 6' (150 to 185 cm). Width of 3' to 4' (90 to 120 cm).

186 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

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