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Si, Miniature. Introduced: Dot, Spain, 1957.  The smallest rose in the world, and worth growing for its novelty value. 'Si' has white buds, shaded pale pink in cool weather, no larger than a kernel of wheat. The buds are much more charming than the insubstantial white flowers that follow. The plant reaches about 8" for me and offers repeat bloom very quickly. You'd need to use manicure scissors to deadhead it, but I have never found this to be necessary as the plant is apparently sterile and puts no effort into setting seeds.

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Vick's Caprice.   Hybrid perpetual.  Striped cream. Bloom size 5".  Repeat bloom reliable. Height 4'. Hardiness zone 5b-8. 
For repeat bloom and a powerful fragrance, ‘Vick’s Caprice’ is the most dependable of the heritage striped roses. It’s a hybrid perpetual of modest height still makes a quality bedding rose, and it will be more at home with other roses than in a mixed border. A mutation of the French rose ‘Archiduchesse Elisabeth d’Autriche’ discovered in New York State, ‘Vick’s Caprice’ varies tremendously in color (pink to purplish stripes) and effect (clear or muddy background). But with three crops of blooms in a season, the chances of getting a memorable week of ‘Vick’s Caprice’ is stronger than from the more widely available striped hybrid perpetual ‘Ferdinand Pichard’.