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A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VAlba Maxima
Anglica alba
Blanche double (syn. Alba Maxima)
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 multiplex
Rosa alba var. florepleno hort. ex Andrews
Rosa alba var. plena
Rosa alba vulgaris major
Rosa X alba 'Maxima'
Rose blanche
Rosier blanc à fleurs doubles

Alba, Species Cross. White, yellow highlights. Strong, sweet fragrance. Medium to large, very full (41+ petals) bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 3b through 9b.
Height: 6' to 8'2" (185 to 250cm). Width: 4' to 5' (120 to 150cm). Unknown (1500).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: GOOD+.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VAlfred de Dalmas

Moss. Pink, light pink edges. Purplish pink reverse. Moderate fragrance. Medium, very double, cluster-flowered, in small clusters bloom form. Occasional repeat later in the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).
Height: 2' to 4' (60 to 120cm). Width: up to 2' (up to 60cm). Jean Laffay (1855).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: GOOD.

A,C,E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,UAmbridge Rose ®
"Austin Wonder" [AUSwonder]

Shrub. English Rose Collection. Apricot or apricot blend. Strong, myrrh fragrance. Medium, very double bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 5b through 10b. Height of 30" to 42" (75 to 105 cm). Width of 2' to 3' (60 to 90 cm). David C. H. Austin (1926-2018) (1990).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

C,F,G,O,P,Q,V"Arcadia LA Tea"
"Arcadia Louisiana Tea"
"Legacy of Eliza Fountain"
"Phil's Pink Cup Tea"

Found Rose, Tea. Palest blush to light pink, outer petals whitish, sometimes pale apricot tones in center. Strong, tea fragrance. Medium-large, very full (41+ petals), globular, nodding or "weak neck" bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of up to 7' (up to 215 cm). Width of up to 7' (up to 215 cm). Cleo Barnwell (1985), Phil Edinger.

1 favorite vote.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VArchduke Charles (china, Dubourg/Laffay, 1825)
Archiduc Charles (china, Dubourg/Laffay, 1825)
"Rita Petersen"

China / Bengale. Pink, ages to crimson . Mild fragrance. Medium, double (17-25 petals), cluster-flowered, cupped, flat bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 7b through 10b.
Height: 3' to 5' (90 to 150cm). Width: 3' (90cm). Dubourg (1825).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VAwakening (Large Flowered Climber, discovered by Jan Bohm, 1935)
Probuzeni
Probuzení

Climber, Hybrid Wichurana, Large-Flowered Climber. Light pink, salmon-pink shading. Mild to strong fragrance. Large, full (26-40 petals) bloom form. Occasional repeat later in the season. USDA zone 5b through 9b. Height of 8' to 14' (245 to 425 cm). Width of 8' to 10' (245 to 305 cm). Jan Böhm (1935).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: GOOD+.

F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,VBelle Isis (gallica, Parmentier, by 1845)

Agatha/Agathe, Gallica / Provins. Light pink. Strong, myrrh fragrance. Medium, double (17-25 petals), button-eye, flat, quartered, rosette bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 4b through 8b.
Height: 3' to 5'11" (90 to 180cm). Width: 3' to 47" (90 to 120cm). Louis-Joseph-Ghislain Parmentier (1845).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

C,F,G,N,O,P,U,VBérangère (moss, Vibert, 1849)

Moss. Light pink. Strong fragrance. Medium, full (26-40 petals) bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).
Height: 5' (150cm). Width: 39" (100cm). Jean-Pierre Vibert (1849).

1 favorite vote.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VBuff Beauty (Hybrid Musk, Bentall, 1939)

Hybrid Musk, Shrub. Orange and yellow. Strong, tea rose fragrance. Medium, very full (41+ petals), in small clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 5b through 10b. Height of 4' to 10' (120 to 305 cm). Width of 4' to 8' (120 to 245 cm). Ann & John Bentall (1939).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,Vá feuilles de laitue
Bullata
Bullata rosea
Bullate Cabbage Rose
Cent-feuilles à feuilles de laitue
Centifolia Bullata
Lettuce-leaved Rose
Monstrous hundred-leaved rose
Monstrueuse (centifolia)
R. centifolia bullata
Rosa centifolia staxon bullata Redouté & Thory
Rosa lactuca
Rosa provincialis var. Bullata Hort.
Rosa X centifolia 'Bullata'
Rosa X centifolia bullata
Rose á feuilles de laitue
Rosier à feuilles crépues
Rosier à Feuilles de Laitue

Centifolia. Deep pink. Strong fragrance. Medium to large, very double bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 4b through 9b. Height of 39" to 6' 7" (100 to 200 cm). Width of 4' to 5' (120 to 150 cm). Andre Du Pont (1801).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

A,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VAbondante
Belle Couronnée
Bifera Coronata
Cels (damask, Cels, 1750)
Cels à fleurs pleines
Cel's Rose
Celsiana
De Cels
Grande Couronnée
Incarnata Maxima
La Coquette (damask, Cels, 1750)
Mutabilis (damask, Cels 1750)
Rosa damascena 'Celsiana'
Rosa damascena mutabilis
Rosier de Cels
Rosier de Van Huysum

Damask. Light pink, golden-yellow stamens, ages to white . Strong, damask fragrance. Semi-double (9-16 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 4b through 9b.
Height: 3' to 6' (90 to 185cm). Width: 3' to 5' (90 to 150cm). Unknown (1792), Unknown Dutch origin (1732).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,U,VCésonie (moss, Robert and Moreau, 1859)

Damask, Damask Perpetual, Moss. Carmine-pink to crimson. Medium, double (17-25 petals), in large clusters, globular bloom form. Occasional repeat later in the season. USDA zone 4b through 9b. Robert et Moreau (1859).

1 favorite vote.

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)
Crêtée
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 (1826).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VArdoisée
Bizard Triomphant
Bizarre Triomphante
Charles de Mills
Maheca de Dupont
Pourpre noir (gallica)
Rosa gallica atropurpurea
Rose Bleue (gallica, Unknown, before 1811))
Violette Bronzée

Gallica / Provins. Crimson or dark purple. Strong fragrance. Large, full (26-40 petals) bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 4b through 8b.
Height: 39" to 5' (100 to 150cm). Width: 4' to 5' (120 to 150cm). Unknown Dutch origin (1786).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VChaucer [AUScer]

English Rose [David Austin], Shrub. Pink. Myrrh fragrance. Double (17-25 petals) bloom form. Occasional repeat later in the season. USDA zone 5b through 10b. Height of 3' to 4' (90 to 120 cm). Width of up to 3' (up to 90 cm). David C. H. Austin (1926-2018) (1970).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: GOOD+.

F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VChelsea (miniature, Moore, 1986) [MORsea]

Miniature, Moss. Pink. Mild fragrance. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Ralph S. Moore (1986).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: GOOD+.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,VCentifolia Muscosa
Centifolia Muscosa 'Communis'
Centifolia rosea (common moss)
Common Moss
Communis (moss)
Double Moss Rose
Gewoehnliche Moosrose
Moss Provence
Mousseau Ancien
Mousseuse à fleurs doubles
Mousseuse commune
Mousseuse ordinaire
Mousseuse rose
Moussu ancien
Muscosa
Muscosa Multiplex
Old Moss
Old Pink Moss
Pink Moss (moss, Unknown, 1700)
Rosa centifolia f. muscosa (Ait.) C.K.Schneid.
R. centifolia muscosa
Rosa muscosa Ait.
Rosa muscosa communis
Rosa muscosa staxon multiplex Redouté & Thory
Rosa X centifolia 'Muscosa'
Rosier Mousseux

Moss. Pink. Strong fragrance. Medium to large, very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).
Height: 4' to 6' (120 to 185cm). Width: 4' to 5' (120 to 150cm). Unknown (1696).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VBella Helena (syn. 'Comtesse de Labarthe')
Comtesse de Labarthe
Countess Bertha
Countess Labarthe
Duchesse de Brabant
Shell
The Shell Rose (tea, Bernede 1857)

Tea. Earth Kind ™. Rose-pink, yellow highlights, ages to lighter . Strong, tea fragrance. Large, very double, cupped, nodding or "weak neck" bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 5b through 11. Height of 3' to 8' (90 to 245 cm). Width of 2' to 3' (60 to 90 cm). Pierre Bernède (1857).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

F,G,N,O,P,Q,VComtesse de Murinais (moss, Vibert, 1842)

Moss. White, light pink shading. Strong fragrance. Large, very double, cupped-to-flat bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).
Height: 4' to 6' (120 to 185cm). Width: up to 4' (up to 120cm). Jean-Pierre Vibert (1843).

1 favorite vote.

F,G,N,O,P,Q,U,VCrested Jewel

Climber, Moss, Moss - Modern. Pink. Mild fragrance. Semi-double (9-16 petals) bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 5b and warmer. Height of 3' to 5' (90 to 150 cm). Width of 3' to 4' (90 to 120 cm). Ralph S. Moore (1964).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: FAIR-.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,VCrested Sweetheart [MORsweet]

Large-Flowered Climber, Moss, Moss - Modern. Pink. Damask fragrance. Very double bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of up to 4' (up to 120 cm). Ralph S. Moore (1988).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: GOOD+.

C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VDeuil de Paul Fontaine

Moss. Dark purple, red shading. Moderate fragrance. Large, very full (41+ petals), cupped bloom form. Occasional repeat later in the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of 3' to 4' (90 to 120 cm). Width of up to 3' (up to 90 cm). François Fontaine (père) (1873).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: GOOD-.

C,E,F,G,N,O,P,QDresden Doll

Miniature, Moss. Light pink. Strong fragrance. Large, double (17-25 petals), cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of 9" to 1' (25 to 30 cm). Width of 6" (15 cm). Ralph S. Moore (1975).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: GOOD.

A,C,F,G,L,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VDuchesse De Montebello (hybrid China, Laffay, 1824)

Hybrid China, Hybrid Gallica. Light pink. Strong fragrance. Medium, full (26-40 petals) bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 4b through 8b.
Height: 39" to 5' (100 to 150cm). Width: up to 3' (up to 90cm). Jean Laffay (1824).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.