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A,C,E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,VAloha (cl. hybrid tea, Boerner before 1949)

Climber, Hybrid Tea, Cl., Large-Flowered Climber. Rose-pink, darker reverse. Strong, apple fragrance. Large, very full (41+ petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, cupped, old-fashioned, quartered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 5b through 9b. Height of 8' to 10' (245 to 305 cm). Width of 4' to 8' (120 to 245 cm). Eugene S. Boerner (1949).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,E,G,N,O,P,Q,TAM988
Amigos de Todi
André le Nôtre ®
Better Homes and Gardens (hybrid tea, Meilland before 2000)
Betty White ™
Fredrika Bremer
Miriam Makeba [MEIceppus]

Hybrid Tea. Light pink, darker center. Strong, damask, musk, myrrh, rose fragrance. Large, very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered, in small clusters, cupped, old-fashioned bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 7b and warmer. Height of 3' to 4' (90 to 120 cm). Alain Meilland (1940-....) (2000).

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+.

A,C,E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,UBig Purple
Nuit d'Orient ®
Stephens' Big Purple (Hybrid Tea, Stephens, 1985)
Stephens' Rose Big Purple [STEbigpu]

Hybrid Tea. Violet - mauve. Deep beetroot purple. Strong, fruity, old rose, sweet fragrance. Very large, very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6a and warmer.
Height: 3' to 6' (90 to 185cm). Width: 2' (60cm). Pat Stephens (1985).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

C,E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,TCharles Darwin ® (shrub, Austin 1991/2001) [AUSpeet]

Shrub. (Series: English Rose Collection) Yellow, buff shading. Moderate, opinions vary fragrance. Large, very full (41+ petals), in small clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 5b through 10a.
Height: 39" to 42" (100 to 105cm). Width: 3' (90cm). David C. H. Austin (1926-2018) (1991).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VComte de Chambord - in commerce (possibly 'Mme Boll')

Hybrid Perpetual, Portland. Rose-pink. Strong, damask fragrance. Very large, very full (41+ petals), old-fashioned, quartered bloom form. Spring or summer flush with scattered later bloom. USDA zone 4b through 8b.
Height: 3' to 5' (90 to 150cm). Width: 2' to 4' (60 to 120cm). Robert and Moreau (1858).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,VDon Juan (large flowered climber, Malandrone 1958)

Climber, Hybrid Tea, Cl., Large-Flowered Climber. Dark red. Red filaments. Strong fragrance. Very large, full (26-40 petals), cupped-to-flat bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of 12' to 14' (365 to 425 cm). Michele Malandrone (1958).

1 favorite vote. 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).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,UFrederic Mistral ®
The Children's Rose (hybrid tea, Meilland 1994) [MEItebros]

Hybrid Tea. Romantica ™. Light pink, rose-pink reverse. Flowers venetian pink, reverse suffused rose. Strong, citrus fragrance. Large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 5a through 9b. Height of up to 6' (up to 185 cm). Width of 35" (90 cm). Alain Meilland (1940-....) (1994).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

A,C,E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,TGertrude Jekyll ®
"Von Doussa Children" [AUSbord]

Shrub. English Rose Collection. Pink. Strong, old rose fragrance. Large, old-fashioned, quartered 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 6' (120 to 185 cm). David C. H. Austin (1926-2018) (1986).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,UJayne Austin (shrub, Austin 1993) [AUSbreak]

Shrub. English Rose Collection. Yellow. Mild to strong, opinions vary fragrance. Very double bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 5b through 10b. Height of 3' to 7' (90 to 215 cm). Width of 3' to 42" (90 to 105 cm). David C. H. Austin (1926-2018) (1993).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

G,O,Q,T,U,V"Lovers Delite"

Found Rose. Mauve or purple blend. Strong, old rose fragrance. Very double, rosette bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of 4' (120 cm). Width of 4' (120 cm).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

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: 3' to 6'7" (90 to 200cm). Width: 2' (60cm). Swim & Weeks (1964).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VOklahoma (Hybrid Tea, Swim & Weeks, 1963)

Hybrid Tea. Dark red. Strong, old rose, sweet fragrance. Large, high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 7b through 10b. Height of 4' to 8' (120 to 245 cm). Width of up to 4' (up to 120 cm). Swim & Weeks (1963).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

C,E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,UKammersängerin Christel Goltz (in Austria)
Macbeth (shrub, Austin 1986)
Othello (English Rose, Austin 1986) [AUSlo]

Shrub. English Rose Collection. Red. Strong, old rose fragrance. Large bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 5b through 10b. Height of 42" to 8' (105 to 245 cm). Width of 3' to 6' (90 to 185 cm). David C. H. Austin (1926-2018) (1986).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,UAM963
First Blush (hybrid tea, Meilland 1998)
Gift of Grace
Lolita Lempicka ®
Mainauduft
Peter Mayle ™ [MEIzincaro]

Florists Rose, Hybrid Tea. Romantica ™. Deep pink. Strong, old rose fragrance. Large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 7b and warmer. Height of 39" to 6' (100 to 185 cm). Width of 3' (90 cm). Alain Meilland (1940-....) (1998).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VPretty Jessica [AUSjess]

English Rose [David Austin], Shrub. Deep pink. Strong, myrrh, old rose fragrance. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 5b through 10b. Height of 30" to 4' (75 to 120 cm). Width of 2' to 3' (60 to 90 cm). David C. H. Austin (1926-2018) (1983).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: GOOD+.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VProspero ® [AUSpero]

Shrub. English Rose Collection. Crimson and purple. Strong fragrance. Large, cluster-flowered, in small clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 5b through 10b. Height of 3' to 4' (90 to 120 cm). Width of up to 4' (up to 120 cm). David C. H. Austin (1926-2018) (1982).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,UAlain Souchon ®
Caruso (hybrid tea, Mouchotte/Meilland, 2000)
Father's Love
Rouge Royale ®
Royal Red (HT. Meilland, 2000)
Valentina Casucci [MEIkarouz]

Hybrid Tea, Shrub. Romantica ™. Red. Strong, anise, raspberry, strawberry, sweet fragrance. Large, very full (41+ petals), old-fashioned, quartered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b and warmer. Height of 4' to 5' (120 to 150 cm). Jacques Mouchotte (2000).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

C,E,G,N,O,P,TSmoke Signals

Miniature. Lavender. Smoky lavendder-gray. Strong fragrance. Medium, full (26-40 petals), high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).
Height: 1' to 28" (30 to 70cm). Ernest D. Williams (1989).

1 favorite vote.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,USummer Wine (climber, Kordes before 1980) [KORizont]

Climber, Large-Flowered Climber. Coral-pink. Strong fragrance. Medium to large, single to semi-double bloom form. Occasional repeat later in the season. USDA zone 5b through 9b. Height of 8' 2" to 14¾' (250 to 450 cm). Reimer Kordes (1922-1997) (1980).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

C,E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,TTess of the d'Urbervilles [AUSmove]

Shrub. (Series: English Rose Collection) Crimson. Strong, old rose fragrance. Large, very full (41+ petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, cupped, nodding or "weak neck" bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).
Height: 3' to 8' (90 to 245cm). Width: 42" (105cm). David C. H. Austin (1926-2018) (1997).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,UTraviata ™ (hybrid tea, Meilland, 1997)
Travita ™
Xaviere Tiberi ® [MEIlavio]

Hybrid Tea. Romantica ™. Dark red, darker reverse. None / no fragrance. Medium to large, very full (41+ petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, cupped, old-fashioned, quartered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 7b and warmer. Height of 43" to 47" (110 to 120 cm). Alain Meilland (1940-....) (1997).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,VWenlock ® [AUSwen]

Shrub. English Rose Collection. Crimson, ages to cerise . Strong, old rose fragrance. Large, very full (41+ petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 5b through 10b. Height of up to 5' (up to 150 cm). Width of up to 5' (up to 150 cm). David C. H. Austin (1926-2018) (1984).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.