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C,F,G,L,N,O,P,T,UAlternans à rubans
Belle des Jardins (syn. 'Centifolia Variegata')
Belle Rubanée
Belle Villageoise
Centifolia Variegata
Cottage Maid (Centifolia/Gallica, Vibert 1839)
Dometille Becard (centifolia, Laffay, c.1848)
Gallique Panachée
La Rubanée
Panachée à fleurs doubles
Panachée à fleurs pleines (gallica)
Panachée Double
Rosa centifolia variegata
Variegata (Centifolia/Gallica, Vibert, 1845)
Village Maid

Centifolia, Gallica / Provins. White and pink, stripes. Strong fragrance. Medium to large, very double, cupped bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 4b through 9b. Height of 39" to 6' (100 to 185 cm). Width of up to 4' (up to 120 cm). Unknown French Breeder(s) (1817).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: GOOD.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VBelle Poitevine

Hybrid Rugosa. Pink, fuchsia / magenta shading. Mild to strong, centifolia fragrance. Large, semi-double (9-16 petals) bloom form. Occasional repeat later in the season. USDA zone 3b and warmer. Height of 42" to 6' (105 to 185 cm). Width of up to 5' (up to 150 cm). François-Georges-Léon Bruant (1894).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

F,G,O,P,Q,T,U,VBelle sans flatterie
Joséphine Impératrice

Agatha/Agathe, Gallica / Provins. Mauve or purple blend. Flowers lilac-pink, lighter on the edges. Strong fragrance. Medium bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 4b through 8b. Height of up to 4' (up to 120 cm). Width of up to 3' (up to 90 cm). Daniel August Schwarzkopf (1783).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,F,G,L,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VBlanc Double de Coubert (Rugosa, Cochet-Cochet, 1892)
Muslin Rose
Rosa rugosa 'Blanc Double de Coubert'
The Muslin Rose

Hybrid Rugosa, Shrub. White or white blend. Strong fragrance. Large, semi-double (9-16 petals) bloom form. Prolific, blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 3b through 9b. Height of 4' to 7' (120 to 215 cm). Width of 4' to 7' (120 to 215 cm). Charles Pierre Marie COCHET-COCHET (1892).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

A,F,G,L,N,O,P,TBlessings

Hybrid Tea. Coral-pink, salmon-orange shading. Moderate fragrance. Medium, double (17-25 petals), high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b and warmer. Height of 28" to 4¼' (70 to 130 cm). Width of up to 30" (up to 75 cm). Charles Walter Gregory (1967).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: GOOD+.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,UBlossom Time
Blossomtime (Large Flowered Climber, O'Neal, 1951)

Large-Flowered Climber. Pink, darker reverse. Cameo-pink, reverse spinel-pink. Strong fragrance. Large, full (26-40 petals), in small clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 5a through 9b. Height of 4' to 15' (120 to 455 cm). Conrad C. O'Neal (1951).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

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. Lilac. Strong, opinions vary fragrance. Large, full (26-40 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).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: GOOD+.

A,C,E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,TBrown Velvet
Colorbreak
Colourbreak [MACultra]

Floribunda. Russet. Orange, tinged brownish. Reddish brown. Mild fragrance. Medium, double (17-25 petals), in small clusters, flat, quartered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b and warmer. Height of 4' 7" to 6' 7" (140 to 200 cm). Width of up to 2' (up to 60 cm). Samuel Darragh (1932-2019) McGredy IV (1974).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: GOOD+.

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-.

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
Van Huysum (damask, Cels, 1750)

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-.

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,F,G,N,O,P,Q,UChevy Chase (Rambler, Hansen, 1939)

Hybrid Soulieana, Rambler. Crimson - dark red. Strong, opinions vary fragrance. Small to medium, very double bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of up to 15' (up to 455 cm). Niels J. Hansen (1939).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: GOOD+.

A,C,E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,UChicago Peace [JOHnago]

Hybrid Tea. Pink blend. Flowers phlox-pink, base canary-yellow,. Mild fragrance. Very large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 7b and warmer. Height of 4½' to 6' 7" (135 to 200 cm). Stanley C. Johnston (1960).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: GOOD+.

F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VChloris (alba, Descemet, pre 1815)
Rosée du Matin (alba, Descemet, 1815)

Alba, Gallica / Provins. Light pink, ages to white . Strong fragrance. Small to medium, very double bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 3b through 9b. Height of 4' to 7' (120 to 215 cm). Width of 4' to 5' (120 to 150 cm). Jacques-Louis Descemet (1815).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VChrysler Imperial (Hybrid Tea, Lammerts, 1952)

Hybrid Tea. Dark red. Strong, citrus, clove, damask, rose fragrance. Very large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, exhibition, high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).
Height: 30" to 6' (75 to 185cm). Width: 2' to 4' (60 to 120cm). Dr. Walter E. Lammerts (1952).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

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
Rosier mousseux à fleurs doubles

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,VBelle de Londres ®
Compassion ® (Large-Flowered Climber Harkness, 1972)

Climber, Hybrid Tea, Cl., Large-Flowered Climber. Salmon-pink. Strong fragrance. Large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered, in small clusters, classic hybrid tea bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 5b through 10b. Height of 5' to 15' (150 to 455 cm). Width of 5' to 8' (150 to 245 cm). Harkness (1972).

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-.

C,F,G,O,P,Q,T,VComtesse de Rocquigny

Bourbon, Hybrid Perpetual. White, salmon-pink shading. Medium, double (17-25 petals), cluster-flowered, globular bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 5b through 10b. Height of up to 47" (up to 120 cm). Charles Vaurin (1874).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VCornelia (Hybrid Musk, Pemberton, 1925)

Hybrid Musk, Shrub. Deep pink, yellow shading, ages to light pink . Moderate, musk fragrance. Medium, very full (41+ petals), cluster-flowered, rosette bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 5b through 10b. Height of 5' to 10' (150 to 305 cm). Width of 5' to 6' (150 to 185 cm). Rev. Joseph Hardwick Pemberton (1925).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VCrépuscule (Tea Noisette, Dubreuil 1904)

Noisette, Tea Noisette. Tan to salmon-yellow, orange-red stripes, ages to deep yellow . Strong, sweet fragrance. Semi-double to double, in small clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 10a. Height of 6' to 12' (185 to 365 cm). Width of 5' to 10' (150 to 305 cm). Francis Dubreuil (1904).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,G,N,O,P,TCrimson Cascade [Fryclimbdown]

Climber, Large-Flowered Climber. Dark red. Mild fragrance. Large, double (17-25 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of 6' 7" to 9' 10" (200 to 300 cm). Gareth Fryer (1948-....) (1990).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: GOOD+.

C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,VClimbing Crimson Glory
Crimson Glory, Cl.
Grimpant Crimson Glory

Climber, Hybrid Tea, Cl.. Dark red. Strong fragrance. Very large, very double bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b and warmer. Height of 10' to 12' (305 to 365 cm). Millar Bros. (1941), Naungayan (1946), Richardson (1944).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,UCuthbert Grant [RSM 30 ]

Hybrid Suffulta, Shrub. Parkland Series Collection. Red, purple shading. Mild to strong fragrance. Large, double (17-25 petals), cupped bloom form. Occasional repeat later in the season. USDA zone 3b and warmer. Height of 3' to 4' (90 to 120 cm). Width of 3' (90 cm). Henry H. Marshall (1958).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.