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F,G,L,O,P,TAchille (Gallica, Unknown pre-1810)
Belle Italiane
Brune superbe
Louis seize
Louis XVI (gallica)
Superbe Brune

Gallica / Provins. Dark red and purple. Velvety. Strong fragrance. Medium, double (17-25 petals) bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 4b through 8b. Louis Xavier Joseph Miellez père (1811).

1 favorite vote.

A,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VAlain Blanchard (hybrid gallica, Vibert, 1839)

Centifolia, Hybrid Gallica. Crimson, purple mottling, pink undertones. Strong fragrance. Medium to large, semi-double to double, cupped 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). Jean-Pierre Vibert (1839).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

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+.

F,G,L,O,P,VAmélie Mansfield

Gallica / Provins. Deep pink, ages to lilac . Strong fragrance. Small, very full (41+ petals), in small clusters, quartered bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 4b through 8b. Unknown (1823).

1 favorite vote.

C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,VAmerican Beauty, Cl.
Climbing American Beauty
"Jose A. Africa"

Climber, Hybrid Wichurana, Large-Flowered Climber. Carmine-pink. Moderate fragrance. Medium to large, double (17-25 petals), in small clusters, cupped bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 5b through 9b. Height of 12' to 15' (365 to 455 cm). Hoopes, Bro. & Thomas Co. (1909).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: GOOD+.

C,F,G,L,N,O,P,T,VBishop Darlington

Hybrid Musk, Shrub. Cream, light pink shading, yellow center, light yellow undertones. Moderate, fruity fragrance. Large, semi-double (9-16 petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 5b through 10b. Height of 4' to 8' (120 to 245 cm). Width of up to 8' (up to 245 cm). Captain George C. Thomas (1926).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

C,F,G,L,N,O,P,T,VCerise Bouquet (shrub, Tantau/Kordes, 1937)

Climber, Hybrid Multibracteata, Shrub. Cherry-red. Mild fragrance. Small, semi-double to double, flat bloom form. Spring or summer flush with scattered later bloom. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of 9' 10" to 12' (300 to 365 cm). Width of 6' to 12' (185 to 365 cm). Mathias Tantau (1882 - 1953) (1937).

1 favorite vote.

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,UBourbon Beauharnais
Eugène (china, Hardy 1831)
Eugène Beauharnais (china, Hardy 1831)
Eugène de Beauharnais (bourbon, Hardy 1838)
Prince Eugène (china, Hardy 1831)
Prince Eugène (hybrid china, Desprez, pre 1824)
Prince Eugène Beauharnais (china, Hardy 1831)
Roi des Cramoisis

Bourbon, China / Bengale, Hybrid China. Purple, carmine-red center. Strong fragrance. Medium, full (26-40 petals), cluster-flowered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 5b through 10b.
Height: 2' to 4' (60 to 120cm). Julien-ALEXANDRE Hardy (1831).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,VHansa (Rugosa, Schaum & Van Tol, 1905)
Rosa rugosa 'Hansa'

Hybrid Rugosa, Shrub. Purple. Strong, clove fragrance. Large, double (17-25 petals) bloom form. Occasional repeat later in the season. USDA zone 3b and warmer. Height of 5' to 7' (150 to 215 cm). Width of 4' to 7' (120 to 215 cm). Schaum & Van Tol (1905).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

C,L,O,P1999.net
Insouciant

Gallica / Provins. Purple blend: lavender base with deep purple overlay, often uneven through the bloom. Occasional white streaks.. Strong, old rose, spice, violets fragrance. Medium, very full (41+ petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, flat to cupped, quartered bloom form. Prolific, once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 4a through 9a. Height of 3' to 7' (90 to 215 cm). Width of 3' to 7' (90 to 215 cm). Paul Barden (1999).

1 favorite vote.

F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,ULady Sylvia

Hybrid Tea. Apricot, shading. Moderate fragrance. Double (17-25 petals), high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of 3' to 4¼' (90 to 130 cm). Width of 2' (60 cm). Glendon A. Stevens (1925).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VAlba Incarnata
Alba Maiden's Blush
Alba princesse
Bella Donna (Alba, before 1597)
Belle Fille
Blush Rose (alba)
Carné (syn. 'Great Maiden's Blush')
Carnea Maxima (Alba)
Carnea Minima (alba)
Cuisse de Nymphe (Alba, before 1597)
Grande Cuisse de Nymphe
Great Maiden's Blush
Incarnata
Incarnata Major (alba)
La petite carnée mignonne
La Virginale (syn. 'Maiden's Blush')
Loyalist Rose
Maiden's Blush (alba)
Petite Cuisse de Nymphe
Regalis (syn. 'Maiden's Blush')
Rosa alba carnea
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
R. incarnata
Rosa incarnata Mill. synonym
Rosa rubicans
Rosa X alba 'Cuisse de Nymphe'
Rosa X alba var. carnea hort.
Small Maiden's Blush
"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).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

F,G,N,O,P,Q,TClimbing Ophelia
Ophelia, Cl.

Climber, Hybrid Tea, Cl.. Salmon-pink. Strong fragrance. Double (17-25 petals) bloom form. Occasional repeat later in the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of 8' to 20' (245 to 610 cm). Width of up to 8' (up to 245 cm). Alexander Dickson II (1857-1949) (1920).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,V"Aunt Sally"
"Glendora" (portland)
Joasine Hanet (Damask Perp., Vibert, 1846)
"Kew Cemetery Portland" (Australia)"
"Not Amanda Patenotte"
"Portland from Glendora"
"The Portland from Glendora"

Found Rose, Damask Perpetual, Hybrid Perpetual, Portland. Deep pink, violet shading. Strong, damask fragrance. Medium, full (26-40 petals), cluster-flowered, button-eye, quartered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 5a through 9b.
Height: 8' (245cm). Jean-Pierre Vibert (1847).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,V"Rose de Rescht"
"Rose de Resht"

Found Rose, Damask, Damask Perpetual, Portland, Shrub. Purple and red. Strong, damask fragrance. Very full (41+ petals) bloom form. Spring or summer flush with scattered later bloom. USDA zone 4b through 9b.
Height: 3' to 4' (90 to 120cm). Width: up to 30" (up to 75cm). Nancy Lindsay.

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,UDenoyel
Souvenir de Claudius Denoyel

Climber, Hybrid Tea, Cl.. Crimson, vermilion shading. Strong, centifolia fragrance. Large, double (17-25 petals), borne mostly solitary, cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of 7' to 12' (215 to 365 cm). Width of 8' (245 cm). César Chambard (1920).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VSouvenir du Docteur Jamain (Hybrid Perpetual, Lacharme, 1865)

Hybrid Perpetual. Violet to dark red, red shading. Moderate fragrance. Medium, double (17-25 petals), cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 4b and warmer. Height of 5' to 10' (150 to 305 cm). Width of 3' (90 cm). François Lacharme (1865).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

C,F,G,L,N,O,P,U,VUmbra [ARDluna]

Gallica / Provins. Purple. Deep smoky violet with strong purple-magenta inner petals. Fades to slatey-mauve and purples. One of the. Strong, centifolia, old rose fragrance. Medium-large, very full (41+ petals), cluster-flowered, quartered bloom form. Moderate, once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 4b through 8b. Height of 4' to 7' (120 to 215 cm). Width of 3' to 6' (90 to 185 cm). Paul Barden (2000).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.