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A,C,E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,TApricot Nectar
Apricot Nektar

Floribunda. Apricot or apricot blend. Strong, fruity fragrance. Very large, double (17-25 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 10b. Height of 2' to 4' (60 to 120 cm). Width of 2' to 3' (60 to 90 cm). Eugene S. Boerner (1964).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,UBetty Boop ™ (Floribunda, Carruth, 1999)
Centenary of Federation
Funky (floribunda, Carruth 1999) [WEKplapic]

Floribunda. Red and white, red edges, lemon-yellow stamens. Strong, fruity fragrance. Medium to large, semi-double (9-16 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters bloom form. Prolific, blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 10b. Height of 3' to 5' (90 to 150 cm). Width of 3' to 4' (90 to 120 cm). Tom Carruth (1999).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,F,G,L,N,O,P,T,U,VBetty Uprichard

Hybrid Tea, Pernetiana. Salmon-pink, carmine-pink center, carmine-pink reverse, copper highlights. Verbena fragrance. Strong, violets fragrance. Medium to large, semi-double to double, borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, open bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b and warmer. Height of 30" to 4' 11" (75 to 150 cm). Alexander Dickson II (1857-1949) (1920).

1 favorite vote.

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-.

F,G,N,O,P,Q,U,VBouquet d'Or (noisette, Ducher, 1872)

Noisette, Tea Noisette. Flowers yellow, center coppery salmon. Moderate fragrance. Large, full (26-40 petals), cluster-flowered, cupped, expanded , flat, nodding or "weak neck" bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of 4' 11" to 8' 2" (150 to 250 cm). Claude Ducher (1820-1874) (1872).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,VCatherine Mermet

Tea. Flesh-pink. Strong fragrance. Large, full (26-40 petals), flat, high-centered to cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).
Height: 4' to 7' (120 to 215cm). Width: 4' (120cm). Jean-Baptiste André (fils) Guillot (1827-1893) (1869).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VCharles de Gaulle ®
Katherine Mansfield [MEIlanein]

Hybrid Tea. Lilac. Strong, rose fragrance. Large, full (26-40 petals), cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 7b and warmer.
Height: 31" to 39" (80 to 100cm). Width: up to 20" (up to 50cm). Marie-Louise (Louisette) Meilland (Paolino) (1920-1987) (1974).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VCharles Lawson

Hybrid Bourbon, Hybrid China. Rose-pink, darker shading. Strong fragrance. Large, full (26-40 petals) bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 5b through 10b. Height of 5' to 13' 1" (150 to 400 cm). Width of 4' (120 cm). Lawson (1853).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: GOOD.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,TClytemnestra

Hybrid Musk. Salmon-pink to yellow. Chamois. Strong fragrance. Small, double (17-25 petals), cluster-flowered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 10b. Height of up to 5' (up to 150 cm). Rev. Joseph Hardwick Pemberton (1915).

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.

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,VDevoniensis (Tea, Foster, 1838)
Magnolia Rose
Victoria (tea, Foster 1838)

Tea. White, yellow center. Strong, tea fragrance. Large, full (26-40 petals), cluster-flowered, cupped, globular bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of 31" to 6' 7" (80 to 200 cm). Width of 2' to 6' 7" (60 to 200 cm). George Foster (1838).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: GOOD+.

A,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VDuchesse de Rohan (damask perpetual, Lévêque, 1847)

Damask Perpetual, Portland. Deep pink, lilac edges. Large, full (26-40 petals) bloom form. Spring or summer flush with scattered later bloom. USDA zone 5a and warmer. Height of 39" (100 cm). René Lévêque (1847).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,F,G,L,N,O,P,U,VErfurt

Hybrid Musk, Lambertiana, Shrub. Pink blend. Musk fragrance. Medium, single (4-8 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 10b. Height of 3' to 8' (90 to 245 cm). Width of 4' (120 cm). Wilhelm J.H. Kordes II (1891-1976) (1939).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,F,G,L,N,O,P,T,V"Anna Olivier Bermuda Mystery Rose"
"Anna Olivier des Bermudes"
"Bermuda's Anna Olivier"
Étoile de Lyon (tea, Guillot, 1876)
"MacCallum House Tea"
"McCallum House Tea"

Found Rose, Tea. Light yellow, darker center, ages to deep yellow . Receptacle is usually a square cup shape. Pedicel is glandular. Moderate, tea fragrance. Large, very double, borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, scalloped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of 2' to 6' (60 to 185 cm). Width of 5' (150 cm). Jean-Baptiste André (fils) Guillot (1827-1893) (1876).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VEverest Double Fragrance (floribunda, Beales 1975)

Floribunda. Light pink. Strong, apple, clove, rose fragrance. Large, double (17-25 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of 5' to 6' (150 to 185 cm). Peter Beales (1936-2013) (1975).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: GOOD+.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,V"Best Garden Rose"
"Fantin-Latour"

Found Rose, Centifolia. Light pink, darker center. Strong fragrance. Large, double (17-25 petals), cupped, old-fashioned, rounded bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 4b through 9b. Height of 3' to 6' (90 to 185 cm). Width of 4' to 6' (120 to 185 cm). Edward A. Bunyard (1938).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VFelicia (Hybrid Musk, Pemberton, 1926)

Hybrid Musk, Shrub. Light pink, yellow shading, white undertones. Strong, sweet fragrance. Semi-double (9-16 petals), in large clusters, flat, rosette bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 10b. Height of 3' to 8' (90 to 245 cm). Width of 4' to 9' (120 to 275 cm). Rev. Joseph Hardwick Pemberton (1926).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,VFélicité Parmentier

Alba, Miscellaneous OGR. Light pink, white edges, ages to cream . Strong fragrance. Medium, very full (41+ petals), quartered, reflexed bloom form. Prolific, once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 4b through 9b.
Height: 4' to 5' (120 to 150cm). Width: up to 3' (up to 90cm). Louis-Joseph-Ghislain Parmentier (1836).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VDuftwolke ®
Fragrant Cloud (hybrid tea, Tantau 1963)
Nuage Parfumé ® [TANellis]

Hybrid Tea. Coral-red, ages to geranium-red . Strong, citrus, damask, fruity, spice fragrance. Very large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, high-centered bloom form. Prolific, blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 7b through 10b. Height of 30" to 5' (75 to 150 cm). Width of 2' (60 cm). Mathias Tantau, Jr. (1912 - 2006) (1963).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VGhislaine de Féligonde

Hybrid Multiflora, Hybrid Musk, Rambler. Light yellow. Mild to strong fragrance. Small to medium, double (17-25 petals), in large clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 5b and warmer. Height of 6½' to 10' (200 to 305 cm). Eugène Turbat & Compagnie (1916).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

F,G,L,N,O,P,TBaby Mermaid
Happenstance

Hybrid Bracteata. Light yellow. Strong fragrance. Single (4-8 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 7b through 10b. Height of 2' to 3' (60 to 90 cm). Width of 4' (120 cm). Mrs. Buss (1950).

1 favorite vote.

A,C,E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,UJude the Obscure
N22B89 [AUSjo]

Shrub. (Series: English Rose Collection) Apricot, cream shading, lighter reverse. Strong fragrance. Large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered, in small clusters, globular bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 5b through 10b.
Height: up to 4' (up to 120cm). Width: up to 4' (up to 120cm). David C. H. Austin (1926-2018) (1989).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,VGuanabara (syn. 'Souvenir de la Malmaison)
Queen of Beauty and Fragrance
Souvenir de la Malmaison

Bourbon, Tea. White, light pink shading, darker outer petals. Strong, apple, clove, tea fragrance. Large, very double, borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, cupped-to-flat, quartered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 5b through 10b. Height of 2' to 6' (60 to 185 cm). Width of 3' to 6' (90 to 185 cm). Jean Beluze (1843).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.