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C,F,G,L,N,O,P,T,U,VAdam
President (tea, Adam c1838)
Rosé Adam
The President (syn. 'Adam')

Tea, Tea, Cl.. Light pink, darker undertones. Strong, sweet, tea fragrance. Medium to large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, globular, reflexed bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).
Height: 39" to 8' (100 to 245cm). Width: 6' (185cm). Adam (1838).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: GOOD.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VAimée Vibert (noisette, Vibert 1824)
Nivea (noisette, Vibert 1824)
Unique (syn. Aimée Vibert)

Noisette. White. Pink buds. Mild, musk fragrance. Medium, very full (41+ petals), in large clusters bloom form. Prolific, blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b and warmer.
Height: 3' to 5' (90 to 150cm). Jean-Pierre Vibert (1828).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

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 Semi-plena
Blanche semi-double (alba)
Bonnie Prince Charlie's Rose
La Rose de York
La Rose d'York
Rosa alba major duplex
R. alba semi-plena
Rosa alba var. semi-plena Ser.
Rosa alba 'White Rose of York'
Rosa X alba nivea
Rosa X alba semi-plena
Rosa X alba suaveolens
Rose Vierge (alba)
Semi-double (Alba)
Semi-plena
White Rose of York
York

Alba. White, yellow stamens. Strong fragrance. Large, semi-double to double, cluster-flowered, in small clusters bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 3b through 9b.
Height: 6' to 9'10" (185 to 300cm). Width: 4' to 5' (120 to 150cm). Unknown (1629).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VAlchemist
Alchimiste
Alchymist
Alchymiste
The Alchymist

Climber, Large-Flowered Climber, Shrub. Yellow, orange shading. Strong fragrance. Large, very full (41+ petals), old-fashioned, quartered, rosette bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 4b through 9b. Height of 6' to 20' (185 to 610 cm). Width of 6' to 8' (185 to 245 cm). Reimer Kordes (1922-1997) (1956).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,TA. Hill Gray
Alex. Hill Gray
Alexander Hill Gray (tea, Dickson 1909)

Tea. Lemon-yellow, ages to darker . Strong, tea fragrance. Medium to large, borne mostly solitary, high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 7a and warmer.
Height: 3' to 4' (90 to 120cm). Width: 3' (90cm). Alexander Dickson II (1857-1949) (1909).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

F,G,L,N,O,PAnatole de Montesquieu (sempervirens, van Houtte, 1860)

Hybrid Sempervirens. White. Moderate fragrance. Small, double (17-25 petals), in small clusters, rounded bloom form. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Louis Benoit Van Houtte (1860).

1 favorite vote.

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.

C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VArchiduc Joseph

Tea. Rose-pink, blue shading, copper center, lighter edges, ages to crimson . Moderate fragrance. Medium, double (17-25 petals), cupped-to-flat bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of 4' to 10' (120 to 305 cm). Width of 3' to 10' (90 to 305 cm). Gilbert Nabonnand (1828-1903) (1892).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

F,G,L,N,O,P,T,VArethusa (china, Paul, 1903)

China / Bengale. Yellow blend. Deep apricot or orange buds, opening pale buff pink, fading lighter. Petals reflex along their sides. Mild fragrance. Medium to large, double (17-25 petals), in small clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 7b through 10b. Height of 39" (100 cm). Width of 39" (100 cm). William Paul (1822-1905) (1903).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: FAIR+.

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,L,N,O,P,TBaby Alberic

Polyantha. Cream, lemon-yellow center. Yellow buds,. Double (17-25 petals), cluster-flowered, flat bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of 30" (75 cm). Width of 2' (60 cm). Chaplin Bros., Ltd (1932).

1 favorite vote.

F,G,L,N,O,P,T,U,VBardou Job

Bourbon, Hybrid Tea, Tea, Tea, Cl.. Scarlet, darker undertones, darker reverse. Strong fragrance. Large, single to semi-double, in small clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 5b through 10b.
Height: up to 4'11" (up to 150cm). Gilbert Nabonnand (1828-1903) (1882).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,VBaronne Henriette Snoy

Tea. Light pink, rose-pink reverse. Strong fragrance. Double (17-25 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, globular bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of 3' to 5' (90 to 150 cm). Width of 3' (90 cm). Alexandre Bernaix (1897).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

F,G,L,N,O,P,VBeau Narcisse
Narcisse (gallica, Miellez before 1824)

Gallica / Provins. Crimson - purple, lighter reverse, lighter stripes. Strong fragrance. Very full (41+ petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, button-eye, quartered bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 4b through 8b. Height of 4' to 4' 11" (120 to 150 cm). Width of up to 3' (up to 90 cm). Louis Xavier Joseph Miellez père (1824).

1 favorite vote.

F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,V"Belle Amour"

Found Rose, Alba, Damask. Coral-pink. Flowers soft pink with salmon tones, prominent yellow stamens,. Mild to strong, myrrh fragrance. Semi-double (9-16 petals) bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 3b through 9b. Height of 5' to 6' (150 to 185 cm). Width of 3' to 4' (90 to 120 cm). Nancy Lindsay (1940).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

F,G,L,N,O,UBelle Blanca
Belle Blanche

Hybrid Gigantea. White. Tea fragrance. Large, single (4-8 petals) bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 8b through 10b. Height of 15' to 30' (455 to 915 cm).

1 favorite vote.

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,Q,T,UBelle of Portugal
Belle Portugaise (hybrid gigantea, Cayeux, 1903)

Hybrid Gigantea. Seashell-pink to light pink, salmon-pink shading. Mild to strong, tea fragrance. Large, semi-double (9-16 petals), borne mostly solitary bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 8b and warmer. Height of 15' to 40' (455 to 1220 cm). Width of up to 10' (up to 305 cm). Henri Cayeux (1903).

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,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VBelle Noisette
Blush Cluster
Blush Noisette
Flesh-coloured Noisette
Noisette (noisette)
Noisette carnée
Old Blush Noisette
R. indica noisettiana
Rosa indica var. noisettiana (Redouté) Reg
Rosa noisettiana Bosc. Synonym
Rosa X noisettiana Thory
Rosier de Phillipe Noisette
Rosier Noisette

China / Bengale, Hybrid Moschata, Noisette. Light pink, ages to white . Bud crimson; flowers pinkish white, tinted lilac. Moderate, clove fragrance. Medium, full (26-40 petals), cluster-flowered, in large clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).
Height: 4' to 6'7" (120 to 200cm). Philippe Noisette (1814).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,U,VBon Silène (Tea, Guerin 1834)
Silène

Tea. Salmon-pink, blush shading, ages to cherry-red . Moderate, tea fragrance. Large, double (17-25 petals), borne mostly solitary, ruffled bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 5b through 10b.
Height: 3' to 6' (90 to 185cm). Width: 3' to 8' (90 to 245cm). Félix Guérin (1834).

1 favorite vote.

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-.

C,F,G,L,N,O,PBouquet tout fait (noisette)
Vollkommenes Bouquet

Noisette. Cream, buff center. Strong fragrance. Medium, double (17-25 petals), in large clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 7b and warmer. Height of 5' to 10' (150 to 305 cm). Jean Laffay (1836).

1 favorite vote.