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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-.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VApothecary's Rose
Apothekerrose
Common Provins Rose (syn. 'Officinalis')
"Cynthia's Rose"
Double Red Rose
Officinalis
Old Red Damask
Provins Rose
Provins rouge double
Provins rouge semi-double
Red Damask (syn. Officinalis)
Red Gallica
Red Officinal Rose
Red Rose of Lancaster
Rosa gallica duplex
Rosa gallica maxima
R. gallica officinalis
Rosa gallica 'Officinalis'
R. gallica plena
Rosa gallica var. officinalis Ser.
Rosa gallica var. plena Regel synonym
Rose de Provins
Rosier de Provins ordinaire
Rubra plena (gallica)

Gallica / Provins, Miscellaneous OGR. Deep pink to carmine-red. Strong fragrance. Medium, semi-double (9-16 petals), cupped bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 3b through 8b. Height of 3' to 5' (90 to 150 cm). Width of 3' (90 cm). Unknown (1160).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: GOOD+.

A,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,VChampion of the World
Mary Woodhouse

Bourbon, Hybrid Perpetual. Rose-pink, yellow stamens. Mild to strong fragrance. Large, double (17-25 petals), cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).
Height: 39" to 6'7" (100 to 200cm). William A. Burgess (1885), George W. Woodhouse (1891).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,F,G,L,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VCentifolia Cristata
Chapeau de Napoléon
Crested Moss
Crested Provence
Crested Provins (centifolia, moss, Buist 1827)
Crêtée
Cristata
R. centifolia cristata
Rosa centifolia f. muscosa 'cristata' C.K.Schneid.
R. centifolia muscosa 'cristata'
Rosa centifolia var. cristata Prévost synonym
Rosa X centifolia cristata

Centifolia, Moss. Pink. Strong, centifolia fragrance. Full (26-40 petals) bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 4b through 9b. Height of 3' to 5' (90 to 150 cm). Width of up to 4' (up to 120 cm). Kirche / Kirsch (1826).

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,U,VAptos
Doctor Robert Korns [LETrob]

Hybrid Musk. Apricot or apricot blend. Blooms open white with pale apricot centers. Moderate fragrance. Small, double (17-25 petals), in large clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 10b. Height of 6' to 12' (185 to 365 cm). Width of up to 25' (up to 760 cm). Kleine Lettunich (1996).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,F,G,L,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VDuchesse De Montebello (hybrid China, Laffay, 1824)

Hybrid China, Hybrid Gallica. Light pink. Strong fragrance. Medium, full (26-40 petals) bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 4b through 8b. Height of 39" to 5' (100 to 150 cm). Width of up to 3' (up to 90 cm). Jean Laffay (1824).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

G,OGénéral Clerc

Moss. Red, dark purple shading. Slaty dark purplish red. Medium, full (26-40 petals) bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Pierre Hubert Portemer fils (1859).

1 favorite vote.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,UJacqueline du Pré (shrub, Harkness before 1986) [HARwanna]

Hybrid Spinosissima, Shrub. White or white blend. Strong, lemon, musk fragrance. Large, single to semi-double, cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 5b through 10b. Height of 4' 5" to 6' (135 to 185 cm). Width of 30" to 5' (75 to 150 cm). Harkness & Co. (1986).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: GOOD+.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VJeanne La Joie
Jeanne Lajoie

Climber, Miniature, Cl., Patio Rose, Cl.. Pink. Mild fragrance. Double (17-25 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 4b through 11. Height of 7' to 10' (215 to 305 cm). Width of 8' to 10' (245 to 305 cm). Edward P. Sima (1975).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

A,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,UJules Margottin (hybrid perpetual, Margottin, 1852)
Perpetual Brennus

Hybrid Bourbon, Hybrid Perpetual. Cherry-red, carmine-pink shading, purple shading. None to mild, opinions vary fragrance. Very large, very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, cupped, globular, scalloped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b and warmer.
Height: 4' to 6' (120 to 185cm). Width: 3' (90cm). Jacques-Julien Margottin père (1817-1892) (1853).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VMadame de Savigne
Madame de Sévigné

Bourbon, Cl.. Light pink, darker center. Strong fragrance. Large, full (26-40 petals), cluster-flowered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 5b through 10b. Moreau-Robert (1874).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,VMadame Driout
Reine Marie Henriette panachée (HT J. Thiriat -bef. 1901)
Striped Reine Marie Henriette

Climber, Tea, Cl.. Light pink, carmine-pink stripes, carmine-pink flecks. Large, double (17-25 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of up to 10' (up to 305 cm). Width of up to 8' (up to 245 cm). J. Thiriat (1901).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: GOOD+.

G,N"Natalie High Hills"
"Nathalie's High Hills"

Found Rose, Hybrid China. Deep pink. Strong fragrance. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

1 favorite vote.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U"Irène Watts - in commerce as”
Pink Gruss an Aachen (floribunda, Kluis, 1929)

Floribunda / Cluster Flowered. Salmon-pink. Mild fragrance. Very double, in small clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Rudolph Kluis (1929).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

F,G,L,N,O,PPompon (gallica, Robert, 1857)
Pompon Panachée (gallica, Robert, 1857)

Gallica / Provins. Pink, white mottling, lilac mottling, green center. Mild fragrance. Medium, full (26-40 petals), button-eye bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 4b through 8b.
Height: 3' to 4' (90 to 120cm). Width: up to 2' (up to 60cm). Français-André Robert (1857).

1 favorite vote.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VGarnet Striped (gallica, syn. Rosa Mundi)
La Panachée
La Villageoise (gallica, unknown, before 1658)
Panachée (gallica, Unknown, before 1658)
Provins Oeillet
Provins Panaché
Rosa gallica 'Rosa Mundi'
Rosa gallica var. variegata hort. ex Andrews synonym
Rosa gallica var. versicolor L.
R. gallica variegata
R. gallica versicolor
Rosa Mundi (gallica, before 1658)
Rose panachée (gallica, syn. Rosa Mundi)
Rosier de France à fleurs panachées
Variegated Rose
Versicolor (gallica, unknown, before 1658)

Gallica / Provins, Species / Wild. Pink blend, stripes. Strong fragrance. Large, semi-double (9-16 petals) bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 4b through 8b.
Height: 30" to 4' (75 to 120cm). Width: 3' to 4' (90 to 120cm).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VSidonie (bourbon, Dorisy, 1846)
Sydonie Dorisy (Bourbon, Dorisy, 1846)
Sydonie Dorizy

Bourbon, Hybrid Perpetual. Pink or deep pink. Mild fragrance. Double (17-25 petals) bloom form. Spring or summer flush with scattered later bloom. USDA zone 4b and warmer.
Height: 3' to 6' (90 to 185cm). Frinck Dorisy / Dorizy (1846).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,USparrieshoop (floribunda, Kordes 1953)

Shrub. Light pink. Strong fragrance. Large, single (4-8 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 4b through 11. Height of 5' to 10' (150 to 305 cm). Width of 4' to 9' (120 to 275 cm). Reimer Kordes (1922-1997) (1953).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,UInsolite
Sweet Chariot (Miniature, Moore, 1984) [MORchari]

Miniature, Patio. Mauve or purple blend. Strong, damask fragrance. Small, very full (41+ petals), in large clusters, cupped, rounded bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b and warmer.
Height: 1' to 18" (30 to 45cm). Width: 18" to 30" (45 to 75cm). Ralph S. Moore (1984).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,TBlack Jack (syn. 'Tour de Malakoff')
Taffeta Rose
Tour de Malakoff (centifolia, Pastoret/Soupert & Notting, 1856)

Centifolia, Hybrid Perpetual. Purple to violet. Strong fragrance. Very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, flat bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 4b through 9b. Height of 6' to 8' 2" (185 to 250 cm). Width of 4' to 5' (120 to 150 cm). Soupert & Notting (1857).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

F,G,L,N,O,P,Q,T,VVioletta (Hybrid Multiflora, Turbat, 1921)
Violette (Hybrid Multiflora, Turbat, 1921)

Climber, Hybrid Multiflora, Polyantha, Cl.. Mauve or purple blend, ages to violet . Moderate, musk fragrance. Small, double (17-25 petals), in large clusters, flat bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of 8¼' to 13' (250 to 395 cm). Eugène Turbat & Compagnie (1921).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,VClimbing Westerland
Westerland (Shrub, Kordes, 1969) [KORlawe]

Climber, Shrub. Apricot - orange. Strong, clove, rose, spice fragrance. Large, double (17-25 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, cupped, ruffled bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 5b through 9b.
Height: 4'11" to 12' (150 to 365cm). Width: 4' (120cm). Reimer Kordes (1922-1997) (1969).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,UWhite Wings

Hybrid Tea / Large-Flowered. White, russet stamens. Mild fragrance. Large, single (4-8 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b and warmer. Height of 3' to 4' (90 to 120 cm). Width of 2' to 42" (60 to 105 cm). Alfred Krebs (1947).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.