Favorite Roses

A,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,UAgate (syn. Agathe)
Agatha (gallica, by 1799)
Agathe (gallica, by 1799)
Agathe de Francfort
Francfort Agathé
R. gallica agatha
Rosa gallica var. agatha Loisel.
Rosa X francofurtana agatha

Agatha/Agathe, Gallica / Provins. Light pink to deep pink. Mild fragrance. Medium to large, very double, in small clusters, flat bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 4b through 8b. Height of 4' 11" to 6' 7" (150 to 200 cm). Unknown (1817).

65 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VAlec's Red® (hybrid tea, Cocker, 1970)
COred

Hybrid Tea. Crimson. Strong fragrance. Very large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, globular, high-centered to cupped bloom form. Continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season. USDA zone 5b through 10b. Height of 30" to 39" (75 to 100 cm). Width of up to 2' (up to 60 cm). Alexander M. (Alec) Cocker (1907-1977) (1970).

65 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,F,G,L,N,O,P,T,VAlleluia ® (hybrid tea, Delbard, 1980)
Chandon Rosier (hybrid tea, Delbard 1980)
Hallelujah (hybrid tea, Delbard, 1980) [DELatur]

Hybrid Tea. (Series: Couture Collection) Carmine-red, silver(y) reverse. Deep crimson with striking silvery-white reverse. Mild, rose fragrance. Very large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, classic hybrid tea, high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 7b through 10b.
Height: 28" to 4'11" (70 to 150cm). Width: 20" to 2' (50 to 60cm). Georges Delbard (1905-1999) (1980).

65 favorite votes.

F,G,L,N,O,PBlue Monday, Cl.
Blue Moon, Cl.
Climbing Mainzer Fastnacht
Mainzer Fastnacht, Cl.
Sissi, Cl. (cl. hybrid tea, Mungia, 1981)

Climber, Hybrid Tea, Cl.. Mauve or purple blend. Strong, damask fragrance. Large, double (17-25 petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of 8' to 10' (245 to 305 cm). Julie Jackson (1978), Fred A. Mungia, Sr. (1981).

65 favorite votes.

C,F,G,O,P,Q,U,VBolchoï ® (hybrid tea, Meilland, 1996)
Bolshoï ® (hybrid tea, Meilland, 1996)
Fiona’s Wish
Madame Speaker [MEIzuzes]

Hybrid Tea. Cherry-red, yellow reverse, ages to carmine-pink . Strong, fruity, lemon, rose, wild rose fragrance. Large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, reflexed bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b and warmer. Height of 28" to 39" (70 to 100 cm). Width of up to 30" (up to 75 cm). Alain Meilland (1940-....) (1996).

65 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,UChris Evert ™
Raymond Kopa ®
Souvenire (South Africa) [WEKjuvoo]

Hybrid Tea. Orange blend, red edges. Strong, fruity fragrance. Large, double (17-25 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 7b and warmer. Height of 3' to 4' (90 to 120 cm). Tom Carruth (1996).

65 favorite votes. Average rating: GOOD+.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VDeep Secret (hybrid tea, Tantau 1977)
Mildred Scheel ®

Hybrid Tea. Dark red. Blackcurrant, lemongrass and Earl Grey tea fragrance. Strong fragrance. Large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, semi-globular bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 10b.
Height: 30" to 6' (75 to 185cm). Width: 2' to 5' (60 to 150cm). Mathias Tantau, Jr. (1912 - 2006) (1976).

65 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,UErinnerung an Brod
Souvenir de Brod

Hybrid Setigera. Mauve or purple blend, red center. Moderate, old rose, opinions vary fragrance. Medium to large, full (26-40 petals), flat, quartered bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 5b through 9b.
Height: 8' to 12' (245 to 365cm). Rudolf Geschwind (1829-1910) (1884).

65 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

G,N,O,PEnchantress (shrub, Evers/Tantau, 1997/2005)
Gartenträume ®
RT 97-281
Scentuous ™
The Enchantress /shrub, Evers/Tantau, 1997/2005) [Tan97281]

Shrub. Light pink. Strong, clove, damask, honey fragrance. Very full (41+ petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of up to 4' 7" (up to 140 cm). Hans Jürgen Evers (1940-2007) (1997).

65 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VLavender Lassie (Hybrid Musk, Kordes, 1960)

Hybrid Musk, Lambertiana, Shrub. Mauve or purple blend. Flowers lilac-pink. Strong fragrance. Medium to large, double (17-25 petals), borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered, in large clusters, flat bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 10b. Height of 5' to 12' (150 to 365 cm). Width of 4' (120 cm). Reimer Kordes (1922-1997) (1956).

65 favorite votes. Average rating: GOOD+.

C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,VCaroline Testout
Madame Caroline Testout (Hybrid Tea, Pernet-Ducher, 1887)
"Somerville Big Pink"

Found Rose, Hybrid Tea. Pink, darker center, silver(y) outer petals.. None to mild fragrance. Large, double (17-25 petals), borne mostly solitary, globular, open bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 5b and warmer.
Height: 31" to 47" (80 to 120cm). Joseph Pernet-Ducher (1890).

65 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

C,E,G,N,O,P,T,VMistral (patio, Olesen/Poulsen, 1996/2000)
Mistral Parade ®
Mistral Party ® [POUlmist]

Mini-Flora, Patio. (Series: Parade ® Collection) Deep yellow. None / no fragrance. Small, very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b and warmer.
Height: 8" to 16" (20 to 40cm). Width: 8" to 10" (20 to 25cm). Mogens Nyegaard Olesen, L. Pernille Olesen.

65 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VCrimson Superb
Du Roi pourpre
Mogador
Roi des Pourpres (syn. 'Rose du Roi à Fleurs Pourpres)
Rose du Roi à Fleurs Pourpres
Superb Crimson Perpetual

Damask, Damask Perpetual, Hybrid China, Portland. Crimson, purple shading. . Strong fragrance. Medium, full (26-40 petals), cluster-flowered, cupped-to-flat bloom form. Spring or summer flush with scattered later bloom. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).
Height: up to 3' (up to 90cm). Width: up to 3' (up to 90cm). Swales (1830).

65 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

C,F,G,N,O,Q,UApfel-Rose (syn. R. villosa L.)
Apfeltragende Rose
Apple-bearing Rose
Apple Rose
R. eglanteria var. villosa (L.) Lam. synonym
Rosa hispida hort. ex Poir. Synonym
Rosa pomifera Herrm. synonym
R. villosa
Rosa villosa L.
Rosa villosa ssp. villosa
Rosa villosa supsp. pomifera Crép. synonym
Rosier Velu, Pomifère
Shaggy Rose

Species / Wild. Pink. Resinuous fragrance of foliage. Small, single (4-8 petals) bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 4b and warmer.
Height: 6' to 11'10" (185 to 360cm).

65 favorite votes.

C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,UBorboniana
Bourbon Jacques
Bourbon Rose
Le Rosier de l'Île Bourbon
L'Île de Bourbon Rose
Rosa borboniana Desp.
Rosa canina borbonica
Rosa indica borbonica
Rosa indica subtaxon borbonica synonym
Rosa X borboniana N.H.F.Desp.
Rosa X Bourboniana
Rose Jacques
Rosier Bourbon
Rosier de Bourbon
Rosier de l'Île de Bourbon

Bourbon, Species Cross. Pink. Strong fragrance. Medium, semi-double to double bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 5b through 10b. Height of 6' 7" (200 cm). Unknown (1819).

65 favorite votes.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VSouvenir de St. Anne's

Bourbon. Light pink. Strong fragrance. Semi-double (9-16 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 5b through 10b. Height of 5' to 7' (150 to 215 cm). Width of 4' (120 cm). Unknown (1916).

65 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,VAlbertine (hybrid wichurana, Barbier 1921)

Climber, Hybrid Wichurana, Large-Flowered Climber, Rambler. Salmon-pink, copper shading, tan center. Mild to strong fragrance. Medium to large, full (26-40 petals), cluster-flowered, cupped, open bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 5b through 9b. Height of 6' 7" to 20' (200 to 610 cm). Width of 10' to 15' (305 to 455 cm). Barbier Frères & Compagnie (1921).

64 favorite votes. Average rating: GOOD+.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,UChampneyana
Champneys' Blush Cluster
Champneys' Pink Cluster
Champneys' Rose

Noisette. Light pink.. Mild fragrance. Double (17-25 petals), cluster-flowered, cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.
Height: 4' to 19'8" (120 to 600cm). Width: 8' (245cm).

64 favorite votes.

C,G,O,P,Q,T,VChantal Mérieux ® [MASmaric]

Shrub. Generosa® [Guillot]. Pink. Strong, anise, myrrh, old rose, strawberry fragrance. Medium to large, very full (41+ petals), cluster-flowered, cupped, old-fashioned bloom form. Prolific, blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of 32" to 39" (80 to 100 cm). Width of 2' to 28" (60 to 70 cm). Dominique Massad (1999).

64 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

C,E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,UChristopher Marlowe [AUSjump]

Shrub. English Rose Collection. Orange or orange-red. Moderate fragrance. Large, very full (41+ petals), in small clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 5b through 9b. Height of up to 35" (up to 90 cm). David C. H. Austin (1926-2018) (2002).

64 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

F,G,L,N,O,PConditorum
Hungarian Rose
Konditerrose
R. gallica conditorum
Rosa gallica var. conditorum Dieck
Rosa hungarica
Rosa rubra saccharina
Rose de Hongrie
Rose Tidbit
Tidbit Rose
Zuckerrose

Gallica / Provins. Crimson and purple.. Strong fragrance. Medium to large, semi-double to double, borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 4b through 8b. Height of 3' to 5' 7" (90 to 170 cm). Width of up to 3' (up to 90 cm). Unknown (1588).

64 favorite votes.

A,E,F,G,L,N,O,P,VGolden Holstein (floribunda, Kordes 1989)
Goldener Holstein
Goldyla
Surprise (floribunda, Kordes, 1989) [KORtickel]

Floribunda. Deep yellow. Mild fragrance. Medium, semi-double (9-16 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b and warmer. Height of 31" to 5' (80 to 150 cm). Width of 4' (120 cm). W. Kordes & Sons (1989).

64 favorite votes.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VLa France

Hybrid Bourbon, Hybrid Tea. Light pink, silver(y) shading. Strong, lemon, rose fragrance. Medium to large, very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary, globular, nodding or "weak neck" bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 7b and warmer.
Height: 3' to 5' (90 to 150cm). Width: 3' (90cm). Jean-Baptiste André (fils) Guillot (1827-1893) (1867).

64 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,UDanzille
Madame Bravy

Tea. Cream, pink shading. Strong, tea fragrance. Medium to large, full (26-40 petals), cupped-to-flat, globular bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).
Height: 35" (90cm). Width: 2' (60cm). (jardinier) Guillot (1846).

64 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.