Favorite Roses

A,C,E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,UFrançois Rabelais
Rabelais ® (floribunda, Meilland, 1998) [MEInusian]

Floribunda. Red. Mild fragrance. Medium to large, very full (41+ petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, old-fashioned bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b and warmer. Height of 28" to 35" (70 to 90 cm). Width of 3' (90 cm). Meilland International (1998).

58 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VGipsy Boy (Bourbon, Geschwind, 1909)
Zigeunerknabe

Bourbon, Hybrid Multiflora. Violet and red. Mild fragrance. Medium to large, full (26-40 petals), cluster-flowered, flat bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 3b through 9a. Height of 3' to 5' 11" (90 to 180 cm). Width of 3' to 4' (90 to 120 cm). Rudolf Geschwind (1829-1910) (1909).

58 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,UWilliam Baffin

Climber, Hybrid Kordesii, Shrub. Explorer Series Collection. Deep pink to red, yellow stamens. Flowers strawberry pink touched white at the cneter. Mild fragrance. Medium, semi-double to double, in large clusters, flat bloom form. Occasional repeat later in the season. USDA zone 2b through 9b. Height of 7' to 10' (215 to 305 cm). Width of 6' (185 cm). Dr. Felicitas Svejda (1974).

58 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VA. Mackenzie
Alex MacKenzie
Alexander MacKenzie

Climber, Shrub. Explorer Series Collection. Red blend, yellow undertones. Moderate, raspberry fragrance. Medium, very full (41+ petals), in large clusters, cupped bloom form. Occasional repeat later in the season. USDA zone 3b and warmer. Height of 5' to 8' (150 to 245 cm). Width of up to 7' (up to 215 cm). Dr. Felicitas Svejda (1985).

57 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,VAnna de Diesbach (hybrid perpetual, Lacharme, 1857)
Anna von Diesbach
Gloire de Paris (syn. of 'Anna de Diesbach')

Hybrid Perpetual. Carmine-pink, silver(y) shading, carmine-red highlights. Strong fragrance. Very large, double (17-25 petals), cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 5b and warmer. Height of 4' to 6' 7" (120 to 200 cm). Width of 3' (90 cm). François Lacharme (1857).

57 favorite votes.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VAnna Pavlova (hybrid tea, Beales, 1981)

Hybrid Tea. Light pink, darker shading. Strong fragrance. Large, full (26-40 petals), old-fashioned bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b and warmer. Height of 39" to 4' (100 to 120 cm). Width of up to 35" (up to 90 cm). Peter Beales (1936-2013) (1981).

57 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,VArchiduchesse Elizabeth d'Autriche
Impératrice Élisabeth d'Autriche

Hybrid Perpetual. Pink. Moderate fragrance. Large, very full (41+ petals), flat, globular, nodding or "weak neck" bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of 35" to 4' 11" (90 to 150 cm). Width of up to 28" (up to 70 cm). Moreau-Robert (1881).

57 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,E,F,G,O,P,Q,T,UBerleburg ®
Berleburg Castle
Bewitched (floribunda, Poulsen, 1989/96)
Cuyahoga
Herzlichen Glückwunsch ™
Jasper
Memory Lane (floribunda, Olesen 1989/96) [POUlbella]

Floribunda. Castle ® Collection, National Parks ® Collection. Deep pink. Mild, fruity fragrance. Medium, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, cupped-to-flat bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b and warmer. Height of up to 47" (up to 120 cm). Width of up to 39" (up to 100 cm). Mogens Nyegaard Olesen (1988), L. Pernille Olesen (1988).

57 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,UBlack Jade ™ (miniature, Benardella 1985) [BENblack]

Miniature. Dark red, with petals edges or the entire bloom appearing almost black when in full sun.. Mild fragrance. Full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 4b through 10b. Height of 18" to 2' (45 to 60 cm). Frank A. Benardella (1985).

57 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,G,O,P,Q,T,U,VChartreuse de Parme [DELviola]

Hybrid Tea, Shrub. (Series: Grand Parfums Collection) Deep pink. Lilac-pink. Strong, citrus, fruity, old rose, tangerine fragrance. Large, very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 5b and warmer.
Height: 31" to 35" (80 to 90cm). Width: 20" to 2' (50 to 60cm). G. Delbard (1996).

57 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,UCoral Dawn (large flowered climber, Boerner 1952)

Climber, Large-Flowered Climber. Coral-pink, lighter edges, ages to rose-pink . Moderate fragrance. Very large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered, in small clusters, cupped, old-fashioned bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 5b and warmer.
Height: 8' to 12' (245 to 365cm). Eugene S. Boerner (1952).

57 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

C,F,G,L,N,O,P,T,UAgrippina, Cl.
Climbing Agrippina
Climbing Cramoisi Supérieur
Cramoisi Supérieur, Cl.
Cramoisi supérieur grimpant
Lady Brisbane, Cl.
Madame Couturier-Mention

China, Cl., Climber. Crimson. Occasionally striped white in the centre. None to mild fragrance. Large, semi-double to double, globular bloom form. Occasional repeat later in the season. USDA zone 7b through 9b.
Height: 12' to 20' (365 to 610cm). Width: 10' (305cm). Couturier fils (1885).

57 favorite votes.

C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,VElie Beauvilain (Tea Noisette, Beauvilain, 1887)
Elie Beauvillain
"Mr. Williams' Gloire de Dijon"

Found Rose, Noisette, Tea Noisette, Tea, Cl.. Light pink, copper undertones, red veining. Large, double (17-25 petals), scalloped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).
Height: up to 10' (up to 305cm). Beauvilain / Beauvillain (1887).

57 favorite votes. Average rating: GOOD.

C,E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VFlaming Peace (Hybrid Tea, McGredy, 1966)
Kronenbourg ®
MACbo

Hybrid Tea. Crimson, yellow reverse, red veining. Mild fragrance. Very large, very full (41+ petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 7b and warmer. Height of 31" to 4' 11" (80 to 150 cm). Samuel Darragh (1932-2019) McGredy IV (1963).

57 favorite votes. Average rating: GOOD+.

E,G,L,N,O,PFunkuhr ® (hybrid tea, Kordes, 1984)
Golden Summers
Laser Beam [KORport]

Hybrid Tea / Large-Flowered. Yellow blend, red edges. None / no fragrance. Double (17-25 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 7b and warmer. Reimer Kordes (1922-1997) (1984).

57 favorite votes. Average rating: FAIR-.

A,C,E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,UGourmet Popcorn
Summer Snow (miniature, Desamero, 1986) [WEOpop]

Miniature. Shrublet ™. White. Mild fragrance. Small, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered, in small clusters, cupped-to-flat bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 5b and warmer. Height of 18" to 28" (45 to 70 cm). Width of 18" (45 cm). Luis Desamero (1986).

57 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

Burgundy Panarosa
Comtesse Diana ® (hybrid tea, Kordes, 2003/12)
Dark Desire
Gräfin Diana ®
KO 03/1643-02
Madame de Montespan
Royal Parfuma ® [KORdiagraf]

Hybrid Tea. (Series: Parfuma® Collection) Violet - red. Nearly black bud opens to violet red bloom.. Strong, apricot or peach, citrus, fruity, geranium, honey, lemon, myrrh, rose fragrance. Large, very full (41+ petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.
Height: up to 4½' (up to 135cm). Width: up to 4' (up to 120cm). Tim Hermann Kordes (2003).

57 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

E,F,G,L,N,O,P,TIce Lady
Ice Meidiland
Ice Meillandecor [MEIvahyn]

Shrub. White or white blend. None / no fragrance. Double (17-25 petals), cluster-flowered, in large clusters, flat to cupped, ruffled bloom form. Prolific, continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season. USDA zone 5b through 9b. Height of 20" to 2' (50 to 60 cm). Width of 43" to 47" (110 to 120 cm). Alain Meilland (1940-....) (1996).

57 favorite votes.

C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U"Mae Fair Pink"
Manetti
Rosa chinensis subtaxon manettii hort. ex Dippel synonym
R. manettii
Rosa manettii Hort.
Rosa X noisettiana 'Manettii'

Hybrid Noisette, Noisette, Understock. Light pink. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of 6' (185 cm). Width of 4' (120 cm). Giuseppe Manetti (1835).

57 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,UPenny Lane (climber, Harkness, 1998) [HARdwell]

Climber, Large-Flowered Climber. Apricot or apricot blend. Strong fragrance. Double (17-25 petals), old-fashioned, ruffled bloom form. Occasional repeat later in the season. USDA zone 5b through 10b. Height of 12' to 15' (365 to 455 cm). Width of 6' 7" to 8' (200 to 245 cm). Robert B. Harkness (1997).

57 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

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).

57 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,F,G,N,O,Q,T,VBüschel-Rose
Gul rana
No-ibara
R. multiflora
Rosa multiflora Thunb.
Rosa multiflora var. multiflora
Single White (syn. R. multiflora)
Wreath-Rose

Species / Wild. White. Strong, honey fragrance. Small, single (4-8 petals), in large clusters bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 4b and warmer. Height of 6' 7" to 9' 10" (200 to 300 cm).

57 favorite votes. Average rating: GOOD+.

C,F,G,O,P,Q,T,U,V"Secret Garden Musk Climber"

Found Rose, Climber, Hybrid Moschata, Large-Flowered Climber. White or white blend. Fragrant stamens. Strong, clove, sweet fragrance. Medium, single (4-8 petals), cluster-flowered bloom form. Prolific, continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 11. Joyce Demits (1993).

57 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

A,C,E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VVoodoo (hybrid tea, Christensen, 1988) [AROmiclea]

Hybrid Tea. Orange blend. Strong fragrance. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 7b and warmer.
Height: up to 5' (up to 150cm). Jack E. Christensen (1984).

57 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.