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A,C,E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VAbraham Darby
Candy Rain
Country Darby tree [AUScot]

Shrub. English Rose Collection. Apricot and light pink, lighter edges. Strong, fruity fragrance. Large, very full (41+ petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, cupped, old-fashioned, quartered bloom form. Prolific, continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season. USDA zone 5b through 10b. Height of 4' to 10' (120 to 305 cm). Width of 3' to 5' (90 to 150 cm). David C. H. Austin (1926-2018) (1985).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: GOOD+.

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).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VCardinal de Richelieu (hybrid china, Parmentier, pre 1847)
Rose Van Sian

Gallica / Provins, Hybrid China, Hybrid Gallica. Mauve or purple blend. None to mild fragrance. Medium, very full (41+ petals) bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 4b through 8b.
Height: 3' to 6' (90 to 185cm). Width: 2' to 3' (60 to 90cm). Louis-Joseph-Ghislain Parmentier (1847).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: GOOD+.

C,E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,UCentennial Star [MEInerau]

Hybrid Tea / Large-Flowered. Romantica ™. Yellow blend, pink edges. Strong fragrance. Very double, cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 7b and warmer. Height of 35" to 39" (90 to 100 cm). Alain Meilland (1940-....) (1996).

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-.

A,C,F,G,O,P,Q,T,U,V"Darlow's Enigma"

Found Rose, Hybrid Musk. White, yellow stamens. Strong fragrance. Small, single to semi-double, in large clusters bloom form. Continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season. USDA zone 4b through 10b. Height of 7' to 10' (215 to 305 cm). Width of 6' to 12' (185 to 365 cm). Mike Darlow (1993).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

C,F,G,O,P,Q,T,UDart's Dash

Hybrid Rugosa. Dark red. Strong fragrance. Semi-double (9-16 petals) bloom form. Occasional repeat later in the season. USDA zone 3b and warmer. Height of 3' to 4' (90 to 120 cm). Width of up to 4' (up to 120 cm). Darthuis Nursery (1980).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VDistant Drums (shrub, Buck 1984)

Shrub. Buck Roses Collection. Mauve or purple blend. Strong, anise, myrrh 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 9b. Height of 3' to 4' (90 to 120 cm). Dr. Griffith J. Buck (1984).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VElmshorn

Hybrid Musk, Lambertiana, Shrub. Rose-red. Mild, musk fragrance. Small, double (17-25 petals), in large clusters, cupped, rosette bloom form. Continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of 4' to 10' (120 to 305 cm). Width of up to 4' (up to 120 cm). Reimer Kordes (1922-1997) (1950).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

C,E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,TFalstaff [AUSverse]

Shrub. (Series: English Rose Collection) Dark red. Strong, old rose fragrance. Medium to large, full (26-40 petals), cupped, old-fashioned, reflexed, rosette bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 5b through 9b.
Height: 39" to 5' (100 to 150cm). Width: 39" to 4' (100 to 120cm). David C. H. Austin (1926-2018) (1990).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,TFlamingo (hybrid rugosa, Howard, 1956)

Hybrid Rugosa. Pink. Strong fragrance. Large, single (4-8 petals), cupped bloom form. Occasional repeat later in the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of 3' to 4' (90 to 120 cm). Width of 3' to 4' (90 to 120 cm). Frederick Huber Howard (1956).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,TFrühlingsmorgen (hybrid spinosissima, Kordes, 1942)
Spring Morning

Hybrid Spinosissima, Shrub. Pink, lighter center, yellow shading. None to mild fragrance. Medium, single (4-8 petals), in small clusters bloom form. Occasional repeat later in the season. USDA zone 5a and warmer. Height of 5' 11" to 6' 7" (180 to 200 cm). Width of 5' (150 cm). Wilhelm J.H. Kordes II (1891-1976) (1941).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U91-11818
Gemini (hybrid tea, Zary 1999)
St Johns College [JACnepal]

Hybrid Tea. Pink blend, pink edges. Mild fragrance. Double (17-25 petals), borne mostly solitary, high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 7b and warmer.
Height: 4' to 6' (120 to 185cm). Width: 3' (90cm). Dr. Keith W. Zary (1991).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

C,E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,UGold Moss
Goldmoss

Floribunda, Moss, Moss - Modern. Yellow. Strong fragrance. Double (17-25 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b and warmer.
Height: up to 3' (up to 90cm). Ralph S. Moore (1972).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

C,F,G,O,P,Q,TGraaf Lennart
Graf Lennart
Love's Promise™
Marcel Pagnol ®
Matilda ™ (grandiflora, Meilland, 1994)
Red Cross (hybrid tea, Meilland, 1994)
Velveteen [MEIsoyris]

Grandiflora, Hybrid Tea. Dark red. Flowers strawberry red on the upper surface and cardinal red on the under surface.. Strong, raspberry fragrance. Large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered, in small clusters, cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 7b and warmer. Height of 28" to 5' (70 to 150 cm). Width of 2' (60 cm). Meilland International (1994).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VHenry Hudson

Hybrid Rugosa. Explorer Series Collection. White, pink shading, yellow stamens. Moderate, clove fragrance. Medium, double (17-25 petals), flat bloom form. Occasional repeat later in the season. USDA zone 3a and warmer. Height of 2' to 4' (60 to 120 cm). Width of 2' to 4' (60 to 120 cm). Dr. Felicitas Svejda (1966).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

F,G,N,O,P,Q,THugh Dickson

Hybrid Perpetual. Crimson, scarlet shading. Strong fragrance. Very large, very full (41+ petals), classic hybrid tea, high-centered, reflexed bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b and warmer. Height of 6' to 10' (185 to 305 cm). Hugh Dickson (c.1877 -1922) (1905).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,VIndigo (portland, Laffay, 1843)
Pérpetuelle indigo

Damask Perpetual, Portland. Dark purple, carmine-pink shading. Strong fragrance. Large, double (17-25 petals), flat bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).
Height: 3' to 4' (90 to 120cm). Width: 2' to 4' (60 to 120cm). Jean Laffay (1845).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,E,F,G,L,N,O,P,Q,T,VJoseph's Coat

Climber, Floribunda, Cl., Large-Flowered Climber. Red blend. Moderate, fruity fragrance. Large, full (26-40 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 4b through 10b. Height of 8' to 12' (245 to 365 cm). Width of 4' (120 cm). David L. Armstrong (1963), Herbert C. Swim (1963).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: GOOD+.

A,F,G,N,O,P,Q,TKonigin Lucia
Lichtkönigin Lucia (Large Flowered Climber, Kordes, 1966)
Lucia (shrub, Kordes, 1966)
Reine Lucia [KORlilub]

Climber, Large-Flowered Climber, Shrub. Lemon-yellow. Moderate fragrance. Large, very double, in small clusters, cupped bloom form. Occasional repeat later in the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of 47" to 6' 1" (120 to 185 cm). Width of up to 28" (up to 70 cm). Reimer Kordes (1922-1997) (1966).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VLouise Odier (Bourbon, Margottin, 1851)
Madame de Stella (bourbon, Margottin, 1851)
Madame Louise Odier

Bourbon. Deep pink, lighter outer petals. Strong fragrance. Large, very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, cupped, quartered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 5b through 10b.
Height: 39" to 10' (100 to 305cm). Width: up to 4' (up to 120cm). Jacques-Julien Margottin père (1817-1892) (1851).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,ULove Potion ™
Purple Puff [JACsedi]

Floribunda. Mauve or purple blend. Strong, raspberry fragrance. Medium to large, full (26-40 petals), high-centered to flat bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b and warmer. Height of 35" to 4' (90 to 120 cm). Jack E. Christensen (1993).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,VOut of Yesteryear [MORyears]

Shrub. White or white blend. Mild fragrance. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of 4' to 5' (120 to 150 cm). Ralph S. Moore (1999).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VQueen of the Violets
Reine des Violettes (hybrid perpetual, Mille-Mallet 1860)

Hybrid Perpetual. Violet, lighter center. Strong fragrance. Very large, very full (41+ petals), cupped, quartered, reflexed bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 4b through 9b. Height of 4' to 8' (120 to 245 cm). Width of 3' to 6' (90 to 185 cm). Mille-Mallet (1860).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.