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Moss Roses
Some of the plants will make very large shrubs and should be tied to an H-shaped trellis to form a pleasing shape. Other moss shrubs are large but upright and may be kept in line with a stake at the center of the bush.
Alfred de Dalmas, Mousseline (1855) Reblooms
Would you believe I grow Alfred in a container? The plant is ideal for an oak barrel. The growth is low with dense foliage. The blooms are a creamy blush with a pink tint on occasion. They are cupped and fragrant. There are many short stems and few prickles.

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China and Tea Roses
Archduke Charles (China 1840)
This exciting rose displays blooms of red with a creamy white center that deepen in color with age. The plant is somewhat low growing for a China. Cleo Barnwell of Shreveport located this survivor of a gentler era growing in a Natchez cemetery.

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China and Tea Roses
Baronne Henriette de Snoy (Tea 1897)
This lady of the garden has sivery pink blended blooms that have excellent form. She has admirable foliage and is an appealing plant that blooms all summer.

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Hybrid Perpetual Roses
Baronne Prevost (1842)
This variety is excellent for the rose show because the long bloom stem is usually topped by a quartet of buds, the center bud opening into a magnificent light rosy pink, very large, flat bloom. The form is outstanding and the bloom very double. The bush growth is compact with large foliage. If you are an exhibitor, this one is for you.

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Gallica Roses (French Rose, Rose of Provins)
Belle de Crècy (1848)
The blooms spring from thick buds of intense pinkish red, progressing through tones of mauve and purple to a shotgun metallic grey. When the bloom forms fully, its flat face shows a green button eye. The unusual color combination against the full darkly green leaves is truly outstanding especially when grown among white roses.

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Gallica Roses (French Rose, Rose of Provins)
Belle Isis (1845)
A glimmering light pink bloom with the petal edges eventually turning almost white. The blooms are globular. The foliage is a light green and the plant is of medium growth.

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Gallica Roses (French Rose, Rose of Provins)
Cardinal de Richelieu (1840)
The rich hues of the Cardinal's robes are imitated by this unusual plant. The violet-blue-velvety-purple blooms rise above a canopy of dark green foliage forming a focal point for your garden's visitors.

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Alba Roses
Very little pruning is required because the Alba needs size to display its spring mantle to the fullest. 
Celestial (Celeste) (Introduced before 1759)
The cool grey-green foliage is a perfect foil for the warm, soft, light pink blooms. The blooms are semi-double, shapely and very fragrant.

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China and Tea Roses
Cels Multiflora (China)
The three foot plant provides wave after wave of clusters of shell pink blooms, similar to delicate Chinese drawings. This rose was discovered by Cleo Barnwell of Shreveport.

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Gallica Roses (French Rose, Rose of Provins)
Charles de Mills, Bizarre Triomphant (Ancient)
The buds appear to be sliced in half, then opened from a ball shape into a large, flat, fragrant bloom. The foliage is a dark dull green agains the crimson purple, maroon, sometimes brownish blooms. One of the most popular Gallicas, this plant is vigorous and sometimes needs a backdrop to lean upon.