Zephirine Drouhin is one of the classic old roses and often classed amongst the Bourbon roses. Loosely formed semi-double blooms of cerise. Very strong fragrance. Flowers profusely from June-December. Stems have no thorns. Best grown on pillar or open site. Eventual size:3.0m x 2.4m.
Zara has lovely, unusually flat blooms of soft yellow petals that fade to creamy white as the flower gently opens. A small, neat shrub which is particularly good for container growing. Tea rose fragrance with delicious hints of honey and fruit. Size 80 x 50cm
Lovely soft yellow semi-double blooms with golden stamens. Good scent. Repeats if dead headed, forms hips if not. Healthy and vigorous. Size:1.2m x 1.2m.
a.k.a Old Velvet Moss. Clusters of double purple-crimson scented blooms which fade to lavender-grey. A vigorous grower. Suitable for the back of a border. Summer flowering. Size:2.1m x 1.6m.
White Provence, a.k.a. Unique Blanche, has delicate pure white tissue paper blooms with green button eyes. Very fragrant. Darkish wood, dark green foliage. Summer flowering, but slightly later than most. Size:1.5m x 1.2m.
A robust and useful shorter climber. The double Hybrid-Tea shaped blooms are pure white and are offset by very dark green foliage. Quite thorny. Sweetly scented. Repeat flowering. Size:2.5m x 1.8m.
Clusters of bright apricot-orange double blooms with a ruffled edge. Good scent. Parsley green foliage. Vigorous upright habit. Repeat flowering. Size: 100cm x 100cm but can also be used to climb to 1.5m.
Large sprays of small, creamy white single blooms. Highly fragrant. Excellent glossy foliage. Summer flowering followed by small scarlet hips. A very strong grower which can eventually cover 7.5m x 3m.
Patio climber. White/ white blend. Mild, wild rose fragrance. 20 to 25 petals. Average diameter 2.75". Small to medium, full (26-40 petals), in small clusters, cupped bloom form. Continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season. Size 2m x 1m.
Very unusual fully double cupped blooms of crimson stripes on blush pink. Forms a large shrub. Good fragrance. Flowers June and July and can repeat flower occasionally. Size:1.5m x 1.4m.
Large double, purplish pink, very fragrant blooms. An unusual colour for a Noisette. Vigorous growth bearing large mid green foliage. Repeat flowering. Useful as a pillar rose. Size 2m x 1.5m.
Short rambler. Clusters of small semi-double creamy white blooms. Highly fragrant. Dark glossy foliage with reddish stems. Repeat flowering. Size:3.6 x 2.4m.
Tour de Malakoff, a.k.a. Black Jack, bears large loosely-formed flowers of magenta-purple, paling to violet-lavender. Can be grown as a shrub or a shorter climber. Summer flowering. Size: 1.8m x 1.8m.
Deep rich crimson turning to royal purple. The flowers are of a cupped rosette form. Strong fragrance. Low bushy growth. Continuous flowering. Size:60cm x 60cm.
Small semi-double blooms with an unusual frilled appearance. Scented of oranges and produced at Midsummer in abundance. Vigorous prickly growth. Size:4.5 x 3m.
Clusters of large, semi-double blooms. They are soft coral-pink, and the yellow centers make a perfect foil for the attractive red stamens. Good scent and large glossy leaves. Repeat flowering. Size: 3.5m x 3m.
Sugar Moon is a tidy modern bush rose with well-formed pointed white blooms, and mid-green and glossy foliage. It has a strong sweet fragrance and flowers throughout the season. Excellent disease resistance. Size: 120cm x 80cm.
Double quartered blooms of blush pink. A graceful shrub with grey-green foliage. Perpetual flowering. Strongly scented. Good in most situations. Size:1.5 x 1.5m.