PRODUCT TYPE
ROSE GROUP
COLOUR
FRAGRANCE RATING
FLOWERING PERIOD
SIZE
SITUATION
SPECIAL FEATURE
FLOWER FORM
DISEASE RESISTANCE
HISTORICAL PERIOD INTRODUCED
BREEDER
AWARD WINNING
GIFT IDEAS
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a.k.a Spanish Beauty. Large pale pink blooms with deeper veining. Very prolific in bloom. Delicious fragrance. Flowers early summer. Hips in autumn. Vigorous. Size: 4.5m x 3.6m. (Mme Gregoire Staechelin) -
Gorgeous rich velvety maroon blooms showing golden anthers. Rich scent. Good foliage. Summer flowering. A well shaped bush. Size: 1.2m x 90cm. -
Boule de Neige a.k.a Snowball has double globular blooms of pure white. Crimson tinged when in bud. Sweetly scented. Good dark foliage. Can be used as a shrub or a pillar rose. Repeat flowering. Size: 1.5m x 0.9m. -
Roundelay has lovely large high centered double blooms of deep velvety red in clusters. Good perfume. Repeat flowering. A lesser known gem, worth more attention. Size: 1.2m x 90cm. -
Mme. Isaac Pereire has large double blowsy blooms of purple-crimson. Handsome foliage. Powerful fragrance. Makes a tall shrub or pillar rose. Repeat flowering. Size: 1.8m x 1.2m. -
Large globular full blooms of clear pink with a heavy fragrance. Dark green foliage. Summer flowering. Requires support. Superb as a pillar or climbing rose. Size 3m x 1.8m. -
Gipsy Boy, a.k.a Zigeunerknabe, is a strong growing shrub with a mass of crimson purple blooms showing golden anthers. Vigorous growth. Scented. Summer flowering. Size:1.8m x 1.8m. -
Comte de Chambord, a.k.a. Mme Boll/ Mme Knorr, has large full blooms of rich warm pink, with a flat quartered shape. Strong fragrance. Repeat flowering. Ideal for the smaller garden. Size: 90cm x 60cm. -
Large full quartered blooms of an unusual lilac-purple. Good scent. Greyish foliage with few thorns. Repeat flowering. A large shrub or short pillar rose. Size: 1.8m x 1.5m -
Large extremely fragrant blooms of deep rose pink with coral shadings. Very free flowering and healthy. Dark glossy foliage. Strongly scented. Very versatile being used as a tall shrub, a short climber or as a pillar rose. Size: 3m x 1.8m. -
Mme. Alfred Carrière has pretty cupped blooms of creamy white and light green foliage. Good scent. Repeat flowering. Healthy and Hardy. Ideal for a north wall. Awarded for Garden Merit by the RHS. Size: 3.6m x 3m. -
Fantin Latour has fully double flat flowers of blush pink produced in profusion. Summer flowering with a wonderful perfume, it has strong bushy growth with good foliage. Size: 1.5m x 1.2m. -
Stunning large trusses of ivory white semi-double blooms. Offset by good dark foliage. Repeat flowering. Wonderful scent. Forms a bushy shrub. Size: 1.5m x 1.2m. -
Fruhlingsmorgen has large, striking, single blooms of clear pink with yellow centers and maroon stamens. Spring flowering, with a pleasing fragrance, its vigorous, erect growth forms a large shrub. Size: 1.8m x 1.2m. -
a.k.a Spectacular. A modern climbing rose bearing dazzling blooms of bright red. Good on a red brick wall. Good dark glossy foliage. Repeat flowering. Size: 3.6m x 2.4m. -
A deservedly famous rambler. Large flowers,salmon in the bud opening coppery pink. The glossy foliage and rich scent add further appeal. Summer flowering. Size:4.5m x 3m. -
a.k.a Konigin von Danemark. Fully double quartered blooms of soft pink with a button eye emerging from bright pink buds. Grey green foliage. Very fragrant. Summer flowering. Size: 1.5m x 1.2m. -
A.k.a. Rosa gallica 'Versicolor'. A classic old rose. Light crimson semi-double blooms, striped white. Summer flowering. Forms a bushy shrub. Rich fragrance. Size: 1.2m x 1.2m. -
Beautiful cupped flowers of rich pink shaded lilac. Very strongly scented. Fairly continuous flowering. An excellent old fashioned shrub rose. Size:1.5m x 1.2m. -
Unique. A sport of Eugène Fürst. Cupped blooms of deep crimson with a thin white edge to each petal. Repeat flowering. Highly fragrant. Upright habit. Needs attention especially in respect to mildew. Size: 1.2m x 0.9m. -
Quatre Saisons, a.k.a Autumn Damask, displays loosely formed double pink blooms on a thorny shrub. Exceptional fragrance. Repeat flowering. Good for use in pot-pourri. Size: 1.2m x 90cm. -
Smothered in large creamy white semi-double blooms when in full flush. Rarely without bloom. Forms a large, dense, well-foliated shrub. Size: 2.1m x 2.4m. -
Cornelia has masses of strawberry coloured buds which open out into small pink blooms with a flash of apricot. Rich scent. Dark Foliage. Repeat flowering. Forms an excellent shrub. Good for hedging. Size: 1.5m x 1.5m. -
Beautiful clusters of apricot yellow full blooms. Dark green arching foliage. Good scent. Repeats well. Spreading growth makes it ideal for a large border. Size: 1.2m x 1.4m. -
Large semi-double blooms of crimson-purple. Very strong spicy perfume. Good healthy foliage. Excellent for a hedge. Repeat flowering. Size:1.8m x 1.5m. -
Full-cupped striking blooms of crimson streaked on a pink background. Rich scent. Vigorous with upright growth. Loves a sunny spot. Repeats well. Size: 1.5m x 1.2m. -
Rich deep crimson, velvety, double blooms often in clusters. Highly fragrant. A lanky grower that can be pegged down or trained as a climber. Responds well to good cultivation. Repeat flowering. Size: 1.8m x 1.5m. -
Maiden's Blush, a.k.a. Cuisse de Nymphe, has blush pink blooms with muddled petals and lead-grey foliage. Sweetly scented. Good specimen plant, also makes a good hedge. Summer flowering. Size:1.5m 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. -
A.k.a Mousseline. Semi-double cupped blooms of blush pink. A neat compact well-foliated bush. Light moss. Perfumed. Continuous flowering from June until October. Size: 1m x 1m. -
Slender, erect bush bearing globular blooms of lilac pink with a silk finish. Soft green foliage. Free flowering. Wonderfully fragrant. Perpetual flowering. Size 1.2m x 1m. -
A.k.a 'The Jacobite Rose' and 'Great Double White'. Probably a sport of Alba Semi-Plena. A mass of fully double fragrant flowers. Wonderful lead-grey foliage and pale green stems with large prickles. Strong in growth. Summer flowering. 1.8m x 1.5m. -
Chapeau de Napoléon (a.k.a. Napoleon's Hat, Crested Moss, Rosa centifolia 'Cristata') has buds topped with a unique frilled growth. Globular pink blooms. Scented. Summer flowering. Height 1.5m x Spread 1.2m. -
The full blooms vary from dark crimson to purple with a button eye. Good scent. Sticky reddish moss has a pine fragrance. Dark foliage. Has the ability to repeat in a good year. Size: 1.5m x 1.2m. -
A superb old rose. Very large striking quartered blooms of maroon and purple. Sweetly fragrant. Good dark foliage. Its vigour makes it one of the easiest Gallicas to grow. Summer flowering. Size: 1.2m x 1.2m. -
Deservedly one of the most popular climbers. Large Hybrid Tea-shaped blooms of salmon pink and apricot. Highly fragrant. Healthy. Repeat flowering. Size: 3m x 1.8m. -
Dublin Bay has lovely unfading deep red blooms. Scented. Excellent dark green glossy foliage. Repeats well. A good shorter climber. Size: 2.1m x 1.8m. -
High-centered large deep salmon pink blooms singly and in clusters. Highly fragrant. Dark semi-glossy foliage. Very healthy. Continuous flowering. Size: 2.4m x 1.6m. -
Jacques Cartier, a.k.a Marchesa Boccella, is an excellent rose bearing deep pink very full bloom with a button eye. Wonderful fragrance. Repeat flowering. Good for the small garden. Size: 120cm x 90cm. -
Portland Rose, a.k.a. Duchess of Portland, is smothered in scented semi-double light red blooms with rich golden yellow stamens. Its compact habit makes this useful for limited space. Repeat flowering. Size: 90cm x 90cm.
