Summer flowering Old Roses are historic beauties, full of intensely fragrant blooms, that will flower around mid summer, generally during June/July in the UK. The sheer mass of bloom is often unsurpassed by repeat flowering varieties. Many have been with us from ancient times but they reached their peak around 1840. The colour palette ranges from white through shades of pink to lilac, purple and maroon. With their subtle hues and matt foliage the overall effect is one of calm and beauty. Their petals are ideal for making rose water or pot-pourri.
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Out of stocka.k.a. Austrian Briar. Single, medium sized blooms of intense yellow colouration. Brown stems. Parsley green foliage. Summer flowering.Size : 1.5m x 1.2m.
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Out of stockRosa davidii has small pink flowers with golden stamens in the center. It's well regarded as one of the best wild roses to grow for hips, which are flagon shaped in a reddish orange colour. Size: 1.5m x 1m
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Out of stocka.k.a Sherard's Rose. An interesting five petalled variety. Stems grow upright in a slight zig zag and are covered in thorns. Its leaves have a characteristic purplish stipule and midbrib. Often found in hedgrows in Scotland and Wales. Flowers late Spring. Size 2m x 2m.
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Out of stockAmelia (Damask) has pale pink sweetly scented blooms, with ruffled petals surrounding a yellow eye. It can be a tall shrub once established, and is ideally grown in a mixed border. Summer flowering. Size: 1.5m x 1m.
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Out of stockLarge, full, flat blooms with a button eye. Magenta pink tinted with purple and lavender.Paler reverse.Excellent foliage. Slender erect stems.Summer flowering only.Size: 1.2m x 1.2m. Year of introduction: 1837 Breeder: Vibert
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Out of stockaka Muscosa Japonica. A true curiosity this is the mossiest of all the moss roses. The moss not only covers the buds and stems but also covers part of the leaf surfaces. Magenta-pink loosely doubled blooms with paler reverses to the petals. Size: 1.2m x 1.2m.
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Out of stocka.k.a Austrian Copper. Flame orange with a yellow reverse to the petals. Pale green foliage. This colouration has been passed on to many modern varieties Summer flowering. Size:1.5m x 1.2m.
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Out of stockA small bushy shrub. Double, small bright crimson blooms. Small dainty foliage with a slight apple scent. Flowers early summer. Size : 1.2m x 1.0m.
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A vigorous shrub with fine purple green foliage. The single carmine pink flowers are followed by very decorative flagon-shaped hips. Summer flowering. Size:2m x 2m.
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Out of stockRosa centifolia 'Variegata', a.k.a. 'Village Maid', has very fragrant double blooms of creamy white with streaks of pale pink. Robust and very prickly shrub. Summer flowering. Size:1.5m x 1.2m.
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Out of stockClusters of single pale pink flowers. Short bushy growth with red stems. Small bright orange fruits. Good in a woodland setting. Summer flowering. Size:90cm x 90cm.
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Out of stockSmall deep lilac-pink flowers with buttery anthers. Archer Habit. Dark red stems. Grey-green ferney foliage. Scent. Pear-shaped orange-red hips. Size:1.8m x 1.8m.
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Out of stockEye catching mottled lilac-pink single flowers. Purple grey stems with an arching habit. Dark grey-green foliage. Good for hedging with globular red hips. Size: 1.6m x 1.6m.
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Out of stocka.k.a.The Sacramento Rose or The Gooseberry Rose. Unusual rose with gooseberry-like leaves. Single blooms of lilac -pink with a prominent centre of orange yellow stamens. Stems and buds covered with spines. Dense growth with many branches. 1m x 1m.
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Out of stockA hybrid of R. roxburghii and R. macrophylla. Strong growing shrub with reddish brown bark and stout canes which branch horizontally. Large blooms of deep pink with yellow stamens. Many heavily veined leaflets. Useful for wilder planting schemes. 2.5m x 2m.
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Out of stocka.k.a.The Sweet Briar Rose. Medium-sized single pink blooms borne on a prickly shrub. Foliage has the distinct fragrance of green apples. Summer flowering. Size:2m x 2m.
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Out of stockSmall single yellow fragrant flowers with buff edges. Wonderful apple-scented foliage. Forms a stout branching shrub. Does well in poor soil. Summer flowering. Size:1.8 x 1.8m.
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Out of stocka.k.a The Apple rose, Rosa villosa. The single clear pink flowers are borne on a large robust shrub. The leaves are downy and a distinct grey-green. The autumn fruit resemble small apples being round and dark red. Summer flowering. Size 1.8m x 1.5m.
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Out of stocka.k.a Cerisette la Jolie. Deep cerise-maroon fully double blooms with a golden button eye. Highly Fragrant. Good in middle of border as can be sparse in foliage and rather leggy. Summer flowering. Size:1.2m x 90cm.
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Out of stockA.k.a. De La Maître D'Ecole. Red buds open pink then mature to lilac-mauve,the blooms are flat and rosette shaped. Good scent . Compact habit. Summer flowering. Size: 90cm x 90cm.
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Out of stockChloris a.k.a Rosée du Matin has darker foliage than most albas and is virtually thornless. The tight buds open to fairly small blush pink blooms. Summer flowering. Size:1.2m x 0.9m.
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Out of stockBellard (a.k.a Bellart, Bellert) has quartered blooms of blush pink rise above a green button eye. Strong growth with grey green foliage. Good fragrance. Summer flowering. Rare. Size: 1.2 x 1m.
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Out of stockDeep crimson semi-double flowers mottled with purple and pink.Showy golden stamens Good scent. Dark stems mid-green serrated foliage. Summer flowering. Size: 1.5m x 1.5m.
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Out of stockClusters of very double blooms emerge from mossy buds. They may be flecked at the ends with paler hues. Fragrant.Makes a very tall bush with canes cloaked in purplish moss. Can repeat. Size: 2.4m x 1.5m.
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Out of stockA low suckering shrub with slender canes covered in bristles. Glossy leaves. Single pink flowers. Good autumn foliage. Summer flowering. Size:60cm x 60cm.
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Out of stockSmall single white blooms set amongst very grey green foliage. The small orange hips are attractive in the autumn. Summer flowering. Rambling Habit. Size:3.6m x 3.6m.
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Out of stockRich pink single blooms in profusion. Foliage scented of green apples. Strong growth with hips in autumn. Summer flowering. Size:2.4 x 2.4.
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Out of stockLovely pure white full blooms open from buds covered with brownish moss. An upright shrub with dark green leaves. Summer flowering. Size:1.2m x 0.9m.
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Out of stockA sprawling variety bearing huge very double blooms of deep pink with lilac edges. Beautiful dark green healthly Foliage. Virtually thornless stems. Fine scent. Summer flowering. Size:90cm x 1.2m.
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Out of stockClear bright salmon pink double blooms are arranged in small clusters. Strong myrrh fragrance. Thorny with a mid-green foliage. Summer flowering. Decorative orange hips in autumn. Good in most soils and aspects. Size: 1.5m x 1m.
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Out of stockBeautiful quartered blooms with a magenta pink at the centre of the petals turning lilac to the outer. Good scent. Light green foliage. Size:1.2m x1.2m. Summer flowering.
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Out of stockLarge double silvery pink crumpled blooms which flower well into the autumn. Richly scented. Upright habit with few thorns and lightly moss buds. Abundant foliage of dark green. Size:1.2m x 1m.
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A recent addition to the Gallicas, one of a few introduced during the 20th century. Large, flat, blooms of rich bright crimson with contrasting golden stamens. Sweet fragrance.Profuse summer flowering. Healthy, bushy growth. Size: 1.5m x 1.2m.
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Out of stocka.k.a. Parvifolia or Burgundy Rose. A miniature Centifolia rose. Compact growth with tiny leaves. Small pompom flowers of claret. Good for container growing. Similar height and habit to Rosa De Meaux. Fragrant. Size: 60cm x 60cm.
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Out of stockA large sprays of outstanding cerise pink blooms. Fragrant. Vigorous arching growth with greyish foliage. Healthy.Very thorny. Makes a fabulous specimen rose. Summer flowering . Size: 2.5 x 2.5m. Perfect for pollinators.
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Out of stockRosa centifolia, a.k.a. Cabbage Rose or Provence Rose, has huge very double globular blooms of deep pink and large coarse leaves. Strong perfume. Summer flowering. Height 1.5m x Spread 1.2m.
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Out of stockTour 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.
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Out of stocka.k.a Threepenny Bit Rose, Rosa elegantula 'Persetosa'. Tiny lilac pink flowers in abundance on a very graceful shrub with bristly stems. Ferny foliage turns purple in autumn with bright orange hips. Summer flowering. Size:1.5m x 1.5m.
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Out of stocka.k.a 'Muscosa' 'Old Pink Moss'. Very double pink blooms emerge from very mossy buds. Both moss and flowers are highly scented. Summer flowering. Size:1.2m x 1.2m.
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Out of stockFairly large pure white single blooms on a vigorous shrub with very distinct grey-green foliage. Virtually thornless. Sweetly scented. Summer flowering. Size : 1.8m x 1.2m.
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Out of stockA Gallica hybrid of unknown origin. The very full blooms are rosettes with a button eye. They start dark violet but fade to mauve with a paler reverse. Light scent. Lax, arching, fairly thornless stems. Small dark leaves. Summer flowering. Size 2m x 2m.
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Out of stockGipsy 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.
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Out of stockLarge flat quartered blooms of pure pink. Wonderful fragrance. Lovely pale green foliage. Summer flowering. Forms a bushy shrub with healthy foliage. Size:1.5m x1.4m.
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Out of stockThe French Rose. Perhaps the most important ancestor of all our garden roses. Single pink blooms with prominent golden stamens. A freely suckering shrub. Light green foliage. Bristly stems. Scented. Summer flowering. Size:90cm x 90cm.