a.k.a Red moss. A vigorous shrub bearing lightly mossed buds which open into strong scented clusters of double bright red blooms. Dark green foliage. Summer flowering. Size:1.5 x 1.2m.
A 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.
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.
Clusters 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.
A superbly scented rose, Kazanlik is grown commercially in Bulgaria for rose oil. Loose double pale pink blooms in clusters. Light green foliage. Summer flowering. Size:1.8m x 1.5m.
Huge sprays of pure white semi-double blooms. Smooth elongated leaves. A strong musky scent. Good resistance from disease. Starts flowering mid-summer. Strong growth so ideally trained for an arch or pergola. Size: 5m x 2m.
a.k.a Violacea. A tall upright bush bearing medium sized almost single blooms of purplish crimson with very pronounced golden stamens. Dazzling white streaks occasionally come from centre of the petals. Good scent. Summer flowering. Size:1.5m x 1.2m.
Large 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.
Leda, a.k.a. The Painted Damask, has pretty fully double blush white blooms with crimson tinged edges. Lovely greyish foliage. Summer flowering. Size: 90cm x 90cm.
Madame Hardy is a pure white Damask rose with cupped blooms crammed full of petals. It has a distinctive green button eye. Lovely scent. Summer flowering. An upright shrub growing to around 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.
Raised in the Empress Josephine's gardens at Malmaison and named after Napoleon's second wife, Marie Louise is a popular damask with huge flat blooms of rich rose pink with mauve over tones. Strong perfume. Does well even in poor soil. Summer flowering. Size: 1.2m x 90cm.
Large 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.
Perfectly formed rosettes of white with cream centers. Fragrant. A relatively thornless shrub with grey green foliage. Useful as a large shrub or small climber. Summer flowering. Size: 1.8m x 1.2m.
aka 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.
Beautiful 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.
a.k.a 'Apothecary Rose' or 'Red rose of Lancaster'. Smothered semi double light crimson blooms. Very fragrant, good in pot-pourri. Summer flowering. Size:1.2m x 1.2m.