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 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 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 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 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.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 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 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 stockRosa californica 'Plena' has semi-double hollyhocks shaped lilac pink flowers. Produces some small orange red fruit in the autumn. Summer flowering. Size: 3m x 2m.
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a.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.