Species Roses

The melting pot from which all garden roses have evolved, these Species Roses are just a small selection from the hundreds in existence. Most are single flowered and are valued for the wonderful diversity of scents, foliage, hips and Autumn colouration. Some could even be called Wild Roses, discovered among hedgerows or in forests. Their simple unadulterated beauty lends them an affinity with wilder planting schemes.

Pruning Guide

They require little pruning except the removal of any dead wood. Once established it is recommended some of the oldest shoots be cut right back after flowering to encourage new growth, remembering that flowers and fruit are produced on the previous years wood.

  

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    Rosa pimpinellifolia

    Species Rose

    From £14.95
    A.k.a Rosa spinosissima. An early flowering variety. Creamy white single blooms. A dense prickly shrub. Round black hips. Grows on most soils. Spring flowering. Size:1m x 1m
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    Rosa rubiginosa

    Species Rose

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    a.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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    Rosa rubrifolia (glauca)

    Species Rose

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    a.k.a Rosa glauca. Unusual shrub with purple red stems and leaves. Small single pink flowers. Copious display of red hips in autumn. Summer flowering. Size:2.1m x 1.5m.
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    Canary Bird

    Species Rose

    From £14.95
    A.k.a Rosa xanthina 'Canary Bird'. Single canary-yellow blooms smother the branches. Lovely brown stems and ferny foliage. Brownish red hips. Spring flowering. Size:2.4m x 1.4m
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    Rosa arvensis

    Rambling Rose

    From £14.95
    a.k.a The Field Rose, or 'Shakespeare's Musk'. A vigorous trailing or rambling rose. Masses of single, white (2cm diameter) blooms in clusters or individually with a strong, musky scent. Slender, glaucous, purple stems. Summer flowering only. Small, round red hips follow. Very shade tolerant. Size 250 x 200cm.
  • Rosa macrantha ‘Raubritter’

    Species Rose

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    Bears a large quantity of small clear pink globular flowers. A procumbent variety. Requires good husbandry. Light fragrance. Summer flowering.Perfect for pollinators. Size 0.6m x 1.5m.
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    Rosa moyesii ‘Geranium’

    Species Rose

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    Single geranium red blooms with creamy stamens. Flagon-shaped hips. Vigorous growth. Healthy and hardy. Summer flowering. Size:2.4m 1.5m.
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    A.k.a Rosa spinosissima 'Dunwichensis'. A procumbent variety which produces a solid mound of creamy white single blooms. Ferny foliage and bristly brown stems. Spring flowering. Size:.0.6m x 1.2m.
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    Rosa pimp. ‘Double Yellow’

    Species Rose

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    Pale yellow globular blooms. Dense prickly growth with ferny foliage. Very robust but retaining a delicate charm. Spring flowering. Size: 1.5m x 1.2m.
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    Rosa primula

    Species Rose

    From £15.95
    a.k.a.The Incense Rose. Smothered with small single primrose yellow blooms in May. The glossy ferney foliage exudes a strong scent of incense especially when damp. Size:1.5m x 1.2m.
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    Rosa rubiginosa ‘Amy Robstart’

    Species Rose

    From £15.95
    Rich 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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    Rosa rubiginosa ‘Lord Penzance’

    Species Rose

    From £15.95
    Small 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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    Rosa pimp. ‘Marbled Pink’

    Species Rose

    From £15.95
    A.k.a Rosa spinosissima 'Marbled Pink'. Small open double flowers of pale pink overlaid with a streaking of deeper pink. Scented. Dense bushy growth. Black globular hips. Dainty yet very robust. Spring Flowering. 1m x 1m.
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    Rosa moyesii ‘Sealing Wax’

    Species Rose

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    A large shrub bearing single flowers of deep pink. Ornamental flagon-shaped hips in the autumn which last well into the winter. Summer flowering. Size:2.4m x 2.0m.
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    Rosa sericea ‘Pteracantha’

    Species Rose

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    Flat wide translucent red thorns make this rose quite unique. Small single white blooms in May. Once flowering. Very upright growth with ferny foliage. Orange hips. Size:2.7m x 2.1m.
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    Stanwell Perpetual

    Species Rose

    From £15.95
    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.
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    Rosa foetida Bicolor

    Species Rose

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    a.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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    Rosa hugonis

    Species Rose

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    Raised at Kew from seed sent by Father Hugo. Pale yellow single blooms smoother the plant in May. Ferny foliage. Scented. Forms a large dense shrub. Small black hips. Size:2.4 x 1.8m.
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    Rosa moschata

    Species Rose

    From £15.95
    The authentic Musk Rose. Thought to be 'Shakespeare's Musk'. Clusters of highly fragrant single white flowers . Strong growth,grey-green foliage. Starts flowering July but continues until September. Makes a short climber or large shrub. Size:3.0m x 1.8m.
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    Rosa nitida

    Species Rose

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    A 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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