a.k.a. The Wax Rose. Highly perfumed blooms of blush pink with a deeper centre emerge from tightly scrolled buds. Tidy upright plant with good foliage. Summer flowering. Size:1.2m x 1.0m. Duchesse d'Angouleme )
Fully double quartered blooms, lilac pink on the edges with deeper pink centres. Dark green foliage. Grown by Empress Josephine at Malmaison but a rarely seen today. Summer flowering. Size: 1.2m x 1.0m.
Probably a very old variety, Nancy Lindsay found Gloire de Guilan in Iran where it was used for making attar. The clear pink, silky-textured blooms are quartered and folded. Fresh green foliage. Good on poor soils. Summer flowering. Size: 1.2m x 1.2m.
A vigorous rambler bearing large clusters of single velvety crimson blooms each with a white eye. The yellow stamens complement well.Dense dark foliage. Summer flowering.Size 4.5m x 3m.
Very double flowers with intense striping of purple and pink on a white background.Pleasing perfume.Forms a tidy small shrub. Summer flowering.
Size: 90cm x 90cm.
Botzaris has creamy white flat quartered blooms in beautiful clusters, with a strong sweet scent. Forms a compact shrub with dark green foliage. Summer flowering. Named after Marcos Botzaris, hero of Greek Independence 1790-1823. Size 1.2m x 1.2m.
a.k.a. Pierre de Ronsard. Eden Rose 88 has large full cupped blooms of creamy white suffused with pale pink. Light fragrance. Dark green glossy foliage. Repeat flowering. Size:2.5m x 1.8m.
The pale lemon buds fade to white as they age.The expanded blooms come in large trusses being double and highly scented.The stems are virtually thorn-free. Young foliage is bronzy. Summer flowering. Size 3m x 2m.
Pink Leda has clear pink double bloom, with a dark pink edge which shows a button eye. Strong fragrance. Dark green healthy, greyish foliage. Summer flowering. Size: 1.2m x 1.2m.
Le Vesuve's pointed buds open in loose blowsy clusters of carmine pink with delicate red veins. Tea scent. Shiny green foliage with tints of copper. Angular growth. Likes a warm aspect. Repeat Flowering. Size:1.2m x 1.2m.
Blanchefleur's red tinged buds open into milky-white quartered blooms. As the flowers age the petals reflex to form a ball. Sweetly scented. A large lax prickly shrub with grey green foliage. Summer flowering. Size 1.5m x 1.2m.
A robust and useful shorter climber. The double Hybrid-Tea shaped blooms are pure white and are offset by very dark green foliage. Quite thorny. Sweetly scented. Repeat flowering. Size:2.5m x 1.8m.
Sophie's Perpetual has globular double blooms of pale blush pink overlaid with cerise crimson. Good scent. Useful as a large shrub or a moderate climber. Dark green foliage. Continuous flowering. Size 2.4m x 1.2m.
Nancy is scented with pink and white striped blooms in large clusters. Very dark green glossy foliage. Hardy, healthy and bushy. Perpetual flowering. Size 1.2m x 1m.
A Multiflora type rambler. Dense clusters of amethyst blooms fading to violet and pink. The large light green leaves on thorn free stems provide an excellent foil for the flowers. Summer flowering. Size:5m x 4m.
A recent find. Deep violet pink single flowers on a strong growing rambler with light green foliage. Healthy. Summer flowering. A refined rose. Size:3.5m x 3.0m.
Ethel is a vigorous rambler of extreme health and vigour. The double flowers come in large pinnacles and are mauvey pink. Fragrant. Rare. Summer flowering. Size 6m x 4.5m.
Viridiflora, a.k.a 'The Green Rose', is very unusual and quite unique. The so-called flowers are actually made up of modified bracts in green, brown, and pink tones. A useful rose for flower arrangers. Repeat flowering. 90cm x 90cm.