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.
A.k.a Rosa gallica 'Versicolor'. A classic old rose. Light crimson semi-double blooms, striped white. Summer flowering. Forms a bushy shrub. Rich fragrance. Size:1.2m x 1.2m.
A superb old rose. Very large striking quartered blooms of maroon and purple. Sweetly fragrant. Good dark foliage. Its vigour make it one of the easiest Gallicas to grow. Summer flowering. Size:1.2m x 1.2m.
Large clusters of fully double blooms of violet purple which fade to parma violet. A multiflora type rambler with few thorns and bright green glossy foliage. Summer Flowering. Size: 4m x 3m.
a.k.a The Blue Rose. Large clusters of pretty violet- lavender blooms amid pale green foliage. Each bloom is streaked with white. Scented. Thornless. A good cottage garden rose Vigorous. Summer flowering. Size 4.5m x 3.6m.
Zephirine Drouhin is one of the classic old roses and often classed amongst the Bourbon roses. Loosely formed semi-double blooms of cerise. Very strong fragrance. Flowers profusely from June-December. Stems have no thorns. Best grown on pillar or open site. Eventual size:3.0m x 2.4m.
Large full quartered blooms of an unusual lilac-purple. Good scent. Greyish foliage with few thorns. Repeat flowering. A large shrub or short pillar rose. Size:1.8m x 1.5m
A virtually thornless multiflora type rambler. Large clusters of small double orange and yellow blooms. Good healthy, glossy light green foliage. Repeat flowering. Size: 2.5m x 2.5m. (Ghislaine de Feligonde).
Clusters of small buds open in creamy semi-double flowers tinged pink with yellow stamens. Strong scent. Bright green foliage. Thornless. Vigorous. Size:6m x 6m.
A vigorous shrub bearing a multitude of large single pink blooms with a white centre and golden stamens. Seems to thrive in some very poor conditions. Very healthy. Good scent and pollinating insects. Summer flowering. Size:2.4m x 2m.
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.
Marie Pavie has clusters of small white-blush pink blooms. Upright habit. Vigorous. Good in a small garden or low hedge. Continuous Flowering. Size:90cm x 60cm.
Clusters of small double reddish purple blooms. Fades to greyish-mauve. Bright pale green lustre to the foliage. Virtually thornless stems. Summer flowering. Size:4.5m x 3m.
An excellent reliable Gallica of rosette formation. Rich pink fading to pale violet. Coarse green foliage overlaid with a bluish tinge. Highly scented. Summer flowering. Size:1.2m x 90cm.
Beautiful single flowered purple rambler, with a scent of fresh peaches. It was discovered in Cornwall by Mrs Muriel Hooker Mackay around 1967. Graham Thomas believed it to be a seedling of Veilchenblau. Virtually thornless and summer flowering. Size: 4.5m x 3.6m
One of the most purple roses. Rich purple flowers with paler centres and pretty green button eyes. Very floriferous. Good scent. Lush dark green leaves. Summer flowering. Size:1.5m x 1.2m.