Agatha Christie

X

1966

Kordes

Modern Climber

3x2

Deep, rich pink

11 HT

Repeats well

Light, sweet

Good er in cool wet areas

Aimée Vibert

X

X

1828

Vibert

Noisette

5x3

Pink buds turn Pure White

5 Rosette

1 x late for 10 weeks

Strong, musky

V. few thorns, s-evergreen; July & August weddings

Albéric Barbier

X

X

X

1900

Barbier

Wichuraiana rambler

7x4

Buds apricot; flwrs white

8 Double

1 x mid

Strong, musky

Graceful, s-evergreen; profuse clusters

Albertine

X

1921

Barbier

Wichuraiana rambler

4x3

Buds salmon pink; flwrs, coral

8 Double

1 x occasional repeat

Strong, sweet

S. Wall

Archetypal pink cottage rambler, vigorous, not v. hardy

Alister Stella Gray

X

1894

Gray

Noisette

4x2

Buds rich buff; flwrs, cream

6 Quartered

Repeats well

Strong, musky

Few thorns, slender growth, large clusters

Allgold, Climbing

X

X

X

1956

LeGrice

Cli. Floribunda

4x2

Unfading buttercup yellow

7 Floribunda

1 x early

Light, fruity

Responds well to forcing for early weddings and shows

Aloha

X

1949

Boener

Modern Climber

3x2

Deep rose, two-tone pink

9 HT- v.double

Continuous

V. strong, sweet

One of the all time greats and v. tolerant

Altissimo ®

X

1966

Delbard

Modern Climber

3x2

Uniform, glowing blood red

10 Single

Repeats well

Slight

Seriously healthy, cuts well; great climber

Amadis

X

American Pillar

X

1902

Van Fleet

Wichuraiana rambler

4x2

Bright crimson, white eye

5.5 Single

1 x very late

Moderate, Musky

Pillar

Hardy; yellow stamens, scarlet hips, immensely popular

Apple Blossom

X

X

X

1932

Burbank

Multiflora rambler

4x3

Charming pink and white

3 S-double

1 x mid

Musky

Large clusters of apple blossom against light green foliage

Archiduc Joseph

X

1892

Nabbonand

Tea Rose

2x1.75

Flwrs pink, raspberry centres

8 V double

Continuous

Strong; tea like

S. Wall

Sometimes bronze apricot; only prune lightly

Arthur Bell, Climbing

X

Awakening

X

1935

Böhm

Wichuraiana rambler

4x2

Dark apricot, pink, silvery pink

7 V double

Continuous

Medium, sweet

Pergola

Double sport of New Dawn with all of its attributes

Blairii Number 2

X

X

1835

Blair

Hybrid China

6x2

Pink edge, purple pink inside

12 Tidy, shapely

1 x

Strong, sweet

S. Wall

Grown by connoisseurs for its very large fragrant flowers

Bleu Magenta

X

X

1920

from L’Hay

Multiflora rambler

4x2

Rich blue purple fades to slate

5 V dble, open flat

1 x late

Slight

Bluer than Veichenblau; thornless with small leaves

Blush Noisette

X

1817

Noisette

Noisette

2.5x1.5

Lilac pink

4 L clusters v. dble

Continuous

Strong

America’s first continuous flowerer; the original noisette

Bobbie James

X

X

X

X

1961

Sunningdale

Multiflora rambler

8x5

White, yellow stamens

4 Huge clusters, single

1 x mid

Strong, musky

Trees

A massive, beautiful hulk; foaming flowers red hips later

Bouquet d’Or

X

1872

Ducher

Noisette

3.5x2

Buff yellow

9 Fully double

Almost continuous

Medium, tea like

S. Wall

Not so difficult; great in the Med

Cécil Brünner, Climbing

X

1881

Ducher

Polyantha

6x3

Coral to pinky white

5 Perfect mini HT

Continuous

Med, sweet, musky

Shade

The height of elegance, rarely out of flower

Céline Forestier

X

1858

Leroy

Noisette

4x2

Pale yellow, buff, apricot

7 Fully double

Early; repeats

Strong; tea like

V. healthy and tolerant. Lovely fragrance

Chaplin’s Pink Climber

X

1928

Chaplin

Modern Climber

5x3

Carmine

6 Semi-double;

1 x

Light, musky

Easy to grow; profuse flowerer

Claire Jacquier

X

X

1888

Bernie

Noisette

5x2

Buff yellow to cream

3 scrolled buds, dainty

1 x

Strong musky

Vigorous , hardier than most noisettes

Columbian

X

Compassion

X

1972

Harkness

Modern Climber

4x3

Salmon pink, orange apricot

12 HT buds ruffled flwrs

Continuous

Strong, sweet

S/W Wall

Harkness classic; awards galore; hyper healthy

Crimson Cascade ®

1991

Fryer

Modern Climber

3x2

Dark red

11 v dble floribunda

Continuous

Slight

Search for’ the’ dark red continues; meanwhile use this

Crimson Conquest

X

X

X

1931

Chaplin

Cli. HT

4x3

Scarlet crimson

6 semi dble

1 x

Slight

V. useful, forces well, Chelsea Flower Show standby

Crimson Showers

X

1951

Norman

Wichuraiana rambler

3.5x1.5

Bright crimson,

3 loose clusters

1 x; v. late

Light

Fills the end of season crimson spot, just.

Danse du Feu

X

1953

Mallerin

Modern Climber

3x2

Bright vermillion

7 semi double, clusters

Profuse; then repeats

Light

Vigorous, healthy, v. hardy. Good for a north wall

Desprez à Fleurs Jaunes

X

1830

Desprez

Noisette

5x3

Creamy white, buff, salmon

6 quartered, v. double

Continuous sparse

Strong sweet

Shelter

First tea noisette; lovely in south; disaster in wet north

Doctor W. Van Fleet

X

X

X

1910

Van Fleet

Wichuraiana rambler

5x2

Pale pink

9 perfect, elegant

1 x

Medium sweet

Grandfather/father to many best modern Cls. But flowers 1 x.

Dorothy Perkins

X

X

X

1901

J & Perkins

Wichuraiana rambler

4x2

Bright pink

3.5 rosettes, clusters

1 x; late long period

Medium

V. famous, ubiquitous, rambling drapery

Dortmund

X

X

1955

Kordes

Kordesii hybrid

2x1.5

Deep cherry red, white centre

11 single; large clusters

Heavy mid season

Light

Invaluable short climber; orange hips; v. healthy

Dreaming Spires

X

X

1973

Mattock

Modern Climber

3.5x2.5

Rich bright yellow, gold reverse

8 elegant HT

Repeats, early & late

Strong, sweet

My late father’s best; gold against luxuriant mid green

Dublin Bay ®

1974

McGredy

Modern Climber

3x2

Rich dark red

10 double

Continuous

No scent

McGredy’s search for best red, but no scent. Great hedge

Emily Gray

X

X

1918

Williams

Wichuraiana rambler

5x2

Apricot turning gold

10 loose petalled

1 x; early

Strong; tea like

Lovely rambler, bronze green leaves, crimson stalks

Étendard

X

1956

Robichon

Modern Climber

3x2

Bright red

8 shapely HT

Repeats

Medium sweet

Under-rated; can’t imagine why its known as Red New Dawn

Etoile de Hollande, Climbing

X

Excelsa

Félicité et Perpétue

X

X

1828

Jaques

Sempervirens Hybrid

5x3

Cream, then pure white

4 perfect rosettes

1 x; mid season

Strong, musky

Great vigour and beauty carrying massive open clusters

Francis E. Lester

X

X

X

X

1946

Lester

Hybrid Musk

4x2.5

Blossom pink turns pure white

5 spacious clusters

1 x; + sporadic flwrs

Strong, musky

Bright green, few thorns, enormous flower clusters; handsome

François Juranville

X

X

X

1906

Barbier

Wichuraiana rambler

7x3

Rich coppery pink

7 loosely double

1 x; + sporadic flwrs

Strong, fruity

Dark glossy green leaves, slender growth but rampant

Gardenia

X

1899

Manda

Wichuraiana rambler

5x3

Rich buff yellow

5.5 large flower rambler

1 x; early

Light, musky

The enthusiast’s ’hardy Maréchal Niel’

Ghislaine de Felingonde

Gloire de Dijon

X

X

1853

Jacotot

Climbing Tea

5x3

Buff yellow fades salmon fawn

10 cupped, quartered

Repeats constantly

Strong; tea like

Prune this hardy beautiful Tea lightly; a class act

Golden Showers®

X

1956

Lammerts

Modern Climber

3x2

Chrome yellow fades to lemon

9 pointed, lightly dble

Repeats well

Medium

Rain proof, almost vulgar climber makes a great hedge.

Goldfinch

X

X

1907

Paul

Multiflora rambler

3x2

Rich yellow buds fade to white

3.5 s-dble rosettes

1 x; early

Medium, fruity

Thornless, compact and withstands neglect

Good as Gold

X

1994

Warner

Climbing Miniature

2.5x2

Deep sunny yellow

4 small but shapely

Repeats constantly

Light, fruity

Excellent patio climber flowers from top to bottom. Clever

Guinee

X

Handel

X

Iceberg, Climbing

X

X

1968

Cants

Climbing Floribunda

4x2

Greenish buds turn pure white

7 lightly double HT

1 x; then sporadic

Light

Climbing version of the worlds most widely planted rose

Josephs’s Coat

X

1956

Armstrong & Swim

Modern Climber

2.5x1.5

Multicolour, reds & yellows

Repeats

Light

Old tart of a plant; eye catching spring and autumn colour, dark glossy leaves

Kathleen Harrop

Kew Rambler

Lady Hillingdon, Climbing

X

X

X

1910

Hicks

Tea Rose

4x2

Rich amber fades to cream

11 elegantly cupped

Continuous

Strong, tea like

Striking crimson stems; hardy like the pithy Lady H

Lady Sylvia

X

1933

Stevens

Climbing Hybrid Tea

4x2

blush pink salmon

12 archetypal H.T

1 x;

Strong sweet

Vig. Cli. sport of Sylvia herself a sport of the lovely Ophelia

Lamarque

X

X

Laura Ford ®

X

1989

Warner

Climbing Patio

2.5x1.5

Bright yellow

5 lightly double

Continuous

Slight

Typical Warner, well clothed upright miniature climber

Lavinia ®

1980

Tantau

Modern Climber

3x2

Pure bright pink

9 loosely double

Repeats

Strong sweet

aka Lavinia; v. fragrant; great under glass; fresh green

Leaping Salmon

Leverkusen

X

1954

Kordes

Kordesii hybrid

3x2

Deep yellow fading cream

7 ruffled semi double

Constantly in flower

Medium sweet

Tough as they come but pretty to boot; good north wall

Little Rambler

X

1994

Warner

Miniature Rambler

3x2

Pale pink

4 fully double

Early to 1st. Frost

Strong, musky

Unique bushy tiny repeat flowering rambler; great. performer

Longworth Rambler #1

X

Longworth Rambler #2

X

Madame Alfred Carrière

X

1879

Schwartz

Noisette

5x2

Palest pink turns pure white

10 lightly cupped

Almost continuous

Strong sweet

Justifiably famous and elegant early flowering beauty

Madame Caroline Testout

X

1901

Chauvry

Climbing Hybrid Tea

5x2.5

Bright silvery pink

14 classic HT

Repeats well

Medium sweet

Vigorous lanky grower with profuse 1st. Flush; huge flwrs.

Madame Grégoire Staechelin

X

X

X

1927

Dot

Modern Climber

4x2.5

Pale pink with darker reverse

13 classic HT

1 x; early

V. strong, sweet

Wonderfully fragrant, Spanish blowsy beauty with huge hips!

Maréchal Niel

X

X

1864

Pradel

Noisette

4x3

Golden apricot fades cream

11 double and ¼rd

1 x; early

Strong tea like

Beautiful in warm climes or shelter; dodgy in wet and cold

Mermaid

X

Mrs. Herbert Stevens, Climbing

X

X

X

1910

McGredy

Climbing Hybrid Tea

4x3

Pure white with hint of green

14 classic HT

Repeats well

Strong, tea like

Wonderful the med; a class act worldwide. Doesn’t like wet

New Dawn

X

1930

Dreer

Modern Climber

4x2

Pale pink

7 perfectly shaped; large loose clusters

Continuous

Medium sweet

’The’ all rounder

US Patent No.1’ parent of Aloha, Coral Dawn, Parade etc etc

Nice Day ®

X

1992

Warner

Miniature Climber

2.5x1.5

Salmon pink, o/s fades paler

7 symmetric rosette

Continuous

Light sweet

Prettiest of Warner’s hybrids and v. representative of class

Parade

X

X

1953

Boener

Modern Climber

3x2

Cherry carmine pink

10 cupped and v. full

Repeats well

Strong sweet

Vigorous, healthy but not too tall. First class

Parkdirektor Riggers ®

X

1957

Kordes

Kordesii hybrid

4x2

Tough unfading red

5 semi dble; green sts.

Repeats well

None

Super hardy down to sub zero; very free flowering; N wall

Parks’ Yellow China

1824

Unknown

Climbing Tea

4x3

Clear pale yellow

13 classic HT

Repeats well

Strong tea like

Connoisseur’s delight; rightly so. Difficult, beautifully elegant

Paul Léde

X

X

1913

Lowe

Climbing Tea

5x3

Yellowish to salmon buff

14 classic HT

Repeats well

Strong tea like

Serious exhibition class flowers; shy & difficult but so what!

Paul Transon

X

X

1900

Barbier

Wichuraiana rambler

4x2.5

Pale salmon terracotta centres

6 V. full, v. double

1st.flush then few

Strong tea like

Another rarity, lovely coppery flowers against purple stems

Paul’s Himalayan Musk

X

1916

W. Paul

Hybrid Musk

5x3

Lilac pink fades to pure white

3 little loose rosettes

1 x; quite late

Strong musky

Massive grower, clouds and clouds of white against pale lvs.

Paul’s Lemon Pillar

X

1915

G. Paul

Tea-Noisette

3.5x2

Pure white with hint of lemon

12 HT petals rolled back

1 x; early

Strong sweet

Classically beautiful white HT; a bit lanky but great for cutting

Paul’s Perpetual White

X

1883

Paul

Cli. Hybrid Perpetual

3.5x2

Pure white

10 single, solitary

Repeats

Medium sweet

Interestingly elegant; vigorous but a little shy

Paul’s Scarlet Climber

X

1916

W. Paul

Modern Climber

2.5x1.5

Scarlet turns to vivid crimson

7 Fully double

1 v. full flush then few

Light

Once deservedly the all time favourite profuse red. V. hardy

Penny Lane ®

X

1998

Harkness

Modern Climber

4x2.5

Honey turning cream

11 large loosely double

Repeats well

Medium sweet

One of the best new climbers; rambling growth; old look flwrs

Phyllis Bide

X

1923

Bide

Cli. Polyantha

3x2

Gold, pink, apricot, red

4 mini HT buds; s-dble

Continuous

Light sweet

Pretty dainty colour blend; profuse, vigorous repeat rambler

Pink Perpétué

X

1965

Gregory

Modern Climber

3x2

Rich clear carmine pink

7 loosely double

Continuous, just

Medium

Good pillar flowering well into autumn

Rambling Rector

X

X

X

X

1900

Daisy Hill

Multiflora rambler

4x3

Creamy white; yellow stamens

4 semi-dble;

1 x; mid season

Strong musky

Magnificent; ultra fragrant white clouds; little orange hips

Rêve d’Or

X

1869

Ducher

Noisette

4x2

Golden yellow apricot reverse

6 dble; confused centre

Continuous

Strong tea like

Best in a warm climate but under-rated else- where

Sander’s White Rambler

X

X

1912

Sander

Wichuraiana rambler

4x3

Purest white

3 flat perfect rosettes

1 x; quite late

Strong sweet

Cool white against small dark lvs; ex w/std; great ground cover

Seagull

X

1907

Pritchard

Wichuraiana rambler

5x4

Pure white

3 semi-dble; yellow sts

1 x; early

Strong musky

Massive; hugely floriferous; masses small red hips CFS

Shot Silk, Climbing

X

1931

Knight

Cli. HT

4x2.5

Cherry red flushed salmon

11 Large true HT

Repeats

Strong, sweet

S. Wall

V. prolific early season, intermittent all summer. Lovely

Sombreuil, Climbing

X

1850

Robert

Tea Noisette

4x2

Creamy white; green centre

9 quartered quilled petals

Repeats & repeats

Strong tea like

Buds are sheer elegance; flowers just beautiful and profuse

Souvenir du Docteur Jamain

X

1865

Lacharme

Hybrid Perpetual

3x2.5

Deep rich crimson; Yellow sts

8 very full.

Repeats in flushes

V. strong, rose

Classic small climber/lanky shrub; powerfully evocative rose

Super Elfin

X

Super Fairy

X

Swan Lake

X

1968

McGredy

Modern Climber

3x2

Pearly white

8 elegant full HT

Continuous

Light

The’ beautiful pillar rose for weddings; great for cutting

That’s Jazz

X

The Garland

X

X

1835

Wells

Multiflora rambler

4x3

Palest peach turns white

4 semi-dble; huge clusters

1 x; late season

String musky

Trees, screens

Beautiful brute of a plant with elegant, interesting flowers

The Pilgrim

X

Veilchenblau

X

1909

Kiese

Multiflora Rambler

3x2

Reddish purple turn blue violet

3.5 semi dble clusters

1 x; early

Sweet fruity

Most widely grown blue rambler; very vig thornless; lush

Warm Welcome

X

Wedding Day

X

X

X

1950

Stern

Species hybrid

8x5

Apricot buds turn cream/white

3 massive clusters

1 x; early

Strong fruity

Huge rambler with a lovely pink flush

White Cloud ®

X

1993

Kordes

Modern Climber

3x2

Pure white, yellow stamens

8 lightly dble; clusters

Continuous

Strong sweet

Handsome well clothed profuse dark glossy lvs; the best

Zéphrine Drouhin

X

1868

Bizot

Bourbon

3x2

Bright cherry pink

9 loosely double

Really continuous

Very strong

Apart from poor health, its got it all; its even thornless

Abraham Darby

X

Agnes

Alfred de Dalmas

X

1855

Laffay

Moss

1.20x1.50

Pretty flesh pink

Perpetual

Strong sweet

wih Mousseline and the best of the repeat flowering mosses

Anne Aberconway

X

1978

Mattock

Modern Shrub

1.25x1

Rich apricot amber

8 Shapely HT

Continuous

Strong

A most beautiful shrub that my Pa introduced as a 70’s floribunda

Ballerina

X

1937

Bentall

Hybrid Musk

1.5x1.75

Dark pink fade to pale pink

3 Large trusses

Continuous

Musky

Grows in a mound + just never stops flowering, even in shade

Baron Girod de L’ain

Baronne Provost

X

1842

Desprez

Hybrid Perpetual

1.2 x1.00

Deep rich pink, fades rose

11 Quartered

Repeats

Strong sweet

Mega hardy

Truly beautiful fragrant upright Portland like shrub. Terrificly hard, a must have

Belle de Crecy

X

Blanche Double de Coubert

1892

Cochet

Rugosa hybrid

1.5x1.5

Pure white; large orange hips

9 loosely double

Continuous

Strong rich sweet

A super tolerant classy beauty who withstands desiccation

Blanche Moreau

Bloomfield Abundance

Blue Moon

X

1964

Tantau

Hybrid Tea

1.50x0.75

Lilac Mauve

11 HT

Repeats

Strong sweet, fruity

Beds, borders

Very fragrant, healthy, elegant HT that makes a good shrub

Bonica ®

X

X

1985

Meilland

Modern Shrub

1x1.25

Bright pale pink

6 lightly cupped

Continuous

Light sweet

Astonishingly floriferous robust healthy plant for all occasions

Boule de Neige

X

1867

Lacharme

Noisette

2x2

White, Pink tipped buds

Repeats

Strong sweet

Beds, borders

Upright, dense grower, forces well for weddings, glaucous leaves

Brother Cadfael

X

1980

Austin

English Shub

1.50x1.00

Dark pink turns rose pink

12 Full, globular

Repeats

Slight

Buff Beauty

X

X

1939

Bentall

Hybrid Musk

1.5x1.5

Delicate Honey to rich Buff

8 fully double; loose clusters

Continuous

Strong sweet

Lax shrub;

Deservedly hugley popular good doer; a real favourite of mine

Capitaine John Ingram

X

1854

Laffay

Moss

1.25x1.5

Deep crimson purple fades lilac

6 loosely dble; roughly quartered

1 x;

Strong sweet

Upright shrub;

Red brown mossy buds & thorns; dense sprawlinhg shrub

Cardinal de Richlieu

X

1845

Parmentier

Gallica x China

1.75x1.5

Very purple with white under

6 short incurved petas;small clusters

1 x;

Light; herby

Garden shrub

Thornless; small ’china’ leaves; very striking but diffivult

Cardinal Hume

X

Cécile Brünner

X

1881

Ducher

Polyantha

1x1

Coral pink to pinky white

5 super elegant miniature HT

Continuous

Medium sweet musky

Small shrub

Beautiful, small excellent doer; the ultimate sweetheart rose

Céleste

X

1759

French

Hybrid Alba

2x1.5

Clear, cool rose pink

7 semi dble cupped; boss of yellow sts;

1 x;

Strong pure sweet

Tough shrub

Hardy shade tolerant and exquiaitely beaultiful; Well!

Celsiana

Cerise Bouquet

Chapeau de Napolean

X

1790

French

centifolia

2.0x1.50

Fragile rose pink

Once only

Strong sweet

The famous old cabbage rose of 17C Dutch flower paintings

Charles de Mills

X

1790

France

Gallica x China

1.5x1.75

Black plum crimson purple

11 lighly cupped masses of petals

1 x;

Light sweet

Suckeringing shrub

Almost thornless good doer; good cut flower; very popular

Chinatown ®

X

1963

Poulsen

Modern Shrub

1.75x2

Bright canary yellow fades cream

12 large full HT; medium clusters

Continuous ’til Nov.

Strong

Upright shrub

Tolerant shapely class act

Common Moss

X

Comte de Chambord

X

X

1860

Moreau Robert

Portland

1.75x1.25

Deep pink

8 cupped; quartered; small clusters

Repeats well

Strong sweet

Upright shrub

One of the all time greats; floriferous and kingly and french

Constance Spry ®

X

1961

Austin

Modern Shrub

2.5x1.5

Clear pink with deeper centres

13 cabbage shaped; small clusters

1 x; but very profuse

Strong myrrh

Lanky lax shrub

Seriously important archetype; David Austin’s 1st. classic.

Cornelia

X

1925

Pemberton

Hybrid Musk

1.5x1.75

Coral buds; deep salmon pink

5 small rippled; huge clusters

Repeats v. well; profuse

Strong sweet musky

Mound shaped

Different shaped flowers unique amoung hybrid musks; lovely

Danaë

X

1913

Pemberton

Hybrid Musk

1.75x1.25

Buff yellow fades to white

6 charming rippled petals; huge clusters

Continuous

Strong musky

Open shrub

Particularly healthy and floriferous Pemberton hybrid musk

Daybreak

X

1918

Pemberton

Hybrid Musk

1.5x1.25

Pale yellow fades to cream

5 semi dble; whispy sts.; large clusters

Continuous

Rich, strong musky

Compact shrub

V. fragrant, handsome variation on Pemeberton’s theme

Duc de Guiche

X

1810

Prévost

Gallica x China

1.25x1

Cherry crimson fades to mauve

8 fully double; quartered; small clusters

1 x;

Strong sweet

Stout,neat shrub

Short but typical and excellent gallica in all repscts

Duchesse of Portland

Dupontii

X

X

1817

French ?

Shrub

3x2.5

Pale pink buds; creamy white

7 single; whispy stamens; scarlet oval hips

1 x; Brief

Strong sweet

Arching shrub

Species-like; wild, vigorous, graceful and beautiful

Empereur du Maroc

X

English Garden ®

X

1990

Austin

English’ Shrub

0.8x1

Apricot fades yellow cream

10 quartered flat rosettes; one per stem

Repeats well

Strong fruity

Compact shrub

Compact growth holds its flowers well

Evelyn ®

X

1991

Austin

English’ Shrub

1.25x1.25

Peachy pink

12 Lightly cupped typically Austin

Repeats well

Very strong

Upright shrub

Classic Austin; huge smelly flowers on strong growth

Falstaff

X

Fantin Latour

X

1940

Seedling

Modern Shrub

1.75x2.00

Pure rose pink

9 Quartered rosette

Mid season (1x)

Strong sweet

Upright shrub

One of the Best and in every way. A must have

Félicité Parmentier

X

1834

Parmentier

Alba

1.50x1.00

Soft pink fades white

6 Quartered pompons

Mid season (1x) long

Medium sweet

Dense upright

Petite reliable OGR for small gardens with bluish foliage

Ferdinand Pichard

X

1921

Tanne

Hybrid Perpetual

1.00x1.59

Pale pink with crimson stripes

Fimbriata

X

1891

Morley

Rugosa Hybrid

2.00x2.00

Soft palest pink fades white

6 Frilly petals, light

Mid season then occ

Light and sweet

Vig shrub

Free flowering and more like a pink than a rose. Striking.

Francesca

X

X

1922

Pemberton

Hybrid Musk

1.50x2.00

Rich amber fading buff, cream

9 Lightly dble (9) Lar

Reliable repeater

Rich, fruity musky

Lax vig. Shrub

Largest flowers of all the Anglican Rev’s HMs. Good doer

Frau Karl Drushki

X

1901

Lambert

Hybrid Tea

1.75x1.25

Purest white

12 Elegantly pointed Cl

Perpetual

Little

Upright; cut flower

The elegant famous pre WW1 white. Serious exhibition classic

Fru Dagmar Hastrup

X

1914

Denmark

Rugosa hybrid

1.00x1.00

Silvery pink

8 Single (8) Large tom

Continuous

Strong sweet

Ultimate low hedge

Over familiarity should not breed contempt. A must have.

Fruhlinsgold

X

Gertrude Jekyll ®

X

X

1986

Austin

Modern Shrub

1.25x1.00

Rich dark pink pale outer edges

11 Quartered (11) sts.

Continuous but d/head

Huge rich strong

Vig arching shrub

Excellent doer therefore an (perhaps THE) Austin gem. Must

Golden Wings

X

Graham Thomas ®

X

1983

Austin

Modern Shrub

1.75x1.75

Rich bright golden yellow

11 Cupped, quartered (1

Continuous

Strong rich fruity

Tall upright shrub

Amply ’fitting’ tribute to England’s greatest 20C old rose expert

Great Maidens Blush

X

1909

Geduldig

Floribunda

0.80x0.80

Rose/apricot pink fades cream

8 Rosette, button eye

Perpetual

Light sweet

Old bedding variety

Interesting Frau Karl hybrid with parent’s aristocratic looks

Hansa

X

1905

Schaum

Rugosa hybrid

2.00x1.50

Silky magenta

10 Crumpled (10) yellow

Long & Continuous

Strong sweet

Big shrub/hedge

Excellent rugosa, ultra healthy. All time great must have.

Heritage

X

1984

Austin

Modern Shrub

1.20x1.00

Pale salmon pink

9 Globular (9) Med clu

Continuous

Strong sweet

Stout upright

Another great Austin var that doesn’t collapse onto the soil

Hunter

X

X

1961

Mattock

Rugosa hybrid

1.50x1.50

Bright red turns crimson

6 Double, profuse rose

Continuous

Light sweet

Hedging shrub

Like my father v. tough Millions planted along N. Canada roads

Iceberg ®

X

1968

Cants

Climbing Floribunda

4.00x2.0

Greenish buds turn pure white

7 Lightly double HT (7

(1x) then sporadic

Light

Bedding shrub

Climbing version of the worlds most widely planted rose

Irène Watts

X

1896

Guillot

China hybrid

0.80x0.80

Dk pink foil to Mother of Pearl

7 Semi quartered (7) L

Perpetual

Light

Twiggy short shrub

Another late 19c for front of the mixed border. Slender

Ispahan

X

1832

Dubious

Damask

2.00x2.00

True pink

9 Full with button eye

Very long period (1x)

Very strong sweet

Upright s-evergreen

Highgrove grows this all time classic well. You must have one

Kathrina Zeimet

X

1901

Lambert

Polyantha

1.25x1.00

Pure white

4 Loosely dble (4) Pro

Perpetual

Medium sweet

Good in containers

Healthy, hardy early polyantha; v long flowering. Good plant

Königin von Däenmark

X

1826

Booth

Alba

1.50x1.00

Deep sugar pink

8 Quartered button eye

Mid season (1)

Strong sweet

Tidy, compact

Handsome and justifiably admired; smart glaucous foliage

L. D. Braithwaite ®

X

1988

Austin

Modern Shrub

1.00x1.00

Splendid bright crimson

8 Loosely petalled ros

Repeats well

Strong sweet

Lax but structured

DA named LDB after his Pa-in-Law and it’s the best red shrub

La Reine Victoria

X

1872

Schwartz

Bourbon

2.00x0.75

Deep lilac pink, silver reverse

7 Very cupped (7) Medi

Repeats

Medium sweet

Slim upright

Epitome of Victorian charm but a little fragile

Little White Pet

X

1879

Henderson

Sempervirens Hybrid

0.60x0.60

Cream turns pure white

3 Neat rosette (3) Upr

Continuous

Strong sweet

Short bushy

Perfect neat front of mixed border main stay. Whew!

Louise Odier

X

1851

Margottin

Bourbon

3.00x2.00

Rich pink, paler edges

7 Loosely dble and fla

Repeats

Rich sweet

Arching shrub

Lovely archetypal bourbon never stops flowering. Grow this one

Madame Hardy

X

1832

Hardy

Damask

2.00x1.50

Purest white

7 Exquisitely quartere

Midseason (1x)

Light persuasive

Arching shrub

Hardy named this after his wife. What an accolade! Superb

Margaret Merrill ®

X

1977

Harkness

Floribunda

1.50x1.00

White from palest pink flush

10 Elegant buds open cu

Perpetual

Very strong sweet

Slender upright

Massive fragrance and elegant to boot. First class

Margaret Hilling

X

Mme. Isaac Pereire

X

1881

Garçon

Bourbon

2.50x2.00

Rich pale crimson

9 Pompon whorls quarte

Repeats

Powerful, sweet

Pots

Great grower but sometimes lacks finesse

Nuits de Young

X

1845

Laffay

Moss

1.00x1.00

Nearly black/purple/crimson

4 Very mossed (4) smal

Mid season (1x)

Strong sweet

Pots

Evocative of Young’s ’Night Thoughts’; lovely evening scent

Nur Mahal

X

1923

Pemberton

Hybrid Musk

1.25x1.00

Bright purple/crimson white eye

7 Semi dble (7) Golden

Repeats well

Light musky

Specimen

Easy to grow but little known profuse flowerer

Paul Neyron

X

X

1869

Levet

Hybrid Perpetual

1.50x1.00

Deep rose pink

16 Huge cupped peony (

Remontant

Light

Pots; back of border

Gross, blousy and voluptuous. Needs to be well fed.

Paul Ricault

X

Penelope

X

1924

Pemberton

Hybrid Musk

1.25x1.50

Shell pink fades peach cream

7 Semi double (7) gold

Repeats well

Strong sweet musky

Pots; specimen

Deservedly very popular; coral hips a bonus; good for cutting

Perle d’Or

X

Peter Beale

X

Petite de Hollande

X

1800

Unknown

Centifolia (Moss)

1.00x1.00

Deep rose pink, paler edges

5 Neat, pretty round s

Mid season long (1x)

Strong sweet

Pots; specimen

Excellent little dense growing moss; great for pots

Portlandica

X

1750

Unknown

Portland

0.80x0.60

Pale crimson / dark pink

7 Just about semi dble

Remontant

Medium sweet

Pots; front border

Little dense floriferous thicket. Great in a pot

Prince Charles

X

1842

Hardy

Bourbon

1.25x1.25

Deepest purple fades crimson

7 Double cupped (7) go

Mid season (1x)

Medium sweet

Pots; mid border

Beautiful old rose. Chelsea Flower Show standby

Prosperity

X

Queens London Child ®

R. damescena semperflorens

1660

Italy

Damask

2.00x1.50

Deep pink,fading to rose

7 Loosely dble (7) sma

Continuous flushes

Very strong sweet

Pots; back of border

The monthly rose’ to Italians, ’Autumn Damask’ to the English

R. gallica var. officinalis ‘Versicolor’

c140

France

Gallica var

1.25x1.00

Bright magenta pink

10 Semi double (10) Dul

1 x;

V. strong, sweet

Hedge, thicket

R. x centifolia ‘Muscosa’

1700

France

Moss

1.50x1.50

Pure rose pink

9 V. full, cabbage ros

Once only

Strong sweet

Pots; mid border

First moss, first sport of the old cabbage rose. Magnificent.

R. x odorata ‘Mutabilis’

X

1900

Unknown

China rose

2.00x2.50

Buff turns pink to crimson

6 Graceful, single (6)

Continuous

Light

Pots; back of border

Elegant, graceful eccentricity on long fine crimson stems

R. x odorata ‘Pallida

China

Old Blush China

1.8x1.2

Silvery-pink

9 Loosely-formed, doub

Continuous

Strong, sweet peas

Upright, almost thornless habit; also grow as a short climber

Silvery-pink blooms with a deeper flush & beautifully scented of sweet peas. Upright, almost thornless habit; also grow as a short climber.

Rainbow

X

1976

Mattock

Modern Shrub

1.50x1.50

Yellow splash red/orange/pink

10 Classic HT (10) Smal

Continuous

Medium musky

Pots; mid border

Pa’s intro for the Mattock centenary in 1976. Bright good doer

Reine de Violettes

X

1860

Millet-Malet

Hybrid Perpetual

1.25x1.50

Rich purple fades lilac mauve

10 Quartered, button ey

Repeats well

Strong sweet

Pots; mid border

Super quality flowers; thornless. Great for tight balconies

Rhapsody in Blue ®

X

1999

Warner

Floribunda

1.00x1.00

Dark purplish blue

Perpetual

Very strong sweet

If you want blues, this is the very thing

Rose de Meux

X

1789

Sweet

Centiffolia

1.00x0.75

Deep pink, paler edges

3 Miniature cups open

Early (1x)

Light sweet

Pots

Pretty, delicate miniature shrub. Perfect for small pots

Roseraie de l’Hay

X

X

1901

Gravereaux

Rugosa hybrid

1.75x2.00

Bright rich purple fades crimson

9 Shapely; loosely dbl

Very continuous

Strong, sweet

Pots; back of border

Bright green healthy foliage; lovely autumn colour. First class

Rote Max Graf

X

1980

Kordes

Ground Cover

0.40x2.50

Deep red, central white splash

7 Single (7) L. cluste

Once ony (1x)

Light musky

Ground cover

Roots where it touches ground but not a weed suppressant

Scabrosa

X

X

1950

Harkness

Rugosa hybrid

1.50x1.50

Bright magenta

12 Single (12) cream st

Repeats well

Strong, sweet, spicy

Specimen/hedge

V. healthy; great autumn colour. Splendid rugosa

Scharlachglut

X

1952

Kordes

Modern shrub

3.00x2.00

Vivid scarlet

12 Single (12) gold sts

Once only

Light sweet

Arching shrub

Excellent shrub; profuse flowers then covered with ornge hips

Schneezverg

X

1912

Lambert

Rugosa hybrid

1.75x1.75

Pure white

7 Semi-dble (7) yellow

Repeats well

Strong sweet spicy

Hedge, bed, spec

Safe all rounder; flowers hips and autumn colour. What more!

Silver Jubilee

X

Souvenir de Saint Anne’s

X

1950

Hilling

Bourbon

1.00x1.00

Translucent, soft flesh pink

12 Semi-single (12)

More/less continuous

Strong sweet fruity

Pots; front border

Lovely sport of S de la Maison; found St. Annes Park Dublin

Summerfields

X

1968

Mattock

Modern Shrub

1.50x1.50

Orange salmon pink

The Fairy

X

X

1932

Bentall

Polyantha

0.75x0.25

Bright mid pink fading pale pink

4 Small, frilly v.dble

Continuous

Slight-None

Pots; front border

Dense sprawling graceful ground cover; lovely for cutting

The Queen Elizabeth

X

1954

Lammerts

Floribunda

2.50x1.00

Pale pink, dark pink reverse

H.T shape (10) Spaci

Continuous

Medium sweet

Hedge, back border

Never goes wrong; once ubiquitous now under used tall shrub

Tuscany Superb

X

X

1837

Rivers

Gallica

1.50x1.25

Intense deep rich purple

Lightly dble.(7) Pro

Once only

Medium sweet

Pots; mid border

Larger fuller flowers than ’Tuscany’; great performer

Tynwald

X

X

1979

Mattock

Hybrid Tea

2.00x1.00

True cream, hint of green

10 H.T shape (10) Spaci

Continous

Light sweet

Pots; back border

Ultra healthy, tall; excellent for cutting doesn’t spoil in the rain

Variegata di Bologna’

X

X

1909

Bonfiglioli

Bourbon

3.0x2.00

Pale pink striped crimson/purple

Cupped, full (8) Tig

Once but hangs on

None

Pots; front border

Curious for sure, but vigorous, healthy and great for cutting

Viridifolia

1845

Bambridge

China

1.00x0.80

Green! Fading to soft copper

Curious mutant (6) s

Once only

Strong sweet

Pots; back border

Free flowering intensely coloured classic moss

Wild Rover

X

X

William Lobb

1855

Laffay

Moss

2.50x1.50

Crimson fading mauve and grey

V. dble (7) heavily

Repeats well

Light sweet

Pots; mid border

Best modern white shrub by a long way

Winchester Cathedral ®

1988

Austin

Modern Shrub

1.20x1.20

White, occasional pink flecks

7 Classic English (7)

Repeats well

Light sweet

Pots; mid border

Best modern white shrub by a long way

Zigeunerknabe

X

1909

Geshwind

Modern Shrub

1.50x2.00

Dark crimson turning purple

6 Neat dble. (6) Mediu

Once only

Medium sweet

Pots; mid border

Gracefull lateral projecting stems; uncommon useful shape

R. arvensis

X

R. arvensis ’Ayrshire Splendens’

X

X

X

R. arvensis ’Venusta Pendula’

X

R. banksiae f. lutescens

X

R. banksiae var Lutea

X

1824

Parkes

banksian hybrid

7.00x3.00

Straw yellow double

(1 x )

Little or none

Huge climber

Hardiest of the banksians; early profuse and magnificent; announces spring’s arrival

R. banksiae var. banksiae

X

R. banksiae var. normalis

X

R. californica ‘Plena’

X

X

1894

Geshwind

Species hybrid

2.00x1.50

Rich deep pink, white centre

1.5 Semi-Dble(1.5) Brigh

(I x) Early

Little

Specimen or hedge

The ’Threepenny Bit Rose’; a flimsy pretty shrub of great distinction

R. canina ’Inermis’

X

R. canina ’Plena’

X

X

R. canina ’Schmidt’s Ideal’

X

R. corymbifera ’Laxa’

X

R. damescena semperflorens syn. Quatre Saisons

X

R. elegantula ‘Persetosa’

1914

Farrer/Bowles

Wild Rose cultivar

2.00x3.50

Dark Pink, white stamens

R. fedtschenkoana

Central Asia

Wild rose

White, near white & white blend [w] blooms

7 Habit: Height of 7’

Occasional repeat later in the season

Strong fragrance

The plant suckers WILDLY, helping itself to all the acreage available.

This rose is named after its Russian discoverer, Olga Fedtschenkoana From Turkestan. Sets hips.

R. filipes ’Kiftsgate’

X

X

R. filipes ’Wilson’s Worcester’

X

X

X

R. foetida

S. W. Asia

Wild rose

2.00x2.00

Pure bright yellow

6 Single (6) Yellow st

(I x) Early

Strong, foetid

Strong, foetid Specimen or hedge

Drought proof; good in hot summers & cold winters. Excellent shrub

R. foetida ‘Bicolour’

S. W. Asia

Wild rose

2.00x2.00

Nasturtium Red, gold stamens

6 Single (6) Yellow st

(I x) Early

Strong, foetid

Specimen or hedge

Lovely but unstable mutation of R. foetida; again drought proof

R. forrestiana

X

R. gallica ’Complicata’

X

Engl

France

R. gallica x R. canina

2.50x1.50

Rose pink, white centre

12 Single, cupped (12)

1 x;

Light sweet

Hedge Scrambler

Entente Cordiale personified and well up to the task.

R. gallica var. officinalis

X

c140

France

Gallica var

1.25x1.00

Bright magenta pink

10 Semi double (10) Dul

1 x;

V. strong, sweet

Hedge, thicket

R. glauca syn. R. rubrifolia

X

R. harisonii ‘William’s Double Yellow’

1828

Williams

R. pimpenifolia hybrid

1.25x1.25

Bright clear yellow

6 Fairly double (6) Sm

Early; 1 x;

Medium fruity

Suckering hedge

Climatically just a bit adaptable; Med to N. Canada! Pretty

R. harisonii ’Harison’s Yellow’

X

1830

Harison

R. foetida hybrid

1.75 x1.75

Rich yellow; black tips

(1 x) Early

Medium fruity

Specimen

The Golden Rose of Texas; extremely tolerant, drought resistant

R. helenae

X

1907

Climbing shrub

2.0x1.5

White To Cream

Summer flowering

Strong

tolerant of poorer soils

Lovely grey-green leaves and corymbs of creamy-white flowers. A superb fragrance. A very vigorous tree-climbing species with lovely grey-green leaves and corymbs of creamy-white flowers. A superb fragrance.

R. hemispherica

Turkey/Armenia

Wild rose

1.75x1.50

Bright pale yellow

7 Double (7) pale stam

( 1 x) Late

Foetid

Specimen or hedge

Only double yellow ’til 19C. Doesn’t do damp. Spectacular in heat

R. hugonis

X

Wild rose

2.00x2.50

Primrose yellow; red hips

(1 x) Early

Little or none

Specimen

Graceful stems; fern like leaves turns crimson in autumn. Lovely

R. laevigata

X

X

1780

Southern China

Climbing shrub

0.60x1.00

pure white petals and yellow stamens

10 The flower stem is a

Fragrant

Scrambling over other shrubs and small trees to heights of up to 10 m

The species was introduced to the southeastern United States in about 1780, where it soon became naturalized, and where it gained its English name. It is the state flower of Georgia.

R. laevigata ‘Cooperii’

X

X

R. macrophylla

X