China / Bengale.  Cherry-red.  Medium, double (17-25 petals) bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  USDA zone 7b through 10b.  Height of 2' (60 cm).   Unknown Chinese Breeder(s) (1800).

China / Bengale, Tea.  White, light pink shading.  Strong fragrance.  Large, full (26-40 petals), globular bloom form.  USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).   François Cels (1836).

China / Bengale, Hybrid China.  Purple or lilac.  Strong fragrance.  Small, full (26-40 petals) bloom form.  USDA zone 7b through 10b.   Unknown Chinese Breeder(s) (1817).

Gallica / Provins.  Red, darker shading.  Slaty shading.   Unknown (1837).

Portland.  Light pink to purple, yellow undertones.  Strong, sweet fragrance.  Large, very double, in small clusters bloom form.  Occasional repeat later in the season.  USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Height of 30" to 3' (75 to 90 cm).   Comte Lelieur de Ville-sur-Arce (1817).

Agatha/Agathe, Gallica / Provins.  Dark purple, lilac shading, ages to lighter .  Slaty shading.  Small to medium, full (26-40 petals) bloom form.  Once-blooming spring or summer.  USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).   Unknown Dutch origin (1821).

China / Bengale.  Dark purple, crimson shading.  Large, double (17-25 petals), globular bloom form.   Jean Desprez (1835).

Gallica / Provins.  Violet.   Unknown Dutch origin (1837).

China / Bengale, Tea.  White.  None to mild fragrance.  Medium, semi-double to double bloom form.  USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).   Jean Laffay (1830), Jean-Pierre Vibert (1836).