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F,G,N,O,P,U,VAcropolis ® [Meicrado]

Florists Rose, Shrub. Romantica ™. Pink - russet, lighter reverse. Flowers pink-bronze, reverse lighter. Mild fragrance. Double (17-25 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, cupped bloom form. Prolific, blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of 20" to 28" (50 to 70 cm). Meilland International (2002).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: GOOD+.

C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VBarcelona (hybrid tea, Kordes 1932)

Hybrid Tea. Crimson. Shaded black. Blooms on long upright straight stems. Moderate, old rose, spice fragrance. Very large, very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary, cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 5b through 9b. Height of up to 28" (up to 70 cm). Wilhelm J.H. Kordes II (1891-1976) (1932).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

A,C,G,O,P,Q,T,VChandos Beauty
Morten Korch
Sweet Love ® (hybrid tea, 2005, Harkness) [Harmisty]

Hybrid Tea, Hybrid Tea, Cl.. Cream, salmon-pink shading, pink highlights. Strong, cinnamon, clove, fruity, raspberry fragrance. Large, very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary, spiral centers bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).
Height: 31" to 7' (80 to 215cm). Width: 31" (80cm).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

C,E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,UCharles Rennie Mackintosh [AUSren]

Shrub. English Rose Collection. Pink blend. Mild fragrance. Very double, cupped, old-fashioned bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 5b through 10b. Height of 3' to 5' (90 to 150 cm). Width of 30" to 4' (75 to 120 cm). David C. H. Austin (1926-2018) (1988).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,VClothilde Soupert (polyantha, Soupert & Notting 1888)
Clotilde Soupert (polyantha, Soupert & Notting 1888)
Madame Hardy du Thé
Madame Melon du Thé
Madame Merlon du Thé

Polyantha. White, rose-pink center, red shading. Moderate fragrance. Large, very double, cluster-flowered, in small clusters bloom form. Prolific, blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 5b through 9b.
Height: up to 32" (up to 80cm). Width: up to 2' (up to 60cm). Soupert & Notting (1888).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

C,F,G,O,P,Q,T,U,VComtesse de Barbantane

Bourbon. White, blush shading. Flowers blush, shaded with rose. Moderate fragrance. Medium to large, full (26-40 petals), cluster-flowered, cupped-to-flat bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 5b through 10b. Jean-Baptiste (père) Guillot (1803-1882) (1858).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VDuchesse d'Angoulême (hybrid gallica, Vibert, 1821)
The Wax Rose
Wax Rose (gallica, Vibert 1821)

Gallica / Provins, Hybrid Gallica. Light pink. Strong fragrance. Large, full (26-40 petals), cupped bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 4b through 8b. Height of 39" to 5' (100 to 150 cm). Width of up to 3' (up to 90 cm). Jean-Pierre Vibert (1821).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,TEden (Large Flowered Climber, Meilland, 1976/85)
Eden Climber ™
Eden Rose 85
Pierre de Ronsard ® [MEIviolin]

Climber, Large-Flowered Climber. Cream, carmine-pink edges. Moderate fragrance. Large, very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary, cupped, globular bloom form. Prolific, continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season. USDA zone 5b through 9b. Height of 39" to 12' (100 to 365 cm). Jacques Mouchotte (1985).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

C,E,F,G,L,N,O,P,VJanet (shrub Austin, 2003) [AUSpishus]

Shrub. (Series: English Rose Collection, Ultimate Rose ™ Collection) Deep pink, yellow undertones, light yellow reverse. Strong, tea rose fragrance. Medium to large, very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, high-centered to cupped, rosette bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 5b through 9b.
Height: up to 4' (up to 120cm). Width: up to 39" (up to 100cm). David C. H. Austin (1926-2018) (2003).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

A,C,E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,UClimbing Jasmina
Jasmina ™ (LCl, Kordes, 1996)
KO 96/1993-01 [Korcentex]

Climber, Large-Flowered Climber. Violet and pink. Violet and pink upper. Moderate, sweet fragrance. Medium, very full (41+ petals), cluster-flowered, in large clusters, cupped, old-fashioned, quartered, rosette, rounded bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 5b through 9b. Height of 6' 7" (200 cm). Width of 39" (100 cm). Tim Hermann Kordes (1996).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: GOOD+.

A,C,E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,UJude the Obscure
N22B89 [AUSjo]

Shrub. (Series: English Rose Collection) Apricot, cream shading, lighter reverse. Strong fragrance. Large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered, in small clusters, globular bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 5b through 10b.
Height: up to 4' (up to 120cm). Width: up to 4' (up to 120cm). David C. H. Austin (1926-2018) (1989).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

G,N,O,PJuliette Greco ® [Delblabe]

Shrub. Yellow, ages to light yellow . Strong, fruity, spice fragrance. Medium to large, double (17-25 petals), cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of 3' to 5' (90 to 150 cm). G. Delbard (1999).

1 favorite vote.

C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VLordly Oberon [AUSron]

Shrub. English Rose Collection. Light pink. Strong fragrance. Large, very double, cupped bloom form. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). David C. H. Austin (1926-2018) (1983).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,UDanzille
Madame Bravy

Tea. Cream, pink shading. Strong, tea fragrance. Medium to large, full (26-40 petals), cupped-to-flat, globular bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).
Height: 35" (90cm). Width: 2' (60cm). (jardinier) Guillot (1846).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

F,G,N,P,Q,UMadame J.-P. Soupert
Madame Jean-Pierre Soupert

Hybrid Tea / Large-Flowered. White, yellow highlights. Moderate fragrance. Very large, very double bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Soupert & Notting (1900).

1 favorite vote.

C,E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VMint Julep [AROgresh]

Grandiflora, Hybrid Tea. White or white blend. Flowers unusually colored yellow-green flowers with light touches of soft pink. Mild, tea fragrance. Medium, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered, in small clusters, high-centered to cupped, reflexed bloom form. Prolific, blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of 30" (75 cm). Jack E. Christensen (1983).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: GOOD+.

A,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VAmazing Grace ™ (hybrid tea, Cocker, 1990)
Celebration (hybrid tea, Cocker, 1990)
Myriam ® (hybrid tea, Cocker 1990) [COCgrand]

Hybrid Tea, Shrub. Light pink. Strong fragrance. Medium to large, very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary, quartered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 7b and warmer. Height of 30" (75 cm). Anne G. Cocker (1920-2014) (1990).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

F,G,L,N,O,PMrs. Harkness (Hybrid Perpetual, Paul, 1893)
Paul's Early Blush

Hybrid Perpetual. Light pink. Strong, cinnamon fragrance. Large, double (17-25 petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, cupped bloom form. Occasional repeat later in the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).
Height: 3' to 4' (90 to 120cm). Width: 3' (90cm). George Paul (1841-1921) (1893).

1 favorite vote.

A,C,G,O,P,Q,UPomponella ® (floribunda, Kordes 2005)
Pomponella Fairy Tale [KORpompan]

Floribunda, Shrub. Deep pink. Mild fragrance. Small, cluster-flowered, in small clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).
Height: 31" to 6' (80 to 185cm). Width: 2' to 6' (60 to 185cm). W. Kordes & Sons (2005).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,F,G,N,O,P,Q,URokoko (shrub, Evers/Tantau, 1987) [TANokor]

Shrub. Light yellow, rose-pink highlights. Medium to large, semi-double (9-16 petals), cupped, ruffled bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of 4' (120 cm). Hans Jürgen Evers (1940-2007) (1987).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: GOOD+.

C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VSouvenir de Léonie Viennot
Souvenir de Madame Léonie Viennot

Noisette, Tea Noisette, Tea, Cl.. Pink, silver(y) reverse, yellow shading. Moderate fragrance. Large, double (17-25 petals) bloom form. Occasional repeat later in the season. USDA zone 7b and warmer. Height of 10' to 12' (305 to 365 cm). Width of 8' (245 cm). Alexandre Bernaix (1898).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

C,E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,TSpirit of Freedom [AUSbite]

Shrub. (Series: English Rose Collection) Light pink. Moderate, myrrh fragrance. Large, in large clusters, cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 5b through 11.
Height: 6' to 8' (185 to 245cm). David C. H. Austin (1926-2018) (1998).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

F,G,N,O,P,Q,VTroilus [AUSoil]

Shrub. English Rose Collection. Apricot or apricot blend. Strong, honey, sweet fragrance. Medium to large, very full (41+ petals), cluster-flowered, in large clusters, cupped, old-fashioned bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 5b through 10b. Height of up to 4¼' (up to 130 cm). Width of up to 3' (up to 90 cm). David C. H. Austin (1926-2018) (1983).

1 favorite vote.

C,E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,UVendela ® [TANaledev]

Florists Rose, Hybrid Tea. White or white blend. None / no fragrance. Large, double (17-25 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 7b and warmer. Height of 28" to 35" (70 to 90 cm). Rosen-Tantau (1996).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT.