Hybrid China.  Crimson and purple.  Strong fragrance.  Large, full (26-40 petals) bloom form.  Once-blooming spring or summer.  USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Height of 8' 2" (250 cm).  Width of 5' 11" (180 cm). Philippe-Victor Verdier (1846).

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Tea.  Apricot.  Flowers deep apricot-yellow.  Strong, tea fragrance.  Large, semi-double (9-16 petals), borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered, in small clusters bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  USDA zone 6a through 10b.  Height of 2' to 3' (60 to 90 cm).   Lowe & Shawyer (1910).

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Climber, Moss.  Light pink, silver(y) highlights.  Moderate fragrance.  Large, very double bloom form.  Occasional repeat later in the season.  USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).   Henry A. Dreer, Inc. (1900).

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Bourbon, Tea.  White, light pink shading, darker outer petals.  Strong, apple, clove, tea fragrance.  Large, very double, borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, cupped-to-flat, quartered bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  USDA zone 5b through 10b.  Height of 2' to 6' (60 to 185 cm).  Width of 3' to 6' (90 to 185 cm). Jean Beluze (1843).

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Hybrid Perpetual.  Violet, lighter center.  Strong fragrance.  Very large, very full (41+ petals), cupped, quartered, reflexed bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  USDA zone 4b through 9b.  Height of 4' to 8' (120 to 245 cm).  Width of 3' to 6' (90 to 185 cm). Mille-Mallet (1860).

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Hybrid / Species crosses.  Cream, rose-pink shading.  Moderate fragrance.  Single bloom form.  Early-to-mid.  Height of up to 28" (up to 70 cm).   Prof. Arthur Percy Saunders (1950).

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