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The Royal Horticultural Society Encyclopedia of Roses
(2003) Page(s) 19. Includes photo(s).
Acapella TANalleoa. Tantau, Germany, 1994. Flower size 14cm (5.5in). Height: 1.5m (4.9ft). Spread 1m (3.3 ft).....deepest pink or pale crimson with silver-white petal backs....quite a lot of prickles.....
(2003) Page(s) 55. Includes photo(s).
Belle Amour Gallica hybrid. No one knows the origins of 'Belle Amour'; it has been variously classed as an Alba and a Damask. However, it seems best to call it a Gallica hybrid and to enjoy its unique qualities.....mid-green leaves.
(2003) Page(s) 69.
'Botzaris'. Damask Rose. Origin: Robert, France, 1856. Flower size: 8cm (3.1in). Scent: strong and sweet. Flowering: Once, mid-season. Height 1.2m (3.9ft). Spread: 1.2m (3.9ft). Hardiness: zone 5.
One of the best of all Damask roses, 'Botzaris' has extremely beautiful flowers that are deliciously sweet-scented. They are pure white, with hints and tints of cream and pink at the centre at first, and they open out flat and quartered. They have a great number of petals, of which a fair few towards the centre roll over into a fat button eye. The flowers also have a hint of a green carpel at the centre, although this is not so conspicuous as in 'Mme. Hardy'. The flowers are backed by long, leafy sepals and lush, bright green leaves - in both these features, 'Botzaris' is a typical Damask. The shrub is very healthy and not very prickly. It may be pruned as a low bush at 80cm (2.6ft) or allowed to grow up to twice that height as as more lax shrub. The traditional formula for pruning Damasks is to cut them back by a third, after they have flowered, to keep them compact. Marcos Botzaris (1790-1823) was a hero of Greek independence.
(2003) Page(s) 73. Includes photo(s).
Britannia.... Flower size 4cm (1.6in.). Scent light and musky..... leaves are pale green and healthy, with rather narrow leaflets.
(2003) Page(s) 91. Includes photo(s). Origin: Austin, Britain, 1965. Parentage: ‘Dusky Maiden’ x ‘Tuscany’. Flower size: 8cm (3.1in) Scent: Strong and sweet. Flowering: once only. Height/spread: 1.5m (4.9ft) / 1.5m (4.9ft). Hardiness: Zone 5. ‘Chianti’ was a landmark rose: its wonderful rich purple colouring flaunted the inherent potential of breeding from old roses like ‘Tuscany’. Its flowers are purplish-crimson (later maroon – though the colour does differ a little from year to year) and open out lightly cupped before reflexing into great ruffled pompons. They come in long-stemmed clusters of 3-5 and are excellent cut flowers. Pretty vermilion hips follows, and often last right through the winter. ‘Chianti’ makes an arching shrub, best when its long, prickly stems are bent over so that it breaks into flower all along its length. The leaves are pale green, and liable to get blackspot later in the year, after it has flowered. It roots easily from cuttings, but does not sucker when grown on its own roots. Chianti is the wine of Tuscany.
(2003) Page(s) 115.
Daydream. Modern Climber. Origin: Clark, Australia, 1924....
(2003) Page(s) 116.
Deborah Syn MEInoiral, Play Rose. Patio Rose. Origin, Mouchotte, France, 1988. Parentage Anne de Bretagne x ('Prairie Princess' x 'Playboy').....
(2003) Page(s) 116. Includes photo(s).
Debutante Wichurana Rambler. Origin Walsh, US 1902. Parentage 'Turner's Crimson Rambler' seedling.....
(2003) Page(s) 157. Includes photo(s).
Francesca Hybrid Musk. Origin: Pemberton, Britain, 1922. Parentage: ‘Danae’ x ‘Sunburst’. Flower size: 9cm (3.5 in.) Scent: Medium, rich, fruity, and musky. Flowering: Repeats continuously. Height/Spread: 2m (6.6ft) / 2m (6.6ft). Hardiness: Zone 6. Of all the Pemberton Hybrid Musks, ‘Francesca’ has the largest flowers and the richest colour. The flowers are glowing amber-coloured in the bud (long and elegant) and as they open out, before fading to buff and cream, They are loosely but lightly double, with enough petals to droop under their weight – a very attractive feature, since the flowers come in large, open pendulous sprays (typically of 5-10 flowers). The leaves are an excellent foil for this rich colouring – dark green, glossy, almost modern-looking, and very healthy. The plant has very few prickles and a lax habit of growth. It is not the most vigorous of Musks, but takes a few years to grow to maturity, after which it sends out long annual new growths of 2m (6.6ft) or so. It is a reliable repeater, seldom out of flower, and capable of producing very large clusters of flowers in autumn.
(2003) Page(s) 163. Includes photo(s).
‘Gardenia’. Wichurana Rambler. Origin: Manda, US 1899. Parentage: Rosa wichurana x ‘Perle des Jardins’ Flower size: 5.5cm (2.2in). Scent: light and musky. Flowering: Once, early in season. Height/spread: 5m (16.4ft) / 3m (9.8ft). Hardiness: Zone 6.
‘Gardenia’ was the first large-flowered Wichurana rambler to be introduced, and it is still widely grown, despite competition from the fairly similar ‘Alberic Barbier’. It was hailed as a yellow rambler (“a hardy ‘Marechal Niel’), although the flowers are rich buff-yellow at first, and fade quickly to cream and white, so that the overall impression of the plant in flower is of whiteness. The flowers are usually lightly cupped, quartered (with a passing resemblance to a gardenia), and borne in clusters of 3 – 9 on short, sturdy stems. There are usually a few flowers on an established plant after the big main flowering. The leaves are small, dark, and glossy, with red new growths and the long flexible stems of the best Wichuranas.
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