Arethusa

China Tea

1903

 

Beautiful small apricot-colored flowers with loose petals.

 

An easy, dependable, clean rose;  good for mixed boarders.

 

Light fragrance.

 

Repeat blooming.

 

4 ft x 2 ft

 

Baronne Prevost

Hybrid Perpetual

1842

 

Large showy deep-pink flowers fading to lighter pink.

 

Rewarding and hardy.  Prickly stems.

 

Very fragrant.

 

Some repeat blooms in the fall.

 

Tall 5 ft - 6 ft

 

Buff Beauty

Hybrid Musk

1939

 

Apricot-yellow-orange blooms which are loosely formed when open.

 

Sprawling; dislikes pruning but appreciates spraying.

 

Some fragrance.

 

Repeat flushes of bloom.

 

8+ ft

Caldwell Pink

Polyantha

Date Unknown

 

Charming display of light-pink blooms clusters.

 

Easy; perfect for containers; some shade tolerance.

 

No fragrance.

 

Continuous bloom.

 

3 ft - 4 ft

 

Clotilde Soupert

Polyantha

1890

 

Charming, small, creamy-white clusters of flowers each with a pale touch of pink.

 

Easy, sweet, and clean.

 

Light fragrance.

 

Blooms all season -- summer and fall.

 

Compact 3 ft x 3 ft

Crepuscule

Noisette

1904

 

Salmon yellow flowers with pearl highlights.

 

Flexible canes, perfect for pillars or fences.

 

Fragrant.

 

Reblooming.

 

8+ ft

 

Duchess de Brabant

Tea

1857

 

Old rose form with a soft pink, cupped, rounded flower.

 

Teddy Roosevelt's lapel favorite.

 

Light fragrance.

 

Blooms often all summer.

 

4 ft

 

Fantine-Latour

Centifolia

Date Unknown

 

Sprawling shrub with cupped pink flowers and medium green foliage.

 

Prone to mildew.

 

Sweet old rose fragrance.

 

Blooms once in spring.

 

5 ft

 

Francis Dubreuil

Tea

1894

 

Rare dark-red Tea blooms.

 

Stocky compact plant.

 

Strong fragrance.

 

Repeat blooming.

 

3 ft x 3 ft

 

 

Goldfinch

Hybrid Multiflora

1907

 

Pale yellow semi-double blooms with old fashioned charm.

 

Vigorous growth with few thorns and flexible canes for training.

 

Light fragrance.

 

One long flush in late spring.

 

10+ ft

 

Hattie Burton

Climbing Rose

1920s

 

Large deep-pink to cherry-red flowers.

 

Vigorous growth; excellent for pillars or posts.

 

Fragrant.

 

Summer bloom with some repeat; sets hips.

 

10 ft - 12 ft

Henri Martin

Moss

1863

 

Bright-red full flowers with medium-green foliage.

 

Sprawling and spreading.

 

Strong spicy fragrance.

 

Once-blooming in spring.

 

5 ft x 5 ft

 

 

Ispahan

Damask

1832

 

Lovely mid-pink medium flowers.

 

Wonderful, hardy, semi-evergreen.

 

Aromatic fragrance.

 

Short-season bloom; once-flowering, but worth the wait.

 

5 ft tall

 

 

Katharina Zeimet

Polyantha

1901

 

Dark green leaves with small white double flowers.

 

Clean and tidy; a perfect rose for a pot or small garden.

 

Fragrant.

 

Repeat blooming.

 

3 ft - 4 ft

 

La Reine

Hybrid Perpetual

1842

 

Pink-violet blooms, loosely arranged, with open to fully flat flowers.

 

Appreciates fungicide.

 

Strong fragrance.

 

Blooms in 2-3 flushes.

 

5 ft sprawling

 

 

La Sylphide

Tea

1842

 

Small light-pink to light-yellow flowers with dainty stems.

 

Strong and dependable.

 

Swet scent.

 

Blooms throughout the season.

 

2 ft x 3 ft

   

Madam Dubost

Bourbon

1890

 

Pretty medium-pink blooms on a strong upright bush.

 

Strong fragrance.

 

Good repeat bloom once established.

 

4ft - 5ft

 

 

Madame Charles

Tea

1864

 

Salmon-yellow semi-double blooms. 

 

Dislikes pruning.

 

Lightly fragrant.

 

Blooms in flushes.

 

3 ft

 

   Madame Ernst Calvat  ●

Bourbon

1888

 

Soft-pink medium-sized flowers with double quartered blooms.

 

Robust and easy nature.

 

Fresh scent.

 

Prolific bloomer in autumn.

 

4 ft x 4 ft

 

 

Madame Issac Pereire

Bourbon

1881

 

Large loose deep-pink blooms on a tall sprawling shrub.

 

Needs fungicide help.

 

Very fragrant!

 

Strong spring bloom, with a weaker fall encore.

 

5 ft - 7 ft

 

Maman Cochet

Tea

1893

 

Long stems holding perfect pink team blooms.

 

Sprawling canes with few thorns.

 

Lightly fragrant.

 

Blooms all summer.

 

4 ft

 

 

Marchessa Boccella

Portland

1868

 

Deep pink delicate medium flowers with double petals.

 

Easily withstands rain, heat, and cold.

 

Heavy scent.

 

Blooms summer and autumn.

 

4 ft x 2 ft

 

Mrs. Oakly Fisher

Hybrid Tea

1921

 

Large, single, apricot blooms with prominent stamens.

 

Low, compact growth with graceful elegant buds.

 

Light scent.

 

Repeat flowering.

 

3 ft - 4 ft

 

Old Blush

China

pre-1793

 

Sprays of pale pink button-sized blooms.

 

Easy to grow; requires little pruning; shade tolerant.

 

Little fragrance.

 

Continuous blooms.

 

3 ft - 10 ft

 

   Paul Neyron  ●

Hybrid Perpetual

1869

 

Huge pink and mauve double blooms on sturdy stems.

 

Nearly thornless.

 

Very fragrant.

 

Good rebloom.

 

6 ft

 

 

 

Perle D'Or

Polyantha

1875

 

Medium-sized apricot blooms that stay looking good for weeks.

 

Clean foliage on a mostly thornless plant which is easy to grow.

 

Fragrant.

 

Reblooming.

 

4 ft

 

 

Reine des Violettes

Hybrid Perpetual

1860

 

Beautiful small violet-shaded velvety pompom flowers on long skinny stems.

 

Nearly thornless. Thrives in hot and dry weather; hardy in winter. Appreciates chemical support.

 

Strong fragrance.

 

Good repeat flushes.

 

Sprawling/climbing to 6 ft

   Rose de Rescht  ●

Portland

1840

 

Medium purplish fuchsia-pink flowers.

 

Perfect for anyone just starting with Old Garden Roses.

 

Very fragrant.

 

Blooms throught summer and fall.

 

4 ft x 3 ft

 

Rosette Delizy

Tea

1922

 

Dainty pink, yellow, and carmine flowers.

 

Strong; easy to grow; perfect for a mxed border.

 

Great light scent.

 

Repeat bloomer that produces regularly.

 

Easily reaches 6 ft in Zone 7 and up

Salet

Moss

1854

 

Glowing medium-pink flowers.

 

A mixed border gem: vigorous yet compact with few thorns.

 

Moderately fragrant.

 

Good rebloomer.

 

Upright 5 ft

 

 

Souvenir de Mme Leonie Viennot

Climbing Tea

pre-1897

 

Silver-pink and yellow flowers, loosely formed.

 

Shade tolerant; easy to grow; prone to mildew.

 

Light fragrance.

 

Summer blooming.

 

Over 15 ft

 

   Souvenir du President Lincoln  ●

Bourbon

1885

 

Gorgeous deep-pink medium-sized flowers with full double blooms.

 

Vigorous nature.

 

Powerful perfume.

 

Repeat blooming.

 

5 ft x 3 ft

 

 

Spice

China Tea

Date Unknown

 

Small, delicate, pale pink flowers.

 

Healthy and easy to grow; great for pots; few thorns.

 

Spice fragrance.

 

Continuous bloom if fed.

 

3 ft - 4 ft

 

 

Variegata di Bologna

Bourbon

before 1909

 

Striped red and white blooms; fully double; globe form.

 

Sturdy growth.

 

Stroing fragrance.

 

Some repeat bloom on mature plants.

 

4 ft

 

Veilchenblau

Ramber

1909

 

Clusters of dainty purple flowers with white streaks.

 

Vigorous climber; robust, stunning showstopper; nearly thornless.

 

Mild fragrance.

 

Blooms abundantly late spring and early summer.

 

Sprawls easily to 10ft

Vick's Caprice

Hybrid Perpetual

1889

 

Large fully-double pink blend, with some striped petals.

 

Upright, sprawling, and vigorous; very few thorns.

 

Fragrant.

 

Spring and fall blooms.

 

4 ft

 

   Yolande d'Aragon  ●

Portland

1843

 

Clusters of lovely medium and very full pink flowers.

 

Huge blooms on strong straight stems.

 

Strong fragrance.

 

Great spring flush; sporadic until fall.

 

6 ft x 3 ft

 

Zephrine Drouhin

Bourbon

1868

 

Large medium-pink flowers with loosely arranged petals.

 

Nearly thornless; easily trained; does need spraying.

 

Fragrant.

 

10+ ft