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Old Fashion Garden Roses

 

This is a list of roses that are in production. Due to propagation schedules, some varieties may not be available at certain times of the year. Some are in the initial stages of propagation and several varieties may be dropped after evaluation.

Agnus Roberts – (probably ‘Harrison’s Yellow’) Small leaved spring bloomer, small yellow flowers

Alva Hall – Cookeville collected, may be Eutin Rose, large rambler with clusters of slightly fragrant,

Reblooming, double red flowers.

Apple RoseRosa villosa – Very interesting rose hip display, single dusty pink flowers

Apothecary RoseRosa gallica officinalis , 3 –5 ft rambler, semi-double fragrant red flowers

Baby Pink- (may be ‘Old Blush’) Reblooming pink flws. are beautiful in bud, nice rose hips

Ballerina – Hybrid musk – Small single pink/lavender flowers in ball shaped clusters, Reblooms through

summer, fragrant, 4 – 5 ft.

Baronne Prevost – 1842, Hybrid Perpetual, sturdy 3-5 ft shrub, fragrant dbl. Medium pink flws.

Bernice Red – Locally collected, Nice shiny foliage, bright red double flowers, (still under evaluation)

Bernice White – Locally collected, Double white flowers (still under evaluation)

Buck Mountain 7-Sisters – Locally collected, spring blooming pink multiflora

Cecil Brunner- Old world floribunda, soft pink flowers rebloom through summer

Charlie’s Red – Locally collected, Spring bloomer, Deep dark red

Chestnut Rose (Opal’s Pink) – Found in old European gardens, flowers are fully double pale pink, no

fragrance, but have very interesting prickly flw buds (like a chestmut)

Comtesse du Cayla – China, 1902, bushy 3-4 ft, semi dbl. Orange-red flws, fragrant repeat bloomer

Coral Dawn – 1952, 8-12 ft climber, strong fragrance, lrg shell pink flowers, reblooms

Crepuscule – Noisette with loose dbl flws of rich apricot yellow. Nice tea fragrance, can rebloom

Danae – Hybrid Musk, slight fragrance, clusters of yellow flowers fade to white, reblooms

Darlene – Locally collected, Beautiful fragrant pink flowers, (still under evaluation)

Dutchess De Brabant – 1857, 5 ft. shrub with fragrant pink flowers, good rebloomer. Teddy Roosevelt’s

Favorite rose.

Effie’s Pink Climber – (Dr. Van Fleet) – Vigorous climber, Spring bloomer, Soft pink fragrant flowers

Emily – Locally collected, Very fragrant soft pink flowers, strong grower would make a good hedge

Etoile de Holland – 1919, climber 8-12 ft, vigorous, nice fragrance, repeat bloomer, dbl deep red flws

Granny Grimmetts – 1955, Hybrid Perpetual, dbl dark velvety red flowers, very fragrant, 3-4 ft shrub

Halloween – Locally collected, old seedling rose, masses of little orange hips at the end of October

Henry Kelsey – cold hardy, good disease resistance, semi-dbl red flws in clusters, light spicy fragrance

Hermosa – China, pre-1837, Compact 2-3 ft shrub, good rebloomer, soft pink double flowers

Jeanne LaJoie – modern climbing miniature, very double pink flowers, profuse June bloomer

La Marne – Polyantha, upright 4-5 ft shrub, light fragrance, clusters of 10 petal pink blend, good rebloom

Lady Beth –Locally collected, very small tight foliage, plant is completely covered with small pink flowers

in the spring. Makes a ground cover or can be trained on a fence.

Lila – no information, evaluating

Louie Phillipe – (china) – nice raspberry fragrance, small red flowers, 3 – 5 ft., reblooms, may be damaged

by cold winters.

Lyon’s White Rambler (Magnolia Rose) –Collected in Maryland, Strong grower, fragrant white flowers

in clusters, reblooms, (evaluating)

Maggie – Bourbon, clean foliage, dbl pink, good rebloomer

Magnifica – Eglanteria rose –Carmine flowers are double and very fragrant, reblooms through the summer,

orange-red hips in fall.

Martha Gonzales –Found rose, probably a China, compact habit 2-3 ft, almost continuous bloom with

Single bright red flws. Good candidate for container culture.

Minnie Belle Copeland – (May be ‘Aloha’) Upright, slow growing climber, slight fragrance, large fully

double flowers are deep dusky pink.

Morden Centennial – Very hardy, mediun pink semi-double, mildly fragrant rebloomer, 5’-6’ ft.

MutabilisRosa chinensis – single flowers change colors, yellow-orange-pink-red, a beautiful sight when

In full bloom. Also known as ‘The Butterfly rose’ , it can be damaged by cold winters.

Naomi Wright – Locally collected, fragrant pink rebloomer, (evaluating)

Natchitoches Noisette – Found, before 1870 USA, Chinensis, 3-5 ft shrub with 2 inch lightly fragrant

Semi-dbl pink flowers. Nice hip display

Nearly Wild –single pink flws, strong growing floribunda, heavy repeat bloomer,3 ft. great for landscaping

New Dawn – Excellent reblooming climbing shrub, soft pink flws, fragrant old favorite

Opal’s Red – No information, evaluating…

Paul’s Himalayan Musk – Rambler- Very vigorous, 30 – 40 ft., Full clusters of fragrant pale pink flowers

literally drip off the long stems in the spring. Will climb large trees.

Penelope – Hybrid Musk – Semi-double pale creamy pink flowers in clusters, sturdy rose to 5 ft., matures

quickly and has a wonderful display of orange/pink rose hips in fall and winter.

Persian YellowR. foetida persiana – fragrant dbl flowers, short time spring bloomer on old wood

Pink Carpet – Vigorous low spreader, reblooms, disease resistant, (still under evaluation)

Pink Longstem – Locally collected, An old tea rose, very hardy, rich pink and fragrant

Playgirl – modern floribunda, single med pink flowers in clusters, good rebloomer, fragrance debatable

Red Carpet - Vigorous low spreader, reblooms, disease resistant, (still under evaluation)

Robin Hood – 1927, Hybrid Musk, vigorous 5-6 ft shrub, semi dbl cherry red slightly fragrant flws

Rose de Rechet – Damask – Deep pink dbl flowers, rich fragrance, reblooms, dense, compact and vigorous

Sadie – Locally collected, Very fragrant pink spring bloomer, large shrub, should be a good hedge plant.

Sanders White Rambler – Wichuraiana, 1912, A vigorous shrub, pinkish buds open pure white,

Silver Moon – large flowered climber, creamy white with an amber base, very cold hardy, nice fragrance

Sombreuil – Very hardy vigorous climbing tea rose, large flat white flowers, nice fragrance, good for low

wall, fence or trellis.

Sonic – Locally collected, spring blooming pink multiflora

St. David – China, Compact bush 3 ft, single red flower with a white eye, rebloomer

Swamp RoseRosa palustris –Native rose, grows in swampy, boggy or poor soil, single pink fragrant flw.

in June and July. We believe this is correctly identified, still evaluating.

The Fairy – Polyantha Rose –Old tme favorite, very hardy low grower, 2 ft., clusters of reblooming double

pink flowers.

Thornless Red – Hybrid tea, evaluting…

Thousand Beauties – ‘Tausendschon’, Heirloom hybrid multiflora, Mostly thornless rambler, is covered in

The spring with flowers that change from dark pink to light pink.

Uncle Yam – (may be ‘New Dawn’) – (Still evaluating)

Westerland –1969, Modern Shrub, apricot-orange, nice fragrance, semi dbl bloom repeat, 4-12 ft.

William Faulkner – ‘New Dawn’ rose – Excellent reblooming climbing shrub, soft pink flws, hardy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rugosa Roses

 

Buffalo Gal – Outstanding fragrance, disease resistant, lavender pink flowers rebloom through summer.

Double Lavender- Locally collected, lavender/pink flowers, fragrant, nice rose hips

F.J. Grootendorst – dbl red small carnation-like flowers in clusters, no fragrance, strong grower 6 – 8 ft,

Reblooms through the summer.

Martin Frobisher – soft pink double fragrant blossoms, very hardy and disease resistant, bloom through

the summer. 4-6 ft.

Single Pink – Locally collected, vigorous bush form, fragrant with a nice hip display

Sir Thomas Lipton –Vigorous upright shrub, dbl white flowers, blooms heavy in spring, lightly through

the rest of the summer. Light fragrance. Showy

The Hunter – Brilliant red dbl blooms, very fragrant, very cold hardy, 4 ft., blooms through summer.

Theresa Bugnet – 5 ft repeat bloomer, soft pink double flowers, moderate fragrance, disease resistant

White – Locally collected, fragrant white flowers, nice rose hip display

Yankee Lady – Hybrid – Deep pink, very fragrant, 3 – 4 ft, repeat blooms, attractive rose hip display