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A,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VAlain Blanchard (hybrid gallica, Vibert, 1839)

Centifolia, Hybrid Gallica. Crimson, purple mottling, pink undertones. Strong fragrance. Medium to large, semi-double to double, cupped bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 4b through 8b.
Height: 39" to 5' (100 to 150cm). Width: 4' to 5' (120 to 150cm). Jean-Pierre Vibert (1839).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,F,G,L,N,O,P,Q,TAlfred Colomb (hybrid perpetual, Lacharme, 1865)

Hybrid Perpetual. Red, pink undertones. Strong fragrance. Large, very full (41+ petals), globular, high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).
Height: 4' to 5' (120 to 150cm). Width: 3' (90cm). François Lacharme (1865).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: GOOD.

F,G,N,O,P,Q,U"Alice Vena"

Found Rose, Hybrid China, Hybrid Gallica. Violet - purple, ages to lilac . Strong fragrance. Full (26-40 petals), in small clusters, quartered bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 4b through 8b.
Height: 4' to 5' (120 to 150cm). Unknown (1800).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: GOOD+.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,VBaron Girod de l'Ain
Nase Národni
Prinzess Christine von Salm

Hybrid Perpetual. Carmine-red, white edges. Strong, fruity, opinions vary fragrance. Large, full (26-40 petals), cupped, ruffled bloom form. Occasional repeat later in the season. USDA zone 6b and warmer.
Height: 39" to 5' (100 to 150cm). Width: 3' to 4' (90 to 120cm). Eugène Reverchon (1897).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: GOOD+.

C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VBelle de Crécy (Gallica, Roeser, 1829)
Le Météore (Gallica, Roeser, pre 1829)
Météor (gallica, Roeser, pre 1829)
Météore

Gallica / Provins, Hybrid China. Red, violet shading, ages to violet . Strong fragrance. Medium to large, very full (41+ petals), button-eye, expanded bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 4b through 9a.
Height: 3' to 7' (90 to 215cm). Width: 3' to 39" (90 to 100cm). Pierre Jean Louis Roëser (1829).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: GOOD+.

C,F,G,L,N,O,P,T,UAlternans à rubans
Belle des Jardins (syn. 'Centifolia Variegata')
Belle Rubanée
Belle Villageoise
Centifolia Variegata
Cottage Maid (Centifolia/Gallica, Vibert 1839)
Dometille Becard (centifolia, Laffay, c.1848)
Gallique Panachée
La Rubanée
Panachée à fleurs doubles
Panachée à fleurs pleines (gallica)
Panachée Double
Rosa centifolia variegata
Variegata (Centifolia/Gallica, Vibert, 1845)
Village Maid

Centifolia, Gallica / Provins. White and pink, stripes. [Mauve or purple blend, stripes.]. Strong fragrance. Medium to large, very double, cupped bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 4b through 9b.
Height: 39" to 6' (100 to 185cm). Width: up to 4' (up to 120cm). Unknown French Breeder(s) (1817).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: GOOD.

F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,VBelle Isis (gallica, Parmentier, by 1845)

Agatha/Agathe, Gallica / Provins. Light pink. Strong, myrrh fragrance. Medium, double (17-25 petals), button-eye, flat, quartered, rosette bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 4b through 8b.
Height: 3' to 5'11" (90 to 180cm). Width: 3' to 47" (90 to 120cm). Louis-Joseph-Ghislain Parmentier (1845).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

F,G,O,P,Q,T,U,VBelle sans flatterie
Joséphine Impératrice

Agatha/Agathe, Gallica / Provins. Mauve or purple blend. Flowers lilac-pink, lighter on the edges. Strong fragrance. Medium bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 4b through 8b. Height of up to 4' (up to 120 cm). Width of up to 3' (up to 90 cm). Daniel August Schwarzkopf (1783).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,UBlasse Damascenerrose
Blush Damask
Blush Gallica
Rosa damascena incarnata
"Tähtitorninkatu"

Found Rose, Damask. Light pink, lighter reverse. Strong fragrance. Small, double (17-25 petals) bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 4b through 9b.
Height: 3' to 7' (90 to 215cm). Width: up to 3' (up to 90cm). Unknown (1759).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

F,G,L,N,O,P,UBlush Hip

Alba. Light pink. Strong fragrance. Double (17-25 petals), button-eye bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 3b through 9b.
Height: 8' to 10' (245 to 305cm). Width: up to 6' (up to 185cm). Unknown (1834).

1 favorite vote.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VBelle Noisette
Blush Cluster
Blush Noisette
Flesh-coloured Noisette
Noisette (noisette)
Noisette carnée
Old Blush Noisette
R. indica noisettiana
Rosa indica var. noisettiana (Redouté) Reg
Rosa noisettiana Bosc. Synonym
Rosa X noisettiana Thory
Rosier de Phillipe Noisette
Rosier Noisette

China / Bengale, Hybrid Moschata, Noisette. Light pink, ages to white . Bud crimson; flowers pinkish white, tinted lilac. Moderate, clove fragrance. Medium, full (26-40 petals), cluster-flowered, in large clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).
Height: 4' to 6'7" (120 to 200cm). Philippe Noisette (1814).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VBuff Beauty (Hybrid Musk, Bentall, 1939)

Hybrid Musk, Shrub. Orange and yellow. Strong, tea rose fragrance. Medium, very full (41+ petals), in small clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 5b through 10b. Height of 4' to 10' (120 to 305 cm). Width of 4' to 8' (120 to 245 cm). Ann & John Bentall (1939).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

F,G,L,N,O,P,T,UCapitaine John Ingram
Captain Ingram

Moss. Dark purple. Strong fragrance. Medium to large, double (17-25 petals), quartered bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of 4' to 5' 11" (120 to 180 cm). Width of up to 3' (up to 90 cm). Jean Laffay (1854).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VCardinal de Richelieu (hybrid china, Parmentier, pre 1847)
Rose Van Sian

Gallica / Provins, Hybrid Gallica. Mauve or purple blend. None to mild fragrance. Medium, very full (41+ petals) bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 4b through 8b.
Height: 3' to 6' (90 to 185cm). Width: 2' to 3' (60 to 90cm). Louis-Joseph-Ghislain Parmentier (1847).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: GOOD+.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,UBlanche céleste
Céleste (alba, syn. 'Celestial')
Celestial (alba, before 1717)
Minden Rose
Rosa erubescens Andr.

Alba. Light pink. Strong fragrance. Double (17-25 petals), cupped bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 5b through 9b. Height of 5' to 7' (150 to 215 cm). Width of 4' to 5' (120 to 150 cm). Unknown Dutch origin (1739).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,F,G,L,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VCentifolia Cristata
Chapeau de Napoléon
Crested Moss
Crested Provence
Crested Provins (centifolia, moss, Buist 1827)
Crêtée
Cristata
R. centifolia cristata
Rosa centifolia f. muscosa 'cristata' C.K.Schneid.
R. centifolia muscosa 'cristata'
Rosa centifolia var. cristata Prévost synonym
Rosa X centifolia cristata

Centifolia, Moss. Pink. Strong, centifolia fragrance. Full (26-40 petals) bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 4b through 9b. Height of 3' to 5' (90 to 150 cm). Width of up to 4' (up to 120 cm). Kirche / Kirsch (1826).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VArdoisée
Bizard Triomphant
Bizarre Triomphante
Charles de Mills
Maheca de Dupont
Pourpre noir (gallica)
Rosa gallica atropurpurea
Rose Bleue (gallica, Unknown, before 1811))
Violette Bronzée

Gallica / Provins. Crimson or dark purple. Strong fragrance. Large, full (26-40 petals) bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 4b through 8b.
Height: 39" to 5' (100 to 150cm). Width: 4' to 5' (120 to 150cm). Unknown Dutch origin (1786).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

F,G,L,N,O,PCharles Lefèbvre

Hybrid Perpetual. Crimson, purple shading. Strong fragrance. Medium, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, cupped, scalloped bloom form. Occasional repeat later in the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of 4' to 10' (120 to 305 cm). Width of 4' (120 cm). François Lacharme (1861).

1 favorite vote.

F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VChloris (alba, Descemet, pre 1815)
Rosée du Matin (alba, Descemet, 1815)

Alba, Gallica / Provins. Light pink, ages to white . Strong fragrance. Small to medium, very double bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 3b through 9b.
Height: 4' to 7' (120 to 215cm). Width: 4' to 5' (120 to 150cm). Jacques-Louis Descemet (1815).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VComte de Chambord - in commerce (possibly 'Mme Boll')

Hybrid Perpetual, Portland. Rose-pink. Strong, damask fragrance. Very large, very full (41+ petals), old-fashioned, quartered bloom form. Spring or summer flush with scattered later bloom. USDA zone 4b through 8b.
Height: 3' to 5' (90 to 150cm). Width: 2' to 4' (60 to 120cm). Robert and Moreau (1858).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

F,G,L,N,O,PConditorum
Hungarian Rose
Konditerrose
R. gallica conditorum
Rosa gallica var. conditorum Dieck
Rosa hungarica
Rosa rubra saccharina
Rose de Hongrie
Rose Tidbit
Tidbit Rose
Zuckerrose

Gallica / Provins. Crimson and purple.. Strong fragrance. Medium to large, semi-double to double, borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 4b through 8b. Height of 3' to 5' 7" (90 to 170 cm). Width of up to 3' (up to 90 cm). Unknown (1588).

1 favorite vote.

F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,UDuc de Cambridge (damask, Laffay, 1840)
Duchesse de Cambridge
Duke of Cambridge (damask, Laffay, pre 1840)

Bourbon, Damask. Mauve or purple blend. Can proliferate. Strong fragrance. Medium, full (26-40 petals), flat bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 4b through 9b.
Height: 47" to 8' (120 to 245cm). Jean Laffay (1840).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,F,G,L,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VDuchesse De Montebello (hybrid China, Laffay, 1824)

Hybrid China, Hybrid Gallica. Light pink. Strong fragrance. Medium, full (26-40 petals) bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 4b through 8b.
Height: 39" to 5' (100 to 150cm). Width: up to 3' (up to 90cm). Jean Laffay (1824).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VDuchesse de Rohan (damask perpetual, Lévêque, 1846)

Damask Perpetual, Portland. Deep pink, lilac shading, lighter outer petals. Large, full (26-40 petals), in small clusters, expanded bloom form. Spring or summer flush with scattered later bloom. USDA zone 5a and warmer.
Height: 39" (100cm). René Lévêque (1847).

1 favorite vote. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.