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E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,UAmaroela
Ambra Rosata
Bernstein-Rose ® (floribunda, Evers/Tantau, 1987)
Tantau's Bernsteinrose [TANeitber]

Floribunda. Deep yellow. Flowers large, warm amber-yellow. Moderate, spice fragrance. Medium, full (26-40 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, old-fashioned bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b and warmer. Height of 2' (60 cm). Hans Jürgen Evers (1940-2007) (1987).

47 favorite votes. Average rating: GOOD+.

C,E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,UBrilliant Pink Iceberg [PRObril]

Floribunda. Pink, cream center, light pink stamens. Mild, honey fragrance. Medium, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered, in small clusters, high-centered to flat, open bloom form. Prolific, blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 10b. Height of 30" to 5' (75 to 150 cm). Width of 30" to 5' (75 to 150 cm). Lilia Margaret Weatherly (1927-2012) (1995).

47 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

A,F,G,O,P,Q,T,UBuffalo Gal
Foxi
Foxi Pavement
Foxy Pavement
Luberon ® (rugosa, Uhl 1987)
Rosa rugosa 'Foxi'
Toxi Pavement [UHLater]

Hybrid Rugosa, Shrub. Pink. Flowers lavender-pink. Strong, spice fragrance. Double (17-25 petals), cluster-flowered bloom form. Continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season. USDA zone 3b and warmer. Height of 3' to 5' (90 to 150 cm). Width of 3' to 5' (90 to 150 cm). Jürgen Walter Uhl (1987).

47 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

A,C,G,O,P,Q,TBest Friend (hybrid tea, Meilland 1997)
Caprice de Meilland ® [MEIsionver]

Hybrid Tea, Shrub. Pink. Strong, fruity fragrance. Very large bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 7b and warmer.
Height: 31" to 39" (80 to 100cm). Meilland International (1997).

47 favorite votes. 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).

47 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VColor Magic
Colour Magic (hybrid tea, Warriner, 1975) [JACmag]

Hybrid Tea. Salmon-pink, ages to lighter . Mild to strong, fruity fragrance. Very large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered, in small clusters, flat bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b and warmer. William A. Warriner (1975).

47 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

F,N,O,P,QAlba (damask perpetual)
Bifère à fleurs blanches
Bifère blanche
Blanc de tous les mois
Blanche d'Italie
Candida (damask)
Damascena Bifera Alba
D'Italie blanc
Grande rose royale
Menstrualis alba
Perpétuelle blanche
Quatre Saisons blanc
Quatre saisons blanche
Rosa bifera var. flore albo
Rosa menstrua alba
Rosa omnium calendarum flore albo
Rosier des quatre Saisons à fleurs blanches
Tous Mois blanc
Weisse Monathsrose
White Four-Seasons Rose
White Monthly Damask

Damask, Damask Perpetual, Portland. White, blush shading. Strong fragrance. Medium, full (26-40 petals), in small clusters bloom form. Spring or summer flush with scattered later bloom. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).
Height: up to 12' (up to 365cm). Unknown (1697).

47 favorite votes.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,QDream Come True ™ (grandiflora, Pottschmidt, 2006) [Wekdocpot]

Grandiflora. Light yellow, red shading. Upper: yellow edged with cerise pink, reverse: similar but with more yellow. Moderate, tea fragrance. Medium to large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, cupped bloom form. Prolific, blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).
Height: 5'7" to 6'7" (170 to 200cm). John David Pottschmidt (1996).

47 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

E,F,G,L,N,O,P,TEstelle ™ (hybrid tea, Olij 1997)
Estelle de Meilland ®
Ian Thorpe [OLIjbrau]

Florists Rose, Hybrid Tea. Russet, butter-yellow reverse. None to mild fragrance. Very large, double (17-25 petals), borne mostly solitary, high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 7b and warmer. Height of 5' (150 cm). Wijnand Huibert Olij (1997).

47 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VGruss an Coburg

Pernetiana. Apricot - yellow, red reverse, deep yellow undertones, red highlights. Apricot-yellow, reverse coppery pink. Strong fragrance. Large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, globular bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 5b through 10b. Johannes Felberg-Leclerc (1927).

47 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,UIlse Krohn Superior

Hybrid Kordesii, Shrub. White, buff center. Strong fragrance. Double (17-25 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of up to 9' (up to 275 cm). Reimer Kordes (1922-1997) (1964).

47 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,UKathleen (hybrid Musk, Pemberton 1922)

Hybrid Musk. Blush. Mild to strong fragrance. Small, single to semi-double, in large clusters bloom form. Continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 10b. Height of 6' to 15' (185 to 455 cm). Width of 4' (120 cm). Rev. Joseph Hardwick Pemberton (1922).

47 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

G,O,P,QLovely Green ®
Meitiver

Florists Rose. White, green undertones. None / no fragrance. Very full (41+ petals), in small clusters, globular bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of 2' to 32" (60 to 80 cm). Meilland International (2005).

47 favorite votes.

A,C,E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,UMidas Touch ™ (Hybrid Tea, Christensen, 1992) [JACtou]

Hybrid Tea. Deep yellow. Moderate, musk fragrance. Medium, double (17-25 petals), borne mostly solitary, exhibition bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 7b and warmer.
Height: 4'11" to 5¼' (150 to 160cm). Jack E. Christensen (1992).

47 favorite votes. Average rating: GOOD+.

A,F,G,L,N,O,TLiaison (floribunda, Williams 1996)
Pete Musser
Peter Musser [WILpete]

Floribunda / Cluster Flowered, Florists Rose, Grandiflora, Hybrid Tea / Large-Flowered. Orange or orange-red. Cherry-red. Strong fragrance. Large, full (26-40 petals), exhibition bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 7b and warmer. Height of 42" to 4' (105 to 120 cm). J. Benjamin Williams (1996).

47 favorite votes.

C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,UBordeaux des Dames
Normandica
Petit Hundred-leaved Rose
Petite de Hollande
Petite hollandaise
Petite hollandaise gatine
Petite Hollande
Pompon des Dames
Prinsesserose
Rosa centifolia var. multiflora
Rosa normandica Dum. Cour.
Rosier des Dames
Rosier multiflore (centifolia)

Centifolia, Hybrid Gallica. Deep pink to seashell-pink. Strong fragrance. Small to medium, full (26-40 petals), in small clusters bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 4b through 9b.
Height: 18" to 4' (45 to 120cm). Width: 3' to 42" (90 to 105cm). Unknown (1791).

47 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,U,VPresident Herbert Hoover
President Hoover

Hybrid Tea, Pernetiana. Copper and orange, pink shading, ages to yellow . Moderate, spice fragrance. Large, double (17-25 petals), borne mostly solitary, nodding or "weak neck" bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b and warmer.
Height: 2' to 32" (60 to 80cm). Lyman B. Coddington (1930).

47 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

C,F,G,L,N,O,PAnemonoides Ramona
Ramona (hybrid laevigata, Dietrich & Turner, 1913)
Red Cherokee
Rosa laevigata 'Ramona'
Rosa laevigata red
Rosa X anemonoides 'Ramona'

Hybrid Laevigata, Shrub. Carmine-red, ages to pink. Single (4-8 petals) bloom form. Occasional repeat later in the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of up to 10' (up to 305 cm). Width of up to 8' (up to 245 cm). Dieterich & Turner (1913).

47 favorite votes.

A,G,O,P,QHilde Umdasch
Red Leonardo da Vinci [MEIangele]

Floribunda, Polyantha (Europe). Dark red. Moderate fragrance. Medium, very full (41+ petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, quartered, rosette bloom form. Prolific, blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of 2' to 39" (60 to 100 cm). Meilland International (2005).

47 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

C,F,N,O,P,QSedona [Jacmcall]

Hybrid Tea / Large-Flowered. Coral - orange. None / no fragrance. Large, double (17-25 petals), borne mostly solitary bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b and warmer. Dr. Keith W. Zary (2008).

47 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

A,C,E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,UFlorida ® (floribunda, McGredy before 1997)
Matawhero Magic
Simply the Best
Top Notch ™ [MACamster]

Floribunda, Hybrid Tea. Apricot or apricot blend. Golden-apricot. Bronze. Strong, fruity, musk fragrance. Small to medium bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b and warmer.
Height: 35" to 4'7" (90 to 140cm). Samuel Darragh (1932-2019) McGredy IV (1990).

47 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

F,G,N,O,P,Q,T,VGarland (hyb multiflora, Wells 1835)
La Gaillarde (hybrid moschata, Wells, 1835)
Splendid Garland
The Garland
Wood's Garland

Hybrid Moschata, Hybrid Multiflora. Cream, pink shading, ages to white . Moderate, musk fragrance. Medium, double (17-25 petals), in large clusters, flat bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).
Height: 10' to 15' (305 to 455cm). Width: up to 10' (up to 305cm). William Wells (1835).

47 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

Glendora (floribunda, Kordes, 1999)
KO 99/1825-04
Plum Perfect ™
Plum Perfect Sunbelt ®
Thank You Rose
Vodacom [KORvodacom]

Floribunda. Lavender. . Mild to strong fragrance. Medium, very full (41+ petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, flat, reflexed, ruffled bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 5b through 9b.
Height: up to 47" (up to 120cm). Tim Hermann Kordes (1997).

47 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

A,C,E,F,G,N,O,P,Q,UWhite Gold (floribunda, Cocker, 1998)
White Gold 98
Whitegold [COCquiriam]

Floribunda / Cluster Flowered. White or white blend, yellow center. Strong fragrance. Large, full (26-40 petals), flat bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. USDA zone 6b and warmer. Height of 3' to 43" (90 to 110 cm). Width of 32" (80 cm). Anne G. Cocker (1920-2014) (1998).

47 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

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