| CULTIVAR |
TYPE |
COLOR |
SCENT |
CHARACTERISTICS |
DATE |
| 'Madame Plantier' |
alba |
white |
strong |
vigorous |
1835 |
| |
| 'Zephrine
Drouhin' |
bourbon |
rose pink |
strong |
thornless; some shade |
1868 |
| |
| 'New Dawn' |
climber |
light pink |
sweet |
continuous bloom |
1930 |
| 'White Dawn'' |
climber |
small, double white |
mild |
fragrant; recurrent bloom |
1949 |
| 'Dublin Bay' |
climber |
best red climber |
mild |
healthy foliage; repeat bloom |
1975 |
| 'John Cabot' |
climber |
medium red |
slight |
very hardy |
1978 |
| 'William
Baffin' |
climber |
single lipstick pink |
none |
vigorous; profuse bloom |
1983 |
| |
| 'Rose de
Rescht' |
damask |
deep fuchsia red |
strong |
free flowering |
unknown |
| |
| 'Gruss an
Aachen' |
floribunda |
apricot pink blend |
light |
more shade tolerant |
1909 |
| 'Sea Foam' |
floribunda |
double creamy white |
slight |
vigorous |
1964 |
| |
| 'Ballerina' |
musk hybrid |
light pink |
strong |
large clusters; disease resistant |
1937 |
| |
| 'Fairy Queen' |
polyantha |
cherry pink |
light |
perpetual bloom |
2002 |
| 'Lovely Fairy' |
polyantha |
deep pink |
light |
some shade; perpetual bloom |
1990 |
| 'The Fairy' |
polyantha |
profuse pink clusters |
none |
perpetual bloom; low & bushy |
1932 |
| |
| 'Blanc
Dble de Coubert' |
rugosa hyb. |
white |
strong |
very hardy; red hips |
1892 |
| 'Hansa' |
rugosa hyb. |
violet red |
strong |
vigorous; hips in fall |
1905 |
| |
| 'Bonica
Meilland' |
shrub |
clear bright pink |
sweet |
3ft; continuous bloom |
1981 |
| 'Knockout' |
shrub |
rose pink/light red |
light |
more shade tolerant; vigorous |
2000 |
| 'Lemon Zest' |
shrub |
lemon yellow |
strong |
repeat bloom |
2002 |
| 'Pink Knockout' |
shrub |
single pink |
slight |
some shade; continuous bloom |
2004 |