Species
and Hybrid Species Roses
These are the original rose varieties found in nature from which
all the others have been bred. They are vigorous bushes that
thrive on neglect and tend to be exceptionally hardy. The flowers
are single (with only 5 petals) and appear in early spring. They
carry their hips into the winter, providing food for birds and
winter color. The Species Hybrids represent the earliest successes
with rose breeding and often bear double or semi-double blooms,
while retaining the hardiness of the original species. The species
roses we carry are found in the Rosa section of the alphabetical
rose varieties list.
Alba
Roses
The Albas and their hybrids are known as the 'White Roses' of
Shakespeare, though their blossoms range in color from pure white
to shades of pink. They are vigorous, hardy and very disease
resistant. Their sprays of blooms are fragrant and occur only
once in a massive spring display. Bluish foliage and upright
growth habit make them a fine backdrop for other roses.
Alba Suaveolens
Blush Hip
Königin von Dänemark (Queen of Denmark)
Madame Plantier
Great Maiden's Blush
The Albas
are difficult to propagate on their own roots so our quantities
of some varieties are limited. Please inquire about availability.
Centifolias
The Centifolias were made famous by the Dutch painters of the
17th Century. Referred to as 'hundred-petaled' roses, or Cabbage
Roses, they are one-time bloomers noted for the fullness and
size of their flowers. Normally tall shrubs with arching growth,
several are compact with smaller blossoms. All are very hardy.
Burgundian
Rose
Fantin-Latour
Paul Ricault
Rose de Meaux, White
Damasks
Hybrids of Rosa damascena, these are among the most ancient of
garden roses. Cultivated by the Romans, they might have died
out in medieval times had it not been for the European monasteries
that grew roses for medicinal purposes. They are known for their
Old Rose fragrance and the June flowering which produces an abundance
of blooms sufficient for making large quantities of potpourri.
Damasks tend to grow in an upright and airy form, until the weight
of the blooms causes the canes to arch into mounds of fragrance.
Autumn
Damask
Blush Damask
"High Country Banshee"
Madame Hardy
Rose de Rescht (Portland)
Sydonie (Damask Perpetual)
Gallicas
Like the Damasks, the Gallicas were also known from ancient Rome,
and survived the fall of that Empire by becoming naturalized
wherever they had been planted. Extremely hardy, they tolerate
poor soil and neglect. They have full, dark green foliage which
turns a beautiful dark red in the fall. They are once-blooming,
compact bushes averaging 4 feet in height.
Apothecary
Rose (R. gallica officinalis)
Belle de Crècy
Cardinal de Richelieu
Charles de Mills
Désirée Parmentier
Hippolyte
La Belle Sultane
Rosa Mundi
Tuscany Superb
Moss
Roses
The Moss Roses are sports of the Damasks and Centifolias, bred
mostly in the mid-eighteen hundreds, though the type was recognized
as early as 1696 in France. Named for the mossy appearance of
the buds and sepals, they are very hardy roses with a stiff,
upright habit and a fragrant, piney scent.
Communis
(Common Moss, Old Pink Moss)
Crested Moss (Chapeau de Napoleon)
Goëthe
Henri Martin
William Lobb
Bourbons
The Bourbon Roses first appeared in the early 1800's on the Isle
of Bourbon (now Réunion) in the Indian Ocean. They were
the probable offspring of the China and Damask Roses used to
edge farmers' fields. They bear large, full, fragrant blooms
that generally repeat throughout the season. Most are hardy in
Zone 5, though can survive in colder climates with winter protection.
Boule
de Neige
Great Western
Honorine de Brabant
La Reine Victoria
Louise Odier
Mme. Isaac Periere
Mme. Pierre Oger
Queen of Bourbons
Souvenir de la Malmaison
Variegata di Bologna
Zéphirine Drouhin (Climber)
Hybrid
Perpetuals and Portlands
Favorites of the Victorian era, the roses in this class are mostly
repeat bloomers with large, full flowers and exceptional fragrance.
They are hardy plants that grow into sturdy, upright bushes.
Alfred
Colomb
Baronne Prévost
Ferdinand Pichard
Marbrée, Portland
Marchesa Boccella (Jacques Cartier), Portland
Paul Neyron
Reine de Violettes
Rose de Rescht, Portland
Sydonie
Roses
of Fairmount Cemetery
While
not a class of roses in their own right, these roses are grouped
together because they were found (unnamed) in Denver's historic
Fairmount Cemetery. They are undoubtedly Old Garden Roses and
have survived the tests of time, weather extremes and neglect.
Fairmount Cemetery was founded over 100 years ago and has a wonderful
collection of mature trees, shrubs and roses in a beautiful setting.
We grow a small selection of the many roses found there.
"Fairmount
Proserpine", Bourbon
"Farimount Red", Shrub
"Jeremiah Pink", Alba
"JoAn's Pink Perpetual", Hybrid Perpetual
China,
Tea, and Noisette Roses
These
were introduced from the Far East by sea traders in the late
1700's. Though somewhat tender (not hardy in cold winter areas),
they brought repeat bloom qualities, the pointed bud form and
a wider range of colors to rose breeders. The first Hybrid Tea
Rose, 'La France', was introduced in 1867 and marks the dividing
line between Old Garden Roses and Modern Roses. We carry a few
for historical purposes and for rose growers who live in warm
climates.
China
Roses:
Mutabilis, Old Blush
Tea Roses: Gloire de Dijon, Sombreuil
Noisettes: Nastarana
Modern
Roses
Hybrid
Tea & Grandiflora Roses
Hybrid Teas are the roses most commonly envisioned when people
think of modern, florist-type roses. The blooms are typically
high-centered with spiral form, and repeat several times through
the season. They tend to be less hardy as a class, but we grow
a few favorites on their own roots.
Dainty
Bess
La France
Peace
Queen Elizabeth
Yankee Doodle
Miniature
Roses
These charming small shrubs arose from crosses with Chinas and
R. multiflora and will, with proper care, bloom nearly continuously.
The bushes are compact and branching; excellent for borders or
in containers.
Beauty
Secret
Cal Poly
Lavender Jewel
Magic Carrousel
Millie Walters
Popcorn
Starla
Sweet Chariot
Jeanne Lajoie, Climbing Miniature
Magic Dragon, Climbing Miniature
Nozomi, Climbing Miniature
Polyanthas
Cécile
Brünner
Climbing Cécile Brünner
Dick Koster
Margo Koster
"Mountain Mignonette"
Red Fairy
The Fairy
Floribundas
and Low-Growing Landscape Roses
Crosses between Polyanthas, Hybrid Teas and some Species Roses
have given rise to these 'many-flowered' roses. They are characterized
by large clusters of small to medium-sized blossoms from summer
through late fall.
Bonica
Carefree Delight
Carefree Sunshine
Chuckles
Ebb Tide
Europeana
Eutin (Hoosier Glory)
Gruss an Aachen
Home Run
Hula Hoop
Iceberg
Knock Out
Lady Elsie May
Livin' Easy
Margaret Merril
Nearly Wild
Ralph's Creeper, groundcover
Sea Foam
Sunsprite
Weiss Immensee (Partridge), groundcover
Hybrid
Musk Roses
Of varied parentage, the group of roses known as Hybrid Musks
are fine garden shrubs known for their immense clusters of sweetly
fragrant flowers. Beautiful foliage and blossoms from mid-summer
through fall are characteristics of this class. They show good
resistance to disease and are valuable for rose growers in warm
climates as well as cold regions.
Ballerina
Buff Beauty
"Darlow's Enigma"
Francis E. Lester
Lavender Lassie
Nymphenburg
Robin Hood
Sally Holmes
Rugosa
and Hybrid Rugosa Roses
These offspring of the species Rosa rugosa are valued for their
great hardiness and fragrant, recurrent bloom. The characteristic
rugose foliage is deeply veined and crinkly green. The durable
Rugosas have little need for fungicides; better to avoid spraying
and possible damage to the foliage. They prefer more acid soil
than many other roses. In regions of high soil alkalinity, the
addition of compost and chelated iron will help prevent chlorosis
(yellowing of the leaves.) They can be grown as attractive hedges
as their dense foliage develops nice fall color and most varieties
carry large hips through the winter.
Rosa rugosa
alba
Rosa rugosa rubra
Agnes
Blanc Double de Coubert
Dart’s Dash
F. J. Grootendorst
Fimbriata
Foxi Pavement
Hansa
Henry Hudson
Hunter
Jens Munk
Linda Campbell
Martin Frobisher
Moje Hammarberg
Pink Grootendorst
Purple Pavement
Robusta
Rugelda
Rugosa Magnifica
Schneezwerg
Snow Pavement
Thérèse Bugnet
Shrub
Roses
Coming from a wide range of origins, the shrub rose category
includes a variety of roses with diverse characteristics that
do not easily fit into any other particular class. Rose hybridizers
may cross old roses with modern varieties to achieve a blend
of fragrance, repeat bloom, and exceptional hardiness. They vary
in size from very large shrubs to prostrate groundcovers. As
a rule, shrub roses have excellent landscape qualities and can
be used as ornamental shrubs, specimens, in masses or
as hedges outside the formal rose garden.
In addition
to the Rugosa roses and many of the Canadian varieties listed
below, the following varieties can be classed as Shrub Roses:
Alchymist,
Applejack, Baltimore Belle,
Cardinal Hume, Carefree Beauty,
"Champagne Arches", Constance Spry,
Country Dancer, Elmshorn, "Fairmount Red",
Four Inch Heels, Frühlingsgold, Gartendirektor Otto Linne,
Goldbusch, Golden Unicorn, Golden Wings,
Harison’s Yellow, Heidelberg, Lady Penzance,
Marguerite Hilling, Metis, New Face,
Prairie Harvest, Prairie Joy, Ralph's Creeper,
Raubritter, Rosarium Uetersen,
Scarlet Glow (Scharlachglut), Sea Foam,
Sparrieshoop, Stanwell Perpetual,
Suzanne, "Victorian Memory", Weiss Immensee
Canadian
Explorer and Parkland Roses
Developed by Canadian researchers to be reliably hardy in Zones
3 or 4. They do well with no more winter protection than a good
layer of snow, are disease resistant, flower nicely through the
season, require minimal pruning, and come in a variety of colors
and sizes.
Adelaide
Hoodless, Alexander MacKenzie, Captain Samuel Holland
Champlain, Frontenac, Henry Hudson, Henry Kelsey (climber),
Hope for Humanity, J. P. Connell, Jens Munk,
John Cabot (climber), John Davis,
Martin Frobisher, Morden Blush, Morden Centennial,
Morden Ruby, Morden Snowbeauty, Morden Sunrise,
Prairie Joy, William Baffin (climber), Winnepeg Parks
English
Shrub Roses
Roses developed by the English hybridizer, David C. H. Austin,
who has worked to combine the form and fragrance of Old Garden
Roses with the modern traits of excellent repeat bloom, disease
resistance, and expanded color selection.
Abraham
Darby, AUSblush, AUSmary,
Charlotte, Constance Spry, Evelyn,
Gertrude Jekyll, Golden Celebration,
Graham Stuart Thomas, Lilian Austin, Pat Austin,
Pegasus, Proud Titania,
Queen Nefertiti, Redcoat,
Shropshire Lass, Tamora,
Tess of the d'Urbervilles, Wise Portia
Climbers
and Ramblers
These roses vary from tall self-supporting shrubs to flexible-caned
plants which need to be trained to climb. They include large-flowered
climbers as well as ramblers that have large sprays of small
blooms. All can be trained to grace a wall or a fence with a
solid display of blooms or can form stunning pillars. As most
bloom on lateral shoots, for the best display bend the canes
to grow at a 45 degree angle or train them horizontally along
a fence.
Climbing
roses include:
Altissimo, Climbing American Beauty, Awakening,
Blaze, "Champagne Arches", Climbing Cécile Brünner,
Climbing Iceberg,
Denny Arter, Dr. Huey, Dortmund,
Fourth of July, Gloire de Dijon, Golden Showers,
Handel, Harlekin, "Hattie Burton", Henry Kelsey,
Jeanne Lajoie, John Cabot, Joseph's Coat
Lawrence Johnston, Magic Dragon (miniature), "Mr. Nash",
New Dawn, Nozomi (miniature), Paul’s Scarlet Climber,
Sombreuil, Souvenir de Mme Leonie Viennot, Westerland,
White Dawn, Climbing, William Baffin,
"Victorian Memory", Zéphirine Drouhin
The
Ramblers we grow are:
American Pillar, Dorothy Perkins, Excelsa, Félicité
et Perpétue, Hiawatha,
Paul's Himalayan Musk, Seagull, Seven Sisters, and Veilchenblau.
