Our Roses

Heritage Roses

(#) = Once-flowering varieties
(o/r) = Cutting grown varieties
(p) = Roses proprietory to us are indicated thus
(*) = Roses new to us this season are marked

Heritage RosesThe remainder of our old-fashioned rose classes, including Portland (p), Bourbon (b), Hybrid Perpetual (hp), China {c} and Tea (t) roses, most of which are continuous-flowering, or at least, recurrent.

Anna Olivier (t). Large, double; creamy apricot pink. Tea fragrance. 1.5m
Archduke Joseph (t) Sold as Mons. Tillier. Large, full, somewhat quartered, cupped to flat; russet pink and salmon. Good tea fragrance. 1.8m+
*Comtesse Cecile de Chabrillant. (hp).Large, cupped, deep pink. Fragrant. 1.5m
Comtesse du Cayla {c}. Medium, semi-double, loose; orange and pink. Fragrant. 1.5m
Duchess of Portland (p). Small to medium, semi-double; cerise red. Fragrant. 1.5m
Etoile de Lyon (t) Large, double, muddled; soft sulphur yellow. Fragrant. 1.5m
Francis Dubreuil (t) Large, double, cupped; dark red. Very fragrant 1.2m.
General Gallieni (t). Double, very muddled; red with buff undertones. 1.8m
General Shablikine (t). Double, flattish; coppery red and pink. 1.5m
Gruss an Aachen (hp). Large, double; creamy white, with apricot pink centres 1.5m
Honorine de Brabant (b) Large, loosely double, pale lilac pink, deeper stripes. 2m
Jacques Cartier (p). Full, flattish, ragged looking; soft rose pink. Very fragrant. 1.5m
Jean Bach Sisley (c) (p). Medium, loosely double, silvery rose with darker veining. 1.5m
Jean Ducher (t). Double; peachy pink with warmer overtones. Mild fragrance 1.5m
La Reine (hp). Large, double, globular; deep rose pink. Very fragrant 1.5m
Lady Hillingdon (t) Large, semi-double, cupped; apricot yellow. Very fragrant 1.8m
Lady Roberts (t). Double; apricot with orange red veining. Tea fragrance. 1.5m
Mamon Cochet (t). Large, double, reflexed; soft pink with deeper tones. 1.5m
Marie van Houtte (t) Large, double, deep cream, edges tinged pink. 1.8m x 2m
Mlle. Cecile Brunner {c}(o/r). Small, double; shell pink. Fragrant. 1.2m
Mme. Antoine Mari (t). Medium to large, shapely, double; flesh pink, lilac tones. 1.5m
Mme. Berkeley (t). Medium, double, high-centred; Salmon, pink and buff shades. 2m+
Mme. Ernst Calvat (b). Large, cupped; rose pink, paling to edges. Very fragrant. 2m+
Mme. Isaac Pereire (b). Huge, full, quartered; deep magenta pink. THE fragrance 2.5m
Mrs. B.R. Cant (t). Large, full, cupped; rose pink with lighter tones. Good scent. 2m
Mrs. Dudley Cross (t). Large, double, reflexed; Creamy yellow, ageing paler. 1.5m
Mrs. John Laing (hp).Large, well-formed, shapely; silver pink. Very fragrant. 1.5m+
Mrs. Paul (b). Large, full; pale to blush pink. Fragrant. Arching growth to 2m.
Mutabilis {c}. Medium, single; sulphur yellow, turning orange, red, then crimson. 2m+
Paul Neyron (hp). Very large, buxom, full, cupped; rich pink. Very fragrant. 1.8m
Pink Gruss an Aachen (sh) A pink sport of the classic ‘Gruss an Aachen’. 1.2m
Reine de Violettes (hp). Medium, flat, quartered; soft violet purple. Great perfume 1.8m
Reine Victoria (b). Medium, rounded, cupped; lilac pink. Very fragrant. To 2m.
Safrano (t). Double, reflexed, loose; buff with warmer, deeper tones. 2m x 3m
Souvenir de la Malmaison (b) Large, full, quartered, flat. Creamy flesh pink Quelle parfum!!. One of the classic old roses. 1.5m
Susan Louise. (t) Large, blousy, informal, soft rose pink blooms of great charm. 2m.
Variegata di Bologna (b) Large, full, globular, white striped purplish red. Fragrant. 1.8m

 

 

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