Juvenile Flower from Bowes-Lyon Rose Garden at Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) in Wisley. Photo by Chris Garnons-Williams on 15 June 2013 |
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Rose Plant Name David Austin Roses names its roses |
Rosa 'Dupontii' (Dupont, 1817) - Class 38 (Syn. Bred by André Dupont (Du Pont) (France, 1817).
The label by the rose in the Bowes-Lyon Rose Garden states Rosa 'Dupontii' from the photo taken on 25 April 2013. Searching Help Me Find database indicates the following part information for 3 different roses called Rosa 'Dupontii' :- "Dupontii Hybrid Moschata, Miscellaneous OGR, Species / Wild. Light pink to white. Moderate, musk, sweet fragrance. Medium, single (4-8 petals), cluster-flowered bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of 7' to 10' (215 to 305 cm). Unknown origin (1817).
R. dupontii Hybrid Moschata, Miscellaneous OGR, Species / Wild. Light pink to white. Moderate, musk, sweet fragrance. Medium, single (4-8 petals), cluster-flowered bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of 7' to 10' (215 to 305 cm). Unknown origin (1817).
Rosa dupontii Hort. Hybrid Moschata, Miscellaneous OGR, Species / Wild. Light pink to white. Moderate, musk, sweet fragrance. Medium, single (4-8 petals), cluster-flowered bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of 7' to 10' (215 to 305 cm). Unknown origin (1817). ".
As indicated by the Wisley Wisley Rose Plant Classification Sytstem Page " The planting plan was created by RHS Wisley staff with help from Michael Marriott of David Austin Roses". So if I search David Austin Roses and see if they sell Rosa 'Dupontii', then they might specify which of the above 3 is the valid specification of the rose in this Bowes-Lyon Rose Garden. David Austin Roses specifies the following:- " Since Michael Marriott helped the RHS staff in the planting plan, I am assuming that this rose is a Wild Rose Non-Climbing, which is Class 38, and its specification is the first from Help Me Find search above.
This lack of visitor useful information for the prospective purchaser to correctly identify a rose that has been planted by the top horticultural establishment in the UK is sad, but unfortunately where can you get the work done to the standards set in earlier years by Head Gardeners? |
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Snow Bush, Snowbush Rose |
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Soil |
Roses prefer acidic soil of pH 6.5 (sand) but will tolerate alkaline soils up to pH 7.5 (chalk). Mix 25 litres farmyard manure, or pulverized tree bark with bone meal, in soil before planting. Broadcast rose fertilizer in early Spring. |
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Full Sun - continuous, direct exposure to 6 hours or more of sunlight per day. Tolerant of shade. |
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Moist - Soil is moist without being soggy because the texture of the soil allows excess moisture to drain away. Most plants like about 1 inch of water per week. Amending your soil with compost will help improve texture and water holding or draining capacity. A 3 inch layer of mulch will help to maintain soil moisture and studies have shown that mulched plants grow faster than non-mulched plants. |
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Plant Type |
Wild Roses: 38 Wild Roses Non-Climbing |
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84 x 72 (210 x 180) |
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Foliage |
Medium-size, mat, Grey-Green leaves. |
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Flower Colour in Season. Hips |
Light Pink to White flowers in May-October. Once bloomin in Spring or Summer. Moderately fragrant. |
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Comment |
Arching, Bushy, climbing, spreading, upright and well-branched shrub.
Suitable for growing:
"White, near white or white blend Species. Registration name: Dupontii Bred by André Dupont (Du Pont) (France, 1817). Hybrid Moschata, Miscellaneous OGR, Species / Wild. Light pink to white. Moderate, musk, sweet fragrance. Average diameter 2.75". Medium, single (4-8 petals), cluster-flowered bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. Arching, bushy, climbing, spreading, upright, well-branched. Medium, matte, medium green foliage. 5 leaflets. Height of 7' to 10' (215 to 305 cm). USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Vigorous. heat tolerant. shade tolerant. " from Help Me Find in America.
Available from For further details on the cultivation of roses, consult the Royal National Rose Society. "A website devoted to roses, clematis and peonies and all that is gardening related, including selecting, buying, breeding, caring for and exhibiting. We have cataloged over 44,000 roses and have more than 160,000 photos along with thousands of Rose nurseries, public and private gardens, Rose societies, authors, breeders, hybridizers and publications from all over the world." from Help Me Find in America. |
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Flower Bud Closed from Bowes-Lyon Rose Garden at Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) in Wisley. Photo by Chris Garnons-Williams on 15 June 2013 |
Flower Bud Open from Bowes-Lyon Rose Garden at Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) in Wisley. Photo by Chris Garnons-Williams on 15 June 2013 |
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Middle-Aged Flower from Bowes-Lyon Rose Garden at Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) in Wisley. Photo by Chris Garnons-Williams on 15 June 2013 |
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Middle-aged Flower on left with Mature Flower on right from Bowes-Lyon Rose Garden at Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) in Wisley. Photo by Chris Garnons-Williams on 1 July 2013. |
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Juvenile Hips from Bowes-Lyon Rose Garden at Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) in Wisley. Photo by Chris Garnons-Williams on 14 August 2013. |
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Mature Hips from Bowes-Lyon Rose Garden at Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) in Wisley. Photo by Chris Garnons-Williams on 10 November 2013. |
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Spring Form from Bowes-Lyon Rose Garden at Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) in Wisley. Photo by Chris Garnons-Williams on 25 April 2013. |
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Spring Form from Bowes-Lyon Rose Garden at Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) in Wisley. Photo by Chris Garnons-Williams on 25 April 2013. |
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Summer Form from Bowes-Lyon Rose Garden at Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) in Wisley. Photo by Chris Garnons-Williams on 15 June 2013. |
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Summer Form in middle from Bowes-Lyon Rose Garden at Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) in Wisley. Photo by Chris Garnons-Williams on 15 June 2013. |
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Label from Bowes-Lyon Rose Garden at Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) in Wisley. Photo by Chris Garnons-Williams on 1 July 2013. Although the stake for this label elevates this label about 36 inches (90 cms) above ground level - as shown in the Spring Form in the third photo above - this rose has misbehaved and produced foliage between 25th April and 1 July. This means that this label is partially hidden by the foliage and makes it difficult for visitors to identify the rose, say 'I like that' and go to buy it from the Plant Centre (the Plant Centre at Wisley does not seem to stock all 225 roses grown in the Jubilee Roses Garden and Bowes-Lyon Rose Garden at the same time - I went to photo them during 2013 and found very few). If the RHS sprayed all its roses with defoliant herbicide when they were in flower, then the visitors would be able to identify each different rose. Besides marvelling at the site of beautiful flowers in gardens/parks open to the public, the onlookers would like to identify and then purchase those plants to use in their own gardens - the RHS garden at Wisley only had 1,000,000 visitors in 2013 - and therefore how many more are required before those visitors can identify all the plants grown in that garden? |
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Rose Class Number with link to its Flower Comparison Page MODERN CLIMBER ROSE TYPE SHAPE OLD GARDEN SHRUB ROSE TYPE SHAPE OLD GARDEN CLIMBER ROSE TYPE SHAPE Pruning Roses - the Sissinghurst Method and Rose Use in this website:- See Rose Index for further details of the 720 roses . WISLEY WISLEY Rose Classification System . |
The World Federation of Rose Societies Rose Classes, as adopted by the British National Rose Society in the last century:- |
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Modern Roses: 1 Modern Shrub Recurrent Large-Flowered |
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Modern Roses: 1a Modern Shrub Roses. Peter Beales Roses are split into the following not officially recognised World Federation of Rose Societies Rose Classes: "There are four main groups of rose.
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Modern Roses: 2 Modern Shrub Recurrent Cluster-Flowered |
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Modern Roses: 3 Ground-Cover Recurrent |
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Modern Roses: 4 Large-Flowered (Hybrid Tea Shrub) |
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Modern Roses: 5 Cluster-Flowered (Floribunda Shrub) |
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Modern Roses: 6 Dwarf Cluster-Flowered |
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Modern Roses: 6a Dwarf Large-Flowered (Mini-flora in the American Rose Society) |
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Modern Roses: 7 Polyantha (Shrub) |
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Modern Roses: 8 Miniature Bush |
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Modern Roses: 9 Modern Shrub Non-Recurrent Large-Flowered |
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Modern Roses: 10 Modern Shrub Non-Recurrent Cluster Flowered |
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Modern Roses: 11 Ground Cover Non-Recurrent |
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Modern Roses: 12 Rambler Recurrent |
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Modern Roses: 13 Large-Flowered Climber Recurrent |
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Modern Roses: 14 Cluster-Flowered Climber Recurrent |
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Modern Roses: 15 Climbing Miniature Recurrent |
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Modern Roses: 16 Rambler Non-Recurrent |
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Modern Roses: 17 Large-Flowered Climber Non-Recurrent |
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Modern Roses: 18 Cluster-Flowered Climber Non-Recurrent |
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Modern Roses: 19 Climbing Miniature Non-Recurrent |
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Modern Roses: 19a English Roses David C.H. Austin OBE (born 1926) is a rose breeder and writer who lives in Shropshire, England. His emphasis is on breeding roses with the character and fragrance of Old Garden Roses (Gallicas, Damasks, Alba roses, etc.) but with the repeat-flowering ability and wide colour range of modern roses such as Hybrid Teas and Floribundas. Though Austin's roses are not officially recognised as a separate class of roses by, for instance, the Royal National Rose Society or the American Rose Society, they are nonetheless commonly referred to by rosarians, at nurseries, and in horticultural literature as 'English Roses' (the term he uses) or 'Austin Roses'. Modern Roses: 19b Patio Roses "An excellent new group, somewhere between a miniature and a floribunda in character. They are larger and more robust than miniatures, frequently having charming rosette flowers and neat, bushy growth. They are hardy and repeat well." from David Austin Roses. Modern Roses: 19c Miniature Roses "Miniatures grow to a height of between 12 and 18 inches, sometimes more according to growing conditions. They have been greatly improved in recent years and the newer varieties include some excellent bushy plants with prettily-formed flowers. They are useful for window boxes and tubs as well as very small gardens." from David Austin Roses. Modern Roses: 19d Dwarf Polyantha Roses "These have small rambler-like flowers produced in large, closely-packed bunches. Polyanthas are extremely tough and flower continuously. They form short, compact bushes ideal for the front of borders. These pretty little roses have recently enjoyed a return to popularity." from David Austin Roses. |
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Old Garden Roses: 20 Alba (Shrub) |
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Old Garden Roses: 21 Bourbon (Shrub) |
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Old Garden Roses: 22 Boursalt (Shrub) |
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Old Garden Roses: 23 China (Shrub) |
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Old Garden Roses: 24 Damask (Shrub) |
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Old Garden Roses: 25 Gallica (Shrub) |
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Old Garden Roses: 26 Hybrid Perpetual (Shrubs) |
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Old Garden Roses: 27 Moss (Shrubs) |
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Old Garden Roses: 28 Portland (Shrubs) |
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Old Garden Roses: 29 Provence (Centifolia) (Shrubs) |
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Old Garden Roses: 30 Sweet Briar (Shrubs) |
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Old Garden Roses: 31 Tea (Shrubs) |
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Old Garden Roses: 32 Ayrshire |
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Old Garden Roses: 33 Climbing Bourbon (Climbers) |
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Old Garden Roses: 34 Climbing Boursalt (Climbers) |
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Old Garden Roses: 35 Climbing Tea (Climbers) |
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Old Garden Roses: 36 Noisette (Climbers) |
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Old Garden Roses: 37 Sempervirens (Climbers) |
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Wild Roses: 38 Wild Roses Non-Climbing |
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Wild Roses: 39 Wild Roses Climbing |
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Bowes-Lyon Bed Locations:- |
Bloom Colour:- |
Rose Use:- |
Rose Cultivar Name (Regist-ration Name and Year of its Breeding) White background indicates that its Rose Description is only in this Index with links to Mail-order suppliers in Height and Width Column - Click |
Height x Width in inches (cms) - Many of the roses below have no rose decription page in this website so are linked to an external mail-order nursery page. |
Bloom Colour |
Other Rose |
Rose Name / Rose Class Number / Bowes-Lyon Bed - see map below in bottom of middle section White background indicates that its Rose Description is only in this Index with links to Mail-order suppliers in Height and Width Column - Click |
Height x Width in inches (cms) - Many of the roses below have no rose decription page in this website so are linked to an external mail-order nursery page. |
'Winchester Cathedral' is a sport of 'Mary Rose' according to their internal plant records. Spectators must therefore beware of falling masonry!!! |
Comment "Bush roses were bred for use in formal rose beds. The large-flowered bushes are best for formal rose beds near the house, and for cutting. Cluster-flowered bushes are ideal for beds of showy colour and could also be planted in groups at the front of a shrub border, or even singly. Cluster-flowered bushes are better suited to poor conditions, especially wet areas, because their flowers withstand rain better. Choosing bush roses is a matter of personal taste, but there are do’s and don’ts. Choose either large-flowered bushes or cluster-flowered bushes. Do not mix them – the results can be very messy. Neither should varieties of large-flowered bushes be mixed in the same bed because mixed colours take from the effect of formal elegance. The more showy cluster-flowered bushes can be mixed, but stick to two or three varieties – avoid the ‘fruit-salad’ effect. Try to match the varieties for height – use the taller ones to the back, or the middle of a bed, mixed border or island bed – and choose complementary colours. Research the variety and try to see it growing – visit St. Anne’s Rose Garden, Clontarf, Dublin, or a rose nursery during the flowering season. Standard roses are used in the middle, or at the back of large rose beds, to add some height. They have long been used as specimens on their own, but less so nowadays. They could also be used in groups, or singly, in a shrub border behind low, non-competitive plants to give summer colour. Being true shrubs, the shrub roses are best placed among other flowering and non-flowering shrubs. They bring colour to a shrub border in late spring and early summer. The shrub roses can also be planted as specimens on their own and some of them make good informal, secure hedges The climbing habit of growth of climbing and rambling roses makes them ideal for covering walls and unsightly large objects. They can also be grown on flowering garden trees to give more interest, or on an old tree stump, pillar or pergola. Miniature roses have become very popular for patio and container growing. They can also be used on rockeries, and as house plants." from Using Roses in the Garden by Ireland's Gardening Community. |
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See Rose Index for further details of the 720 roses |
An ADR rose is a winner in the German ADR rose trial (Allgemeine Deutsche Rosenneuheitenprüfung). No chemical pesticides have been allowed since 1997 and breeders often describe the trial as among the most challenging in the world.The trial is set up by a working group that includes the Bund deutscher Baumschulen (German nurseries association), rose breeders, and 11 independent trial stations in Germany. The trial results are analyzed by the Bundessortenamt (Federal Office of Plant Varieties). Roses are tested over 3 years and criteria analyzed include disease resistance, hardiness, attractiveness, and habit. About 50 cultivars are judged annually and more than 2000 cultivars have been tested since the award's creation in the 1950s. Roses that no longer fulfill quality standards have their certificate removed. As of November 2013, 161 cultivars are recognized. The Halycon Days Rose is an ADR rose. |
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There are 3 groups of roses, whose Rose Use Flower Images are compared in Rose Use Gallery and whose Flower Colour and Rose Type Shape are compared in the Rose gallery There are 720 roses in this website:-
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216 Roses with only bloom photo, rose use, rose name, rose class number, height and width in this Index menu of Roses from RHS Wisley A-F , RHS Wisley G-R , RHS Wisley S-Z Galleries, where the roses were in the RHS garden in Wisley during 2013 and 2014. |
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Index of Roses from RHS garden in Wisley |
Companion Plants for Roses:-
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A - Keeping your family together:- |
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Bedding, Cut-flower |
A whiter shade of pale |
36 x 48 |
Bedding, Hedge, Grow in Pots, Tolerant of Poor Soil, Tolerant of Shade |
Macmillan Nurse |
36 x 36 |
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Bedding, Cut-flower, Grow in Pots |
Absol-utely fabulous (WEK-vossutono 2004) |
31 x 26 |
Climber |
Madame Alfred Carriere |
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Bedding, Cut-flower, Grow in Pots |
Adams Rose (WEK-romico 2008) |
24 x 12 |
Hedge, Grow in Pots |
Margaret Merril |
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Climber or Pillar Rose, Ideal for arches or pergolas |
Adelaide D'Orleans (1826) |
197 x 120 |
Bedding, Grow in Pots, |
Molineux Almost Thornless. |
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Bedding, Hedge, Cut-flower, Grow in pots |
Adriana (FRY-desire 1999) |
32 x 28 |
Bedding, Standard Rose, Grow in Pots |
Moody Blue |
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Bedding, Cut-flower, Grow in Pots |
Alan Titch-marsh (AUSjive 2005) |
50 x 36 |
Hedge |
Moonlight Reddish-purple foliage |
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Climber, Hedge. Grow in trees, Grow in Pots, Use on North-facing Wall, Tolerant of Shade |
Alberic barbier (1900) |
180 x 120 |
Hedge |
Morning Mist |
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Bedding, Cut-flower, Hedge, Grow in Pots, Full or Half Standard |
Amber Queen (HARroony 1984) |
40 x 32 |
Bedding, Cut-flower, Climber |
Mortimer Sackler Almost Thornless |
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Bedding, Cut-flower |
Anne Henderson (FRY-honcho) |
48 x 36 |
Bedding, Cut-flower, Speciman |
Mount-batten |
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Bedding |
Annick |
36 x 32 |
Bedding, Cut-flower |
Munstead Wood |
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Bedding, Cut-flower, Grow in Pots |
Aphrodite (TAN-00847 2006) |
40 x 20 |
Bedding, Grow in Pots, |
My Valentine |
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Bedding, Hedge, |
Arthur Bell (T11 Agcan 1965) |
36 x 24 |
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Bedding, Cut-flower |
Audrey Wilcox |
40 x 40 |
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Bedding, Ground-cover, Grow in Pots |
Baby Love |
36 x 39 |
Bedding, Grow in Pots, |
National Trust |
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Bedding, Cut-flower, Grow in Pots |
Belle Epoque |
33 x 24 |
Bedding, Cut-flower, Grow in Pots, Tolerant of Poor Soil |
Nostalgia |
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Bedding, Cut-flowers, Grow in Pots |
Benjamin Britten (AUS-encart 2001) |
47 x 36 |
Bedding, Grow in Pots, Hedge, Tolerant of Poor Soil |
Norwich Castle |
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Bedding, Ground-cover, Hedge, Cut-flower, Grow in Pots, Tolerant of Poor Soil |
Bonica |
60 x 72 |
Free Cleaning Service! |
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Bedding, Cut-flower, Exhib-ition |
Bride |
33 x 24 |
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Bedding, Ground-cover, Hedge, Cut-flower, Grow in Pots |
60 x 60 |
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Bedding, Grow in Pots |
Britannia |
30 x 32 |
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Bedding, Cut-flower, Hedge, Climber |
Brother Cadfael |
96 x 60 |
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Bedding, Cut-flower, Spec-imen, Grow in Pots |
Burgundy Ice |
35 x 39 |
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Bedding |
Buttercup |
48 x 48 |
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C |
O and P |
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Bedding, Spec-imen, Tolerant of Poor Soil, Tolerant of Shade |
Canta-brigiensis |
120 x 120 |
Bedding |
Old John |
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Climber, Hedge, Grow in Pots, Tolerant of Poor Soil |
Cardinal de Richelieu |
72 x 36 |
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Bedding, Cut-flower, Pillar, Ground-cover, Tolerant of Shade |
Cardinal Hume |
48 x 36 |
Climber, Tolerant of Poor Soil, Tolerant of Shade, Climber in Tree |
Paul Transon |
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Bedding |
Cariad |
54 x 42 |
Climber, Tolerant of poor Soil, Tolerant of Shade, Climber in Tree |
Paul's Himalayan Musk |
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Bedding, Hedge, Grow in Pots, Wood-land, Grow as Spec-iman, Tolerant of Poor Soil, Tolerant of Shade |
Carmen-etta |
78 x 78 |
Photo Required |
Climber, Tolerant of Poor Soil, Climber in Tree, Tolerant of Shade |
Paul's Lemon Pillar |
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Bedding |
Champ-agne Celebration |
32 x 24 |
Hedge, Grow in Pots |
Peace |
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Bedding, Cut-flower, Grow in Pots |
Champ-agne Moment |
24 x 20 |
Hedge, Tolerant of Shade, Tolerant of Poor Soil, Grow in Pots |
Penelope |
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Climber, Grow into Trees |
Champ-neys Pink Cluster |
236 x 96 (600 x 245) |
Cut-flower, Speciman |
Perdita |
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Bedding, Hedge, Cut-flower, Grow in Pots |
Chandos Beauty |
36 x 32 |
Photo Required |
Grow in Pots, |
Perennial Blush |
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Bedding, Cut-flower, Grow in Pots, Edging Border |
Charles Darwin |
42 x 36 |
Bedding |
Phab Gold |
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Photo Required |
Bedding, Hedge, Grow as Spec-iman |
Charles De Mills |
60 x 60 |
Bedding, Cut-flower, Grow in Pots, Tolerant of Poor Soil |
Poetry in Motion |
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Bedding, Cut-flower, Grow in Pots |
Charlotte |
72 x 60 |
Cut-flower, Speciman, Bedding, Back of Bed |
Port Sunlight |
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The rose planted is more likely to be County Rose Cheshire KOR-konopil |
Ground-cover |
Cheshire |
24 x 36 |
Open Bud Middle-aged Flower |
Bedding, Mature Flowers |
Pretty Lady |
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Bedding, Back of Border |
China-town |
72 x 48 |
Quite Thorny Bedding, Grow in Pots |
Pride of England |
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Bedding |
City Livery |
36 x 24 |
Another free Cleaning Service! |
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Bedding, Cut-Flower, Climber, Spec-iman |
Claire Austin |
47 x 39 |
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Bedding |
Claret |
36 x 30 |
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Climber, Grow in Trees, Cut- |
Climbing |
360 x 240 |
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Climber, Grow in Trees, Cut- |
and Climbing Iceberg |
216 x 120 |
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Bedding, Cut-flower, Grow in Pots, Tolerant of Poor Soil, Tolerant of Shade |
Colby School |
24 x 24 |
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Bedding, Grow in Pots |
30 x 24 |
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Bedding, Cut-flower, Grow as Spec-iman |
Comte de Champ-agne |
48 x 42 |
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Photo Required |
Climber |
Cooperi |
84 x 32 |
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Bedding |
Cranford |
31 x 24 |
Leg exercise by SuperSquirrel! |
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Bedding |
Creme Caramel |
36 x 24 |
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Bedding, Climber, Cut-flower |
Crocus Rose |
47 x 36 |
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Bedding, Climber, Cut-flower, Grow as Spec-iman, Back of Border, Use as Wall Rose |
Crown |
72 x 48 |
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Climber, Arch |
Cumber-land |
72 x 72 |
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P continued |
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Bedding, Cut-flower, Grow in Pots, Grow as Spec-iman, Edging Borders |
D'Arcey Bussell |
36 x 24 |
Bedding, Grow in Pots, |
Princess Anne |
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Bedding, Hedge, Grow in Pots, Tolerant of Poor Soil |
Daybreak (Pember-ton, 1918) |
48 x 48 |
Climber, |
Princess Louise |
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Bedding, Hedge, Cut-flower, Grow in Pots, Tolerant of Shade |
De Resht |
48 x 30 |
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Bedding, Cut-flower, Grow in Pots, Tolerant of Poor Soil |
Deep Secret (Tantau 1997) and |
47 x 30 |
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Bedding, Arch Rose, Grow as Spec-iman |
Dupontii (Dupont, 1817) |
84 x 72 |
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Q |
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Photo Required |
Bedding |
East Park |
32 x 24 |
Cut-flower, Speciman, Bedding, Edging Borders |
Queen of Sweden |
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Bedding, Cut-flower, Grow in Pot, Grow as Stand-ard |
Easy Going |
60 x 24 |
Assisting a Fish trainee to fly further! |
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Bedding, Grow as Spec-iman, Ground-cover, Wood-land, Tolerant of Poor Soil, Tolerant of Shade |
Elegantula Persetosa |
60 x 60 |
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Bedding, Hedge, Cut-flower, Grow in Pots, Grow as Stand-ard, Exhib-ition, Tolerant of Poor Soil |
Elina |
48 x 30 |
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Photo Required due to foliage hiding label when rose in flower during the summer and early Autumn |
Bedding, Cut-flower |
England's |
42 x 30 |
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Bedding, Cut-flower, Grow in Pots |
English |
39 x 48 |
Further links to Roses for:- |
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Bedding, Cut-flower, Grow in Pots, Grow as standard rose |
and English Miss |
30 x 24 |
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R |
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Photo Required due to summer foliage hiding label |
Bedding, Hedge, Grow in Pots, Tolerant of Poor Soil |
Faithful Friend |
45 x 36 |
Photo Required |
Climber, |
Rambling Rector |
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Bedding, Arch Rose, Cut-flower, Pergola Rose, Grow as Spec-iman |
Falstaff |
60 x 39 |
Bedding, Grow in Pots, |
Red Finesse |
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Bedding, Hedge, Stand-ard Rose |
Family Life |
36 x 24 |
Bedding, Grow in Pots, Edging Border |
Red Pearl (JACcrimb) |
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Bedding, Grow in Pots, |
Fascin-ation (POU-lmax) |
39 x 26 |
Photo Required |
Woodland, Tolerant of Poor Soil, Tolerant of Shade, Speciman |
Red Wing |
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Climber, Climber in Tree, Tolerant of Poor Soil, Tolerant of Shade, Cut-flower, Woodland |
Felicite Perpetue |
240 x 120 |
Exhib-ition |
Reflections |
60 x |
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Bedding, Cut-flower, Grow in Pots, Tolerant of Poor Soil, Tolerant of Shade, Stand-ard Rose |
60 x 72 |
Exhib-ition, Cut-flower, Grow in Pots, Hedge, Tolerant of Poor Soil |
Remember and Royal Copen-hagen |
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Bedding, Cut-flower, Grow in Pots |
48 x 36 |
Grow in Pots, Bedding, Tolerant of Poor Soil |
Remem-brance |
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Ground-cover, Grow in Pots |
Flower Carpet Amber |
28 x 39 |
Grow in Pots, Bedding |
Remember Me |
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Ground-cover, Grow in Pots |
39 x 24 |
Pillar Rose, Speciman, Grow in Pots, |
Rhapsody in Blue |
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Bedding, Ground-cover, Covering banks, Grow in Pots, Stand-ard Rose |
Flower Carpet Gold |
24 x 28 |
Hedge, Speciman |
Rose of Picardy |
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Bedding, Ground-Cover, Grow in Pots, Stand-ard Rose |
28 x 28 |
Cut-flower, Speciman, Edging Border |
Rosemoor |
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Ground-cover, Grow in Pots, Stand-ard Rose |
Flower Carpet Ruby |
24 x 28 |
Ground-cover, |
Rosy Cushion |
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Ground-cover, Stand-ard Rose |
Flower Carpet Scarlet |
35 x 32 |
Grow in Pots, Bedding, Cut-flower |
Royal Phil-harmonic |
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Photo Required due to summer foliage hiding label |
Ground-cover, Hedge, Grow in Pots, Tolerant of Poor Soil |
24 x 28 |
Bedding, Grow in Pots, |
Royal William |
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Ground-cover, Grow in Pots, Stand-ard Rose |
Flower Carpet White |
28 x 48 |
Bedding, Grow in Pots |
Ruby Wedding |
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Photo Required due to plants in front hiding label |
Bedding, Grow in Pots, Tolerant of Poor Soil, Tolerant of Shade |
Foetida Persiana |
79 x 60 |
Thanks human for providing the means for my selfie! |
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Bedding, Cut-flower, Exhib-ition variety |
and Fragrant Cloud |
40 x 20 |
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Ground-cover, |
Francine Austin |
48 x 48 |
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Climber in Jubilee Rose Garden is not Francis E Lester as stated on its label |
Climber, Arch Rose, Pergola Rose, Grow into trees, Tolerant of Poor Soil, North-facing Wall, Tolerant of Shade |
192 x 120 |
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Ground-cover, Bedding, Hedge, Grow in Pots, Grow as Stand-ard Rose, Tolerant of Poor Soil, Tolerant of Shade, Spec-iman |
Fru Dagmar Hastrup |
60 x 72 |
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Cultivar Name Wildfire should have been used on the label rather than the Regis-tration Name FRYessex |
Bedding, Grow in Pots |
Wildfire (Fryessex) |
24 x 16 |
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S |
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Photo Required due to rose in front hiding label |
Hedge, Pillar Rose, Cut-flower, Grow in Pots, Exhib-ition, Tolerant of Poor Soil, Tolerant of Shade |
Gallica var. officinalis |
60 x 36 |
Bedding, Cut-flower, Grow in Pots |
Sally Kane |
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Cut-flower, Bedding, Edging Border |
Scarborough Fair |
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Climber, Grow in Trees, |
Gardenia |
240 x 180 |
Bedding, Edging Border, |
Scent-sation One of the most fragrant Hybrid Teas. |
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Climber, Wood-land planting, Grow as Spec-iman, Tolerant of Poor Soil, Tolerant of Shade |
Geranium (Hybrid Moyesii, 1938) |
96 x 60 |
Climber, Tolerant of Poor Soil, Tolerant of Shade, Climber in Tree |
Seagull |
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Bedding, Pillar Rose, Hedge, Arch Rose, Cut-flower, Grow in Pots, Pergola Rose, Grow as Spec-iman |
Gertrude |
120 x 72 |
Bedding, Cut-flower, Grow as Stand-ard Rose |
Silver Anniversary |
60 x 48 |
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Bedding, Cut-Flower, Grow as Spec-iman, Stand-ard Rose, Edging Border |
Glorious |
38 x 36 (95 x 90) |
Bedding, Hedge, Grow in Pots, Ground-cover, Stand-ard Rose |
Silver Ghost |
24 x 20 |
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Bedding, Hedge, Grow in Pots |
Gold Spice |
33 x 32 |
Bedding, Cut-flower, Grow as Stand-ard Rose, Grow in Pots |
Simply the Best |
36 x 18 |
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Bedding, Cut-flower, Edging Border, Stand-ard Rose |
Golden Beauty |
36 x 24 (90 x 60) |
Bedding, Cut-flower, Grow in Pots, Edging Border |
Skylark |
36 x 28 |
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Bedding, Cut-flower, Grow in Pots, Stand-ard Rose, |
Golden Celebration |
60 x 48 |
Bedding, Grow in Pots, |
Song and Dance |
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Bedding, Edging Border |
Golden Oldie |
42 x 20 (105 x 50) |
Grow in Pots, Bedding |
Sophys Rose |
54 x 48 |
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Bedding, Stand-ard Rose, Grow as Spec-iman |
Golden Smiles |
24 x 20 |
Speciman |
Spinosissima |
74 x 48 |
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Bedding, Pergola, Hedge, Grow as Stand-ard, Cut-flower, Grow in Pots, Tolerant of Poor Soil |
Golden Wedding |
36 x 24 |
Ground-cover, which is armed with thorns/ prickles, spreading for use on sloping banks |
Spinosissima Dunwich Rose |
24 x 48 |
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Bedding, Cut-flower, Grow in Pots, Stand-ard Rose, Spec-iman |
Grace (AUSkeppy) |
48 x 48 |
Bedding, Cut-flower, Grow in Pots, Back of Border, Edging Borders |
Strawberry Hill |
48 x 48 |
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Bedding, Cut-flower, Grow in Pots, Tolerant of Poor Soil, Arch, Pergola, Hedge, Grow as Stand-ard, Spec-iman |
Graham Thomas |
48 x 48 |
Bedding with strong fragrance, Cut-flower |
Sue Hipkin Now grown by nurseries in 5 countries, all enchanted by the rare colour and spicy scent. |
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Bedding, Hedge, Cut-flower, Grow in Pots, Exhib-ition, Tolerant of Poor Soil, Tolerant of Shade |
Grandpa Dickson |
30 x 24 (75 x 60) |
Prostrate Ground-cover, Grow in Pots, Bedding, Tolerant of Shade |
Suffolk |
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Bedding, Grow in Pots, Edging Border |
42 x 18 (105 x 45) |
Bedding, Cut-flower, Grow in Pots |
Super Trouper |
32 x 28 |
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Bedding, Cut-flower, Edging Border |
Guys Gold |
32 x 24 (80 x 60) |
Bedding, Cut-flower, Hedge |
Susan Daniel |
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Bedding, Hedge, Grow in Pots, Stand-ard Rose, Speci-man, Edging Border |
Susan Williams-ellis |
48 x 36 |
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T |
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Bedding, Hedge, Grow in Pots, Tolerant of Poor Soil, Edging Border, Stand-ard Rose |
Hand in Hand |
24 x 18 (60 x 45) |
Bedding, Pillar Rose, Cut-flower |
Tam o Shanter (AUScerise) |
60 x 48 |
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Bedding, Hedge, Cut-flower, Grow in Pots, Edging Border, Stand-ard Rose |
Red Abundance not its Regist-ration Name Harkimono |
32 x 24 (80 x 60) |
Bedding, Grow in Pots |
Tatton |
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Bedding, Hedge, Cut-flower, Grow in Pots, Edging Border, Grow as Speci-man |
Harlow Carr |
50 x 40 |
Photo Required |
Bedding, Cut-flower |
Tea Clipper Almost Thornless Named for the last and finest of the sailing ships. |
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Bedding, Edging Border |
Haydock Park |
48 x 36 |
Cut-flower, Bedding, Grow in Pots |
Terracotta Florists Rose |
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Bedding, Hedge, Cut-flower, Grow as Spec-iman, Back of Border, Edging Border |
44 x 24 |
Bedding, Grow in Pots, |
The Brownie Rose |
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Bedding, Hedge, Grow as Speci-man, Tolerant of Poor Soil, Tolerant of Shade, Edging Border, Grow as Wall Rose |
Helen |
86 x 48 |
Bedding, Pillar Rose, Ground-cover |
The Charlatan |
36 x 48 |
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Ground-cover, Hedge, Grow in Pots, Grow as Spec-iman, Tolerant of Poor Soil, Tolerant of Shade |
Henry Kelsey |
48 x 60 |
Bedding |
The Cheshire Regiment Extremely vigorous |
36 x 24 |
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Climber, Grow in Pots and as Spec-iman, Tolerant of Poor Soil and of Shade, Arch Rose, Pergola Rose |
Highgrove |
96 x 36 (240 x 90) |
Cut-flower, Bedding, Speciman, Back of Border, Climber Strong, musk, myrrh, old rose fragrance |
The Generous Gardener Named to mark the seventy-fifth anniversary of the National Gardens Scheme |
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Bedding, Cut-flower, Grow in Pots, Edging Border |
Hot Chocolate |
45 x 54 |
Bedding, Cut-flower |
The Halycon Days Rose Sold as Rosen-professor Sieber |
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Bedding, Hedge, Grow as Spec-iman, Back of Border, Edging Border, Covering Banks |
Hyde Hall |
70 x 60 |
Bedding. Especially effective when grown with annuals or perennials in a mixed border. |
The Lady's Blush |
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Josef Distl grows The Pilgrim in Germany where it is called Gartenarchitekt Günther Schulze, named for the designer of the display gardens at Rosen Jensen at Glücksburg, Germany. Dad saying to Ma |
Climber, Cut-flower |
The Pilgrim |
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Bedding |
The Prince |
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Bedding, Cut-flower, Grow in Pots, Hedge |
Tickled Pink |
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Grows in Pot |
Twice in a Blue Moon |
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U |
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Bedding, Hedge, Cut-flower, Grow in Pots, Tolerant of Poor Soil, Tolerant of Shade, Standa-rd Rose |
Iceberg (KORbin) |
60 x 24 (150 x 60) |
Isn't she lovely! |
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Bedding, Cut-flower, Edging Border |
Irish Hope (HAR-exlaim) |
47 x 28 |
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Bedding, Cut-flower, Grow in Pots, Edging Border, Stand-ard Rose |
Isn't She Lovely |
32 x 26 |
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V |
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Bedding, Cut-flower, Grow in Pots, Edging Border |
Jack's Wish |
36 x 24 |
Bedding |
Varenna |
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Bedding, Hedge, Grow in Pots, Spec--iman, Tolereant of Poor Soil, Tolerant of Shade, Edging Border |
Jacqueline du Pre |
54 x 30 |
Bedding, Exhib-ition |
Velvet Fragrance |
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Bedding, Cut-flower, Grow in Pots, Speci-man, Edging Border, Stan-ard Rose |
Jubilee Celebration |
47 x 48 |
An ADR rose is a winner in the German ADR rose trial (Allgemeine Deutsche Rosenneuheitenprüfung). No chemical pesticides have been allowed since 1997 and breeders often describe the trial as among the most challenging in the world.The trial is set up by a working group that includes the Bund deutscher Baumschulen (German nurseries association), rose breeders, and 11 independent trial stations in Germany. The trial results are analyzed by the Bundessortenamt (Federal Office of Plant Varieties). Roses are tested over 3 years and criteria analyzed include disease resistance, hardiness, attractiveness, and habit. About 50 cultivars are judged annually and more than 2000 cultivars have been tested since the award's creation in the 1950s. Roses that no longer fulfill quality standards have their certificate removed. As of November 2013, 161 cultivars are recognized. The Halycon Days Rose is an ADR rose. |
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Bedding, Cut-flower, Grow in Pots, Tolerant of Shade, Edging Border, Stand-ard Rose |
Just Joey |
22 x 30 |
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W |
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Bedding, Hedge, Cut-flower, Tolerant of Shade, Edging Border, Stand-ard Rose |
Keep Smiling |
24 x 20 |
Bedding, Grow in Pots, |
Warm Wishes |
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Bedding, Ground-cover, Grow in Pots, Tolerant of Poor Soil, Tolerant of Shade, Edging Border, Stand-ard Rose |
Kent |
12 x 36 |
Bedding, Cut-flower, Grow as Stand-ard Rose |
Welwyn Garden Glory |
48 x 24 |
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Bedding, Hedge, Cut-flower, Grow in Pots, Edging Border |
30 24 |
Bedding, Hedge, Cut-flower, Spec-iman |
Wild Edric |
48 x 48 |
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'Winchester Cathedral' is a sport of 'Mary Rose' according to their internal plant records. Spectators must therefore beware of falling masonry!!! |
Cut-flower, Speciman, Climber, Hedge |
Wild Rover |
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Bedding, Grow in Pots, Hedge |
Wild Thing |
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Cut-flower, Ground cover, Grow in Pots, Hedge |
Wildeve |
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Bedding, Grow in Pot, Hedge |
William Shakes-peare |
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Cut-flower, Grow in Pots, Bedding |
Winchester Cathedral Almost Thornless |
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Cut-flower, Bedding, Hedge |
Wisley 2008 Replaces Rosa 'Wisley' |
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Ground hugging Ground cover |
Worcester-shire |
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XYZ |
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Cut-flower, Bedding |
Lady Emma Hamilton |
Bedding, Grow in Pots |
York Minster |
44 x 32 |
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Bedding, Cut-flower, Climber |
Lady of Shalot |
Bedding |
You Are My Sunshine |
35 x |
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Rosa Lady Emma Hamilton - Lady Emma Hamilton was Horatio Nelson's lover and we have named this rose to celebrate the 200th Anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar. |
Cut-flower, Bedding |
Young |
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Bedding |
Young Princess |
48 x |
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You have reached the end of this 1 out of 3 Rose Indices, so you can relax as well! |
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Bedding, Grow in Pots, Hedge |
Leah Tutu |
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Bedding, Grow in Pots, |
Lichfield Angel |
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Bedding |
Lucky |
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"Please note that we strongly recommend that Bare-Root Standard Roses planned for growing in borders and supplied between November and February should in the first instance be potted up in John Innes No. 3 compost and moved into a cool greenhouse or cool frost and draft free area during periods of severe winter weather and moved back outside once milder weather returns as newly planted Standards are particularly vunerable to weather damage or loss in the first season when the new root system is not yet established. Once in full leaf and fully rooted in Spring or early summer they can then be safely re-planted into the garden (providing additional frost protection to stem and flower head in severe winter weather in future years is also strongly recommended). Newly potted/dormant roses supplied in pots should be left outside (also protect from severe winter weather by moving into a cool greenhouse or cool frost free area) in the original pot supplied until in full leaf and fully rooted before attempting to plant into their final position. Rose orders supplied outside the UK are not covered by our free replacement guarantee, bush roses are grafted onto Rosa Laxa which will withstand normal UK winter weather but would need protection from severe winter frosts experienced in some EEC countries." from Style Roses. |
Rose Care from Crocus:- "All our roses are grown in an open field and then dug up when the weather conditions are right in October or November. Some suppliers send out their roses as 'bare root' plants (ie without pots or compost), but we pot ours up as it helps to keep the roots hydrated and in good condition. As they are dormant throughout the winter, they will not produce any new roots until spring, so don't be surprised if the compost falls away from the roots when you take them out of their pots. The roses can be kept in their pots throughout the winter provided they are kept well fed and watered, however ideally they should be planted out as soon as possible. They will already have been cut back so no further pruning will be required, apart from snipping off any tips that have died back. Routine pruning can begin in late winter the year after planting. If planting in winter, choose a frost-free spell when the soil is not frozen. Roses are quite deep-rooted plants so dig a deep hole roughly twice as wide as the plants roots and mix in a generous amount of composted organic matter. A top-dressing of a general purpose fertiliser can be worked into the surrounding soil. Remove the plants from their pots and gently spread out the roots before placing them in the centre of the hole. Try to ensure that the 'bud union' (the point where the cultivated rose has been grafted onto the rootstock, and from where the shoots emerge) is at soil level. You can judge this quite easily by laying something flat, like a spade handle or bamboo cane, across the top of the hole. When they are at the right height, back-fill the hole, firming the soil down gently before watering the plant well. Water generously until well established, and apply a specialist rose fertiliser (following the manufacturers instructions) each spring. They will also benefit from a generous mulch of composted farmyard manure in spring, but make sure this is kept away from the stems. While wearing tough gloves, prune in late winter or early spring, removing any dead, damaged or weak-looking stems completely. The younger stems tend to produce the best flowers on hybrid teas, so if the plant is becoming congested, cut one or two of the older stems right back to their base, which will also help open up the centre of the plant. Then cut back the most vigorous stems to within 25-30cm from the base, and the thinner stems back a little harder."
The following diagrams and "text" from 'The Complete Gardener' by H.H Thomas first published in 1912 by Cassell and Company, Ltd detail the correct way of planting and securing:- "Cut off all broken and bruised root ends. It is most harmful to leave bare-rooted plants lying about when waiting their turn to be planted; they should either be placed in water (put them into a flexible tubtrug and then half fill it with water) or covered with soil. The root fibres so quickly dry up and perish when exposed to the air even for a short time. Finally, it is necessary to make the soil firm about the roots. It follows from this that planting cannot be done when the ground is wet; neither is it wise to plant when the ground is dry, as it sometimes is in October. As to the time of planting, early November is the best. However, rose planting may be carried out successfully from the middle of October until the end of March or early April, but not later when the plants are from the open ground. Roses from pots may be planted at any time of the year, though preferably not later than May, since the roots are not disturbed and the plant receives no check." - (Although what it would do with a cheque for £30, I do not know if it would remove that check!) I recommend cow manure, since each cow eats its food 4 times; and therefore there is no seed left in the manure. "I give a coating of farmyard manure as soon as pruning is finished, which is usually about the first week in April. This is forked just beneath the surface. The roses receive the occasional dressings of Tonks fertiliser during the summer, in addition to the first one in February, as detailed below." "Dr Tonk's' fertiliser is especially beneficial to roses, and may be purchased already made up. Those who like to mix their own may use the following:-
This is applied in February at 1 pound (lb) per square yard (500 grammes per square metre). It is scattered on the surface of the bed, and then turned in with a fork." Use green plant twine rather than green plastic twine to tie it. The green plastic twine will not rot and if you forget it, then the trunk of the rose cannot expand - leading to a weak section, which in a high wind can lead to the top of the rose snapping off. Suckers must be torn off not cut off:- This light green foliage is a sucker from the rootstock with its standard rose trunk, which has the rose for viewing its flowers grafted at about 3 feet up it. If they are cut off, then they will recover and regrow. If ripped off then its complete junction with the root or standard rose trunk is also totally removed, and no regrowth of that sucker can occur.
Pickering Nurseries in Canada sell the following roses with these suggestions:- "Disease Resistant Rose Suggestions We consider the following rose varieties to show above average disease resistance. We rate them as resistant to powdery mildew, black spot and rust based on our observances in our fields. Your results may vary as disease resistance will vary with location and cultural techniques. The following is a list of the most reliably disease resistant roses. Shade Tolerant Rose Suggestions The Shade Tolerant Rose List includes some rose varieties that we feel are best suited for planting in partial shade. Partial shade being dappled light under a sparse canopy of trees or in a position where the roses will only receive 4-5 hours of sunlight. Other rose types that are shade tolerant are most Rugosas, Albas, Centifolias and Hybrid Musk roses. While these roses are shade tolerant and will do well in part shade; all roses do best in full sun. To answer a very common question: Roses DO REQUIRE some sunlight to grow. You can't plant them in deep or almost complete shade. Cutting and Exhibition Rose List The Cutting/Exhibition Rose List is comprised of rose varieties that are suggested as good choices for cutting and arranging for the home gardener or for rose shows. This Cutting/Exhibition Rose List is compiled from conversations with our customers about their opinions of which of their roses are good for cutting or exhibiting. Rose types that need no winter protection - we consider these roses to be reliably winter-hardy in zones 6, 5, and 4 under normal conditions. Polyanthas, Explorer Climbers, most Ramblers, most Shrub Roses, Rugosas, Albas, Cerntifolias, Damasks, Gallicas, Hybrid Foetida & Moyessi, Hybrid Musks, Hybrid Spinossimas, Mosses, and most species varieties. ALL other rose varieties should be protected for winter. There are other rose varieties within the different types of roses that are considered to be winter hardy if their bud union is planted at least two inches below grade. These roses will definitely benefit from winter protection until they are well established and then even beyond if there are great fluctuations in temperatures ie. Freezing and thawing. The list below is a collection of our favorites. We feel they are the most satisfying varieties in terms of bloom production & quality, general plant health and vigor and growth habit." |