This section contains the Species Roses, the old-fashioned garden roses (Gallicas, Damasks, Albas, Centifolias & Moss Roses) together with the Bourbons, Hybrid Perpetuals, Portlands, Hybrid Musks and all the Modern Shrub Roses
Number of roses in this section: 79, Showing 25 to 32
Hybrid Perpetual rose
Large cupped shaped, carmine red flowers heavily striped white
Very fragrant
Repeat flowering
Rich green foliage
Tolerant of poorer soils. 5' x 4'.
Modern Shrub rose
Clusters of large, old fashioned, ivory flowers
Very fragrant
Repeat flowering
4' high.
Rugosa rose
Large, single, clear silver pink flowers with yellow stamens
Fragrant
Repeat flowering with very large hips
Dark green foliage
Tolerant of poorer & shadier sites. 3' x 4'.
Gallica rose. 'The Apothecary's Rose'
Largish, semi-double, light crimson flowers
Very fragrant. Good for cutting
Once flowering followed by small hips
Dark greyish-green foliage
Bushy growth. 3' x 3'.
Modern Shrub rose
Large, almost single, golden yellow flowers with prominent brown stamens
Light fragrance
Repeat flowering
Tolerant of poorer soils. 5' x 4'.
Modern Shrub rose
Clusters of fully double, creamy white flowers with pink & peach highlights
Light fragrance. Repeat flowering
Matt, dark foliage
Bushy, upright growth. 2' x 2'.
Rugosa rose
Reddish-purple, double flowers
Very fragrant
Repeat flowering. Excellent hips
Dark green foliage. Vigorous growth
Tolerant of poorer soils & shadier sites. 4' x 3'.
Bourbon rose
Large, cupped, lilac flowers with purple markings
Very fragrant
Repeat flowering
Lush foliage. Few thorns. Tolerant of poorer soils & shadier sites
6' x 5' as a shrub. Also good short climber.
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