Rose, Rosa spp.

Rosa x 'Climbing Iceberg'

(Floribunda Iceberg Climbing Rose)


Description

"An excellent climbing rose. Bears sprays of medium-sized, white flowers. Very continuous flowering. Light, sweet fragrance. Vigorous, bushy growth." (davidaustinroses.com)


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Rosa x 'Mary Rose'

(Delicious fragrance of an Old Rose character)


Description

"Attractive, rose pink, loose-petalled flowers. Delicious Old Rose, honey and almond blossom fragrance. Very reliable and healthy." (davidaustinroses.com)


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Sweetbriar Rose - Rosa rubiginosa

(Dense deciduous shrub with a strong apple-like foliage fragrance)

(Blooming - June 1 - June 22)

 

The fruit


Description

"Rosa rubiginosa (sweet briar,[1] sweetbriar rose,[2] sweet brier or eglantine;[1] syn. R. eglanteria) is a species of rose native to Europe and western Asia.

It is a dense deciduous shrub 2–3 m high and across, with the stems bearing numerous hooked prickles. The foliage has a strong apple-like fragrance. The leaves are pinnate, 5–9 cm long, with 5–9 rounded to oval leaflets with a serrated margin, and numerous glandular hairs. The flowers are 1.8–3 cm diameter, the five petals being pink with a white base, and the numerous stamens yellow; the flowers are produced in clusters of 2–7 together, from late spring to mid summer. The fruit is a globose to oblong red hip 1–2 cm diameter." (Wikipedia)


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Rosa x 'Pat Austin'

(Fragrant English Rose)


Description

"Brightly coloured, deeply cupped blooms with a strong tea scent 

Large, deeply cupped, bright copper blooms, paling to copper-yellow on the outside of the petals. Strong, warm tea scent. Strong, elegantly arching growth." (davidaustinroses.com)


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Rosa x 'Meiswetdom' 'Pink Drift'

(Double-flowered bushy groundcover)


Description

"Clusters of clear pink double flowers sit atop dark green glossy foliage. Abundant, continuous flowering and exceptional disease resistance makes this a perfect choice for use along pathways, hillsides or at the front of a border." (finegardening.com)


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Rosa x 'Julia Child'

(Butter/gold floribunda rose)


Description

"This 2006 All-American Rose Selections winner produces full buttery yellow blooms from June through September. Its prolific blooming and pleasant licorice-clove fragrance make this plant a must have in gardens and containers!" (monrovia.com)


Rosa x 'New Dawn'

(Large-flowered climbing rose)


Description

"New Dawn' is considered by many to be one of the best of the repeating climbers. This large-flowered climbing rose typically grows 8-12' tall. Features fragrant, blush pink, double flowers (to 3" across). Blooms late spring to frost. Glossy, dark green foliage. Abundant red hips in autumn. A sport of Rosa 'Dr. W. Van Fleet'." (missouribotanicalgarden.org)


Rosa x 'Golden Wings'

Plant w/flowers
Flower

 

Fruit (Hips)

(From Santa Fe Botanical Garden)


Description

"‘Golden Wings’ is a hybrid pimpinellifolia shrub rose that typically grows in a rounded form with upright canes to 4-6’ tall and as wide. Fragrant, single, pale yellow flowers (to 5” across) with golden brown stamens bloom singly and in small clusters in May/June with some repeat bloom throughout summer to early fall. Flowers give way to large orange hips that remain attractive in winter. Light green leaves." (missouribotanicalgarden.org)


Rosa x 'Ruby Voodoo'

National Gardening Assoc.

 

This highly fragrant hardy shrub rose is a great new addition to your rose palette. Masses of purplish-pink flowers have a high petal count and are highlighted by the wonderful fragrance they provide. Prune annually for best results. 'Ruby Voodoo' will provide moderate re-bloom through-out summer. Make sure to deadhead spent flowers. Grows 3-4' tall and wide. Be sure to plant in a spot that has full sun and good drainage for best results. This shrub rose grows best in zone 4-9.- Salzsieder Nursery


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