Roses
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Generally, we keep in stock roses which make the perfect gift for silver, golden, ruby anniversary gifts or any special occasion. See our list here Weddings, Anniversaries and In Memorium
Our wide range of roses includes climbers, ramblers, floribunda, hybrid tea, patio, shrub and standards and we have a particularly good selection of repeat flowering scented shrub roses. Our stock includes a good selection of Bentley West and Paul Chessum. Unfortunately, David Austen has withdrawn all of their roses from general sale and are only propagating and distributing them themselves. This means we shall be missing a few old stalwarts in the shrub section, but there are thousands of roses out there to choose from and we are working hard to make sure we have a good selection for you.
We buy all our roses bare root in November and put them in large pots in our special rich compost mix so we know they will get off to a good start. To see the list of roses that we have in stock at the beginning of the season, please see the list below; this does not, however, guarantee availability. If you are looking for something particular, do ask – we might be able to help. Call us on 01225 862 392 or email us.
Generally, we keep in stock roses which make the perfect gift for silver, golden, ruby anniversary gifts or any special occasion. See our list here.
Welcome to our Roses list. The guide to colours, size, scents etc is approximate.
Location: Our rose bushes may be found on the standing-out ground to your left as you approach the main glass house
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Key to “Notes” Column
| Note | Description |
| C | Continuous |
| H | Suitable for hedging |
| NW | Grows on North wall |
| P | Tolerates poor soil |
| R | Repeat flowering |
| S | Summer flowering |
| Sh | Tolerates shade |
| T | Suitable to grow in to a tree |
Climbers And Ramblers
Climbing v Rambling:
Climbing roses form a frame and you prune back to the frame each year;
Ramblers scramble over a fence or pergola and you prune by taking out whole old stems, leaving the new growth to take over.
| Variety Name | Colour | Height | Scent | Notes | |
| Albertine | Rambler | Salmon/pink | 5.0mm | Strong | PT |
| Aloha | Clear pink | 3.0m | Strong | R | |
| Bridge of Sighs | Rose pink | 4.5m | None | R | |
| Crimson Cascade | Dark velvet red | 3.0m | Good | R | |
| Danse du Feu | Red | 3.7m | Light | R NW | |
| Dizzy Heights | Glowing scarlet | 3.0m | Good | R | |
| Emily Grey | Rambler | Soft yellow | 5.5m | Good | R |
| Ena Harkness | Crimson scarlet | 3.6m | Strong | R | |
| Excelsa | Rambler | Magenta | 4.5m | Slight | R |
| Félicité et Perpétue | Rambler | Creamy pink | 6.0m | Delicate | NW P S T |
| Francoise Juranville | Rambler | Coral pink | 6.0m | Delicate | NW P R |
| Golden Showers | Yellow,relatively thornless | 2.4m | Good | NW P R | |
| Goldfinch | Rambler | Yellow /cream, thornless | 3.0m | Strong | R |
| Handel | Creamy white edged crimson | 3.0m | slighty | R | |
| Iceberg | White,relatively thornless | 3.0m | Slight | NW P R | |
| La Reine Victoria | Rich lilac-pink | 1.2m | Good | Continuous | |
| Madame Alfred Carrière | White | 6.0m | Good | R | |
| Maigold | Bronze yellow | 3.6m | Good | R | |
| Perennial Blush | Rambler | White pink hue | 3.0m | Sweet | R |
| Rosa banksiae Alba | White clusters,thornless | 6.0m | Light | ||
| Rosa banksiae Lutea | Yellow clusters,thornless | 6.0m | Light | ||
| Scent from Heaven | Rose of the Year 2017 | Orange Salmon | 3.0m | Fruity | R |
| Schoolgirl | Apricot/orange | 3.0m | Good | R | |
| Seagull AGM | Rambler | White/golden stamens | 6.0m | good | |
| Shot Silk | Cherry pink,gold cenre | 4.5m | Good | ||
| Veilchenblau | Rambler | Dark magenta fading to lilac | 4.5m | Rich | NW P T |
| Wedding Day | Creamy yellow white | 3.8m | Good | R | |
| Zéphirine Drouhin | Carmine pink, r. thornless | 4.0m | Very | NW P R |
Floribunda Roses Flower all Season
| Variety Name | Colour | Height | Scent | |
| Absolutely Fabulous | ||||
| Arthur Bell | Brightyellow | 100cm. | strong | |
| Burgandy Ice | Dark plum | 90cm | Slight | |
| For your Eyes Only | Pink persica | 80cm | Slight | |
| Golden Wedding | Golden yellow | 90cm | Good | |
| Happy Anniversary | Salmon pink | 90cm | Good | |
| Hot Chocolate | Velvet smokey brown | 90cm | Good | |
| Lady Marmalade | Rose of the Year 2014 | Bright tangerine | 90cm | Good |
| Love Struck AGM | Cherry red | 95cm | Slight | |
| Margaret Merril | White | 90cm | Good | |
| Natash Richardson | Medium pink | 90cm | Strong | |
| Remembrance | Scarlet | 75cm | Spicy | |
| Rhapsody in Blue | Purple fading to blue | 120cm | Strong | |
| Ruby 40th Anniversary | Deep red | 120cm | Strong | |
| Silver 25th Anniversary | Pure white | 90cm | Good | |
| Super Trouper | Bright orange | 90cm | Slight |
Ground Cover Roses Flower all Season
| Variety Name | Colour | Height | Scent | |
| Kent | Pure white | 60x90cm | ||
| Surrey | Soft | 60x120cm | ||
| Worcestershire | Bright yellow | 60x90cm | ||
Hedging Roses
| Variety Name | Colour | Height | Scent | Notes | |
| Rosa rubiginosa | Pink,decorative hips | H P R | |||
| Rosa rugosa Alba | White decorative hips | H P R | |||
| Rosa rugosa Rubra | Deep pink, decorative hips | H P R | |||
| Rosa spinoissima | R eglanteria | White decorative hips | H P R |
Hybrid Tea Roses Flower all Season
| Nostalgic Roses are continuous flowering roses. At 1m they are larger than most Hybrid Teas and could easily be classed as small shrub roses,but the breeder considers them Hybrid Teas.They are strongly scented. Only recently available, they are proving very popular. |
| Variety Name | Colour | Height | Scent | |
| A Whiter Shade of Pale | Very pale pink | 90cm | Strong | |
| Deep Secret | Velvet red | 90cm | Strong | |
| Enchantress | Nostalgic | Light pink | 100cm | Strong |
| Freedom | Deep yellow | 90cm | Good | |
| Global Beauty | Nostalgic | Yellow | 100cm | Strong |
| Happy Anniversary | Deep pink | 80cm | Slight | |
| Harry Edland | Rich lilac | 80cm | Strong | |
| Ice Cream | White | 90cm | Strong | |
| Kings Ransom | Rich yellow | 90cm | Good | |
| Lavender Ice | Lavender blue | 100cm | Slight | |
| Loving Memory | Velvet red | 80cm | Delicate | |
| Moody Blue | Mauve blue | 100cm | Strong | |
| Nostalgia | Nostalgic | White/cherryred | 100cm | Good |
| Peace | Yellow flushed pink | 100cm | Slight | |
| Pink Martini | Nostalgic | Medium pink | 100cm | Strong |
| Pure Poetry | Nostalgic | Burgundy | 100cm | Strong |
| Rachel | Nostalgic | Soft apricot | 100cm | Good |
| Simply the Best | White | 75cm | Good | |
| Soer Emanuelle | Pink | 90cm | Strong | |
| Strike it Rich | Gold/orange | 100cm | Good | |
| Sunny Sky | Rose of the Year 2016 | Creamy yellow | 120cm | Fruity |
| Truly Scrumptious | Pale pink/deep reverse | 90cm | slight | |
| Whisky Mac | Bronze/orange | 75cm | good |
Shrub Roses
| The term shrub rose covers quite a wide variety of types. Some of the heritage varieties flower only once in the summer but are still worth growing for their beauty and fragrance. |
| Modern shrub roses are modern hybrids which repeat flower Moss roses have mossy growth on their stems and calyces and double or semi double flowers in clusters. Portland compact are repeat flowering roses with double or semi double flowers Rosa mundi syn Rosa Galiicia Versicolour with crimson striped white flowers Rosa rubrifolia syn Rosa glauca -Grey foliage red hips and Rosa Rugosa are sturdy roses which flower repeatedly and are suitable for hedging.They have large ornamental hips. |
| Variety Name | Colour | Height | Scent | Notes | |
| Agnes | Rugosa | Rich yellow amber | 1.8×1.5m | Strong | R |
| Belle de Crecy | Cerise fading to violet | 1.8×1.5m | Strong | ||
| Canary Bird | Canary yellow single | 1.8×1.8m | Good | ||
| Ferdinand Pitchard | Pink/crimson stripes | 1.5×1.2m | Rich | R | |
| Frau Dagmar Hastrup | Rugosa | Pink | 1.5 x 1.5m | Strong | |
| Jacqueline du Pré | Modern Shrub | Blush white | 1.3×1.0m | Musk | H P R |
| Jacques Cartier AGM | Portland | Pink | 1.2x 0.9m | Strong | R |
| Joseph’s Coat | Orange/yellow | 2m x 2m | Good | R | |
| Macmillan Nurse | Whie blush pink | .0.9 x 0.9m | Medium | R | |
| Madame Hardy AGM | White | 1.5×1.2m | Strong | NW | |
| Maiden’s Blush AGM | Blush pink | 1.0×1.0m | Strong | ||
| Moonlight | Creamy white clusters | 1.5×1.5 | Strong | R | |
| Old Blush China | Pale pink,deepens | 1.2×1.0m | Slight | R | |
| Patricia Kent | Rich cream | 1.3×0.9 | Good | R | |
| Queen of Denmark | Soft pink | 1.5×1.2m | Strong | NW | |
| Rosa Moyesii Geranium | Geranium red red hips | 2.4×1.8m | Slight | ||
| Rosa Mundi | Rosa Gallicia Versicolor | Crimson striped white | 1.2×1.0m | Medium | Sh P |
| Rosa Mutabilis | Light yellow then deep pink | 1.2×1.0m | None | R | |
| Rosa rubrifolia AG | Rosa glauca | Grey foliage,red hips | 1.8×1.8m | None | NW |
| Sally Holmes | Modern Shrub | Pale pink to white | 1.2×0.9m | Slight | H P R |
| Sarah van Fleet | Mallow pink | 1.8×1.2m | Srong | H P R | |
| Souvenir du Dr. Jamin | Plum red | 1.5×1.2m | Rich | Sh P R | |
| Westerland | Modern Shrub | Apricot blend | 1.8×1.2m | Strong | R |
| William Lobb AGM | Moss | Dusky purple | 1.8×1.5m | Good | NW |
Standard Roses Flower all Season
| Variety Name | Colour | Height | Scent | |
| Arthur Bell | Bright yellow | 80cm | Strong | |
| Bonica | Pink | 75cm | Strong | |
| English Princess | Medium pink | 80cm | Strong | |
| Happy Anniversary | Red | 75cm | Sweet | |
| Happy Times | Deep pink | 50cm | Slight | |
| Love Never Dies | Bright red | 50cm | Delicate | |
| Margaret Merril | Pure white | 75cm | Strong | |
| Natasha Richardson | Medium pink | 80cm | Strong | |
| Nostalgia | Cream edged chery red | 75cm | Strong | |
| Ruby Anniversary | Rich red | 50cm | Slight | |
| Supertrouper | Bright orange | 75cm | Slight | |
| Sweet Dream | Peach/apricot | 50cm | Slight | |
| Sweet Memories | Pink | 50cm | Good |
Terrace, Patio and Miniature Roses Flower all Season
| Variety Name | Colour | Height | Scent | |
| Crimson Sweet Dreams | Crimson | 55cm | Good | |
| Cumberland | Climber | Rich red | 175cm | Good |
| Flower Power Gold | Gold | 45cm | Good | |
| Gentle Touch | Pale pink | 40cm | Slight | |
| Golden Patio | Medium yellow | 55cm | Slight | |
| Lavender Symphonies | Purple/lilac | 65cm | Slight | |
| Orange Sunblaze | Orange Red | 45cm | Slight | |
| Pearl 30th Anniversary | Pearl pink | 60cm | None | |
| Pretty Polly | Bright pink | 30cm | Slight | |
| Special Friend | Blush pink | 60cm | Strong | |
| Special Grandad | Bright red | 55cm | Delicate | |
| Sumertime AGM | Climber | Creamy yellow | 220cm | Good |
| Sweet Dream | Peach/apricot | 45cm | Good | |
| Sweet Magic | Orange and gold | 45cm | Good | |
| Sweet Memories | Pink | 45cm | Good | |
| Thank You | Apricot/pink | 50cm | Slight | |
| Wildfire | Flame orange | 50cm | Good |