Adelaide d’Orleans - Hybrid Sempervirens Rosebush

Creator: Jacques, France, 1826
Origin: “SempervirensRosebuch” x “Old Blush”
Flowers: 6 cm
Height: 5 m

It was Jacques Antoine, head gardener of the Duke of Orleans, the future King of France, who took this beautiful sarmentose, vigorous rose, whose flexible branches are ideal for an arch or a pergola. The buttons rosy-purple buds open in flower, semi-folded and are of a white-pinkish-cream color, with crimson hues on the reverse of the petals. Flowering is unique, but profuse and prolonged. The foliage is dense and dark green and the plant is covered with strong spines.
Princess Adelaide d'Orleans (1777-1847) was the sister of the Duke of Orleans. When her brother Louis Phillipe, was crowned King of France, in 1830, Adelaide become one of his main advisers.

Souvenir d’Adolphe Turc - Polianta Rosebush

Creator: Turc, France, 1926
Flowers: 4 cm
Height: 60 cm

This is a small flowering rosebush recovered by André Eve after half a century of negligence.
The flowers of a rosy-salmon are delicate and bright and come in compact groups. This is indeed a healthy plant, ideal for borders, terraces and small plots.

Mr. Rosier - Chestnut Rose

Creator: Nabonnand, France, 1887
Flowers: 10 cm
Height: 8 m

This climbing rose quite vigorous and remnant, is indicated for hot and mild climates. The flowers are pink, with shades of yellow in the core, blooming almost all year long, thus justifying its cultivation and fame among the most prestigious gardeners.

Denise Cassegrain - Polianta Rose

Creator: Unknown, France, 1922
Flowers: 4 cm
Height: 50 cm

This compact shrub is ideal for borders or pots.
Flowering is abundant and uninterrupted. As for the flowers, they are quite folded and fragrant, of a snow-white color, and come in groups of thirty to forty.

Fabvier - China Rose

Creator: Laffay, France, 1832
Flowers: 5 cm
Height: 75 cm

The stunning scarlet flowers of the "Fabvier" were, without a doubt, something spectacular and new in the distant year of 1832, when of its introduction on the market.
The small flowers appear in groups of three to fifteen and the beauty of their color is enhanced by bright yellow stamens and the presence of two to three white stripes that run down the center and extends to the edge of the petals. They are of medium height and have small bright green leaves, highlighting their almost permanent bloom. The baron Charles - Fabvier Nicolas (1782-1855) was a famous French general, who became a hero in the independence of Greece.

Psyche - Hybrid Multiflora Rosebush

Creator: William Paul, England, 1899
Origin: “Turner’s Crimson Rambler” x “Golden Fairy”
Flowers: 5 cm
Height: 4 m

The flowers, full and fragrant, in a rosy medium color, lighter on the reverse of the petals open gradually, in small groups, and remain in good condition for many days. The foliage is of a splendorous bright green. This magnificent rosebush o William Paul (1823-1905) deserves a prominent place in any garden.

René André - Hybrid Wichurana Rose

Creator: Barbier, France, 1900
Origin: Wichurana Rose” x “L’Ideal”
Flowers: 6 cm
Height: 4,5 metros

The flowers of the "Rene Andre" are fascinating, because they contain a mixture of bronze, orange and dark pink that contrast with each other as the petals bloom. Semi folded and with a slight scent of tea roses, these roses come in small groups, diposing of dark green foliage. After the first flowering, they usually flourish with much less intensity.

Countess of Gallard – Béarn Chestnut Climber Rose

Creator: Bernaix, France, 1893
Flowers: 7 cm
Height: 3 m

This is a rose difficult to acquire and which is currently very little cultivated either in the United States and in Europe. The flowers are intensely fragrant and very beautiful. It is a climber adequate to mild and hot climates.

Ophelia - Hybrid Tea Rose

Creator: W. Paul, England, 1912
Flowers: 10 cm
Height: 1m

This rose is still a big favorite in many catalogs: their flowers are fragrant with broad petals, well formed, medium sized, reminding us of our childhood and bringing us memories of happy days at spring. The flowers are pale pink color, with shades of yellow at the base of the petals
They appear in large numbers, usually solitary, sometimes in groups of two to five. The plant is erect and has glossy green foliage, thus having a delicate and refined port. Can be easily attacked by the black spot, reason why it is advisable, to do a preventative treatment against aphid at the beginning of summer. The origin of this rose is unknown but the fact is that a mutation led to important "Madame Butterfly" created by Hill in 1918, in the US.
William Paul, decided to christen this beautiful rose with the name of the unfortunate character in Shakespeare's tragedy Hamlet. Hamlet judging that he was killing the King, kills Polonius, Ophelia's father. Grief and despair made him lose his mind and ends up unhappy, whereas the lady drowns in the riverbanks where he used to pick up flowers.

Shot Silk - Hybrid Tea Rose

Creator: Dickson, Northern Ireland, 1924
Origin: “Hugh Dickson” x “Sunstar”
Flowers: 11 cm
Height: 1, 25 m

Upon introduction "Shot Silk" was very well received seeing that it was one of the first Hybrid Tea rose "Pernetianas" (with yellow and orange flowers), strongly scented. And indeed, the flowers of this rose is typical of hybrid tea, quite elegant and well formed that comes as solitary or in groups of two to four.
The inner petals are short and few in number, but that does not diminish the beauty and class of these flowers. In fact it is quite the contrary. The color varies: sometimes a cherry red with orange tones, yellow and salmon, and sometimes yellow and orange predominate in relation to red. The colors are more intense in temperate climates, and the flowers are very resistant to rain. The foliage is of a medium green, and the branches have few thorns. It is a healthy shrub, erect, and produces flowers continuously until the end of autumn
The Dickson family is the oldest British dynasty of rose breeders. After six generations Colin Dickson, born in 1956, continues today to lead the family company in Newtonwards, near Belfast, Northern Ireland.
George Dickson (1832-1914) was the first British to follow the methods of Henry Bennet, in what refers the hybridization of roses. In 1892 he obtained the first results, a Hybrid tea rose called "Mrs W. J. Grant. Later on he obtained two other highly successful roses: "Liberty" (1902) and "George Dickson" (1912). He also produced some Hybrid Perpetual roses: "Tom Wood" (1896), "J. B. Clark 'and' Hugh Dickson 'in 1905.

Ghislaine de Feligonde - Hybrid Multiflora Rose

Creator: Turbat, France, 1916
Origin: semente de “Goldfinch”
Flowers: 6 cm
Height: 4m

"E. Turbat & Cie ", located near the town of Orleans, was one of the largest companies that used to sell plants and gardening articles in Europe, in the first half of the nineteenth century. The production and sale of roses was just one part of their business. Still Turbat was able to commercialized, in a single year, about 500,000 roses, especially poliantas and climbing roses. He also introduced in the market 35 new "Ramblers", most of which cease to be cultivated throughout the years. 
Only nine have been preserved in Sangenhausen rose garden, and among them lays the beautiful "Ghislaine Feligonde " that two years ago I had the great pleasure to plant in my garden. Can be grown as a large shrub and repeats its flowering in autumn. The flowers open apricot color with reflections of yellow, peach, pink and white, are fragrant and appear in groups of ten. The plant has few thorns and produces very attractive red berries after flowering.
Ghislaine was a unique woman who managed to rescue, her husband, the Earl of Feligonde, from the battlefield at night and at great risk, who had been seriously injured during an attack. Upon hearing this story, Turbat decided to honor his heroine.

General Schablikine - Tea Rose

Creator: Nabonnand, France, 1878
Flowers: 8 cm
Height: 1,75 m

"General Schablikine" is arguably one of the best known Tea roses that in the past had a great success in southern France and Italy. Its scented flowers are of a bright pink cherry color and emerge solitary or in groups of two to five throughout spring and summer. The shrub is erect and covered with dark green foliage. General Schablikine was a hero of the Crimean War (1854-1855) who later assumed important functions at the political level.

Ellen Willmott - Hybrid Rosebush Tea

Creator: Archer, England, 1936
Origin: “Dawty Bess” x “Lady Hillingdon”
Flowers: 8 cm
Height: 1,5 m

The flowers ivory color with the reverse of the petals of a subtle peach and prominent gold stamens are of unique beauty. They appear in groups of three to twelve, reminding the floribundas of the 50’s.
The rosebush is healthy and the foliage dark. Ellen Willmott was a famous English rose breeder, with a passion for old garden roses. This rose, named in her honor, was introduced in the market two years after her death.

Aimée Vibert - Hazelnut Rose

Creator: Vibert, France, 1828
Origin: “Champneys Pink” x “Rosa Sempervirens”
Flowers: 5 cm
Height: 5 m

Also called "Unique", the rose breeder Vibert named this rose after her daughter. In 1826 he wrote to his agents in England “I have a beautiful new rose, before whom all English must kneel”.
The buttons are pink but the flowers open in white. They appear in great profusion, in groups of 5 to 12, and her delicate beauty stands in full sunlight.
The petals are thin and sensitive to rain and moisture. This is a healthy, vigorous and rustic rose, with good foliage and reaches a height of over 5m. Ideal for a pergola or a bow, this rose is unquestionably one of the best climbing roses of all time.

Tea Rambler - Hybrid Multiflora Rose

Creator: W. Paul, England, 1904
Origin: Turner’s Crimson Rambler” x “a Tea Rose”
Flowers: 5 cm
Height: 5, 5 m

William Paul's talent is evident in the subtle beauty of this exceptional rose. The flowers open, well formed, flat rosette-shaped, pinkish copper colored, with a darker shade on the reverse of the petals. It has a sweet fragrance and comes in groups of three to fifteen.

Blue Magenta - Hybrid Multiflora Rose

Origin: unknown, around 1920
Flowers: 5 cm
Height: 4 m

The origin of this freckled rose remains unknown. Suitable for pillars and arches, its bloom is a unique festival of color, an exotic blend of lilac, mauve, purple and violet that catches everyone’s attention.
The flowers are small and quite bent, with a faint perfume and come in bunches. The very small leaves are dark green.

Rambling Rector - Hybrid Multiflora Rosebush

Creator: Daisy Hill, Ireland, 1900
Flowers: 4 cm
Height: 4 m

This climbing rosebush which can reach 6m height, under favorable conditions, is vigorous and healthy that at blossom produces small white flowers, quite fragrant, semi-folded in large bunches, with bright yellow stamens in great profusion. The green foliage is also pretty beautiful. 

Beauty of  Rosemawr - Hybrid China Rosebush

Creator: Van Fleet, USA, 1903
Flowers: 7 cm
Height: 70 cm

These full flowers, well formed, with the center crimson-red, outer petals rose-purple with white fragments arise continuously during spring and summer.
 This rosebush is quite small but very dense, ideal for a small plot or a vase.

Deschamps - Hazelnut Rose

Creator: Deschamps, France. 1877
Flowers: 7 cm
Height: 2,5 m

Also known as "Longworth Rambler", this beautiful Noisette offers a profuse bloom almost all year round and it is quite resistant to diseases. The flowers are medium sized, whose cherry-red color develops into dark pink, appearing in countless clusters. The foliage is of a medium green color. This rose is ideal for a pergola or to grow along one wall and exposed to sunlight.

Robert Le Diable - Centifolia (Cabbage) Rosebush

Origin: France; prior to 1850
Flowers: 7 cm
Height: 1, 2 m

This is a rosebush a bit difficult to classify. It is unquestionably a late-flowering hybrid. Its flowers medium size, slightly fragrant and pompom-shaped, has a violet color when of cold climates.
With the heat the flowers are, first, of a rose cherry color, then magenta with purple reflections. The leaves are dark green, wide and quite resistant to diseases. We know nothing about the upwards, nor who hybridized it, nor the year of its introduction, but some say that the name came from an opera of Meyerbeer, "Robert Le Diable" which was premiered for the first time in 1831.

Emily Gray - Hybrid Wichurana Rose

Creator: Williams, England, 1917
Origin: “Jersey Beauty” x “Comtesse du Cayla”
Flowers: 7 cm
Height: 6 m

The flowers are semi double, cup-shaped, with 25 petals and of a golden color, bearing the dark stamens. These roses emerge in spring, in small groups, emanating a subtle perfume. The bronze-green leaves line the vigorous branches. This is a resistant plant, slow-growing, able to attain considerable heights

Lady Oktavia Hesse - Hybrid Wichurana Rose

Creator: Hesse, Germany, 1910
Origin: “Wichurana Rose” x “Imperatrice Auguste Victoria”
Flowers: 7 cm
Height: 6 m

Some consider this the best "wichurana” roses with white flowers. These appear in great profusion, in small groups, very dense. The foliage is dark green and the branches and very flexible. This plant is suitable for a range of medium size.

Goldfinch - Hybrid Multiflora Rose

Creator: G. Paul, England, 1907
Origin: possibly seed of “Helene”
Flowers: 4 cm
Height: 3 to 4 m

Its semi double flowers with a fruity scent, are small, but appear in large clusters. The apricot colored buttons give place to a rich yellow flowers that quickly change to white, especially when the weather is warm and clear. "Goldfinch" is susceptible to black spot and mildew but this rarely affects its force or its profuse flowering.

Madame Sancy de Parabére - Boursault Rosebush

Creator: Bonnet, France, 1874
Flowers: 11 a 12 cm
Height: 5 m

Also known as "Madame Sancy " this is without a doubt, a beautiful rose.
The flowers of a deep pink bloom in a rosette where the center is composed of numerous small petals and a larger circle symmetrical petals abroad. The flowers are disposed in small groups of three to five, and the delicate petals are susceptible to rain and wind. Their stems haven’t got thorns and this rose can grow up to 5m height. Generous and early flowering, with glossy leaves, it is a pity that this interesting rose is so overlooked, because properly planted and treated is likely to rival the best climbers.

Claire Jacquier - Hazelnut Rosebush

Creator: Bernaix, France, 1888
Flowers: 3cm
Height: 5 to 10 m

The small flowers, semi double, light scent and of a faint yellow when they open, quickly go over a creamy white afterwards and bloom in clusters of five to ten. In the proper conditions, this climbing rosebush can be quite vigorous, reaching up to 10m tall.

Triumph of Guillot Fils - Rosebush Tea

Creator: Guillot Fils, France, 1861
Flowers: 9 cm
Height: 3 m

It is a beautiful rosebush tea still commercialized by the House of Guillot. This rosebush produces large folded flowers, slightly fragrant, rose-peach colored in the center and white in the edge of the petals. It is a resistant plant that can quickly reach three meters in height.

Alfred de Dalmas - Moss Rose

Creator: Laffay, France, 1855
Flowers: 10 cm
Height: 1 m

Also called "Mousseline" this rose develops as a compact shrub of medium size, with few thorns and a strong green foliage
The flowers are cream-colored with reflections of pink and have a special charm. But what makes this "Alfred de Dalmas” so special, is the ability to continuously repeat blooming until early autumn, which is not usual in the moss roses

Baby Faurax - Polianteia Rosebush

Creator: Lille, France, 1924
Flowers: 4 cm
Height: 60 cm

It is a rose whose popularity remains unchanged since its introduction. The flowers, folded, are of a very intense violet in temperate climates, and come in groups of five to ten. The foliage is dark and the “bush” is well covered with thorns.

Jean Mermoz - Polianteia Rose

Criador: Cherault, France, 1937
Flowers: 2cm
Height: 50 cm

This wonderful Polianteia invokes the famous French aviator Jean Mermoz (1901-1936) pioneered of the " Generale Aeropostale Company " that made the air route between Toulouse, Casablanca and Dakar, and subsequently between France and South America.
In 1936, Mermoz disappeared at sea, over Senegal, on board the seaplane "La Croix du Sud.”
This Polianteia produces continuously full fragrant flowers, quite folded, of an intense mauvecolor that arise in dense clumps, until late autumn.
The leaves are very small, shiny and of a dark green.
Jean Mermoz had a great commercial success and still today this rose continues to be grown.

Trier - Hybrid Multiflora Rose

Creator: Lambert, Germany, 1904
Origin: “Aglaia” – unknown rose
Flowers: 3,5 cm
Height: 2,5 metros

“Trier” is a beautiful imposing rose that Peter Lambert baptized after the name of his hometown. Its buds are of a pinkish color and the flowers are white, which stamens are of prominent golden color.
These roses arise profusely in large groups until the end of summer, through a shiny green foliage. In autumn the berries appear. The plant is very thorny and quite resistant to cold.

Bloomfield Courage - Hybrid Wichurana Rosebush

Creator: Thomas, USA, 1925
Flowers: 3 cm
Height: 4 m

This rosebush created great expectations.
When Thomas introduced in the market, he said that the "Bloomfield Courage would be an important advance in the creation of imposing Wichuranas.
However, the results were, with al due respect, disappointing, once this rose would turn out to be slightly imposing.
The flowers are small but fragrant, and of a very dark red with a white center and yellow stamens that appear in large groups, in an immense profusion of color in mid-spring.
This rose isn’t that prickly and the branches and foliage are very malleable, it is ideal for an arch or a pergola.

Gloire de Dijon - Climbing Rose Tea

Creator: Jacotot, France, 1853
Flowers: 10 cm
Height: 5 m

This famous rose that for so many years proliferated in the most famous gardens throughout the World, is nowadays known as "Old Glory". Since its introduction in 1853, this rose won a special status because of its resistance, once that it is able to withstand the colder climates of North America and Europe.
For over 100 years, due to its versatility and adaptability, it was accepted as one of the best old climbing rosebush.
The man who created was a florist from Dijon called Jacotot. In 1852 the "Gloire de Dijon" won first prize at the Festival of Dijon and a year later earned a Gold Medal in the famous "Paris Exhibition”, making it a big commercial success.
Some say that "Gloire de Dijon" resulted from a cross between a Tea Rose and the Bourbon rosebush "Souvenir de la Malmaison", which explains its legendary resistance to harsh climates
Its flowers are large, and they first come in cup display that then go flat when open, with a wonderful fragrance of tea. The color can be defined as ocher-pink-gold, old cream or apricot-orange, or one can simply say “an extremely attractive color that constantly changes”.
Blooms easily and in continuous way, unrelenting throughout the year, especially warm climates, producing beautiful flowers. However this rose shows some sensitivity to humidity, powdery mildew or black spot, which can be overcome with proper treatment
In the years after its introduction, this beautiful rose was extensively exploited by some famous rose breeders for the introduction of new varieties. Among them stand out the Antoine Levet (1818-1891), a Frenchman who introduced sixteen new high quality roses after "Gloire de Dijon”.

Astrid Spath Striped - Floribunda

Discovered: L. C. Spath, Germany, 1933
Sport of  Frau Astrid Spath

Pink blend floribunda, Semi-double (petals 9-16) bloom form. Height: 60 cm. Blooms in flushes troughout the season.

Hovyn de Tronchére - Tea

Creator: Jouannem Puyravaud, France, 1897

Moderate fragrance. Large, double (petals 17-25) born mostly solitary, in small clusters bloom form.

Deutsches Danzig - Poliantha Rose

Creator: Lambert, 1935

Carmine-Pink with white centre, small, single (petals 4-8) bloom form. Blooms in flushes troughout the season.

Hansa - Hybrid Wrinkled Rosebush

Creator: Schaum & Van Tol, 1905
Flowers: 10 cm
Height: 2 m

Being tough and vigorous this rosebush produces semi-double large flowers, quite fragrant of a deep purplish-crimson color that are produced continuously in groups of three to five throughout spring and summer
This shrub is compact and dense, has very thorny branches that can be used as a hedge plant. Supports zero temperatures. After flowering it produces large fruit, round and red, resembling small tomatoes. It is a rose that bears with difficult soils and climates and it developed well in sandy soil.

Seagull - Hybrid Whichurana Rose

Creator: Pritchard, England, 1907
Flowers: 3 cm
Height: 4 to 7m

The single bloom of the “Seagull” is really amazing.
Its single flowers, of a pure white, fragrant and semi double, produced in great profusion in clusters of thirty to fifty, has a wonderful effect, especially when it takes an arch or a pergola
Its origin is unknown. It is sometimes confused with the Hybrid multiflora ''Rambling Rector."

Leda - Damask Rose

Origin: France, 1827
Flowers: 8 cm
Height: 1,5m

Jack Harkness wrote that "the Damask Rose is oddly mysterious.” It's true. And in the case of this rose, also known as "Painted Damask, " this evidence is confirmed.
Nobody knows who created it, where did it came from and what its genealogy. And yet, it's a rose that arouses curiosity and attraction especially for the spectacular contrast of color of its flowers among the immaculate white and bright purple.
Appearing in groups of three to seven, in the far right of the branches covered with green foliage, its fragrant flowers comes in white, very compartmentalized, with the center bud, have a few paint strokes of bright purple at the edges of the petals, with added focus on the exterior ones. If we proceed to a slight pruning after flowering, is likely to produce some flowers from July to late August.
Figure of mythology, Leda, wife of Tindaro, King of Sparta, was loved deeply by Zeus, King of Gods, who took the form of a swan in order to try to win her heart, mother of two pairs of twins, Castor and Pollux, Helen and Clytemnestra.

Madame de Watteville - Tea Rose

Criator: Jean-Baptiste André (fils) Guilot, França, 1883

Salmon-Pink, shading, pink edges. Strong fragrance, large, double (petals 17-25). Born mostly solitary with bloom form. Susceptible to mildew. Requires Spring freeze protection.

Hermosa - China Rose

Creator: Marchesseau, France, 1834
Flowers: 6 cm
Height: 80 cm

The buds of this delicate rose are wide but elegant and its flowers are quite fragrant, displaying folded flowers, of a good shape and of a soft pink with shades of purple, appearing without interruption throughout the year, in groups of three to seven.
Marchesseau gave it the name of Hermosa, which means "beauty" in Greek. And from my point of view it was right. The plant has a good size, is compact and ideal as a rose or a flower bed border
The leaves are fragile and of a light green. Unfortunately, when the weather is damp, this rose is very susceptible to mildew and black spot thus requires appropriate treatment. Nonetheless, we should not allow this characteristic to inhibit its cultivation, once that this is a large category rose to rival the so many others roses in the market.

Dr. W. Van Fleet - Hybrid Wichurana Rosebush

Creator: Van Fleet, USA, 1910
Origin: (Rosa Wichurana Rose and “Safrano”)
Flowers: 10 cm
Height: 5,5m

This beautiful rosebush, with its elegant buds that open into large flowers well formed, filled with wide pink petals, is a classic that deserves a bit of respect. The delicacy of the flowers is illusory, once it bears no major problems to rainy and humid weather. Very fragrant, these roses appear in late spring, then sporadically until the end of summer. Its bright green foliage is beautiful and resistant to diseases. This is a vigorous plant, ideal for an arbor or a bow that arguably ennobles any garden.

Queen of Violets - Hybrid Perpetual Rose

Creator: Millet-Malet, France, 1860
Origin: “Pio IX”
Flowers: 10 cm
Height: 2 m 

It is worth growing this rose just for its for its purple-lilac flowers. This is, without doubt, its main quality, which explains the degree of popularity it reached in the Victorian Era.
Moreover, the intensity of flower color, flat and rosette-shaped, may vary depending on the year, soil, climate and sun exposure. The petals are arranged in perfect sets and its reverse is of a silvery pink. The fragrant flowers appear in groups of three to five, throughout the spring and summer. Its grayish green leaves are beautiful and enhance the unique charm of this rose.
But not all is "roses". The “Queen of Violets" can be capricious and requires special attention, especially in preventive treatments against powdery mildew and black spot.

Dr. Huey

Synonym: Dr. Robert Huey
Class: Hybrid Wichurana
Creator: Thomas, USA, 1914
Parentage: “Ethel” x “Gruss an Teplitz”

“Dr. Huey” is a very hardy flowered climbing rose, dark red, medium size, semi-double (15 petals) flowers. The flowers are a soft, velvety, crimson-marron, with prominent golden anthers and they are exquisitely beautiful. The foliage is dark green and glossy. “Dr. Huey” has a slight fragrance. Starts blooming in mid-Spring and continues blooming for about 3 weeks.

Chestnut Rose

Origin: China 1824

The “Chestnut Rose” (R. Roxburghii plena) originated in China was known before 1824. It was brought to the Botanic Garden at Calcutta, India around 1824, from which it was introducet. It is named Fopr William Roxburgh, who was superintendent of the gardens. The “Chestnut Rose” blooms are double (over 40 petals), lilac-pink, medium sized, and borne often solitary on short pedicles. Strats blooming in April and it repeats sporadialy. Throughout the summer and early fall. The foliage is medium-green, and very small with as many as is evenly arranged, oval pointed leaflets on each leaf. This rose is easily propagated from cuttings.

Glory of Polyantha - Rose Polianteia

Creator: Guillot, France, 1887
Origin: “Mignonette Seed”
Height: 50 cm

It is one of the first Polianteia. The clusters of about eighty small flowers, fuchsia colored with fragments of white, appear almost continuously during the spring and summer. This rose needs some preventive treatment against downy mildew and can be planted in pots.

Thalia - Hybrid Rosebush Multiflora

Creator: Schmitt, Germany, 1895
Origin: “Ma Paquerette” and unknown Rose
Flowers: 3 cm
Height: 4 m

It is a rose with a majestic rose that blooms only once. Its small white flowers are semi folded, quite fragrant and come in large bunches. The foliage is of a medium green slightly bright. The branches are a bit thorny but quite flexible.

Niphetos - Rosebush Tea

Creator: Bougére, France, 1843
Flowers: 9 cm
Height: 80 cm

The flowers of the “Niphetos” are of a pure white, with fragments of a yellowish lemon color on the base of the petals. They come as one or sometimes in groups of five throughout spring and summer.
Back in the 19th century it was a rose used in the Court. This mutation “Rosebush Niphetos” first appeared in 1889 in England and was marketed by the company "Keynes, Williams & Co”.
The flowers are identical to so many others climbing roses, but this one is in fact a vigorous rose that however does not tolerate low temperatures.

White Belgium - Albino Rose

Creator: Vibert, France, 1848
Flowers: 8 cm
Height: 2 m

It is quite usual for one to compare the perfume of this “White Belgium” to the scent of hyacinths. However this is a rare rose!
It produces large white flowers, folded, which often arise in small groups. It blooms only once in late spring or mid-summer, and its foliage is greenish grey.

Spectabilis - Hybrid Sempervirens Rosebush

Origin: Appeared in 1833
Flowers: 6 cm
Height: 3 m

The genealogy of this single blossom rosebush remains unknown.
Experts think this rosebush resulted from a crossing between Sempervirens Rose and a Noisette Rose.
The buttons are purple and have a spherical shape and the flowers are presented in groups of ten to thirty, rosette-shaped, with outer petals of a bright rose color and bright core in shades of lilac. The flowers have a pleasant musky smell. The leaves are small but strong, of an intense dark green, and the branches are covered with spines. This rosebush is very healthy and needs no special care.

Rohan Duchess-Hybrid Perpetual Rose

Creator: possibly Levêque, France, 1847
Flowers: 8 cm
Height: 1, 75 m

The origin of this rose is unknown and has long been discussed as a Centifolia, a Hybrid Perpetual or a Portland Rosebush,
There is no doubt that its foliage is very similar to those of centifolias but on the other hand, is slightly different, which is not typical in that rose category. The flat flowers with numerous petals very compartmentalized, are of a bright pink when they bloom and then remain with a very distinct tenuous pink. The rosebush is compact, but many times is susceptible to attacks by the black spots, but there are rarely substantial damage to consider.