Recommended Rose Varieties

Species Roses

• Rosa banksiae lutea (Yellow Lady Banks), Rosa gallica versicolor (Rosa Mundi), Rosa glauca, Rosa gallica officinalis (Apothecarys Rose), Rosa laevigata (Cherokee), Rosa virginiana, Rosa eglanteria (Sweetbriar).

Old Garden Roses

• Gallicas: Charles de Mill, Tuscany, Cardinal de Richelieu, Gloire de France

• Damasks: Mme Hardy, Celsiana, Autumn Damask, Mme Zoetmans

• Albas: Alba Semi‐plena, Great Maidens Blush, Felicite Parmentier, Mme Plantier

• Centifolias: Fantin‐Latour, Petite de Hollande, Rose de Meaux

• Mosses: Crested Moss, Henri Martin, Salet, Old Red Moss

• Portlands: "Comte de Chambord, Duchess of Portland, Rose de Rescht

• Hybrid Chinas: Archduke Charles, Mutabilis, Old Blush, Green Rose

• Teas: Safrano, Duchesse de Brabant, Gloire de Dijon (climbing)

• Bourbons: Souvenier de la Malmaison, Reine Victoria, Mme Pierre Oger, Zephirine Drouhin (climbing), Louise Odier, Mme Isaac Pereire

• Hybrid Perpetuals: Paul Neyron, Marchioness of Londonderry, Frau Karl Druschki, Marchesa Bocella, Barrone Prevost

• Noisettes: Reve dOr, Nastarana, Alister Stella Gray, Mme Alfred Carriere, Lamarque

Modern Roses

• Hybrid Teas: Pristine, Sheer Bliss, Karen Blixen, Virginia, Just Joey, Elina, Kardinal, Sheer Elegance, St. Patrick, Mister Lincoln, Marijke Koopman, Olympiad, Paris de Yves St. Laurent, Rina Hugo, Osiana, New Zealand, Dainty Bess, Gemini,  Moonstone, Veteran’s Honor,  Let Freedom Ring, Secret

• Grandifloras: Queen Elizabeth, Gold Medal, Tournament of Roses, Sonia, Fragrant Plum

• Floribundas: First Kiss, French Lace, Iceberg, Gruss an Aachen, Playgirl, Playboy, Amber Queen, Margaret Merril, Sunsprite, Charlotte Anne, Showbiz, Lady of the Dawn, Lavaglut, Nicole

• Polyanthas: The Fairy, China Doll, Cecile Brunner (Sweethheart Rose)

• Large-Flowered Climbers: New Dawn, Clair Matin, America, Handel, Royal Sunset, Altissimo, Dublin Bay, Pierre de Ronsard, Rosarium Uetersen, Fourth of July, Sombreuil

• Hybrid Wichuranas (Ramblers): Paul’s Himalayan Musk, Newport Fairy, Dorothy Perkins

• Classic Shrubs: Ballerina, Penelope, Buff Beauty, Kathleen, Belinda, William Baffin, Dortmund, John Cabot, Rosaraie de l’Hay, Champlain, Properity

• Modern Shrubs: Sally Holmes, Carefree Delight, Carefree Wonder, Golden Wings, Bonica, Royal Bonica, Alchymist, Pearl Meidiland, Pink Meidiland, Knock Out

• David Austin’s English Roses: Heritage, Gertrude Jekyll, Mary Rose, Charlotte, Graham Thomas, Golden Celebration, Evelyn, Abraham Darby, Perdita

• Miniatures and Mini‐Floras: Jean Kenneally, Minnie Pearl, Irresistible, Pierrine, Giggles, Cachet, Tiffany Lyn, Starina, Fairhope, Miss Flippens, Linville, Winsome, Bees Knees, Soroptomist International, Memphis King, Louisville Lady, Dr. John Dickman

Earth Kind Roses
Earth Kind is a designation given to select roses by the Texas A&M University Agriculture program. Earth Kind Roses have been through rigorous testing and evaluation by a team of horticultural experts and found to possess the high level of landscape performance and outstanding disease and insect tolerance/ resistance required to achieve this special designation.

Earth Kind roses are certainly not immune to pest problems. However, their tolerance to pests is so great that they rarely require the use of chemical pesticides. These roses do very well in almost any soil type.

The following roses have received the Earth Kind designation:

• Belinda’s Dream, Caldwell Pink, Carefree Beauty (Katy Road Pink), Climbing Pinkie, Ducher, Duchesse de Brabant, Else Poulson, Georgetown Tea, Knock Out (Cherry Red), Marie Daly, Mutabilis, Perle d’Or, Sea Foam, Spice, The Fairy. 

Refer to the American Rose Society's Handbook for Selecting Roses for colors and ratings.  Available from Roses Unlimited, Heirloom Old Garden Roses, Edmunds' Roses, Jackson and Perkins, Wayside Gardens, The Antique Rose Emporium, Bridges Roses, Carlton Roses, Regan Nursery, Arena Roses, David Austin Roses Limited, Rosemania.

For more information contact Pat Taylor, GCV Rose Chairman.