GALLICA
ROSES
Gallicas, or French roses, are ancient roses which were cultivated by the Romans.
Colors ranged from pale pinks to the deepest burgundy, solid, striped and mottled.
From about the year 1200 to 1800 these were the main roses in cultivation.
They have few thorns, but many prickles.They are upright, fragrant roses
and are an excellent choice for potpourri since their aroma intensifies upon drying.
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Belle de Crecy
Belle Isis
Camaieux
Cardinal de Richelieu
Charles de Milles
Complicata
Duchesse de Montebello
Empress Josephine
Gloire de France
Rosa Mundi
Tuscany Superb
BOURBON ROSES
The Bourbon was a natural hybrid of the damask and China roses, growing in the
Caribbean. Seeds arrived in France in the early 1800's, and cultivation began.
This fragrant rose blooms in early and late summer and in autumn.
Boule de Neige
Commandant Beaurepaire
Gruss an Teplitz
La Reine Victoria
Louise Odier
Madame Lauriol de Barny
Madame Pierre Oger
Souvenir de la Malmaison
Variegata di Bologna
Zephirine Drouhin
ALBA ROSES
The flowers of the alba rose are usually quite small, white to pale pink,
very fragrant, single or double, borne in clusters and non-recurrent.
They are tall, upright plants with thorny canes.
Belle Amour
Celestial
Chloris
Felicite Paramentier
Konigin von Danemark
Madame Plantier
Maiden's Blush
MOSS ROSES
Moss roses get their name from the small hair-like glands on the sepals that
resemble moss. Moss roses were popular in Victorian times. The flowers are
double. They come mostly in shades of pink. The canes have long straight
thorns. Most grow to less than 5 feet.
Alfred de Dalmas
Common Moss
General Kleber
Gloire des Mousseuses
Henri Martin
Little Gem
Louis Gimard
Madame Louis Leveque
Marechal Davoust
Nuits de Young
Salet
Striped Moss
William Lobb
CENTIFOLIA ROSES
Centifolia roses are also known as cabbage roses because the bloom resembles
the head of a cabbage. They were very popular in the late 1700's and early 1800's.
Centifolia roses are very fragrant. The canes are long and heavily thorned.
Fantin-Latour
La Noblesse
Petite de Hollande
Rose des Peintres
The Bishop
Tour de Malakoff
NOISETTE ROSES
Noisette roses were the result of a cross made between R. chinesis and R. moschata
in Charleston, South Carolina in the early 1800's. These roses grow well in warm
climates, and are not winter hardy. The flowers are borne in large clusters
with up to 100 flowers in a cornymb.
Blush Noisette
Celine Forestier
Madame Alfred Carriere
Mary Washington
DAMASK
ROSES
The damasks are ancient roses. They were grown indoors in Roman times
to provide blooms all year long. Damask roses are not very winter hardy,
and grow up to 7 feet tall. The colors range from white to pink
on very large fragrant flowers. The stems are covered with prickles.
Celsiana
Gloire de Guilan
Ispahan
La Ville de Bruxelles
Leda
Madame Hardy
Rose de Rescht
York and Lancaster
