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| Name | Description | Breeder | Introduced | Type | Climbing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naga Belle | cherry pink | Viraraghaven | 2006 | Hybrid gigantea | Y |
| Nancy Hayward | Very large, flat, dark pink to red single. A spectacular sight once it starts climbing. Repeat | Clark | 1937 | Hybrid gigantea | Y |
| Nanjing N-92 | medium size, just double, well formed deep magenta blooms, small clusters | Intro. Brichet | n/a | China | |
| Napoléon | crimson buds opening pale pink with crimson mottling, some yellow tints, large plant and flowers for a china | Laffay | 1835 | China | |
| Nardy | Very large, globular, full flower, coppery salmon yellow, collected from Sangerhausen | Nabonnand | 1888 | Noisette | Y |
| Nastarana | small semi-double blooms of pure white opening flat on a pillar climber | unknown | 1879 | Noisette | Y |
| Natchitoches Noisette | Upright clusters of small to medium pale pink double flowers with darker veining. | found | n/a | Noisette | Y |
| Nevada | large, single, emarginate petals, creamy white, turns pinkish in heat. Blooms along stem. Does not seem to like a hot situation. Moyesii Hybrid | Dot | 1927 | Misc | Y |
| New Blush | semi-double, clusters or single, clear pink. A new china bred by Viru Viraraghavan | Viraraghaven | 2005 | Hybrid gigantea | |
| New Dawn | medium flowers, double, soft shell pink, some remontance | Somerset/ Dreer |
1930 | Wichuriana | Y |
| Niles Cochet | large double flower, reflexed petals pink base with carmine edges and outer petals | California Nursery Co. | 1911 | Tea | |
| Niphetos | flower large, double, very pale yellow bud opening pure white | Bougere | 1841 | Tea | |
| Niphetos Climbing | A more vigorous clone, originating from Austin Roses | n/a | |||
| Noella Nabonnand | This is hopefully correct | Nabonnand | 1900 | ||
| Odee’s Pink Noisette | pale pink, darker centre | found | n/a | Noisette | Y |
| Odorata | small to medium double flower, very pale pink | see Hume’s Blush | Tea | ||
| Old Blush | blush pink fading to darker pink, the shrub form has not proved very vigorous for us | Parsons | 1793 | China | |
| Old Blush (CL) | medium flowers, can be crimson or pink depending on season and climate. Flowers profusely | unknown | unknown | China | Y |
| Ornement des Bosquets | medium size, double slightly nodding flowers a fresh rose pink | Jamain | 1860 | Misc | Y |
| Oscar Chauvrey | Pink/yellow very prickly | Chauvry | 1900 | Noisette | |
| Pam’s Pink | large, double, crimson pink with recurved petals, small shrub. Found | Found (Bermuda) | Found | China | |
| Papa Gontier | large, semi-double to double flower violet pink to crimson with coppery tinges, occasional white streaks | Nabonnand | 1882 | Tea | |
| Papa Gontier CL. | flowers medium to large, double, intense pink yellow shading towards centre, reverse of petals purlish red | Hosp | 1898 | Tea | Y |
| Papa Hemeray | single cupped, reddish pink, continous flowering, small shrub. Very healthy foliage. Closer to Polyanthas | Hémeray- Aubert |
1912 | China | |
| Papillon | medium flowers, semi-double pink and white with copper shading, very free flowering | Nabonnand | 1878 | Tea | |
| Park’s Yellow (Tea Scented) China | large, double pale yellow very floriferous. This isn’t correct but is a wonderful once flowering climber | Parks | 1824 | Tea | Y |
| Paul Ledé (CL) | large, double, full recurved petals, salmon pink inner petals with flesh outer petals, fragrant. This is so close to the noisettes I am tempted to call it that, fantastic pink blooms but requires lots of heatlimbing form | Low | 1913 | Hybrid Tea | Y |
| Paul Nabonnand | large, very double flower with reflexed petals becoming smaller at centre, pale pink with darker centre | Nabonnand | 1877 | Tea | |
| Paul Transon | medium flowers, very double, petals sometimes quilled, bright salmon pink | Barbier | 1901 | Wichuriana | Y |
| Paul’s Himalayan Musk | small, double,clusters, violet pink opening to white, profuse flowering. A giant Multiflora hybrid | Earl/Paul | 1899 | Misc | Y |
| Paul’s Lemon Pillar (CL) | large, double lemon buds opening to creamy white, climbing | G.Paul | 1915 | Hybrid Tea | Y |
| Paul’s Perpetual | large, single white. Continous flowering, a large, vigorous shrub. A HP probably with Moschata influence | G.Paul | 1883 | Misc | Y |
| Pavillon de Pregny | medium, double floweres, purplish pink | Guillot père | 1863 | Noisette | |
| Pax | large, double, formal shape, pure white, golden stamens. Hybrid Musk | Pemberton | 1918 | Misc | Y |
| Pennant | large, double, very small petals in centre, lilac pink 1x | Clark | 1941 | Hybrid gigantea | Y |
| Perfection de Monplaisir | medium sized flowers, double, a clear lemon yellow. Very pretty | Levet | 1871 | Tea | |
| Perle des Blanches | A climbing bourbon, medium flowers, creamy white, globular. A pretty pillar climber, often classed as a noisette. | Lacharme | 1872 | Bourbon | Y |
| Perle des Jardins | large, very double with tightly packed petals, deep flower varies from plae yellow to bright canary yellow, sometimes an orange flush. Wonderful when it does open. Balls in rain | Levet | 1874 | Tea | |
| Perle des Jardins (CL) | A vigorous climbing sport of the bush form with all the same characteristics | Henderson | 1889 | Tea | Y |
| Perle des Jaunes | No Info yet | Reymond | 1903 | ||
| Perle d’Or | small to medium flowers a pale apricot fading soft pink. Petals very long and narrow | Widow Rambaux/ Dubreuil |
1883 | Polyantha | |
| Phillipa Pirette | large, very double classic rose shape, rich violet pink on a very large shrub | Branchi | 1997 | Tea | |
| Phyllis Bide | small to medium flowers in clusters, a pink/apricot blend fades with spots, delicate foliage | Bide | 1923 | Polyantha | Y |
| Picayune | small, compact shrub with small double pompon white clusters | Found (USA) | Found | China | |
| Pink Pet | small, double pink, very full flowers with little button and petals with tiny nib at tips | Lilley | 1928 | Polyantha | |
| Pleasant Hill Cemetery | small, double blooms in small clusters, white with hint of cream | found | Tea | ||
| Pompon de Paris | small, double, pink flowers , flowering all along branch. Small climber | unknown | unknown | China | Y |
| Portugese Rambler | small, double to semi-double flowers in clusters of a bright pink, small glossy leaves | Found | Misc | Y | |
| President de Sèze | pale lilac with crimson centre | 1860 | Gallica | ||
| Princesse de Nassau | semi-double white clusters, petals like crepe paper, very floriferous eventually climbs | Laffay | pre-1829 | Noisette | Y |
| Princesse de Venosa | medium flower, semi-double to double flowers, blush tinted yellow with carmine highlights | Dubreuil | 1895 | Tea | |
| Princesse Etienne de Croy | very large, very double flower a blend of peach, carmine and pale pink on an orange background. | Ketton Bros. | 1898 | Tea | |
| Priscilla’s Rose | flowers medium, semi-double, in clusters, ivory yellow at base, pink flush to tips | found | Tea | ||
| Professeur Ganiviat | medium size, double bloom, magenta to cherry red with white flush | Perrier | 1890 | Tea | |
| Puerto Rico | medium to large double flower, white with pink blush, synonomous with Maitland White | n/a | Found | Tea | |
| Purezza | semi-double white, small in clusters. Slightly remontant | Mansuino | unknown | Banksiae/ Banksiae | Y |
| Queen Mab | very full, sometimes quartered, peachy pink shaded orange, crimson veining on outer petals. This clone seems more like a tea | W.Paul | 1896 | China | |
| Queen of Hearts | large, globular, rich pink, very fragrant. Climbing Australian HT | Clark | 1920 | Hybrid Tea | Y |
| Rainbow | medium, semi-double, cupped flower, deep pink stripped w/carmine | Sievers/ Dingee & Conard |
1891 | Tea | |
| Rambling Rector | Panicles of small white flowers with prominent stamens | England | 1910 | Misc | Y |
| Ramona | Very large, single, carmine, silvery pink reverse A Laevigata hybrid. | Dietrich & Turner | 1913 | Misc | Y |
| Red Smith’s Parish | medium size, double flower ranging from red to white | Found (Bermuda) | Found | Tea | |
| Regulus | large, double flower a bright coppery rose | Robert & Moreau | 1860 | Tea | |
| Reine Marguerite d’Italie | large, full, double, slightly quartered, deep carmine red, very fragrant and floriferous | Soupert & Notting | 1904 | Hybrid Tea | |
| Reine Maria Pia | large double flowers, deep pink with crimson centre | Schwartz | 1880 | Noisette | Y |
| Reine Marie Henriette | large, double, full cerise crimson blooms, fragrant. Climbing. | Levet | 1878 | Hybrid Tea | Y |
| Reine Olga de Wurtemberg | medium to large, semi-double, bright crimson flowers. Climbing | Nabonnand | 1881 | Noisette | Y |
| René André | medium size flowers, very double, petals creased, overall effect a bit frilly, from lilac pink to very pale flesh | Barbier | 1900 | Wichuriana | |
| Reve d’Or | large double flowers buff yellow with pink blushes | Ducher | 1869 | Noisette | Y |
| Rhodologue Jules Gravereaux | very large and very double flower, pale pink with yellow tints. | Dr Fontes | 1908 | Tea | |
| Rival de Paestum | medium, double flowers, form is open, a creamy white with pale yellow centre. | Béluze | 1843 | Tea | |
| Robin Hood | large panicles small, double, cupped flowers of bright cherrywith white centre and golden stamens. Hybrid Musk | Pemberton | 1927 | Misc | |
| Rosa banksiae banksiae (Alba Plena) | small, very double, white flowers, on an enormous climber, good scent of violets | Kerr/Banks | 1807 | Banksiae/ Banksiae |
Y |
| Rosa banksiae lutea | small, double clusters of creamy yellow flowers, the most common of the Banksiaes. Hybrids | Parks | pre – 1824 | Banksiae/ Banksiae | Y |
| Rosa banksiae lutescens | single yellow flowers, the least vigorous of the Banksiaes, quite unusual | Hanbury | 1870 | Banksiae/ Banksiae | Y |
| Rosa banksiae normalis | single white, the most fragrant and vigorous of the Banksiaes, our plant is huge and the fragrance in the spring dominates the garden Hybrids | Drummond | 1796 | Banksiae/ Banksiae | Y |
| Rosa clinophylla | A tropical rose from India, will grow in wet areas | Species | |||
| Rosa clymosa | very small single flowers in clusters. Wonderful scent. Chinese climber related to Banksiae | Species | Y | ||
| Rosa gigantea | large, single, white. Seedlings (Indian form) | Species | Y | ||
| Rosa gigantea x banksaie | Large white flowers with pronounced yellow stamens, scent of violets, This rose is featured in the Rix book. | found | 2008 | Banksiae/ Banksiae Hybrids | Y |
| Rosa Indica major | Very attractive two-toned buds, white and deep crimson opening to loose, pale pink or blush. Once flowering, used as an understock for Teas in Southern zones | n/a | China | Y | |
| Rosa laevigata | large, single white, fragrant. | Species | Y | ||
| Rosa longicuspus (China) | Chinese form, seedling from seed brought back from China. Received from Cottage garden plants in U.K. | n/a | Species | Y | |
| Rosa longicuspus (India) | Indian form, seed collected near Burmese border | n/a | Species | Y | |
| Rosa moschata | small single white. Collected Shiraz | Species | Y | ||
| Rosa odorata spontanea | crimson/pink Ogisu form, | China | Y | ||
| Rosa odorata spontanea (pink form)- | pink | China | Y | ||
| Rosa odorata spontanea (white form)- | The white form, obtained from Giru Viraraghavan via Helga Brichet | China | Y | ||
| Rosa odorata spontanea ‘Ogisu’ | crimson/pink Ogisu form, obtained from Brian Rix | China | Y | ||
| Rosa polyantha grandiflora | medium, single creamy white flowers in clusters. A once flowering climberMultiflora x Blanc Pur | Bernaix | 1886 | Misc | Y |
| Rosa rubus | Chinese ?? | n/a | |||
| Rosa sinowilsonii | small, single flowers, a rampant climber. Beautiful hips | Species | Y | ||
| Rosa tryphylla | slightly ragged pompon type, very pale pink fading white. Unusual bamboo like foliage, flowers twice a year for us | Species | Y | ||
| Rose Nabonnand | large, double, pale pink with pale yellow base, very similar to G. Nabonnand | Nabonnand | 1882 | Tea | |
| Rosette Delizy | medium size, semi-double, yellow centre and base of petals with crimson with darker veining | Nabonnand | 1922 | Tea | |
| Rosette DeLizy | This is the Sangerhausen clone, incorrect but a good tea | n/a | |||
| Rubens | medium size, double flower a very pale cream and pink | Robert & Moreau | 1859 | Tea |