Recommended Roses for Puget Sound - 2009

by Classification

 

Individual rose varieties rarely perform well in all climates, nor does the picture on a rose package always accurately portray what that rose will look like when it blooms.  This list is a guide to some of the more popular roses that have proven to give reliable results in the Puget Sound region.  For further information on a rose or for info on one not listed, e-mail TRS or contact a Consulting Rosarian near you.

 
Julia Child - floribunda rose

Roses

 Fourth of July - climber
Hybrid Teas

Grandifloras

 Shrubs

Floribundas

 Old Garden Roses

Polyanthas

 Climbers

Miniatures

* indicates fragrance

(Small pictures to the side or numbers following rose varieties link to further information on that rose)

 

Hybrid Teas
 

Artistry (orange-pink)

   Memorial Day* (medium pink)
 

Brigadoon* (orange-pink)

   Neptune* (mauve)
 

Chicago Peace (pink blend)

   New Zealand* (pink)
 

Double Delight* 1 2(red/white)

   Olympiad (red)
 

Elina (light yellow)

   Parole* (deep pink)
  Elle* (pink blend)   Peace* (yellow blend)
  Falling in Love* (pink)   Perfect Moment* (red/orange)
  Fragrant Cloud* (orange-red)   Polarstern (white)
  Gemini* (pink)   Pope John Paul II* (white)
  Home & Family* (white)   Secret* (pink)
  Ingrid Bergman (red)  1   Sheer Bliss* (white)
  Just Joey* (apricot)   Signature* (pink)
 

Kardinal (red)

   Solitaire* (yellow blend)
 

LeAnne Rimes* (pink blend)

   Sunset Celebration* (apricot)
  Liebeszauber* (red)   Sunstruck* (apricot)
 

Love & Peace* (yellow blend)

   Timeless (pink)
  Lover's Lane* (red)   Veteran’s Honor* (red)
  Marilyn Monroe* (yellow)   Whisper (white)
       
       
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Grandifloras
  About Face (orange blend)   Love* (red)
  Candelabra (orange-Red)   Queen Elizabeth (pink)
Cherry Parfait (red blend)   Strike it Rich* (yellow blend)
  Crimson Bouquet (red)   Tournament of Roses (pink) 1
  Fame! (deep Pink)   Wild Blue Yonder* (mauve)
  Gold Medal (yellow) 1    
       
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Shrubs
  Abraham Darby* (apricot blend)   Hansa* (mauve)
  Autumn Sunset* (apricot)   Heritage* (pink)
  Ballerina (pink)   Home Run (medium red)
  Be-Bop (red blend)   Knockout (red)
  Blanc double de Coubert* (white)   Mary Rose* (pink)
  Evelyn* (apricot)   Othello* (red)
  Fred Loads* (orange/red)   Pat Austin* (orange blend)
  Flutterbye*  (yellow)   Sally Holmes  (white)
  Gertrude Jekyll* (pink)   St. Cecelia* (yellow)
  Golden Celebration* (yellow)   Westerland* (apricot)
  Graham Thomas* (deep yellow)    
       
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Floribundas
 

Angel Face* (mauve)

   Hot Cocoa* (russet)
  Betty Boop* (red blend)   Iceberg (white)
  Blueberry Hill* (mauve) Julia Child Julia Child* (yellow)
  Brass Band (apricot)   Lavaglut (red)
  Chihuly (red blend)   Mardi Gras (pink blend)
  Day Breaker* (apricot) Margaret Merril Margaret Merril* (white)
  Easy Going (butterscotch yellow blend)   Moondance* (white)
  Ebb Tide* (mauve) Playboy (red blend)
  Eureka* (apricot)   Pretty Lady (light pink)
  Europeana (red)   Rhapsody in Blue* (mauve)
  Fabulous! (white)   Sexy Rexy (pink)
  Hannah Gordon\Nicole (pink/white)   Sunsprite* (yellow)
       

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Old Garden Roses
 

Apothecary's Rose* (pink)

   Madame Hardy* (white)
  Baronne Prevost* (pink)   Marchesa Boccelia* (pink)
  Charles de Mills* (mauve)   Rose de Rescht* (pink)
  Fantin-Latour* (pink)   Salet* (pink)
  Harison’s Yellow* (yellow)    
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Climbers
Altissimo

Altissimo (red)

   Royal Sunset* (apricot)
  Dublin Bay (red)   Showtime* (med. Red)
  Fourth of July (red/white)   Sky's the Limit* (yellow)
  Night Owl* (mauve)   Soaring Spirits* (pink blend)
  Polka* (apricot blend)    
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Polyanthas
 

Cecile Brunner (pink)

   The Fairy (pink)
   

 

    
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Miniatures
 

Baby Love (yellow)

   Loving Touch (apricot)
  Bee's Knees (yellow blend)   Magic Carrousel (red)
  Butter Cream (yellow)   Minnie Pearl (pink)
  Carrot Top (orange-Red)   Pink Petticoat (pink)
Gourmet Popcorn (white)   Rise 'n Shine (Yellow)
  Heartbreaker (pink blend)   Ruby Ruby (red)
  Incognito (mauve)   Santa Claus (red)
  Irresistible (white)   Seattle Sunrise (apricot)
  Jean Kenneally (apricot)   Starina (orange-Red)
  Jeanne Lajoie (pink - mini clumber)   Valentine's Day (dark red - mini climber)
  Kristin (red blend)   Winsome (mauve)
  Little Artist (red)    
       

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