Highly fragrant and vigorous old style varieties.
- Boule de Neige
Richly fragrant camellia-like white flowers of exquisite form and silky texture; each about two and a half inches across and held in small clusters. Slender growth. Repeats well. 5 ft. x 3 ft. (Lacharme 1867).
- Buff Beauty
A charming rose with a delicate shading of rich, buff apricot. The 3 inch old-style, double blooms, borne in small trusses, have a lovely tea rose fragrance. A rose of diverse uses, it can be pruned and kept low and … Continue reading
- Comte de Chamborde
Stunning old-fashioned blooms that start bright pink and age to lilac-mauve pink. The flowers open flat, quartered and are very fragrant on an upright plant with light green foliage. This is the old garden rose that has everything, and could … Continue reading
- Ferdinand Pichard
This is one of a group of shrub roses which evolved from the mid-nineteenth century onwards. It is a particularly vigorous variety that can reach as much as 2.1m (7ft) in a good sunny position, with some tall conspicuous stems … Continue reading
- Roseriae de l’Hay
A large, dense rose with a strong scent and a powerful show of open, wine-purple flowers in midsummer set against the fresh green leaves. It makes a terrific eye-catcher at the back of the border or in its own small … Continue reading
