SHRUB AND OLD GARDEN ROSES

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ROSE CATEGORIES FLOWER SHAPES

With the mass hybridization that has occurred
Grown for the extraordinary beauty of their flowers, in recent years, roses have been developed
roses have been in cultivation for hundreds of years. to produce plants with a wide variety of
They have been widely hybridized, producing a vast characteristics, in particular different forms
number of shrubs suitable for growing as specimen of flowers, often with a strong fragrance. These
plants, in the border, as hedges, and as climbers flower types, illustrated below, give a general
for training on walls, arbors, and pillars. Roses are indication of the shape of the flower in its perfect
classified into three main groups: state (which in some cases may be before it has
opened fully). Growing conditions may affect the
form of the flower. Flowers may be single (4–7
SPECIES petals), semidouble (8–14 petals), double (15–30
Species, or wild, roses and species hybrids, which
petals), or fully double (over 30 petals).
share most of the characteristics of the parent species,
bear flowers generally in one flush in summer and R. ‘Penelope’
hips in fall. Dense, bushy shrub rose with good
disease resistance and plentiful, dark
Old Garden roses green foliage. Bears clusters of many
Flat—open, usually single
Alba—large, freely branching roses with clusters scented, cupped, double, pink-cream
or semidouble flowers have
of flowers in mid-summer and abundant, grayish- flowers, 3in (8cm) across, in a single
petals that are almost flat.
green foliage. flush in summer. H and S 3ft (1m) ,
Bourbon—open, remontant shrub roses that may be more if lightly pruned.
trained to climb. Flowers are borne, often 3 to a cluster,
in summer–fall.
Cupped—open, single to fully
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China—remontant shrubs with flowers borne singly
double flowers have petals
or in clusters in summer–fall.
curving outward gently from
Damask—open shrubs bearing loose clusters of usually
the center.
very fragrant flowers, mainly in summer.
Gallica—fairly dense shrubs producing richly colored
flowers, often 3 to a cluster, in the summer months.
Hybrid Perpetual—vigorous, remontant shrubs with
Pointed—elegant, “Hybrid Tea”
flowers borne singly or in 3s in summer–fall.


shape; semidouble to fully

Moss—often lax shrubs with a furry, mosslike growth
double flowers have high,
on stems and calyx, and flowers in summer.
tight centers.
Noisette—remontant climbing roses that bear large
clusters of flowers, with a slight spicy fragrance, in
summer–fall.
Portland—upright, rather dense, remontant shrubs
Urn-shaped—classic, curved,
bearing loose clusters of flowers in summer–fall.
flat-topped, semidouble
Provence (Centifolia)—lax, thorny shrubs bearing
to fully double flowers are R. ‘Madame Hardy’
scented flowers in summer.
of “Hybrid Tea” type. Vigorous, upright Damask rose with
Sempervirens—semievergreen climbing roses that
good disease resistance. Plentiful,
bear numerous flowers in late summer.
leathery, matt leaves. Richly fragrant,
Tea—remontant shrubs and climbers with elegant,
quartered-rosette, fully double flowers,
pointed buds that open to loose flowers with a
Rounded—usually double 4in (10cm) across, white with green eyes,
spicy fragrance.
or fully double flowers have are borne in a single flush in summer.
even-sized, overlapping petals H 5ft (1.5m), S 4ft (1.2m).
Modern Garden roses
that form a bowl-shaped or
Shrub—a diverse group, illustrated here with the Old
Garden roses because of their similar characteristics.
rounded outline. AD Z4–9 H9–1
Most are remontant and are larger than bush roses,
with flowers borne singly or in sprays in summer
and/or fall.
Rosette—usually double or
Large-flowered bush (Hybrid Tea)—remontant shrubs
fully double flowers are rather
with large flowers borne in summer–fall.
flat with many confused,
Cluster-flowered bush (Floribunda)—remontant
slightly overlapping petals
shrubs with usually large sprays of flowers in
of uneven size.
summer–fall.
Dwarf clustered-flowered bush (Patio)—neat,
remontant shrubs with sprays of flowers borne
in summer–fall.
Quartered-rosette—rather flat,
Miniature bush—very small, remontant shrubs with
usually double or fully double
sprays of tiny flowers in summer–fall.
flowers have confused petals
Polyantha—tough, compact, remontant shrubs with
of uneven size arranged in a
many small flowers in summer–fall.
quartered pattern.
Groundcover—trailing and spreading roses, some R. JACQUELINE DU PRE (‘Harwanna’)
flowering in summer only, others remontant, flowering Compact, bushy shrub rose with good
in summer–fall. disease resistance and repeat-flowering
Climbing—vigorous climbing roses, diverse in growth in summer–fall. Bears semidouble,
Pompon—small, rounded,
and flower, some flowering in summer only, others red-stamened, white flowers, 10cm (4in)
double or fully double flowers,
remontant, flowering in summer–fall. across, often with a pink blush and a
usually borne in clusters, have
Rambler—vigorous climbing roses with flexible stems strong musk perfume. Has glossy, dark
masses of small petals.
that bear clusters of flowers mostly in summer. green leaves. H 4ft (1.2m), S 3ft (1m).
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