BED I | Intro Date | Type | History | Description |
Buff Beauty | 1939 | Hybrid Musk | Bentall, breeder. | Apricot-buff, dble, Climber |
Cécile Brünner, White | 1909 | Polyantha | Fraque, breeder. original sweetheart rose. | creamy white w/ lemon base |
Champney's Pink Cluster | 1802-1811 | Noisette | First Noisette; John Champneys, Charleston, SC | light pink, clusters |
Elizabeth Navorro | 2001 | Polyantha? | (source R. Moore via D. Seidel) | tiny pink |
Mary Washington | n/a | Noisette | old form, grown at Mt. Vernon 100+ yrs | off white touched w/ pink |
Emmie Gray | Found | China | Found in Bermuda, may be Redoute's R. chinensis species | crimson |
Narrow Waters | 1883 | Musk | sport of Nastarana | blush pink |
Nastarana | 1879 | Musk | Middle Eastern cv. introduced from Iran | white |
Old Blush | 1752 | China | male Noisette parent, c. 1000 AD in China | rose red, semi-double, shrub |
Old Blush, CL | n/a | China | climbing form of Old Blush | rose red, semi-double |
"Old Grey Cemetery Noisette" | n/a | Noisette | From Doug Seidel, 2013 | bright pink |
Rosa roulettii | 1800 | China | miniature, Canton; re-discovered, Switzerland | deep red semi double |
"Ruth's Wavy Leaf Noisette" | n/a | Noisette | Ruth Knopf, found, Charleston, SC | pale pink |
Single Moss Rose | n/a | Centifolia | very rare, single for of 18th c centifolia | rose pink |
Single Pink China | ancient | China | likely the wild type from China | rose pink |
"WalMart Noisette" | n/a | Noisette | found outside Walmart in Florida | medium pink, double |
BED II | ||||
"Aunt Louisa" | n/a | Noisette | fr. Pres. Garfield's Aunt Louisa's garden | pale pink, double |
"Bremo Musk" | n/a | Musk | found at Bremo Recess; documented ca 1815 | dble & semi-dble white |
"Chester Cemetery Noisette" | n/a | Noisette | From Doug Seidel, 2013 | deep pink with blush |
Fabvier | 1832 | China | Laffay, breeder | cherry rose-red paling to pink |
"Faded Pink Monthly" | n/a | Noisette | pre-Civil War rose found by Mrs. Keays | soft pink buds, double white blooms |
Marie Pavié | 1888 | Noisette | seedling of older Noisette; Algatiere, breeder | pale pink to white; semi-dble |
"Mt. Vernon Purple" | n/a | Noisette | syn. "Mrs. Wood's Lavender-Pink" | cerise, dble |
Musk Rose, Single | ca. 1540 | Musk | original species-Eur. - Middle East | pure white, single flower |
"Placerville White Noisette" | n/a | Noisette | found in Placerville Union Cemetery, | very double white |
Princesse de Nassau | pre 1835 | Musk-Noisette | Laffay, breeder | soft pink-cream, dble, cupped |
Rêve d'Or | 1869 | Tea-Noisette | Ducher intro. | golden yellow, shaded apricot |
Zéphirine Drouhin | 1868 | Bourbon | Bizot, breeder. | bright pink-cerise, dble |
BED III | ||||
"Aunt Louisa" | n/a | Noisette | fr. Pres. Garfield's Aunt Louisa's garden | pale pink, double |
"Cato's Pink Cluster" | n/a | Noisette | From Carl Cato's collection | pink clusters |
Cécile Brünner, CL | 1894 | Polyantha | Hosp, breeder. Original sweetheart rose | blush pink climber |
"Cross Manor Blush Noisette" | n/a | Noisette | Kopel home in Calvert Co. MD. | light pink, fully double |
Fellenberg | 1835 | China Noisette | Tea/China/Noisette hybrid | bright crimson-magenta, dble |
Lamarque | 1830 | Noisette | Marechal (Fr.), climbing | white with yellow undertones |
Léonie Lamesch | 1899 | Polyantha hybrid | Noisette x polyantha. Lambert, breeder. | dark salmon pink; double |
"Lingo Musk" | N/A | Noisette | found. | blush pink w/ rose edges |
Louis Philippe | 1834 | China | Guerin, breeder. | crimson, dble |
Mme. Laurette Messimy | 1887 | China-Tea | Guillot, breeder (France) | salmon pink; semi-double |
Monsieur Tillier | 1891 | Tea | Alexandre Bernaix (France), breeder | carmine-red, ages to violet-red |
"Natchitoches Noisette" | early 1800s | Noisette | found in Natchitoches, LA cemetery by Welch | pink blend, semi-dble, cupped |
Old Blush, CL | n/a | China | climbing form of Old Blush | rose red, semi-double |
Perle d'Or | 1884 | Tea Polyantha | similar to Cecile Brunner; Rambaux bred 1875 | golden pink buds to yellow |
"Redouté Red" | n/a | China | study name for rose still found in Charleston, SC | |
"Ruth's Tiny Polyantha" | n/a | Polyantha | found by Ruth Knopf | |
"Temple Musk" | n/a | Musk | found, Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, VA | fully double white |
"Tufton Musk Seedling" | found | Musk | single musk x 'Rambling Rector' Multiflora rambler | |
BED IV | ||||
Belle Vichyssoise | 1858/1895 | Noisette | Bred by Moreau--'Cornelie'; intro by Lévêque | lt. pink clusters, dble |
Blush Noisette | 1814 | Noisette | Philippe Noisette seedling from Champneys' | light pink, fully double |
Bougainville | 1822 | Noisette | Vibert, breeder. | rose pink, quilled petals |
Cécile Brünner | 1880s | Polyantha | cross w/ Mme. De Tartas | pale pink form |
Céline Forestier | 1842 | Tea-Noisette | Trouillard, breeder | clear yellow w/ apricot, dble |
Clotilde Soupert, CL | 1902 sport | Polyantha | similar to Bourbon roses | white w/ pale pink center, dble |
Common Pink China | 1804 | China | first 'Old Blush' seedling sold in Paris | |
Cramoisi Supérieur | 1832 | China | aka Agrippina; South TX | rich crimson, dble, cupped |
Fellenberg | 1835 | China Noisette | Tea/China/Noisette hybrid | bright crimson-magenta, dble |
"Fewell's Noisette" | n/a | Noisette | found. | blush pink; reddish canes |
Hermosa | 1840 | China | Marchesseau, France. | Fully double, rose pink |
"Hollywood Pink Cluster" | n/a | Noisette | found in Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, VA | pale pink |
La Biche | 1832 | Tea Noisette | M. Robert (France) syn. Mme de Sombreuil | white, salmon-pink shading |
Marie Daly | modern | Polyantha | selected sport of Marie Pavié | medium pink, thornless |
Mrs. B.R. Cant | 1901 | Tea | Benjamin R. Cant & Sons, United Kingdom, breeder | deep pink, lighter shading |
"St. Leonard's Noisette" | n/a | Noisette | sold as 'Jean D'Arc'; Keays find Calvert Co. MD | |
Wilmott's Crimson China | 1792 | China | aka White Pearl in Red Dragon's Mouth | bright red, dble, miniature |