Recommended Roses for Colorado

Apricot Nectar – apricot blend This list of rose varieties is the result of the combined Easy Going – yellow blend experiences of Denver Rose Society members. A more Ebb Tide – mauve complete list can be found in the Growing Roses in Gruss an Aachen – light pink Colorado book which can be purchased at many area garden centers or from www.DenverRoseSociety.org. Hot Cocoa – russet For more information on a specific variety plus photos, Iceberg – white check the www.HelpMeFind.com/roses website. We Julia Child – medium yellow invite you to come to our meetings and special events Lavaglut – dark red to learn more about growing roses in Denver and the Livin’ Easy – orange blend Colorado Front Range. For more details, please visit our Playboy – red blend website: www.DenverRoseSociety.org. Playgirl – medium pink Hybrid Tea & Grandiflora - repeat blooming bushes Sexy Rexy – medium pink which produce large flowers, primarily one bloom/stem. Sunsprite – deep yellow Black Magic – dark red Brigadoon – pink blend Miniature & Miniflora – repeat blooming shrubs with Chicago Peace – pink blend smaller blooms. Bushes are generally smaller. Some of Dick Clark – red blend these can be found locally, others must be ordered Double Delight – red blend online. Falling in Love – pink blend Arcanum – apricot blend Fragrant Cloud – orange red Bees Knees – yellow blend Gemini – pink blend Dr. John Dickman – mauve Gold Medal – medium yellow Fairhope – light yellow Marilyn Monroe – apricot blend Giggles – medium pink Olympiad – medium red Gourmet Popcorn – white Over the Moon – apricot blend Hot Tamale – yellow blend Peace – yellow blend Irresistible – white Queen Elizabeth – medium pink Jean Kenneally – apricot blend St. Patrick – yellow blend Kristin – red blend Secret – pink blend Miss Flippins – medium red Sunstruck – apricot blend Perrine – orange pink Tournament of Roses – pink blend Rainbow’s End – yellow blend Veterans Honor – dark red Salute – dark red Soroptimist International – pink blend Climber – a diverse group with varying plant habits. Some have upright pillar form, others have long, Shrub – A very diverse group ranging in size from flexible, rambling canes. All listed here repeat bloom. compact 2 foot bushes to large 8 – 10 foot bushes. Altissimo – red Many are repeat bloomers, others once blooming. America – orange pink Usually easy care and disease resistant. Jeanne Lajoie (climbing mini) – medium pink Ballerina – medium pink John Cabot – medium red Bonica – medium pink John Davis – medium pink Carefree Delight – pink blend Carefree Wonder – pink blend Floribunda – repeat blooming bushes which typically Dortmund – medium red (can be a climber) bloom in clusters. Flower Girl – light pink Compiled by the Denver Rose Society 2016

Nymphenburg – orange pink Rugosas – Known as tough, hardy shrubs with unusual, Sally Holmes – white crinkled foliage that resents being sprayed. Flowers are fragrant and repeat. Forms great hips in the fall. David Austin – A sub class of shrubs which do well in Blanc Double de Coubert – white our climate. Most have old fashioned bloom forms and Hansa – medium red are very fragrant. Linda Campbell – medium red Abraham Darby – orange pink Marie Bugnet – white Evelyn – apricot blend Purple Pavement – mauve Gertrude Jekyl – medium pink Thérèse Bugnet – medium pink Golden Celebration – deep yellow Lady of Shalott – orange blend Old Garden Roses (OGRs) – All the various classes of Lilian Austin – orange pink OGRs have a wide variety of growth habits. Many have Mary Rose – medium pink old fashioned bloom forms and are very fragrant. Othello – deep red * = once blooming. Princess Alexandra of Kent – medium pink Alika – medium red Tradescant – dark red Autumn Damask – medium pink Wenlock – medium red Baronne Prevost – medium pink *Cardinal de Richelieu – mauve Canadian Hardy Roses – A sub class of shrubs that are *Charles de Mills – dark red low care, tough and reliably cold hardy. A wide variety Compte de Chambord – pink blend of growth habit and colors. *Crested Moss – pink Adelaide Hoodless – deep pink *Fantin-Latour – light pink Bill Reid – apricot blend Ferdinand Pichard – pink blend Champlain – dark red *Harison’s Yellow – yellow Henry Hudson – white Louise Odier – deep pink John Cabot – medium red *Madame Hardy – white John Davis – medium pink *Maiden’s Blush – pink Morden Blush – medium pink Marchesa Bochella – light pink Morden Sunrise – yellow blend Mme Isaac Pereire – deep pink Prairie Dawn – medium pink Mme Pierre Oger – pink blend William Baffin – deep pink Paul Neyron – medium pink Reine des Violettes – mauve Buck Roses – Very hardy roses which generally require Rose de Rescht – deep pink no winter protection. A sub class of shrubs with a wide Sidonie – medium pink variety of growth habits. Stanwell Perpetual – white Carefree Beauty – medium pink *Tuscany Superb – mauve Earth Song – deep pink Zephirine Drouhin – pink Mountain Music – pink blend Prairie Sunrise – apricot blend Species – The foundation building block for all roses Quietness – light pink past and future. Many are single and most once Winter Sunset – apricot bloomers. They are tough, hardy and easy care. *R. gallica versicolor ( Rosa Mundi) – pink blend *R.rubrifolia (Red Leaf Rose) – pink blend *R. woodsii – medium pink

Compiled by the Denver Rose Society 2016