an introduction to old garden roses american rose society program services committee
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Photos & Text by Steve Jones© ARS 2005, Updated 2011
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An American Rose Society Presentation © 2015
Old Garden Roses
An Old Garden Rose is one that belongs to a class that existed
before 1867, when the first Hybrid Tea, ‘La France’, was
introduced
Major Old Garden Rose Classes
• Albas
• Bourbons
• Centifolias
• Damasks
• Hybrid Chinas
• Hybrid Gallicas
• Hybrid Perpetuals
• Hybrid multifloras
• Mosses
• Noisettes
• Portlands
• Species
• Teas
Lesser Known OGR Classes
• Ayrshires
• Boursaults
• Hulthemias
• Hybrid Bracteatas
• Hybrid Eglanterias
• Hybrid Foetidas
• Hybrid Sempervirens
• Hybrid Spinosissimas
• Hybrid Setigeras
• Misc. OGRs
Rose Classes
AlbasCentifoliasDamasks
Hybrid GallicasMosses
Hybrid ChinasTeas
BourbonsPortlands
Hybrid PerpetualsNoisettes
European Roses
Hybrid TeasModern Roses
Oriental Roses
OGR “Stud” Roses
Rosa caninaRosa gallica
Rosa moschataRosa phoenicia
Rosa fedtschenkoanaAutumn Damask
Old Blush (Parsons Pink China)Slater’s Crimson China
Parks’ Yellow Tea-Scented RoseHume’s Blush Tea-Scented Rose
European Stud Roses Oriental Stud Roses
Species• Known as "wild roses" • Usually once-blooming• Blooms usually single (5 petals); “plena”
is the double form• Blooms normally come in clusters• Bushy plants that can range from 18
inches to over 20 feet• Found only in Northern Hemisphere• Most are winter hardy
Other Species• Rosa banksiae subspecies (Lady
Banks)• Rosa canina (Dog Rose)• Rosa carolina• Rosa gallica officinalis (Apothecary’s
Rose)• Rosa moschata (Musk Rose)• Rosa multiflora• Rosa roxburghii (Chestnut Rose)• Rosa rugosa alba and rubra
Albas
• Alba means "white“
• Once-blooming
• Upright, dense, tall plants over 6 feet tall
• Very winter hardy and disease resistant
• Characterized by soft blue-gray foliage and stems with sparse, uniform prickles
• Winter hardy
Other Albas
• Alba Maxima
• Belle Amour
• Blush Hip
• Celestial
• Felicite Parmentier
• Great Maiden’s Blush
• Mme Plantier
Hybrid Gallicas• Hybrid Gallicas are the oldest of the
European Old Garden Roses• Once-blooming, winter hardy• Small, bushy plants, fine, soft prickles• Foliage is rough and deep furrowed• Terminal leaflet grows more outward or
upward from the stem• Known for their fragrance and brilliant
colors, thus earning them the nickname “Mad Gallicas”
Other Hybrid Gallicas
• Belle de Crecy
• Camaieux
• Duchesse d’Angouleme
• Duchess of Montebello
• Hippolyte
• La Belle Sultane
• Tuscany
Damasks
• Intense, heavy fragrance• Colors mostly pink or white• Medium sized plant up to 5 feet tall• Canes have a "mixed bag" of prickles• Foliage is matted and folded to form a
“V” down the middle• The terminal leaflet bends down. • Has repeat and once blooming
members• Winter hardy
Other Damasks
• Celsiana
• Ispahan
• Mme Hardy
• La Ville de Bruxelles
• Marie Louise
• Mme Zoetmans
• York & Lancaster
Centifolias• Centifolias are the “cabbage roses” • Made famous in still life paintings by the
Dutch masters• Centifolia means “one hundred petals”• Tall plants over 6 feet• Once-blooming • Foliage rough, matted• Some dwarf varieties• Winter hardy
Other Centifolias
• Blanchefleur
• Cabbage Rose
• Juno
• Paul Ricault
• Petite de Hollande
• Prolifera de Redoute
• Tour de Malakoff
Mosses
• Mosses are sports of Centifolias and Damasks
• Named for the mossy growth on the peduncles and sepals
• The "moss" releases a piney fragrance when rubbed between the fingers
• Most are once-bloomers, some repeat• Rough foliage, up to 6 feet tall• Winter hardy
Other Mosses
• Alfred de Dalmas (Mousselline)• Communis• Capitaine John Ingram• General Kleber• Gloire des Mousseuses• Henri Martin• Mme Louis Leveque• Salet
Hybrid Chinas
• Repeat blooming• Small plants from 18 inches to 3 feet• Stems generally too weak to support the
small, non fragrant blooms that usually come in clusters
• Generally blackspot resistant, gets mildew• Red color in today’s roses came from Chinas• Known for bloom color changes• Not winter hardy
Other Hybrid Chinas
• Cramoisi Superieur
• Ducher
• Hermosa
• Louis Philippe
• Mutabilis
• Old Blush
• Papa Hemeray
• Rouletti
Teas
• Small to medium sized plants to 5 feet
• Large blooms on weak stems which cause the bloom to "droop“
• May have "Hybrid Tea" form
• Most have very full blooms
• Little fragrance
• Not winter hardy
Other Teas
• Bon Silene
• Devoniensis
• Maman Cochet
• Marie von Houtte
• Mrs. BR Cant
• Niles Cochet
• Rosette Delizy
“Modern” OGRs
• Crosses of European and Oriental Roses
• Mostly repeat blooming plants
• Forbearers of the Hybrid Tea
• Classes include:– Bourbons– Hybrid Perpetuals– Noisettes– Portlands
Bourbons• A chance cross between Autumn
Damask and a China rose• A varied class, most are repeat
blooming• Plants grow 2 to 15 feet tall• Fragrant, full, and often quartered
blooms• Some have cupped bloom form• Most are not winter hardy
Other Bourbons
• Boule de Neige
• Leverson Gower
• Mme Isaac Pereire
• Mme Ernst Calvat
• Mme Pierre Oger
• Reine Victoria
• Variegata di Bologna
• Zephirine Drouhin
Portlands• Came from Autumn Damask• Small class, only 20 known to exist• Small, repeat blooming plants to 4 feet• Short peduncles, giving the appearance
that the blooms "sit" in the foliage• Blooms full and very fragrant• Most were sterile• Most are winter hardy
Other Portlands
• Duchess of Portland
• Indigo
• Joasine Hanet (Portland From Glendora)
• Marbree
• Marie de St. Jean
• Miranda
• Rose du Roi
• Yolande d’Aragon
Hybrid Perpetuals
• The most common Old Garden Rose class seen at rose shows
• Popular in the mid to late 1880's• More than 4,000 varieties• Repeat blooming, very full, fragrant
blooms• Plants over 6 feet, with slightly rough,
dark foliage• Colors mostly pinks and reds• Most are winter hardy
Other Hybrid Perpetuals
• Anna de Diesbach• Baroness Rothschild• Enfant de France • General Jacqueminot• Georg Arends• La Reine• Mrs. John Laing• Mrs. R.G. Sharman-Crawford• Paul’s Early Blush
Noisettes
• The only rose class that originated in the United States
• Created in 1811 by John Champneys from Charleston, South Carolina
• Large, repeat blooming, rambling plants up to 20 feet tall, with pliable canes
• Blooms are either in clusters or large individual blooms (when crossed with Teas)
• Most not fragrant, not winter hardy
Other Noisettes
• Aimee Vibert
• Alister Stella Gray
• Blush Noisette
• Champneys Pink Cluster
• Marechal Neil
• Mme Alfred Carriere
• Narrow Water
• Reve d’Or
Modern Roses• Hybrid Teas were created from crosses of
Hybrid Perpetuals and Teas• Modern Roses are those classes that were
created in 1867 and later– Hybrid Teas– Grandifloras– Large-flowered Climbers– Shrubs– Polyanthas– Floribundas– Miniatures– Minifloras
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