Centifolia
Centifolia, the legendary “Cabbage Rose” and historic “Queen of Roses” is one of the most iconic and romantic old garden…
Old rose
71 rose varieties
Old roses bring the history, fragrance, and character of earlier rose breeding into the modern garden. This collection includes heritage rose varieties and traditional rose groups valued for their full, many-petalled flowers, memorable perfume, graceful shrub forms, and enduring connection to garden history. Many Old roses are especially beautiful in cottage gardens, historic landscapes, romantic borders, informal hedges, and cutting gardens where their natural elegance can be appreciated closely. Explore this tag to discover Historical roses with classic beauty, distinctive personalities, and the timeless atmosphere of traditional rose gardens.
Francis Dubreuil
Old Tea rose 'Francis Dubreuil', introduced in 1894 by the French breeder Francis Dubreuil, quickly caused a sensation at the…
Paul Neyron
The historic French rose 'Paul Neyron' is one of the most widely cultivated and spectacular Hybrid Perpetual varieties, renowned for…
Victor Verdier
The historic rose ‘Victor Verdier’, introduced in 1859 by François Lacharme, has remained one of the most valuable and influential…
Duchesse de Montebello
Old French rose ‘Duchesse de Montebello’ is an exquisite and refined historic variety, celebrated for its once-per-season yet exceptionally abundant…
Indigo
The old rose 'Indigo' is an exquisite Portland Damask variety, forming a refined, moderately sized shrub distinguished by its perfectly…
Jenny Duval
'Jenny Duval' is a magnificent old Gallica rose, admired for the extraordinary color metamorphosis of its richly full, fragrant flowers.…
Hermosa
The old rose "Hermosa", one of the descendants of the Bourbon rose, and also of Chinese/Bengale rose hybrids, was bred…
Sydonie
The Damask-Portland old rose ‘Sidonie’, introduced by Jean-Pierre Vibert in France before 1847 is distinguished by a deep fragrance and…
Phyllis Bide
'Phyllis Bide' is a charming rambler - a moderately sized climbing rose distinguished by its remarkably long and continuous flowering.…
Gipsy Boy
The magnificent old rose ‘Gipsy Boy’, bred in 1909 in Austria-Hungary by Rudolf Geschwind, is a distinctive historic cultivar belonging…
Charles de Mills
One of the most celebrated and widely cultivated Gallica roses, ‘Charles de Mills’ is a historic cultivar of 18th-century origin,…
