Seattle Rose Society Recommended
Puget Sound Rose Performers

  

The following is a list of roses that do well in the Puget Sound area. All are good garden varieties, and many are of exhibition quality. Varieties marked with an 'F' have medium fragrance; those marked with 'VF' are very fragrant. A guide to the color codes (x) follows the list. [X.X] indicates the ARS Roses in Review rating.

Hybrid Teas
 
Floribunda Roses
Dainty Bess (lp) [8.8] F   Betty Boop (rb) [8.0]  
Double Delight (rb) [8.6] F   Betty Prior (mp) [8.2]  
Elina (ly) [8.8]     Blueberry Hill (m) [8.0] F
Fame (dp) [8.1]     Class Act (w) [7.6]  
Fragrant Cloud (or) [8.1] VF   Dicky (op) [8.7]  
Gemini (pb) [NR]     Easy Going (yb) [8.0]  
Gold Medal (my) [8.5]     Iceberg (w) [8.9] VF
Honor (w) [7.6]     Lavaglut (dr) [8.8]  
Just Joey (ob) [7.9] VF   Livin' Easy (ob) [8.1]  
Keepsake (pb) [8.3] F   Margaret Merril (w) [8.4] VF
Liebeszauber (mr) [7.8] F   Nicole (w) [9.1]  
Mister Lincoln (dr) [8.5] VF   Playboy (rb) [8.2]  
New Zealand (lp) [7.6] VF   Playgirl (mp) [8.1]  
Olympiad (mr) [8.9]     Pleasure (mp) [7.9]  
Paradise (m) [7.2]     Regensberg (pb) [8.1] F
Polarstern (w) [7.8]     Sexy Rexy (mp) [8.9]  
Pristine (w) [9.0]     Simplicity (mp) [7.9]  
Queen Elizabeth (mp) [7.5] F   Sunsprite (y) [8.7] VF
Secret (pb) [7.7] F   Trumpeter (or) [8.0]  
Stephens' Big Purple (m) [7.3] VF          
Touch of Class (op) [9.2]            
Veteran’s Honor (mr) [8.0]            
                 
Miniature Roses
Black Jade (dr) [8.2]     Minnie Pearl (pb) [9.4]  
Child's Play (w) [8.0]     Pierrine (op) [9.2]  
Gourmet Popcorn (w) [8.7]     Rainbow's End (yb) [8.9]  
Hot Tamale (yb) [8.2]     Rise n Shine (my) [8.7]  
Irresistible
(w) [9.3] F   Sachet (m) [7.2] F
Jean Kenneally (ab) [9.4]     Snow Bride (w) [8.9]  
Jeanne LaJoie (mp) [9.3]     Starina (or) [8.6]  
June Laver (dy) [7.6]     Sweet Caroline (rb) [7.8] F
                 
Climbing Roses
Altissimo (mr) [8.5]     Dublin Bay (mr) [8.5]  
America (op) [8.4] VF   Eden Rose (dp) [7.7]  
Autumn Sunset (ab) [7.6]     Fourth Of July (rb) [8.2]  
Berries n Cream (dp) [7.8]     Joseph's Coat (rb) [7.5]  
Don Juan (dr) [8.2] F   Royal Sunset (ab) [9.2] F
                 
Shrub Roses
Ballerina (mp) [8.8]     Robusta (mr) [9.5]  
Blanc Double de Coubert (w) [8.6] F   Roseraie de l’Hay (dr) [8.9] F
Buff Beauty (ab) [8.1] F   Sally Holmes (w) [8.9]  
Golden Wings (ly) [8.9]     Stretch Johnson (rb) [8.0]  
Lavender Lassie (m) [8.0] F   The Fairy (lp) [8.7]  
                 
English Shrub Roses
Fair Bianca (w) [7.8] F   Mary Rose (mp) [8.5]  
Gertrude Jekyll (mp) [NR] VF   Othello (mr) [7.2] VF
Graham Thomas (dy) [8.3] VF   Prospero (dr) [8.2] VF
Heritage (lp) [8.3] VF   Symphony (ly) [7.8] VF
LD Braithwaite (dr) [7.9] F   The Pilgrim (my) [7.7] F
                 
Old Garden Roses
Baronne Prevost R (H Perp.) (mp)   F   Old Blush R (China) (mp)   F
Charles de Mills (Gallica) (m)   F   Rosa Mundi (Gallica) (pb)   F
Comte de Chambord R (Port.) (pb)   VF   Rosa rugosa alba (species) (w)   F
Konigin von Danemark (Alba) (mp)   VF   Rosa rugosa rubra (species) (m)   F
La Reine Victoria R (Bourbon) (mp)   F   Rose de Recht R (Damask.) (dp)   VF
Louise Odier R (Bourbon) (dp)   F   Sombreuil R (Cl. Tea) (w)   F
Madame Hardy (Damask) (w)   F   Tuscany Superb (Gallica) (m)   F
                 
R = Recurrent                
Color Classifications    
ab - apricot and apricot blend m -mauve and mauve blend or - orange-red
dr - dark red mp - medium pink pb - pink blend
dp - deep pink mr - medium red rb - red blend
dy - deep yellow my - medium yellow r - russet
lp - light pink ob - orange and orange blend w - white, near white and white blend
ly - light yellow op - orange-pink yb - yellow blend