B l o o m i n g H i l l P l a n t s

ROSES 2012
With almost 70 varieties of roses, mostly old-fashioned in my last garden, it was inevitable I would start selling them. I have found that most grow better than modern hybrid teas on difficult sites and less than ideal soil, ( yes, that does include chalk) and their taller growing habit means complementary herbacious plants, or low shrubs can be mixed in easily. This is a personal selection many blooming constantly or repeat flowering and the perfume is exquisite from each and every one. Also included are more modern, but still classic roses, mostly climbers and ramblers which look and smell old-fashioned but flower all summer.

KEY TO SYMBOLS
S Summer flowering                         R Repeat flowering
C Continuous flowering                     G Can be used as groundcover
Tb Can be grown in a tub                  Cg Can be trained as a climber

W Suitable for woodland planting       P Tolerates poorer soil
H Suitable for hedges                       F Fine hips in autumn
N Suitable for a north wall                 # Shade tolerant
T Useful for growing through a tree     A Good autumn foliage

PLEASE BE AWARE WE ONLY CARRY A SMALL STOCK OF SOME OF THESE ROSES AND TO SECURE YOUR FAVOURITES, IT IS ESSENTIAL TO ORDER EARLY.

If you need advice or guidance about using certain roses or what might be suitable for your site, please contact me and I will be happy to help where possible.

BUSH ROSES

 
Alissar Princess of Phoenicia – A new rose bred from one of my favourite species roses, rosa , it has soft apricot yellow, semi-double flowers, with a distinct red central blotch  and each frilly petal edged in red. It sounds weird, but it’s truly wonderful! C Tb

Buff Beauty - 1939. A favourite of mine, always in flower, with large clusters of fragrant deep apricot flowers, fading to buff. The foliage is dark green flushed with red when young, 5x4ft.
R Tb Cg P H N #

Blanc Double de Coubert -  1892. One of my favourite rugosa roses with large  white semi-double blooms and a really strong scent. Repeats well and good autumn foliage. 5x4ft  R Tb W P H #

 
Compte de Chambord - 1860. Reliable and repeat flowering with the most wonderful full, cupped clear rose pink flowers, delightfully perfumed, 4x3ft. C Tb P H

Clementina Carbonieri – 1913. Compact, scented and good foliage. A tea rose in a rich combination of orange, pink and salmon; semi-double blooms constantly produced – delicious!  3x2ft C Tb

Cornelia - 1925. This strong growing shrub rose has large clusters of semi-double coral pink flowers, which fade to apricot throughout the summer and into autumn. Strong perfume, 5x5ft. C Tb P H #

Dusky Maiden - 1947. Fragrant single deep velvet red flowers in typical floribunda clusters with golden anthers. Very effective with dark leaved phormiums, grasses or purple fennel,
2x2ft. C Tb

 
Emperor du Maroc - 1858. The flowers look like pleated and gathered silk velvet in a particular and striking shade of crimson-mauve with purple. Very unusual, 4x3ft. R

Duke of Wellington - 1864. Large scented, rich crimson red flowers freely produced over a long season, heaven, 4x3ft. R

 
Eyes for You - A new rose which I saw growing last season and was so taken with I had to include it in the list. Compact and perfect for a container with constant trusses of pale lilac pink semi-double flowers, each with a very striking purple blotch in the centre. All this and a good perfume! 3x3ft C Tb

Felicia - 1928. One of the best hybrid musks and a personal favourite. A vigorous bush with sprays of silvery pink flowers, deeper towards the centre, with a lovely perfume. Flowers all summer and into autumn. 4x4ft. C Tb H #

 
Ferdinand Pichard - 1921. One of the finest striped roses on a good bushy shrub. Gorgeous perfume redolent of raspberries from pink flowers striped with crimson. Reliably repeat flowers even on poorer soils. 5x4ft. R P H

Gloire de Ducher – 1865. Very dark maroon-red double flowers with accompanying scent on a vigorous rose, with long arching growths. A big bush where you have the space, or a useful short climber for those without. 6x4ft R Cg P H

Graham Thomas – 1983. One of the few David Austin roses I stock. Masses of soft, rich yellow double flowers , with a proper scent and a good healthy habit. With a bit of encouragement can be used as a short climber. C Tb Cg P

Gruss an Aachen - A fine rose for volume of flower without too much fuss! Used and abused in municipal schemes, where they can prune with a strimmer sometimes, it still comes back with endless displays of creamy white, double, scented flowers in summer! 4x4ft. C P H Tb

Hansa - 1905. One of the best rugosas, with splendid large red-violet flowers, excellent scent and prominent hips but not growing as large as some, 4x3ft. R Tb P H

 
Honorine de Brabant - 18?? Tall enough to be used as a pillar rose, or in an obelisk, the strong leafy growth has few thorns, just lots of light pink flowers splashed and streaked with purple with a rich sweet perfume. Repeats well into the autumn, 6x4ft. R Cg P #

 
Jaques Cartier - 1868. A neat, strong twiggy bush, covered in flat, clear pink full flowers with a strong perfume. It grows in poorer soils and in my garden is in flower by mid May and finishes when hit by frosts - but I have picked a flower on Christmas Day! A personal favourite. 4x2ft. R Tb P H

Mme Isaac Pereire - 1881. Really huge, deeply scented purple-crimson flowers, on a big bush. Can be trained as a short climber. 6x4ft. R Cg #

Mrs Oakley Fisher - 1921. Another of these very elegant 1920s single roses but in a pleasing rich apricot/yellow colour which is never too bright or harsh. Good scent - try them with grasses, 3x3ft. C Tb 

Mrs Paul – 1891. Big double flowers in peachy salmon shading to blush pink, good scent and vigorous; a really romantic looking rose. 5x3ft R

Mutabilis – 1932 [probably much older!] The charming flowers of this fantastic rose are large, single and work their way through a selection of colours from warm yellow, to orange and then cherry red. Could be awful, but it isn’t. Twiggy growth, occasionally tall, I wouldn’t be without it! 3x2ft. C Tb P H

Old Blush China [ chinensis] - pre 1789. One of the oldest roses known in cultivation, the flowers are dainty, informal, pink and can continue until Christmas in a mild year, 6x4ft. C P N #

Penelope- 1919. Another hybrid musk with trusses of very double creamy white, highly fragrant flowers all season, 5x4ft.
C P H #

Proper Job – A very floriferous new rose with an old fashioned style and scent. Large deep red, double flowers, freely produced on a robust bush – lovely! 3x3ft. C

Quatre Saisons Blanc Mousseux - A very old moss rose, the furry buds open to very double white fowers, highly scented and repeating well, 4x3ft. R P H

Reine des Violette - 1860. One of the first old roses I ever bought - the scent drew me across the nursery like a child in the Bisto advert! Once at its side the beautifully formed deep violet flowers compelled me to take it home to my garden where it gave many years of joy, 5x3ft. C Tb P H #

Robin Hood – 1927. Think big groundcover. This is a hybrid musk , so it flowers all summer, is healthy and needs minimum pruning; the flowers are typical trusses of small semi-double flowers in an unusual shade of cherry red, with a white base to each petal. 4x3ft C Tb H

 
Rosa glauca - Before 1830. This rose is generally grown for its unique foliage - a mixture of plum, grey and copper - and the fine display of autumn hips. In one Hampshire garden I have seen it used in combination with Rosa moyesii, set against dark shrubs, on a slope; the two roses giving the sumptuous effect of blood red single flowers with purple lacy foliage; simple, very clever and stunning. S P H A F #

 
Rosa pimpinellifolia 'Double Yellow' - The flowers are very like rosa banksia lutea, sweetly scented and produced on very thorny, lax, suckering stems in late spring. Ideal for growing in inhospitable spots like the bases of hedges. 4x5ft S P H

Rosa pimpinellifolia ‘Dunwich Rose’ - Pretty lacy foliage and a robust, suckering habit make scotch burnet roses ideal for the wilder areas of the garden or hedges. This has single white flowers with a incredible sweet scent, black hips and golden autumn foliage, 5x5ft. S G Tb W P H #

Rose de Rescht - A very old rose with scented pompom flowers in a rich carmine pink deepening to purple. Combines very well with grey, glaucus or purple foliage, 3x2ft. R Tb P H

Sally Holmes - 1976. The single blooms of this floribunda-like shrub are pale pink, almost white and in large trusses throughout the season, 4x2ft. C P H

 
Scarlet Fire - 1952. Although only flowering once in mid-summer, the huge single scarlet flowers, with big bosses of gold stamens are stunning and are replaced by a good crop of large, urn-shaped hips for most of the winter, 10x6ft. S Cg W P F #

Souvenir de Dr. Jamain - 1865. Choose a more shaded position for this magnificent rose, to preserve the richness of the plum-red flowers, produced well into autumn. Sumptuous perfume, 6x4ft. R P N #

Sweet Haze - 2008. A new ground-cover rose with sweetly fragrant single pink flowers produced all summer on a spreading bush. In the ground or in a container it will give pleasure all summer, 2x2ft. C Tb

Variegata di Bologna - 1909. Grown as a climber for a north wall, or as a rose for the back of the border, the white flowers, splashed and streaked with crimson-purple, make a magnificent sight, rich perfume, 5-12x4ft. C P

 
William Lobb - 1855. Another ‘back of the border’ rose with excellent rich moss rose fragrance and flowers of a most unusual dusky puple, fading to lilac-grey, 6x5ft. S P

Young Princess - Another modern rose with an old-fashioned style; sweetly fragrant single flowers in a striking shade of rich purple are carried in huge trusses on tall stems. Ideal for back of a border and reccommended by all who tried it last year, 5x4ft. C H 
 

CLIMBERS & RAMBLERS

Alistair Stella Gray - One of my favourite ramblers. Very easy to grow and manage; not to tall or vigorous but always gives a splendid show of creamy yellow flowers at least twice a year. 18x9ft. R P T N

Awakening - 1990. For all lovers of New Dawn here is a new form, fully double and quartered but still as reliable, scented and floriferous as the original,10x6ft. C P N

Bouquet d’Or - 1872.Very shapely double flowers in copper yellow, scented and vigorous, 10x6ft. R

Cecile Brunner - 1881. ‘The Sweetheart Rose’, has the most exquisite miniature H.T. blooms in large sprays and a most delicate pink colour. It flowers almost continuosly from May-Oct and grows in just about any soil and any aspect, try it and you won’t be disappointed. We offer it as a vigorous climber, 20ft. R P N # T

Gardenia - 1899. Good, healthy, bronze/green foliage sets of the creamy-yellow double, scented flowers, 20x15ft. R/S P #

Ghislaine et Feligonde - 1916. A repeat flowering rambler, with clusters of orangey-yellow tinged flowers, fading to creamy-white, very few thorns and a delicate perfume. Does best in a sheltered sunny site out of the wind, 10ft. C W P N #

Guinee - 1938. People who know me will be surprised to see this back on the list, but I am asked for it all the time..... It is the darkest red of all the climbers with fabulous large, swooningly perfumed flowers, but it can be really slow to get going, [remember, patience is a virtue]. Best in your finest soil and a semi-shade position. 15x8ft R P

Jasmina – A modern climber, disease resistant and full of flower, which looks the old-fashioned part. Cluster of sweetly scented, lavender pink double blooms, ideal for pergola or arch. 15x8ft C

Kathleen Harrop – 1919. A shorter, less vigorous, pale shell pink sport of Zephirine Drouhin. The loosely double scented  blooms open to reveal gold stamens and like its bigger cousin, it’s thornless. 10x6ft R P N #

Lady Hillingdon - 1917. A truly elegant rose, with long buds opening to warm apricot-yellow flowers with a rich tea rose scent. The bronze foliage and red stems accentuate the flowers which appear almost continuously through the year, if given the sheltered warm wall this rose deserves, 15ft. R P 
 
Narrow Water - 1883. A vigorous rambler with large trusses of very pretty semi double pale pinky lilac flowers, produced all summer, 8ft R P #

 
Madame Alfred Carrière - 1879. A reliable repeat-flowering climber, with slender stems and delicate pink-tinged blooms with an exquisite fragrance. One of the few climbers suitable for a north wall, strong growing. 20ft. C P N # T

Mrs Herbert Stevens - 1922. A beautiful, elegant, classic climbing tea rose. The long scrolled buds open into pure white flowers, tinged green and well scented. Looks delicate but is vigorous and strong, 12x8ft. R P N #

Rambling Rosie - A modern rambler in the wichuriana style - bright colour, small flowers, lots of impact - the difference is, this rose is free-flowering, bombproof and extremely healthy, 20ft. R T H

Perennial Blue - An acceptable alternative to the ever popular Vielchenblau, with lots of dark lilac purple semi-double flowers in trusses through the summer, 18-20ft. R T

Perennial Blush - See above but this charming new introduction is in the Blush Noisette/ Adelaide d'Orleans style and colour and once more scented and repeating, 18-20ft. R T

Soldier Boy – A fairly modern rose [1953] which is very like Scarlet Fire in flower colour and size, but flowers on through the season and is easy to train against a wall or other support. 12x6ft R P N #

Souvenir de Mme Leonnie Viennot - 1898. A very strong growing tea rose with large double flowers of coppery pink with yellow, highly scented. Even better it's not too tall! 12x8ft R #

Summer Wine - The large trusses of large, strawberry pink, single flowers are produced over a long season on this strong growing climber and have striking red stamens, 15ft. C

Trier - The perfect rambler for those with Rambling Rector wishes but only patio climber space! This is a perfect old-fashioned, romantic rambler with billows of pale creamy white scented flowers but it only grows to 15ft and even better repeats through the summer, 15ft. R P T

  
Veilchenblau - 1909. This vigorous rambler has clusters of small semi-double flowers, white at the base and then purple violet, fading to lilac-grey through blue-lilac, very striking and scented, 15ft. S P N # T

Zepherine Drouhin - 1868. Thornless, cerise pink semi-double, highly scented flowers but I'm still not sure I like it. 9x6ft C P N #