Puget Sound Rose Performers

Seattle Rose Society

Affiliated with the American Rose Society

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 American Rose Society Roses in Review rating.

Hybrid Teas & Grandifloras

Dainty Bess (lp) [8.5] F Melody Parfumee (m) [7.8] VF

Double Delight (rb) [8.3] VF Mister Lincoln (dr) [8.3] VF

Elina (ly) [8.5] Neptune (m) [7.5] VF

Fame! (dp) [8.2] *New Zealand (lp) [7.9] VF

*Firefighter (dr) [7.7] F Olympiad (mr) [8.5]

Fragrant Cloud (or) [8.1] VF Pristine (w) [8.4]

*Gemini (pb) [8.3] Queen Elizabeth (mp) [7.9] F

Honor (w) [7.6] Secret (pb) [7.9] VF

Just Joey (ob) [7.9] VF *Sugar Moon (w) [7.6] VF

*Lasting Love (dr) [7.6] VF Touch of Class (op) [8.7]

Love and Peace (rb) [7.8] Veteran’s Honor (dr) [8.3]

Floribunda Roses

*Betty Boop (rb) [8.0] *Lavaglut (Lava Flow) (dr) [8.6]

Betty Prior (mp) [8.1] *Livin’ Easy (ob) [8.1]

Chihuly (rb) [7.5] Margaret Merril (w) [8.1] VF

Cinco de Mayo (r) [7.8] F *Playboy (rb) [8.5]

Day Breaker (ab) [7.9] *Sexy Rexy (mp) [8.6]

Easy Going (yb) [8.0] Sheila’s Perfume (yb) [8.2] VF

Hannah Gordon (pb) [8.7] Sunsprite (dy) [8.4] VF

Hot Cocoa (r) [7.9] Trumpeter (or) [8.3]

Iceberg (w) [8.5] Tuscan Sun (ab) [7.8]

*Julia Child (my) [8.2] VF

Climbing Roses

Altissimo (mr) [8.5] Fourth of July (rb) [8.2]

America (op) [8.2] VF Jacob’s Robe (yb) [7.4]

*Candy Land (pb) [7.6] F Jeanne Lajoie (mini) (mp) [9.0]

Don Juan (dr) [8.2] F Joseph’s Coat (rb) [7.5]

Dublin Bay (mr) [8.5] Royal Sunset (ab) [8.9] F

Miniature Roses

*Behold (my) [7.7] Luis Desamero (ly) [7.9]

Caliente (dr) [7.3] Minnie Pearl (pb) [8.8]

Child’s Play (pb) [7.9] Rainbow’s End (yb) [8.6]

Gourmet Popcorn (w) [8.6] Rise ‘n Shine (my) [8.3]

Hot Tamale (yb) [8.3] Snow Bride (w) [8.3]

Incognito (m) [8.1] Starina (or) [8.2]

Irresistible (w) [8.8] Sweet Caroline (rb) [7.9]

Jean Kenneally (ab) [8.9] X-Rated (pb) [7.9]

Shrub Roses

Ballerina (mp) [8.6] Rhapsody in Blue (m) [7.6] F

*Blanc Double de Coubert(w) [8.2] F *Robusta (mr) [8.8]

Bonica (mp) [8.4] *Roseraie de l’Hay (dr) [8.7] F

Buff Beauty (ab) [8.2] F Sally Holmes (w) [8.9]

Golden Wings (ly) [8.7] The Fairy (lp) [8.7]

*Knock Out (rb) [8.5] Westerland (ab) [8.3] VF

English Shrub Roses

Abraham Darby (ab) [8.0] L.D. Braithwaite (dr) [7.0] F

Brother Cadfael (mp) [7.9] Lichfield Angel (w) [new]

Crocus Rose (w) [8.2] Mary Rose (mp) [8.3]

Darcey Bussell (rb) [8.2] Pat Austin (ob) [7.7]

Gertrude Jekyll (mp) [7.8] VF Teasing Georgia (yb) [7.7]

Graham Thomas (dy) [8.2] VF The Pilgrim (my) [7.8] F

Heritage (lp) [8.4] VF Winchester Cathedral (w) [7.8]

Old Garden Roses

Baronne Prevost (H Perp.) R (mp) F Louise Odier (Bourbon) R (dp) F

Charles de Mills (Gallica) (m) F Madame Hardy (Damask) (w) F

Comte de Chambord (Port.) R (pb) VF Rosa Mundi (Gallica) (pb) F

Konigin von Danemark (Alba) (mp) VF Rose de Recht (Dam.) R (dp) VF

La Reine Victoria (Bourbon) R (mp) F Tuscany Superb (Gallica) (m) F

R = recurrent * = needs little or no spraying

Color Codes

ab apricot/ apricot blend / m mauve/ mauve blend / or orange red
dp deep pink / mp medium pink / pb pink blend
dr dark red / mr medium red / r russet
dy deep yellow / my medium yellow / rb red blend
lp light pink / ob orange/ orange blend / w white/ white blend
ly light yellow / op orange pink / yb yellow blend

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