Recommended Roses for Colorado
Compiled by the Denver Rose Society
2016
This list of rose varieties is the result of the combined
experiences of Denver Rose Society members. A more
complete list can be found in the Growing Roses in
Colorado book which can be purchased at many area
garden centers or from
www.DenverRoseSociety.org
.
For more information on a specific variety plus photos,
check the
www.HelpMeFind.com/roses
website. We
invite you to come to our meetings and special events
to learn more about growing roses in Denver and the
Colorado Front Range. For more details, please visit our
website:
www.DenverRoseSociety.org
.
Hybrid Tea & Grandiflora - repeat blooming bushes
which produce large flowers, primarily one bloom/stem.
Black Magic – dark red
Brigadoon – pink blend
Chicago Peace – pink blend
Dick Clark – red blend
Double Delight – red blend
Falling in Love – pink blend
Fragrant Cloud – orange red
Gemini – pink blend
Gold Medal – medium yellow
Marilyn Monroe – apricot blend
Olympiad – medium red
Over the Moon – apricot blend
Peace – yellow blend
Queen Elizabeth – medium pink
St. Patrick – yellow blend
Secret – pink blend
Sunstruck – apricot blend
Tournament of Roses – pink blend
Veterans Honor – dark red
Climber – a diverse group with varying plant habits.
Some have upright pillar form, others have long,
flexible, rambling canes. All listed here repeat bloom.
Altissimo – red
America – orange pink
Jeanne Lajoie (climbing mini) – medium pink
John Cabot – medium red
John Davis – medium pink
Floribunda – repeat blooming bushes which typically
bloom in clusters.
Apricot Nectar – apricot blend
Easy Going – yellow blend
Ebb Tide – mauve
Gruss an Aachen – light pink
Hot Cocoa – russet
Iceberg – white
Julia Child – medium yellow
Lavaglut – dark red
Livin’ Easy – orange blend
Playboy – red blend
Playgirl – medium pink
Sexy Rexy – medium pink
Sunsprite – deep yellow
Miniature & Miniflora – repeat blooming shrubs with
smaller blooms. Bushes are generally smaller. Some of
these can be found locally, others must be ordered
online.
Arcanum – apricot blend
Bees Knees – yellow blend
Dr. John Dickman – mauve
Fairhope – light yellow
Giggles – medium pink
Gourmet Popcorn – white
Hot Tamale – yellow blend
Irresistible – white
Jean Kenneally – apricot blend
Kristin – red blend
Miss Flippins – medium red
Perrine – orange pink
Rainbow’s End – yellow blend
Salute – dark red
Soroptimist International – pink blend
Shrub – A very diverse group ranging in size from
compact 2 foot bushes to large 8 – 10 foot bushes.
Many are repeat bloomers, others once blooming.
Usually easy care and disease resistant.
Ballerina – medium pink
Bonica – medium pink
Carefree Delight – pink blend
Carefree Wonder – pink blend
Dortmund – medium red (can be a climber)
Flower Girl – light pink
Recommended Roses for Colorado
Compiled by the Denver Rose Society
2016
Nymphenburg – orange pink
Sally Holmes – white
David Austin – A sub class of shrubs which do well in
our climate. Most have old fashioned bloom forms and
are very fragrant.
Abraham Darby – orange pink
Evelyn – apricot blend
Gertrude Jekyl – medium pink
Golden Celebration – deep yellow
Lady of Shalott – orange blend
Lilian Austin – orange pink
Mary Rose – medium pink
Othello – deep red
Princess Alexandra of Kent – medium pink
Tradescant – dark red
Wenlock – medium red
Canadian Hardy Roses – A sub class of shrubs that are
low care, tough and reliably cold hardy. A wide variety
of growth habit and colors.
Adelaide Hoodless – deep pink
Bill Reid – apricot blend
Champlain – dark red
Henry Hudson – white
John Cabot – medium red
John Davis – medium pink
Morden Blush – medium pink
Morden Sunrise – yellow blend
Prairie Dawn – medium pink
William Baffin – deep pink
Buck Roses – Very hardy roses which generally require
no winter protection. A sub class of shrubs with a wide
variety of growth habits.
Carefree Beauty – medium pink
Earth Song – deep pink
Mountain Music – pink blend
Prairie Sunrise – apricot blend
Quietness – light pink
Winter Sunset – apricot
Rugosas – Known as tough, hardy shrubs with unusual,
crinkled foliage that resents being sprayed. Flowers are
fragrant and repeat. Forms great hips in the fall.
Blanc Double de Coubert – white
Hansa – medium red
Linda Campbell – medium red
Marie Bugnet – white
Purple Pavement – mauve
Thérèse Bugnet – medium pink
Old Garden Roses (OGRs) – All the various classes of
OGRs have a wide variety of growth habits. Many have
old fashioned bloom forms and are very fragrant.
* = once blooming.
Alika – medium red
Autumn Damask – medium pink
Baronne Prevost – medium pink
*Cardinal de Richelieu – mauve
*Charles de Mills – dark red
Compte de Chambord – pink blend
*Crested Moss – pink
*Fantin-Latour – light pink
Ferdinand Pichard – pink blend
*Harison’s Yellow – yellow
Louise Odier – deep pink
*Madame Hardy – white
*Maiden’s Blush – pink
Marchesa Bochella – light pink
Mme Isaac Pereire – deep pink
Mme Pierre Oger – pink blend
Paul Neyron – medium pink
Reine des Violettes – mauve
Rose de Rescht – deep pink
Sidonie – medium pink
Stanwell Perpetual – white
*Tuscany Superb – mauve
Zephirine Drouhin – pink
Species – The foundation building block for all roses
past and future. Many are single and most once
bloomers. They are tough, hardy and easy care.
*
R. gallica versicolor ( Rosa Mundi) – pink blend
*R.rubrifolia (Red Leaf Rose) – pink blend
*R. woodsii – medium pink