Roses are prized for their for their lovely, often fragrant flowers.
Many rose types carry their blossoms in clusters, but some, notably hybrid teas tend to bear their flowers singly, one bud per stem.
ALBA: Mostly white flowered,or pale pink roses that only bloom once. The foilage is the color of sage green or grayish green.
BOURBON: The very first roses that repeat bloomed. They were introduced on the 'Isle of Bourbon' in the Indian Ocean. That's where these roses got the name. Bourbon roses are very fragrant.
CENTIFOLIA: Known as the 'Cabbage Roses', the flowers, looking like cabbages, usually have over 100 petals. These roses only bloom once.
DAMASK: The flowers are intensely fragrant and come in white, pink or red colors. Some repeat-flower, some don't.
HYBRID CHINA: These roses are tender and not for cold climates north of zone 7. Most are repeat flowering.
HYBRID GALLICA: These roses are almost always thornless. The once-flowering blooms are usually pink, red, or purple and have a strong rose fragrance.
HYBRID PERPETUAL: Very fragrant pink or red roses that repeat flowers.
MOSS: Mostly once-blooming fragrant roses that produce a sort of sticky moss-like growth on their flower stems and buds.
NOISETTE: Large, sort of sprawling rose plants that are best used as climbers. They have small clusters of fragrant flowers. These roses are cold-tender and best suited for warmer climates.
PORTLAND: Roses that are very fragrant, usually pink blooms that are repeat- flowering.
TEA: These roses have canes with few thorns. The flowers come in light yellow, pink or white colors and are repeat-blooming. Best in zone 7 and the south.
Many rose types carry their blossoms in clusters, but some, notably hybrid teas tend to bear their flowers singly, one bud per stem.
CENTIFOLIA: Known as the 'Cabbage Roses', the flowers, looking like cabbages, usually have over 100 petals. These roses only bloom once.
