Old Fashion and Heritage Roses
PAGE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ALL aka Kazanlink Damask. A very ancient rose used extensively in Bulgaria for attar of roses. This automatically tells us that the perfume is deliciously delightful i.e. this rose is very fragrant! The blooms are somewhat shaggy, double and shaded a warm pink. Spring flowering. From the Middle East -pre 1700.
Trigintipetala This plant is in high demand and supply is limited this year. Add to your Waitlist for updates on next available stock. Gallica. An upright rose that is a natural 'sport' from rose 'Tuscany'. The strong stems have few thorns and the dark crimson flowers are very strongly scented. The flowers are semi-double and have a nice prominent display of golden stamens. An easy to grow rose that flowers in early summer 1848. Tuscany Superb Expected Stock Height: 20/40 cm ? New stock expected Beginning of June, 2026. Waitlist now. Estimated price $49.99. Payment on order.
Gallica. The reputation and popularity of this lovely old fashioned rose are well deserved. The globular dark red buds open to rich purple sweetly scented flowers of a velvety texture. Mainly summer flowering. Abundant dark green foliage and very few thorns. 1840. Deciduous
Cardinal de Richelieu We are not expecting to have this plant in 2026 Bourbon. Firstly, this Rose has nothing to do with Vince Martin! Originating from France in 1874 it grows into a tall shrub that flowers abundantly in summer. The blooms are beautifully fragrant, fully double, globular and rose pink with splashes of deep carmine. Light green, healthy foliage
Commandant Beaurepaire We are not expecting to have this plant in 2026 Portland. A unusual rose with grey green foliage and large flowers of rich warm pink that emit a heady fragrance. The continuously produced flowers are excellent for cutting. Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society. Truly lovely and a reliable performer. 1863. Comte de Chambord We are not expecting to have this plant in 2026 Centifolia. A chance seedling classed as a Centifolia but some say it is a modern hybrid. No matter the heritage it is a truly beautiful rose with pink quartered blooms that have a strong sweet fragrance. The blooms appear in large clusters for a long period but do not repeat thereafter. C1940.
Fantin Latour We are not expecting to have this plant in 2026 Hybrid Perpetual. This rose would have to be one of the nicest striped varieties with semi-double blooms of pink and crimson. The blooms appear from mid-summer through to autumn and are nicely fragrant. Light green foliage, vigorous and upright. France 1921.
Ferdinand Pichard We are not expecting to have this plant in 2026 Hybrid Musk, Shrub. Medium, semi-double, apricot blooms in large clusters with an open bloom form. Mild, tea fragrance. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Bred by Rev. Joseph Hardwick Pemberton (UK, 1922). Very disease resistant. Francesca We are not expecting to have this plant in 2026 Rugosa. A robust Rugosa with large, heavy petalled, double, purplish-red flowers with mauve highlights. Beautiful strong clove fragrance. This rose has beautiful red hips that form after the flowers have finished in late summer-autumn. Vigorous, hardy and easy to grow. From the Netherlands. 1905.
Hansa We are not expecting to have this plant in 2026 China. Rich, deep black-red, semi-double flowers with pronounced golden stamens and a nice fragrance appear more or less continuously throughout the summer. A medium sized bush with few thorns. Nice glossy foliage. France 1859.
Louis XIV We are not expecting to have this plant in 2026 
Did you know that it takes about 50 kilos of rose petals - yes 50 to make just 30mls of essential rose oil (attar of roses)? Blooming amazing!
Habit: Upright
Leaves: Deciduous, Green
Mature Size (HxW): 1.5m x 1.2m
From England
Habit: Upright
Leaves: Deciduous, Green
Mature Size (HxW): 1.2m x 1m
Leaves: Deciduous, Green
Mature Size (HxW): 1.2m x 0.9m
Orpheline De Juillet Belle De Crecy 
Commandant Beaurepaire was a French Army officer (1740-1792). His name can be found engraved on the Arch de Triomphe in Paris.
Habit: Upright
Leaves: Deciduous, Green
Mature Size (HxW): 1.5m x 1.5m
Honorine de Brabant Souvenir de Monsieur Brueil 
Habit: Upright
Leaves: Deciduous, Green
Mature Size (HxW): 0.9m x 0.6m
Jacques Cartier 
Habit: Upright
Leaves: Deciduous, Green
Mature Size (HxW): 1.5m x 0.9m
Marie de Blois Mme Louis Leveque 
Habit: Upright
Leaves: Deciduous, Green
Mature Size (HxW): 2m x 1.5m
Reine des Violettes 
Habit: Upright
Mature Size (HxW): 1.8m x 1.8m
Danae 
Habit: Upright
Leaves: Deciduous, Green
Mature Size (HxW): 1.5m x 1.2m
Roseraie de l Hay 
Habit: Upright
Leaves: Deciduous, Green
Mature Size (HxW): 70cm x 70cm
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