New England Nurseries Rose Guide
Roses are a delightful addition to any yard, offering a vibrant color and a sweet fragrance that can transform outdoor spaces into enchanting retreats. Their diverse varieties provide endless possibilities for gardeners, from climbing roses that adorn trellises with cascading blooms to compact bushes perfect for borders and walkways. Beyond their beauty, roses attract pollinators like bees and butterflies, enhancing the ecological health of your garden. Their timeless elegance and enduring appeal make roses a cherished feature in any landscape.
Interested in adding roses as a feature to your yard, but not sure where to start, or which to choose? Check out New England Nurseries’ handy Rose Guide. We’ll take you through the different types of roses, briefly explain rose fragrances, and show you which roses we currently carry.
Types of Roses
Hybrid Tea Roses: Known for their long stems and classic, elegant blooms, hybrid tea roses are popular for cutting and display in arrangements. They come in a wide range of colors and often have a strong fragrance.
Floribunda Roses: These roses produce clusters of flowers on each stem, creating a profusion of color in the garden. They are generally more compact and bushier than hybrid teas and bloom repeatedly throughout the season.
Polyantha & Groundcover Roses: Polyantha & Groundcover Roses are shorter plants that have smaller blooms perfect for edgings and hedges. They come in a variety of hues and colors, such as bright whites, lovely soft pinks, and bright reds. Grow them in a small garden space or even in a container.
Grandiflora Roses: A cross between hybrid tea roses and floribundas, grandifloras typically produce large, showy blooms on tall stems. They combine the best qualities of both parent types, offering the beauty of hybrid teas with the prolific flowering of floribundas.
Climbing Roses: These roses have long, flexible canes that can be trained to grow horizontally or vertically against a support structure such as a trellis, fence, or wall. They add vertical interest to gardens and often produce an abundance of flowers.
Shrub Roses: Known for their hardiness and versatility, shrub roses encompass a wide range of varieties, from compact, low-growing bushes to sprawling, large shrubs. They are generally easy to care for and offer continuous blooms throughout the growing season.
Miniature Roses: Miniature roses are petite versions of their larger counterparts, with small flowers and compact growth habits. They are well-suited to container gardening and smaller spaces, adding charm and color to balconies, patios, and windowsills.
Old Garden Roses: These roses encompass a diverse group of varieties that existed before the introduction of modern rose hybrids in the 19th century. They are prized for their historical significance, fragrance, and often disease-resistant nature. Examples include gallicas, damasks, and albas.
English/David Austin Roses: Named after the British rose breeder, David Austin, these roses come in hundreds of varieties. These roses are quite popular. Their rosette-shaped roses have the scent of an Old Rose variety, and also a continuous blooming as well as a broad range of colors like that of Modern Roses.
Species Roses: They come in many sizes, shapes, and habits. These are the original, wild, and native roses, parents of many of the bred and engineered roses.
Rose Fragrances Explained
Fruity: Found across all colors of English Roses, fruity fragrances are diverse, ranging from zesty citrus scents to rich berry and exotic fruit aromas. With notes such as apple, mango, and elderflower, fruity fragrances are fresh and uplifting, each with its own delicious twist.
Myrrh: This distinctive scent holds a majestic spiciness and the aromatic warmth of sweet anise. Found almost exclusively in English Roses, it can be an acquired taste due to the medicinal character of licorice notes.
Old Rose: Seen as the classic rose fragrance, it is traditional, with warm, heady notes, often softened with a dash of sweetness. Unique in its character, and reminiscent of rose perfumes, it is arguably the most delicious of all the rose fragrances and can be found almost exclusively in pink and red roses.
Tea: True to its name, the Tea Rose scent is often said to resemble a freshly opened packet of tea. In English Roses, the aroma most frequently appears in the yellow and apricots. A complex fragrance, it can have sweeter elements of violets and fruitiness mixed with spicy, tar-like qualities of the dominating tea notes.
Musk: The musk scent, resembling the old musk used in perfumes, is a warm, rich fragrance that can be both sweet and spicy and, at times, is dominated by the scent of cloves. Unlike other fragrance types, musk is produced in the stamens rather than in the petals of a rose. Musk is often found in ramblers (climbing), where the sheer abundance of flowers creates a heady blanket of perfume.
Other Terminology Used to Describe Fragrance
Citrusy: Roses with a citrusy fragrance exude a refreshing aroma reminiscent of lemon or orange zest, adding a vibrant and invigorating touch to any bouquet or garden.
Spicy: Infused with warm and exotic notes, spicy rose fragrances evoke a sense of depth and intrigue, with hints of cloves, cinnamon, or pepper creating a rich olfactory experience.
Floral: Classic and timeless, floral rose fragrances capture the pure essence of the flower itself, with a delicate and romantic aroma that embodies the epitome of elegance and grace.
Herbal: With a green and earthy undertone, herbal rose scents evoke the freshness of a garden after rainfall, featuring hints of mint, basil, or eucalyptus for a revitalizing and natural fragrance.
*Please note that the fragrance guide, and the fragrances listed over the next few pages, are based on information from rose growers and distributors. Fragrances can vary in scent and intensity from one individual to the next.
Rose | Rose Name | Type | Fragrance |
 | Blaze | Climbing Rose | Mild fragrance with a hint of spice |
 | Joseph's Coat | Climbing Rose | Moderate Fra-grance |
 | New Dawn | Climbing Rose | Moderate Fra-grance |
 | Graham Thomas | David Austin Eng-lish Rose | Strong Tea Fra-grance |
 | Benjamin Britten | David Austin Eng-lish Rose | David Austin Eng-lish Rose |
 | Claire Austin | David Austin Eng-lish Rose | Strong Myrrh Fragrance |
 | Crown Princess Margareta | David Austin Eng-lish Rose | Strong Tea Fra-grance |
 | Darcey Bussell | David Austin Eng-lish Rose | Strong Myrrh Fragrance |
 | Golden Celebration | David Austin Eng-lish Rose | Strong Tea Fra-grance |
 | Jubilee Celebration | David Austin Eng-lish Rose | Strong Tea Fra-grance |
 | Olivia Rose Austin | David Austin Eng-lish Rose | Strong Myrrh Fragrance |
 | The Poet's Wife | David Austin Eng-lish Rose | Strong Tea Fra-grance |
 | L.D. Braithwaite | English Rose | Strong Old Rose Fragrance |
 | Harlow Carr | English Rose | Strong Myrrh Fragrance |
 | Lichfield Angel | English Rose | Strong Myrrh Fragrance |
 | Mary Rose | English Rose | Strong Old Rose Fragrance |
 | Munstead Wood | English Rose | Strong Old Rose Fragrance |
 | Pat Austin | English Rose | Strong Tea Fra-grance |
 | Queen of Sweden | English Rose | Strong Myrrh Fragrance |
 | Tranquility | English Rose | Strong Myrrh Fragrance |
 | Winchester Cathe-dral | English Rose | Strong Myrrh Fragrance |
 | Campfire | Floribunda Rose | Light Fragrance |
 | Easy Italian Ice | Floribunda Rose | Mild Citrus Fragrance |
 | Easy Going | Floribunda Rose | Moderate Citrus Fragrance |
 | Fragrant Carpet Fragrant lipstick | Floribunda Rose | Moderate Fragrance |
 | High Voltage | Floribunda Rose | Moderate Fragrance |
 | Julia Childs | Floribunda Rose | Moderate licorice Fragrance |
 | Kolorscape Kardi-nal | Floribunda Rose | Mild Fragrance |
 | Kolorscape lemon Fizz | Floribunda Rose | Mild Citrus Fragrance |
 | Lavender Veranda | Floribunda Rose | Light Fragrance |
 | Princess Alexandra | Floribunda Rose | Moderate Fragrance |
 | Sweet Spot Ruby | Floribunda Rose | Mild Fragrance |
 | Sweet Spot Yellow | Floribunda Rose | Mild Fragrance |
 | Take it Easy | Floribunda Rose | Moderate Fra-grance |
 | Whipped Cream Rose | Floribunda Rose | Moderate Fra-grance |
 | Music Box Rose | Grandiflora Rose | Light Fragrance |
 | Rise Up lilac Days | Grandiflora Rose | Light Fragrance |
 | Coral Drift | Groundcover Rose | Mild Fragrance |
 | Pink Drift | Groundcover Rose | Mild Fragrance |
 | Popcorn Drift | Groundcover Rose | Mild Fragrance |
 | Red Drift | Groundcover Rose | Mild Fragrance |
 | Anna's Promise | Hybrid Tea Rose | Strong citrus and fruity fragrance |
 | Miracle on the Hud-son | Hybrid Tea Rose | Moderate Fra-grance |
 | Grandma's Bless-ing | Hybrid Tea Rose | Strong Fra-grance |
 | Pink Miracle | Hybrid Tea Rose | Strong Fra-grance |
 | Sunorita | Hybrid Tea Rose | Moderate Fra-grance |
 | Sweet Fragrance | Hybrid Tea Rose | Strong Fra-grance |
 | True Bloom True Passion | Hybrid Tea Rose | Moderate Fra-grance |
 | The Fairy | Polyantha Rose | Mild Fragrance |
 | At Jast | Shrub Rose | Moderate spicy fragrance |
 | Blushing Knock Out | Shrub Rose | Light, sweet fra-grance |
 | Coral Cove | Shrub Rose | Light Citrus Fra-grance |
 | Double Knock Out | Shrub Rose | Įight Fragrance |
 | Double Red Knock Out | Shrub Rose | Light Fragrance |
 | Easy Elegance Ca-lypso | Shrub Rose | Moderate Fragrance |
 | Knock Out | Shrub Rose | Light Fragrance |
 | Knock Out Petite | Shrub Rose | Light Fragrance |
 | Peachy Knock Out | Shrub Rose | Light Fragrance |
 | Pink Double Knock Out | Shrub Rose | Light Fragrance |
 | Pink Knock Out | Shrub Rose | Light Fragrance |
 | Rainbow Knock Out | Shrub Rose | Light Fragrance |
 | Sunny Knock Out | Shrub Rose | Light Fragrance |
 | Father Hugo's Rose | Species/Shrub Rose | Strong Įemon Fragrance |
 | Rugosa Rose | Species/Shrub Rose | Strong Fra-grance |
 | Rugosa Rose White | Species/Shrub Rose | Strong Fra-grance |
 | Virginiana Rose | Species/Shrub Rose | Strong Fra-grance |
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