Damask Rose
Rosa x damascena
Roses
The highly fragrant damask rose offers a profusion of pink flowers in the spring.
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Charles de Mills Rose
Rosa gallica 'Charles de Mills'
This Gallica class rose is full-flowered with luscious petals of a deep crimson. It has fragrant flowers in the spring.
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Climbing Old Blush Rose
Rosa chinensis 'Climbing Old Blush'
This elegant climbing rose sports large pink flowers from spring until nearly Christmas. It is lightly fragrant and easily trained to a graceful climbing habit against walls or over trellises.
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Damask Rose
Rosa x damascena
The highly fragrant damask rose offers a profusion of pink flowers in the spring. Flowers from this large and mostly upright shrub have been used for centuries in perfume making, as well as for rose oil, rose water, and for cooking.
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Eglantine Rose
Rosa rubiginosa
Eglantine roses are large and sprawling, with single pale pink flowers in late spring and early summer. They are strongly apple-scented and their hips are popular for use in tea. This rose may be restrained by growing on posts or trellises to control its long, thorny canes.
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Old Blush Rose
Rosa chinensis 'Old Blush'
Old Blush is lightly fragrant with semi-double pink flowers. It blooms throughout the season and can bloom at Mount Vernon well into December.
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Rosa Mundi Rose
Rosa gallica var. officinalis 'Versicolor'
Rosa Mundi is a compact rose which features a profusion of bright striped flowers in the spring. The flowers are fragrant, and this old hardy rose shrugs off most pest problems, making them an easy favorite in the garden.
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Scotch Rose
Rosa spinosissima
Scotch rose is aggressively thorny but makes up for it with a profusion of white blooms. We recommend a thorn-proof hat when working in the vicinity of this rose! It offers a second show in the fall with showy maroon hips.
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White Rose of York
Rosa x alba 'Semi-Plena'
The White Rose of York is a large rose with elegant white flowers in the late spring and early summer. It is prone to sprawling and can be tied to posts or trellises to help keep it in check. This rose's beautiful white flowers are followed by rose hips which take on a gorgeous color in the fall.
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