Summer flowering Old Roses are historic beauties, full of intensely fragrant blooms, that will flower around mid summer, generally during June/July in the UK. The sheer mass of bloom is often unsurpassed by repeat flowering varieties. Many have been with us from ancient times but they reached their peak around 1840. The colour palette ranges from white through shades of pink to lilac, purple and maroon. With their subtle hues and matt foliage the overall effect is one of calm and beauty. Their petals are ideal for making rose water or pot-pourri.
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a.k.a.The Sweet Briar Rose. Medium-sized single pink blooms borne on a prickly shrub. Foliage has the distinct fragrance of green apples. Summer flowering. Size:2m x 2m. -
a.k.a Rosa glauca. Unusual shrub with purple red stems and leaves. Small single pink flowers. Copious display of red hips in autumn. Summer flowering. Size:2.1m x 1.5m. -
Gorgeous rich velvety maroon blooms showing golden anthers. Rich scent. Good foliage. Summer flowering. A well shaped bush. Size: 1.2m x 90cm. -
Madame Hardy is a pure white Damask rose with cupped blooms crammed full of petals. It has a distinctive green button eye. Lovely scent. Summer flowering. An upright shrub growing to around 1.8m x 1.5m. -
Large globular full blooms of clear pink with a heavy fragrance. Dark green foliage. Summer flowering. Requires support. Superb as a pillar or climbing rose. Size 3m x 1.8m. -
Gipsy Boy, a.k.a Zigeunerknabe, is a strong growing shrub with a mass of crimson purple blooms showing golden anthers. Vigorous growth. Scented. Summer flowering. Size:1.8m x 1.8m. -
Fantin Latour has fully double flat flowers of blush pink produced in profusion. Summer flowering with a wonderful perfume, it has strong bushy growth with good foliage. Size: 1.5m x 1.2m. -
a.k.a Konigin von Danemark. Fully double quartered blooms of soft pink with a button eye emerging from bright pink buds. Grey green foliage. Very fragrant. Summer flowering. Size: 1.5m x 1.2m. -
A.k.a. Rosa gallica 'Versicolor'. A classic old rose. Light crimson semi-double blooms, striped white. Summer flowering. Forms a bushy shrub. Rich fragrance. Size: 1.2m x 1.2m. -
Maiden's Blush, a.k.a. Cuisse de Nymphe, has blush pink blooms with muddled petals and lead-grey foliage. Sweetly scented. Good specimen plant, also makes a good hedge. Summer flowering. Size:1.5m x 1.2m. -
a.k.a Old Velvet Moss. Clusters of double purple-crimson scented blooms which fade to lavender-grey. A vigorous grower. Suitable for the back of a border. Summer flowering. Size:2.1m x 1.6m. -
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Small full blooms of rich dark purple-claret borne on slender branches. Lightly mossed buds. Neat dark foliage. Summer flowering. Size:1.2m x 0.9m.
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Bears a large quantity of small clear pink globular flowers. A procumbent variety. Requires good husbandry. Light fragrance. Summer flowering.Perfect for pollinators. Size 0.6m x 1.5m. -
Single geranium red blooms with creamy stamens. Flagon-shaped hips. Vigorous growth. Healthy and hardy. Summer flowering. Size:2.4m 1.5m. -
A.k.a 'The Jacobite Rose' and 'Great Double White'. Probably a sport of Alba Semi-Plena. A mass of fully double fragrant flowers. Wonderful lead-grey foliage and pale green stems with large prickles. Strong in growth. Summer flowering. 1.8m x 1.5m. -
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Chapeau de Napoléon (a.k.a. Napoleon's Hat, Crested Moss, Rosa centifolia 'Cristata') has buds topped with a unique frilled growth. Globular pink blooms. Scented. Summer flowering. Height 1.5m x Spread 1.2m. -
Rosa centifolia, a.k.a. Cabbage Rose or Provence Rose, has huge very double globular blooms of deep pink and large coarse leaves. Strong perfume. Summer flowering. Height 1.5m x Spread 1.2m. -
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The full blooms vary from dark crimson to purple with a button eye. Good scent. Sticky reddish moss has a pine fragrance.. Dark foliage. Repeat flowering. Size:1.5m x 1.2m. -
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An excellent reliable Gallica of rosette formation. Rich pink fading to pale violet. Coarse green foliage overlaid with a bluish tinge. Highly scented. Summer flowering. Size:1.2m x 90cm. -
One of the most purple roses. Rich purple flowers with paler centers and pretty green button eyes. Very floriferous. Good scent. Lush dark green leaves. Summer flowering. Size: 1.5m x 1.2m. -
A superb old rose. Very large striking quartered blooms of maroon and purple. Sweetly fragrant. Good dark foliage. Its vigour makes it one of the easiest Gallicas to grow. Summer flowering. Size: 1.2m x 1.2m. -
Nozomi displays dainty sprays of single pearl pink blooms en masse at midsummer. Dark green glossy pointed foliage. Scented. Garden worthy. Size: 30cm x 1.2m. -
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a.k.a Red moss. A vigorous shrub bearing lightly mossed buds which open into strong scented clusters of double bright red blooms. Dark green foliage. Summer flowering. Size:1.5 x 1.2m. -
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Pompon des Princes (a.k.a. Ispahan) has clear pink, deliciously fragrant double blooms which flower throughout the summer. Scrolled in the bud, opening quartered with a green button eye. Size: 1.5m x 1.2m. -
Rich pink single blooms in profusion. Foliage scented of green apples. Strong growth with hips in autumn. Summer flowering. Size:2.4 x 2.4. -
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Small single yellow fragrant flowers with buff edges. Wonderful apple-scented foliage. Forms a stout branching shrub. Does well in poor soil. Summer flowering. Size:1.8 x 1.8m. -
Petite de Hollande has clusters of small clear pink, fully double blooms. Highly scented. A compact bushy plant. Suitable for the smaller garden. Summer flowering. Size: 1.2m x 1m. -
A large shrub bearing single flowers of deep pink. Ornamental flagon-shaped hips in the autumn which last well into the winter. Summer flowering. Size:2.4m x 2.0m. -
a.k.a. Pompom des Dames. Compact bush with miniature foliage. Masses of small double clear pink flowers. A good old fashioned variety for the smaller garden or container growing. Summer flowering. Size: 90cm x 90cm. -
Pretty double loose blooms of pale pink striped purple-crimson fading to paler tones. Short compact bushy growth. Grey-green leaves. Good fragrance. A summer flowering rose. Size: 90cm x 90cm. -
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Lovely pure white full blooms open from buds covered with brownish moss. An upright shrub with dark green leaves. Summer flowering. Size:1.2m x 0.9m. -
Double quartered blooms of blush pink. A graceful shrub with grey-green foliage. Perpetual flowering. Strongly scented. Good in most situations. Size:1.5 x 1.5m. -
a.k.a Austrian Copper. Flame orange with a yellow reverse to the petals. Pale green foliage. This colouration has been passed on to many modern varieties Summer flowering. Size:1.5m x 1.2m. -
A low suckering shrub with slender canes covered in bristles. Glossy leaves. Single pink flowers. Good autumn foliage. Summer flowering. Size:60cm x 60cm. -
A.k.a Rosa x alba 'Alba Semi-Plena'. The White Rose of York. Semi-double, fragrant pure white blooms. Strong growth with grey-green foliage. Polished red hips in the autumn. Grown for Attar in Bulgaria. Summer flowering. Size: 2m x 1.5m. -
Perfectly formed rosettes of white with cream centers. Fragrant. A relatively thornless shrub with grey green foliage. Useful as a large shrub or small climber. Summer flowering. Size: 1.8m x 1.2m. -
a.k.a. Parvifolia or Burgundy Rose. A miniature Centifolia rose. Compact growth with tiny leaves. Small pompom flowers of claret. Good for container growing. Similar height and habit to Rosa De Meaux. Fragrant. Size: 60cm x 60cm. -
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Spong has masses of small double quartered blooms of rose pink. Compact growth makes it ideal for smaller gardens or pots. Healthy grey-green foliage. Summer flowering. Size: 90cm x 90cm. -
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Tour de Malakoff, a.k.a. Black Jack, bears large loosely-formed flowers of magenta-purple, paling to violet-lavender. Can be grown as a shrub or a shorter climber. Summer flowering. Size: 1.8m x 1.8m. -
a.k.a 'Muscosa' 'Old Pink Moss'. Very double pink blooms emerge from very mossy buds. Both moss and flowers are highly scented. Summer flowering. Size:1.2m x 1.2m.
