Rosa Sancta

(Species) ‘Rosa richardii’ ‘St.John's Rose’ ‘Holy Rose’. Closely allied to the Damasks. Large, single pink flowers with good foliage. A good prostrate rose.

Rosa Suffulta

(Species) 'Rosa arkansana'. Clusters of single, pink flowers on a short plant, followed with small orange pear shaped hips. Soft grey foliage, thin spiny stems. Tolerant of poor soils and is suitable to be grown in a container.

Rosa Nitida

(Species) The single, dark pink flowers are small, but plentiful. Lovely fern-like foliage which turns rich crimson in the autumn with hips. Tolerant of shade. Suitable to be planted in a container. A useful, shorter species with abundant, short canes which, makes a good, dense bush for ground-cover and group planting. Dated to early 19th century.

Rosa X Kochiana

Unique to us in the UK. (Species) Large, single, purple-pink flowers on a thorny plant with light green foliage, turning colourful in autumn.

Rosa Fedtschenkoana

(Species) Single, white flowers produced all summer on a dense shrub with grey foliage. Small spiky red hips later and some repeat flowers. Tolerant of poorer soils and shade. Ideal for woodland planting.

Rosa Elegantula Persetosa

(Species) 'Rosa farreri persetosa' 'Threepenny Bit Rose'. A charming arching shrub with fern-like leaves which turn to purple and crimson in the autumn. The tiny hips, are of a bright orange-red colour and produces small, lilac-pink flowers. Tolerant of poor soils and shade. Suited to woodland planting.