Wickwar

Veilchenblau

(Multiflora rambler) ‘Violet Blue’. A vigorous rambler. it bears large clusters of small, semi-double purple-violet flowers with some white brush markings. They are scented and mature to a blueish-lilac and fade to a lilac-grey.

Spectabilis

(Sempervirens Rambler) Small, double, cupped flowers in hanging clusters of cream and lilac. Ample foliage. A good, smaller rambler.

Seagull

Super Excelsa (Rambler)

(Wichurana Rambler) This is a repeat flowering form of Excelsa, if not as vigorous. Clusters of magenta to light crimson, semi-double cascading flowers.

Rambling Rector

(Moschata) A rampant fragrant rambler renowned for its vigour, being smothered in huge clusters of semi-double white flowers in July.

Paul's Himalayan Musk

(Moschata) Clusters of many small, fragrant, soft pink flowers. A very rampant climber, with plentiful sea-green leaves.

Phyllis Bide

(Rambler) Clusters of small, semi-double flowers of pink, salmon and gold. Medium, slender growth. Long flowering season.

Minnehaha (Rambler)

(Wichurana Rambler) Clusters of rich pink, double flowers fading with age to blush. Plentiful, small, dark, glossy foliage.

Guirlande Rose

(Wichurana Rambler) Clusters of tiny pink-white, double flowers. Profuse flowering for a long season. 

Ghislaine de Féligonde

(Musk Rambler) One of the few ramblers that repeat flowers, The pretty small orange-yellow, flowers are profusely produced in clusters on a healthy robust plant.

Félicité-Perpétue

(Sempervirens Rambler) A vigorous rambler bearing large clusters of creamy-white blooms which are pompom in form and scented. A useful evergreen rambler flowering early to mid-July.

Francois Juranville

(Wichurana Rambler) An unusual tangle of petals create a nondescript individual pink bloom but when in full flush this rose is spectacular and, in my opinion, far superior to the more common 'Albertine' with which it is sometimes confused.

Francis E. Lester

(Moschata) A vigorous but not overpowering, large shrub or climber. Huge heads of well spaced, single, white and pink flowers with a strong perfume.

City Of York

(Wichurana Rambler) This exquisite rambler forms clusters of semi-double, creamy-white flowers with lemon centres, which are produced very freely, giving a superb overall effect throughout the summer.

Chevy Chase

(Rambler) A spectacular rose which, in full flush, has large clusters of small, very double blooms of rich deep crimson, produced in great profusion in early summer. Abundant light green foliage on a dense growing, vigorous plant. A long flowering season. Introduced from America.

Awakening (Rambler)

(Climber) A sumptuous, fully double, quartered form of 'New Dawn' with all its parent's characteristics, including continuity of flower and colour. Slender habit.

Ethel

(Wichurana Rambler) Large clusters of palest pink flowers on a vigorous pliable plant. Good foliage.

Excelsa

(Wichurana Rambler) Large trusses of small, light cerise crimson flowers on spindly but strong shoots. Very vigorous. A long flowering season, then occasional repeats, until winter.

Astra Desmond

(Multiflora Rambler) ‘White Flight’. A vigorous, well foliated rambler. Large clusters of double greenish-white flowers produced in great profusion.

Wedding Day

(Rosa longicuspis seedling) A rose with considerable climbing ability, especially into trees. Very fragrant, single, lemon-white sometimes flushed pink blooms, borne in clusters. Glossy foliage.

Albéric Barbier (Rambler)

(Wichurana Rambler) A vigorous rose. Creamy-white flushed yellow. Delightfully muddled when open. Excellent glossy foliage. Very healthy and one of the best ramblers.

Purple Skyliner

(Patio Rambler) Trusses of soft purple flowers fade to mauve and grey. Almost identical to 'Veilchenblau' but shorter and with a repeat to continuous flowering habit.

The Garland

(Moschata) A vigorous, spreading climber which flowers in mid-July with masses of small, semi-double creamy-white almost daisy-like flowers sometimes tinged with pink. Very fragrant. Good autumnal interest.