Rosa Glauca

(Species) This dainty rose features small, single and pink flowers with unique plum-grey foliage on arching stems.

Rosa Californica 'Plena'

(Species) 'Plena'. Rich lilac-pink, semi double flowers borne liberally on a gracefully arching bush in high summer. Small rounded orange-red hips in the autumn. Amply foliated with grey-green leaves. A very useful rose, ideal for hedging or in a woodland setting. Tolerant of poor soil and shade. Dated to 1894.

Rosa Nutkana

(Species) Medium sized flowers of pale pink to mauve on an open shrub. Globular, red hips apparently disliked by birds except as a last resort.

Rosa Doncasterii

(Species) 'Rosa macrophylla Doncasterii’. A vigorous shrub with dark green foliage. Single flowers of deep pink with pronounced anthers. Huge flagon-shaped hips of orange-red. Tolerant of poor soils and shade. Bred by Hurst.

Rosa Chinensis

(Species) Unique to us in the UK. ‘Rosa Indica’ ‘Rosa x odorata’ ‘Bengal Rose’ ‘Slater’s Crimson China’. Semi-double, cupped, pink-red flowers, occasionally produced single. Dark, semi-evergreen foliage. Propagated from a plant sent to us from China in 1982. Suitable to be grown in a container and as a hedge. For best results, extra care and feeding is required.