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 Virginiana

(Species) A dense shrub with light green foliage and small, single, dark pink flowers, that have a long summer flowering season. The plump red hips last well into the winter. Also splendid autumn colours. Good in sandy soil and enjoys a woodland setting. Would also make a good hedge.

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 Omeiensis Pteracantha

(Species) 'Rosa sericea pteracantha' Delicate fern-like foliage. Spectacular thorns which are translucent on the upright young shoots and glow like rubies in the morning and evening light. The flowers, small, single and white are followed by red hips.

Rosa Moyesii Geranium

(Species) A modern seedling of a single, dazzling red flower with exceptionally fine orange-red hips.

Rosa Glauca

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

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.

Rosa X Dupontii

(Species) A tall, pale green bush with early, single, off-white to pink flowers. Possibly as early as 1596. Good hips. Scented. Beautiful coronet of stamens.

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 Highdownensis

(Species) (Moyesii Hybrid) Vigorous, arching branches of light crimson, single flowers producing abundant flagon-shaped hips. Can be grown as a small climber with support. Tolerant of poor soils.

Rosa Headleyensis

(Species) An outstanding hybrid of 'Rosa hugonis'. Large, scented, single, creamy-yellow flowers borne in abundance on an upright plant with ferny leaves. Tolerant of poor soil and shade. Could be used as a small climber and is suitable for woodland. Bred by Warburg.

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.