that do not fit into the other groups on these pages.
Some are "found" roses while others are little known varieties.
These will help introduce you to many hardy and healthy roses
that are wonderful alternatives to the more popular varieties.
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~ Bermuda's Anna Olivier ~ This rose is not the same rose as 'Anna Olivier'. The 'Bermuda' form is not apricot, but a soft yellow to ivory, and very full. Roses are large and formed in abundance. The flowers do spot in rain, but repeat is quick and the foliage is very healthy. A good 'no-spray' rose. (photo by: MISSLISALOU)
~ Caldwell Pink ~ This found rose has a nice informal bloom with a button eye in a nice shade of light pink. This is a polyantha with a modicum of fragrance. It gets to about 4 feet tall and same wide and seems to be in bloom with sprays almost all year long. The rose was found in Caldwell, TX. (photo by: Willinator)
~ Cecile Brunner Spray ~ A polyantha rose that doesn't quite fit the category. The spray form of Cecile Brunner grows 4-7 ft. tall and produces large airy sprays of small pink pom-pom roses. The flowers are held high on thin stems and framed by long feathery sepals, and they are have a wonderful fragrance. Thomas, 1941. (photo by: MISSLISALOU) (*Note* Not to be confussed with "Cecile Brunner" or "Cl. Cecile Brunner")
~ Clotilde Soupert ~ Classified as a polyantha and was introduced in 1890 by Soupert and Nolling of Luxembourg. It is a beautiful pale pink to white while always maintaining that pink center. When the weather is cooler the color turns to an overall soft pink. The blooms are borne in clusters and each bloom can get quite large for the average polyantha at 2-3 inches across. The fragrant blooms are cupped with tissue-paper thin petals on thornless stems on a bush that stays short and full. The only problem this rose seems to have is mildew on occassion and the buds will ball in wet weather. There is a very quick repeat so cutting off damaged buds and tips are never noticed. A rose with all the appearence of an "Old World" rose without the size, thorns and a much better bloomer! (photo by: MsMary)
~ Coral Beauty ~ This modern polyantha was hybridized by De Ruiter in 1941 and actually was introduced by Jackson and Perkins. I found a source for this rose and it does seem to grow well here and is very disease resistant and floriferous. It blooms in a nice coral pink color and in sprays of 3 to 5 blooms on this very young plant. The foliage is shiny and the growth habit seems to be compact and very robust. It has reached nearly 2 feet in the first 2 months that I have had the plant. I am sure that it will get bigger and it does have a good rebloom. The blooms are semi double (10 to 15 petals) and opens flat and is simply elegant to my eye. (photo by: Willinator)
~ Felicia ~ One of Pemberton's hybrid musks from 1928, Felicia has to be one of the most fragrant. The soft pink roses open fully, held in clusters on an upright vase-shaped shrub. (photo by: MISSLISALOU)
~ Happenstance ~ Is also known as 'Baby Mermaid' and is a sport of the rose 'Mermaid.' It is a hybrid bracteata rose, grows to about 2-3 ft. tall and 4 ft. wide, and was introduced by Buss in 1950. The roses are soft yellow with lovely golden stamens - bee love it! It reblooms, but even without blooms, the ferny foliage is beautiful and without a speck of disease. (photo by: MISSLISALOU)
~ Martha Gonzales ~ Michael Shoup found this rose in the garden of Martha Gonzales and named it after her. It is classified as a china and is on the small side at 2-3 ft. Foliage is small, extremely healthy, and the shrub is covered with 2-inch single red flowers. It makes a beautiful and carefree low hedge. (photo by: MISSLISALOU)
~ Natchitoches Noisette ~ (photo #2) This rose was found growing at an old fort in Natchitoches, Louisiana. It is considered a noisette rose and grows into a medium to large shrub. The foliage is very healthy, and the sprays of delicate pink roses are produced in abundance and frequently. For those unfamiliar with parish names in Louisiana, the pronounciation is 'NACK-a-tish.' (photos by: MISSLISALOU)
~ Penelope ~ A hybrid musk rose hybridized by Pemberton in 1924, Penelope produces double flowers of the palest peachy pink, fading to white. The shrub is large, about 7 ft. wide and 5 ft. tall, with stiff canes, and large dark glossy leaves. The shrub is healthy and beautiful with large clusters of roses. (photo by: MISSLISALOU)
~ Pilarcitos ~ Official Description: Pilarcitos is a found tea-noisette rose with large creamy white roses that have a spicy scent. It grows to 6-8 ft. tall and would be a good pillar rose or small climber. Unofficial Description: I love this rose! The flowers are so full, kind of like Sombreuil or an Austin rose without the blackspot. Mine is not mature yet, so I'm not sure how I'll be growing it, but I'm trying as a cascading shrub. (photo by: MISSLISALOU)
~ Prosperity ~ A hybrid musk rose introduced by Pemberton in 1919 with large clusters of pure white roses. The canes grow to 6-8 feet long and arch gracefully making a shrub that is 5 ft. tall and 6-8 ft. wide. It is often trained as a small climber. This rose reblooms and is very resistant to blackspot and has a mild to moderate fragrance. (photo by: MISSLISALOU)
~ Rosa stellata ~ This is a little different take on the rose of the week. While we were in Big Bend country at the CDRI (Chihuahuan Desert Research Institute) I saw a rose growing in their gardens. This garden was located in the high desert at about 5,000 feet and they do tend to have dry and hot weather. This wonderful species rose was a real trooper with virtually no disease problems and very tolerant of dry weather. It bloomed well after rains according to the people at the CDRI where we saw it. They indicated that it will rebloom. It has a low shrub or groundcover habit and tends to spread out more than growing tall. I really loved the mossy aspect of the buds and the flower was single and I thought elegant. It was very thorny as you would expect for a desert rose. (photo by: Willinator) ( more information about this rose HelpMeFind)
~ Smith's Parish ~ A Bermuda mystery rose classed as a tea or a china, has abundant light green foliage. Disease-free and nearly evergreen in zone 9. Flowers are china-size, 2-3 inches, white with the occasional red stripe. Sometimes they are half red or all red. This is very easy to grow and makes a beautiful flowering shrub with mild fragrance. Grows to 4-6 ft. Some think it may be the lost Fortune's Five-Colored Rose. (photo by: MISSLISALOU)
~ The Gift ~ A multiflora seedling or sport introduced in 1981. Fragrant white flowers in clusters, bullet-proof foliage. Spreads vigorously but works great in a large pot. The rose in the picture has been mowed down, rolled over by an 18-wheeler, abandoned, and left in this pot with receding soil and exposed roots. Doesn't look too bad, does it? (photo by: MissLisaLou)
~ Therese Bugnet ~ This rose is a Hybrid Rugosa and was bred in Canada in 1950 by Georges Bugnet. It has a mild fragrance and 35 petals. I found that it did fairly well at giving me a second bloom cycle, although not as good a one as the spring flush - but then again it really wasn't made for the deep south. This rose easily grows 6 feet tall and 4 feet wide. The published zones for this rose are 3 - 9. This is NOT a rose that you can spray for blackspot - but then again, you don't need to. The leaves really have an oriental look about them and are dull and slightly crinkled. The canes turn a great red-brown color in the winter and then green back up again in the spring. One little bit of warning. This rose WILL spread via under the ground runners. And if you ever want to make a beautiful hedge, this is a good rose for the job. The new growth is beautiful and tends to be thorn free, but the growth within 2 feet of the ground will make a trespassor wish he could teleport. (photo by: SunAndRoses)
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