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 Tea
1901 A member of our retail staff attests that "this is the very best
Tea rose I have grown. It blooms almost constantly." The fragrant
flowers are Camellia-like shaped and vary in shades of pink which fade
to a cream. The bush is rather full and rounded for a Tea and is very
easy to grow. This rose was named for the wife of the breeder so we
suspect it was the best in his collection.
3 to 5 feet Z7-9 R Fr pb
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 Hyb Perpet
1842 A mild confusion surrounds this rose, since it is apparently the
same plant that was also sold much later under the name ‘Jacques
Cartier’. ‘Marchesa Boccella’ is in constant bloom, one of the few
members of the class to justify the "perpetual" in its name. The
delicate pink flowers are flat, petal-crowded confections that sit in
clusters of three atop healthy, jade green foliage.
3 to 5 feet Z5-9 R Fr lp
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 Polyantha
1923 We get great enjoyment from watching this large flowering
Polyantha rose bloom its heart out for us in our growing field. The
cupped, semi-double, bright rose-pink blooms are borne in delicate
clusters and fade to a light pinkish-white with age. The fragrance is
light and clean. Bushy and vigorous in growth habit, this rose shows no
evidence of disease problems.
3 to 4 feet Z6-9 R Fr mp
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 China
Prior to 1894 This most interesting rose was once sold as ‘Tipo
Ideale,’ and it is ideally suited to illustrate the typical China trait
of darkening with age, instead of fading. Nowhere is that trait more
visible than in the flowers of ‘Mutabilis’, whose single petals open
sulfur yellow, changing through orange to a rich pink and finally
crimson. Bright, silky flowers of all these colors will often be on
display at the same time, looking as if a group of multicolored
butterflies has settled on the bush. This aspect earned ‘Mutabilis’ its
common name–"The Butterfly Rose." A healthy, well-branched shrub,
‘Mutabilis’ will easily grow to 6 feet, making a fine specimen plant
whose showy flowers are accented by the bronze color of the new growth.
This is a very popular rose due to its distinct coloration.
4 to 6 feet Z6-9 R yb
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 This rose was found growing near a grave on the grounds of an
old fort (1714) in Natchitoches, to Louisiana, and it is a real gem.
Medium sized, cupped, light pink flowers were bravely blooming in
mid-December when the cuttings were collected. The original plant is
five feet tall and fairly compact in spite of obviously not having been
pruned for years. The myrrh fragrance is outstanding; foliage is neat
and healthy.
3 to 5 feet Z7-9 R Fr pb
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