Red roses stand at the very heart of rose symbolism, representing passion, love, and desire more powerfully than any other color in the genus, and they have been bred across nearly every classification recognized by the American Rose Society. A mature hybrid tea or grandiflora red rose typically reaches 3 to 6 feet tall with large, high-centered blooms averaging 3 to 5 inches across, while floribundas stay more compact at 2 to 4 feet and produce their smaller blooms in generous, repeat-flowering clusters. Climbing red roses, whether classified as large-flowered climbers, hardy Kordesii-type climbers, or old-fashioned ramblers, can send vigorous canes anywhere from 8 to 20 feet up a trellis, arbor, or wall, and old garden classes like Gallica, Moss, and Portland roses, some dating back centuries, tend to bloom in a single dramatic early summer flush rather than repeating throughout the season.
The deepest, most saturated red tones in the rose world have historically been among the most difficult colors for breeders to stabilize, since true dark red pigment is prone to bluing or purpling in intense heat and can scorch or brown at the petal edges in direct afternoon sun. This challenge has driven more than a century of dedicated breeding work by some of the most influential names in rose history, including Kordes of Germany, the Meilland family of France, Dickson Roses of Northern Ireland, and prolific American hybridizers like Herbert Swim, Walter Lammerts, and Keith Zary, each responsible for multiple landmark red cultivars. Classification plays a significant role in how a red rose behaves in the garden: hybrid teas are prized above all for their single, elegant, long-stemmed blooms ideal for cutting and exhibition, floribundas and groundcover roses provide a fuller, more continuous garden display, grandifloras combine height and cluster bloom on the same plant, and climbers and ramblers require a structure to reach their full dramatic potential.
Fragrance is an especially prized trait among red roses, since the class includes some of the most intensely perfumed cultivars ever bred, carrying classic old rose, damask, and spice notes that many gardeners consider the truest expression of what a rose should smell like. Most modern red roses are hardy across USDA zones 5 through 10, while old garden red roses and the hardier Kordesii-type climbers can often tolerate conditions as cold as USDA zone 3 or 4, making them valuable options for northern gardeners who still want a dependable red rose. Disease resistance varies considerably across the class, and many of the older, more fragrant red hybrid teas require more diligent fungicide programs than newer introductions specifically bred for improved resistance to black spot and powdery mildew.
As cut flowers, red roses remain the single most popular choice worldwide for romantic occasions, typically holding up for 5 to 12 days in water depending on the cultivar, and they are the backbone of the global Valentine’s Day and anniversary cut flower trade. Many of the cultivars below have earned major industry honors, including All-America Rose Selections awards, the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit, and places in the Rose Hall of Fame, reflecting more than a century of dedicated international breeding work devoted to perfecting the color red in roses. Whether grown for exhibition, trained up an arbor, massed in a border, or cut for a bouquet, the following 52 types represent some of the most celebrated red roses across the full range of rose classifications.
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Mister Lincoln
Mister Lincoln is a hybrid tea bred by Herbert Swim and O.L. Weeks in the United States and introduced in 1964, winning the All-America Rose Selections award the following year and later earning a place in the Rose Hall of Fame. Its large, velvety, deep red blooms open from long, elegant buds on strong, upright stems reaching 5 to 6 feet tall, and its intensely rich, classic damask fragrance is often cited as among the strongest of any modern hybrid tea. Because of this combination of size, color, and scent, Mister Lincoln has remained one of the single most widely planted red hybrid teas in North America for over half a century, prized equally by home gardeners and rose exhibitors.
Chrysler Imperial
Chrysler Imperial is a hybrid tea bred by Dr. Walter E. Lammerts in the United States and introduced in 1952, winning the All-America Rose Selections award in 1953 and going on to earn a place in the Rose Hall of Fame. Its deep crimson, velvety, high-centered blooms carry an intense, classic rose fragrance considered among the strongest of any hybrid tea introduced in the mid-20th century, and the plant reaches a moderate 4 to 5 feet tall with strong, upright canes. Its combination of rich color and heavy perfume made it an instant sensation upon release and helped set a lasting benchmark for what a truly fragrant red rose should smell like.
Crimson Glory
Crimson Glory is a hybrid tea bred by Wilhelm Kordes in Germany and introduced in 1935, producing deep, velvety crimson blooms that can take on a faint blue-violet cast in cooler weather, an unusual and much-admired trait among red roses of its era. Its strong, classic old rose fragrance and relatively compact, spreading habit, typically staying under 4 feet, made it a garden favorite throughout the mid-20th century, and a climbing sport was later introduced to extend its reach along fences and trellises. Despite some susceptibility to mildew in humid climates, its historic significance and exceptional fragrance have kept it in cultivation among heirloom rose enthusiasts to this day.
Papa Meilland
Papa Meilland is a hybrid tea bred by Alain Meilland in France and introduced in 1963, named in honor of Antoine Meilland, the family patriarch who helped establish one of the most influential rose breeding dynasties in the world. Its large, dark red, velvety blooms are widely regarded as carrying one of the most intense and captivating fragrances of any rose ever bred, a rich, old rose scent that fills an entire garden on a warm evening. The plant itself, reaching 3 to 5 feet tall, is somewhat more delicate and disease-prone than many modern hybrid teas, making it a rose best suited to dedicated gardeners willing to provide it with a bit of extra care in exchange for its extraordinary perfume.
Olympiad
Olympiad is a hybrid tea bred by Samuel Darragh McGredy IV and introduced in 1982, winning the All-America Rose Selections award in 1984 after being specifically bred to commemorate the Los Angeles Olympic Games. Its clear, unblemished red, high-centered blooms hold their color exceptionally well without fading or bluing in heat, a trait that set it apart from many earlier red hybrid teas, and the sturdy plant reaches 4 to 5 feet tall with long, straight stems well suited to cutting. Its outstanding color stability and reliable performance have made it a long-standing favorite among commercial cut flower growers as well as home gardeners.
Ingrid Bergman
Ingrid Bergman is a hybrid tea bred by Poulsen Roser in Denmark and introduced in 1984, named after the celebrated Swedish actress, producing large, velvety, deep red blooms with minimal fragrance but exceptional color retention and disease resistance. Its sturdy, upright growth habit, reaching 3 to 4 feet tall, and outstanding resistance to black spot have made it one of the most widely planted red hybrid teas across Europe, where it remains a benchmark for reliable garden performance even in less than ideal growing conditions.
Dame de Coeur
Dame de Coeur is a hybrid tea bred by Francis Meilland in France and introduced in 1958, its French name translating to “Queen of Hearts,” producing large, cherry-red, cupped blooms with a light, pleasant fragrance on a vigorous, disease-resistant plant reaching 4 to 5 feet tall. Its reliable repeat bloom and strong constitution made it a popular choice throughout the mid-20th century, and it remains valued today among heirloom rose collectors for its dependable performance and classic Meilland breeding pedigree.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is a hybrid tea bred by O.L. Weeks and introduced by Weeks Roses in the United States in 1964, producing velvety petals so deeply colored that they appear almost maroon or black depending on the light, carrying a sweet, floral fragrance. The plant is notably vigorous, capable of reaching up to 8 feet tall and sometimes trained as a small climber, with excellent resistance to fungal disease and long stems well suited to a dedicated cutting garden. Its unusually dark, dramatic coloring has made it a favorite among gardeners specifically seeking the darkest possible shade of red.
Don Juan
Don Juan is a large-flowered climbing hybrid tea bred by Michele Malandrone in Italy in 1958 and introduced to the United States by Jackson and Perkins in 1959, producing deep crimson, large, very full blooms with a heavenly fragrance combining old rose and raspberry notes. Climbing to about 14 feet given adequate support, it flowers in repeated flushes throughout the growing season across USDA zones 6b through 9b, and its long stems make it as suitable for cutting as it is dramatic when trained along a fence or arbor.
Blaze Improved
Blaze Improved, also known by its formal name Demokracie, is a climbing floribunda bred by Jan Böhm in the former Czechoslovakia in 1935 and introduced in the United States by Jackson and Perkins in 1950. Its large, double, crimson blossoms appear in small clusters throughout the growing season without requiring deadheading, carrying a moderate floral fragrance, and given a support structure it can reach up to 15 feet, making it one of the more classic and widely recommended red climbing roses available.
El Catala
El Catala is a bicolored hybrid tea shrub rose bred by Dr. Griffith Buck in the United States and released in 1981, part of Buck’s celebrated program of hardy, low-maintenance roses developed at Iowa State University. Its raspberry-red petals with contrasting silver undersides create a striking two-toned effect as the wind moves through the plant, and its exceptional cold hardiness and disease resistance, hallmarks of the Buck breeding program, make it a dependable choice for gardeners in colder northern climates where many hybrid teas struggle to survive winter.
Veterans’ Honor
Veterans’ Honor is a hybrid tea bred by Keith Zary in the United States and introduced in 1999, winning the All-America Rose Selections award in 2001 as a tribute to the sacrifice of American military veterans. Its velvety, bright red, high-centered blooms hold their color exceptionally well and carry a light, pleasant fragrance, and the vigorous, upright plant reaches 4 to 5 feet tall with excellent disease resistance. Its symbolic significance combined with strong garden performance has made it a popular choice for memorial and tribute plantings.
Black Magic
Black Magic is a hybrid tea bred by the Meilland family in France and introduced in 1997, producing extremely dark, near-black buds that open to reveal deep, velvety red blooms with a light fragrance and exceptional vase life once cut. Its dramatic coloring and long, straight stems have made it an especially popular choice in the commercial cut flower trade, where its striking near-black bud stage photographs beautifully in bouquets and floral arrangements before the flower fully opens.
Etoile de Hollande
Etoile de Hollande is a hybrid tea bred by Verschuren in the Netherlands and introduced in 1919, one of the most historically significant red roses of the early 20th century, producing large, deep crimson, intensely fragrant blooms on a moderately vigorous plant. A climbing sport was introduced in 1931, extending the variety’s reach considerably and making it a favorite for training along walls and fences. Its rich, old-fashioned fragrance and historic pedigree have kept both the bush and climbing forms popular among heirloom rose collectors for over a century.
Ena Harkness
Ena Harkness is a hybrid tea bred by Albert Norman and introduced by Harkness Roses in England in 1946, producing large, deep crimson-scarlet blooms with a strong, sweet fragrance on a plant with a somewhat lax, nodding growth habit that some gardeners find charming and others find requires extra staking. A climbing sport was introduced shortly after the original, and both forms remain valued in British gardens for their rich color and classic fragrance, cementing Ena Harkness’s place as one of the most beloved English red roses of the mid-20th century.
Josephine Bruce
Josephine Bruce is a hybrid tea bred by Bees of Chester in England and introduced in 1949, producing deep, velvety crimson blooms with an intense, classic old rose fragrance considered among the finest of any English-bred red rose. Its somewhat delicate constitution and susceptibility to mildew in humid conditions have made it more challenging to grow than many modern hybrid teas, but its extraordinary fragrance and rich color have kept dedicated rose growers cultivating it for over 70 years.
Christian Dior
Christian Dior is a hybrid tea bred by the Meilland family in France and introduced in 1958, named in honor of the celebrated fashion designer, producing large, brilliant crimson-red, high-centered blooms with a light fragrance on a vigorous, upright plant reaching 4 to 5 feet tall. Its bold color and elegant, classic hybrid tea form made it a popular exhibition and garden rose throughout the mid-20th century, and it remains recognized today as an example of the refined, high-centered flower shape the Meilland family became internationally known for producing.
Alec’s Red
Alec’s Red is a hybrid tea bred by Alec Cocker in Scotland and introduced in 1970, producing large, cherry-red, intensely fragrant blooms that won the Royal National Rose Society’s prestigious President’s International Trophy for fragrance shortly after its release. Its vigorous, disease-resistant growth habit and strong, sweet perfume have made it one of the most consistently recommended fragrant red roses in the United Kingdom, valued equally for cutting and general garden display.
Deep Secret
Deep Secret, also sold under the name Nuit d’Orient in some markets, is a hybrid tea bred by Dickson Roses in Northern Ireland and introduced in 1977, producing extremely dark, velvety crimson blooms so deep in color they can appear nearly black under certain light. Its strong, classic old rose fragrance and moody, dramatic coloring have made it a favorite among gardeners seeking the darkest possible red hybrid tea, and its reliable repeat bloom has kept it in commercial production for decades.
Precious Platinum
Precious Platinum, also known as Red Star, is a hybrid tea bred by Dickson Roses in Northern Ireland and introduced in 1974, producing large, brilliant, unfading scarlet-red blooms with a light fragrance on an exceptionally vigorous and disease-resistant plant. Its outstanding color retention, even through periods of intense summer heat, and its strong resistance to black spot have made it one of the most dependable red hybrid teas for gardeners in climates where fungal disease pressure runs high.
Loving Memory
Loving Memory, also sold under the name Red Cedar, is a hybrid tea bred by Fryer’s Roses in England and introduced in 1980, producing large, rich red, high-centered blooms with a light fragrance on a tall, vigorous plant well suited for cutting. Its long, straight stems and excellent vase life have made it a popular choice in the commercial cut flower trade, and its name has made it a frequently requested variety for memorial and remembrance plantings.
Royal William
Royal William, registered under the breeder’s code name Duftzauber 84, is a hybrid tea bred by Kordes in Germany and introduced in 1984, producing large, deep velvety red blooms with an intense, classic damask fragrance that helped it win the Royal National Rose Society’s fragrance award. Its vigorous, disease-resistant growth and rich, heady perfume have made it one of the most celebrated fragrant red roses to emerge from German breeding programs in the late 20th century.
Ruby Wedding
Ruby Wedding is a hybrid tea bred by Gregory’s Roses in England and introduced in 1979, specifically marketed as a fitting gift for fortieth wedding anniversaries, producing deep ruby-red, well-formed blooms with a light fragrance on a compact, reliable plant reaching about 3 feet tall. Its manageable size and dependable, continuous bloom from late spring through fall have made it a popular choice for smaller gardens and container growing where a full-sized hybrid tea would be impractical.
Dublin Bay
Dublin Bay is a large-flowered climbing rose bred by Samuel Darragh McGredy IV in New Zealand and introduced in 1975, producing brilliant, unfading crimson-red, double blooms with a light fragrance on canes that reach 8 to 12 feet given adequate support. Its exceptional color stability, holding its rich red tone without bluing or fading even in intense summer heat, combined with reliable repeat bloom throughout the season, has made it one of the most consistently recommended red climbing roses for gardeners around the world.
Altissimo
Altissimo is a large-flowered climbing rose bred by Georges Delbard in France and introduced in 1966, producing large, single, velvety blood-red blooms centered with prominent golden stamens, a striking departure from the densely petaled form typical of most climbing roses. Reaching 8 to 10 feet on a trellis or fence, it blooms in repeated flushes throughout the season, and its bold, open flower form combined with excellent disease resistance have made it a favorite for gardeners seeking a dramatic, simple-flowered red climber.
Dortmund
Dortmund is a hardy Kordesii-type climbing rose bred by Wilhelm Kordes in Germany and introduced in 1955, producing large, single, brilliant red blooms with a distinctive white eye at the center and bright yellow stamens, followed by attractive orange hips if left unpruned. Its exceptional cold hardiness, tolerating conditions as harsh as USDA zone 4, combined with strong disease resistance and repeated flowering throughout the season, has made it one of the most reliable climbing roses for gardeners in colder northern climates.
Blaze
Blaze is a climbing rose bred by Charles P. Kallay in the United States and introduced in 1932, one of the most historically significant and widely planted red climbing roses of the 20th century, producing semi-double, bright crimson-scarlet blooms in large clusters with a light fragrance. Its vigorous growth, reaching 12 to 15 feet, and reliable, repeated summer-long bloom made it an enormously popular choice for covering fences, arbors, and porches across North America for decades following its introduction.
Sympathie
Sympathie is a hardy Kordesii-type climbing rose bred by Kordes in Germany and introduced in 1964, producing large, double, deep red blooms with a light fragrance on vigorous canes reaching 10 to 13 feet. Its excellent disease resistance and strong cold hardiness, along with reliable repeat bloom throughout the growing season, have made it a popular and dependable choice for gardeners wanting a large-flowered red climber without the fragility often associated with more tender climbing hybrid teas.
Europeana
Europeana is a floribunda bred by G. de Ruiter in the Netherlands and introduced in 1963, winning the All-America Rose Selections award in 1968 for its dark red, ruffled, double blooms carried in dense, generous clusters on a compact, bushy plant reaching about 3 feet tall. Its exceptionally heavy bloom production and reliable disease resistance have made it one of the most widely planted red floribundas in garden history, particularly valued for mass plantings and formal bedding schemes.
Trumpeter
Trumpeter is a floribunda bred by Samuel Darragh McGredy IV in New Zealand and introduced in 1977, producing bright, vivid orange-red, semi-double blooms in large, showy clusters on a compact, disease-resistant plant reaching about 3 feet tall. Its vivid, unfading color and continuous bloom from late spring through frost have made it a long-standing favorite for borders and mass landscape plantings where dependable, low-maintenance color is the priority.
Showbiz
Showbiz is a floribunda bred by Kordes in Germany and introduced in 1981, winning the All-America Rose Selections award in 1985 for its brilliant, unfading scarlet-red, double blooms carried in generous clusters on a compact, exceptionally disease-resistant plant reaching about 3 feet tall. Its reliable, continuous bloom and low-maintenance nature have made it one of the most widely recommended red floribundas for gardeners who want dependable color without demanding upkeep.
Lilli Marlene
Lilli Marlene is a floribunda bred by Kordes in Germany and introduced in 1959, producing deep, velvety scarlet-red blooms in generous clusters with a light fragrance on a vigorous, bushy plant reaching about 3 feet tall. Its rich color and dependable, continuous bloom throughout the growing season made it one of the most popular red floribundas of the mid-20th century, and it remains a garden favorite among rose enthusiasts drawn to its classic, old-fashioned color depth.
Frensham
Frensham is a floribunda bred by Albert Norman in England and introduced in 1946, one of the earliest and most historically significant red floribundas ever produced, credited with helping establish the entire floribunda class as a serious rival to the hybrid tea. Its semi-double, deep crimson blooms are carried in large, generous clusters on a vigorous, disease-resistant plant reaching 4 to 5 feet, and its heavy, continuous bloom made it an instant sensation among British gardeners upon its release.
Alexander
Alexander is a floribunda, sometimes classified as a hybrid tea for its larger individual blooms, bred by Jack Harkness in England and introduced in 1972, producing brilliant vermilion-red, high-centered blooms on notably tall, upright canes that can reach 6 feet or more. Its exceptional vigor and striking, unfading color have made it a popular choice for hedging and background plantings, where its unusual height for a floribunda-type rose allows it to anchor the back of a mixed border.
Nina Weibull
Nina Weibull is a floribunda bred by Poulsen Roser in Denmark and introduced in 1962, producing deep, velvety red, semi-double blooms in generous clusters on a compact, exceptionally hardy plant reaching about 3 feet tall. Its outstanding cold tolerance and disease resistance, hallmarks of Scandinavian rose breeding, have made it a long-standing favorite in colder climates where many other floribundas struggle to survive harsh winters.
Rob Roy
Rob Roy is a floribunda bred by Alec Cocker in Scotland and introduced in 1971, producing bright, vivid scarlet-red, double blooms in generous clusters with a light fragrance on a compact, bushy plant reaching about 3 feet tall. Its vivid, eye-catching color and reliable, continuous bloom from late spring through fall have made it a popular choice for Scottish and English gardens seeking dependable red floribunda color.
Marlena
Marlena is a floribunda bred by Kordes in Germany and introduced in 1964, producing bright, velvety scarlet-red blooms in dense, generous clusters on a notably compact plant staying under 2 feet tall, making it especially useful for edging, containers, and small garden spaces. Its dwarf stature combined with heavy, continuous bloom throughout the season has made it a popular choice for gardeners who want vivid red floribunda color in a space too small for a full-sized shrub.
Red Fountain
Red Fountain is a large-flowered climbing rose bred by J. Benjamin Williams in the United States and introduced in 1975, producing large, double, deep velvety red blooms with a light fragrance on vigorous canes reaching 10 to 15 feet. Its rich color and reliable repeat bloom throughout the growing season have made it a popular choice for gardeners seeking a dramatic, full-sized climbing rose to cover a substantial wall, fence, or pergola.
Uncle Joe
Uncle Joe, also known as Toro, is a hybrid tea bred by Otto Uhl for the Kern Rose Nursery in the United States and introduced in 1971, producing enormous, deep red, high-centered blooms that can reach 6 to 7 inches across, among the largest of any red hybrid tea ever bred. Its exceptionally large flower size has made it a favorite among rose exhibitors specifically seeking the biggest possible bloom, though its heavy flower heads sometimes require additional support in windy conditions.
Opening Night
Opening Night is a hybrid tea bred by Keith Zary in the United States and introduced in 1998, winning the All-America Rose Selections award in 1999 for its brilliant, unfading dark red, high-centered blooms with a light fragrance. Its excellent color retention and vigorous, disease-resistant growth habit, reaching 4 to 5 feet tall, have made it a popular modern choice for gardeners seeking a reliable exhibition-quality red hybrid tea without the fragility of some older red cultivars.
Ink Spots
Ink Spots is a hybrid tea bred by Wayne Williams in the United States and introduced in 1975, producing extremely dark, near-black, velvety red blooms with a light fragrance on a moderately vigorous plant reaching 3 to 4 feet tall. Its unusually dark coloring, among the deepest of any hybrid tea from its era, has made it a favorite among collectors and gardeners specifically seeking the darkest possible shade in a red rose.
Red Devil
Red Devil is a hybrid tea bred by Dickson Roses in Northern Ireland and introduced in 1970, producing enormous, bright red blooms with pale pink reverse petals and a light fragrance, capable of reaching exhibition-quality size on a vigorous, upright plant. Its dramatic bloom size and striking bicolor effect between the front and reverse of each petal have made it a long-standing favorite among rose show competitors seeking a bold, oversized bloom.
Charles Mallerin
Charles Mallerin is a hybrid tea bred by Francis Meilland in France and introduced in 1951, named in honor of the pioneering French rose breeder responsible for developing many of the deep red genetics used throughout 20th-century rose breeding. Its extremely dark, velvety maroon-red blooms carry a strong, classic old rose fragrance, though the plant’s somewhat lax growth habit and susceptibility to mildew have made it more of a specialty choice for dedicated collectors than a widely planted garden rose.
Tropicana
Tropicana, also known as Super Star, is a hybrid tea bred by Mathias Tantau Jr. in Germany and introduced in 1960, winning the All-America Rose Selections award in 1963 as one of the first roses bred with a vivid, fluorescent orange-red coloring that appeared almost to glow in the garden. Its bold, unprecedented color and strong, sweet fragrance made it a sensation upon release, and it remains a historically important cultivar credited with expanding the perceived boundaries of what shade of red-orange a rose could achieve.
Grande Amore
Grande Amore is a hybrid tea bred by Kordes in Germany and introduced in 2012, winning the All-America Rose Selections award in 2015 for its large, brilliant red, high-centered blooms with a light fragrance and exceptional disease resistance bred into the modern Kordes breeding line. Its vigorous, upright growth and reliable, continuous bloom throughout the season reflect the priorities of contemporary rose breeding, emphasizing garden performance and reduced maintenance alongside classic hybrid tea form.
Rose de Rescht
Rose de Rescht is an old garden Portland rose of uncertain but likely Persian origin, believed to have been reintroduced to Western gardens in the early 20th century, producing small, densely petaled, deep fuchsia-red blooms with an intensely strong, spicy old rose fragrance. Its compact size, generally under 3 feet, and unusually reliable repeat bloom for an old garden rose class have made it a favorite among heirloom rose collectors seeking historic character combined with practical garden performance.
Tuscany Superb
Tuscany Superb is an old garden Gallica rose of uncertain breeding history, believed to have been developed before 1837, producing deep, velvety maroon-purple-red blooms with prominent golden stamens and an intense, classic old rose fragrance. Blooming in a single, spectacular flush in early summer on a compact, upright shrub reaching about 4 feet, its historic pedigree and extraordinarily rich, dark coloring have made it one of the most celebrated Gallica roses still in cultivation today.
Charles de Mills
Charles de Mills is an old garden Gallica rose of unknown breeding origin, believed to date to before 1790, producing extraordinarily full, deep magenta-red to maroon blooms with a distinctive flat, quartered form and a strong, classic old rose fragrance. Blooming once in a dramatic early summer flush on a hardy, disease-resistant shrub reaching 4 to 5 feet, its dense, almost geometric petal arrangement has made it one of the most photographed and admired of all historic Gallica roses.
Henri Martin
Henri Martin is an old garden Moss rose bred by Jean Laffay in France and introduced in 1863, producing loosely double, bright crimson blooms covered in the fragrant, resinous moss-like growth on the stems and buds that gives the entire Moss rose class its name. Blooming once in early summer on a vigorous, arching shrub reaching 5 to 6 feet, its unusual textured buds and strong, classic old rose fragrance have kept it a favorite among collectors of historic and unusual rose classes.
Fragrant Cloud
Fragrant Cloud is a hybrid tea bred by Mathias Tantau Jr. in Germany and introduced in 1963, producing large, coral-scarlet, high-centered blooms carrying one of the strongest and most celebrated fragrances of any 20th-century hybrid tea, often ranked among the most fragrant roses ever bred. Its vigorous, disease-resistant growth and intensely perfumed blooms have earned it numerous international fragrance awards, and it remains a benchmark cultivar for gardeners specifically prioritizing scent above all else in a red-toned rose.
Chevy Chase
Chevy Chase is a rambling rose bred by Niels Ebbesen Hansen in the United States and introduced in 1939, producing small, densely double, deep crimson blooms in enormous clusters on extremely vigorous canes capable of reaching 15 to 20 feet given the right support. Blooming once in a spectacular early summer flush, its sheer abundance of small crimson blooms covering a fence, pergola, or old tree has made it a dramatic, if fleeting, seasonal spectacle favored by ramblers enthusiasts.
Scarlet Meidiland
Scarlet Meidiland is a groundcover shrub rose bred by the Meilland family in France and introduced in 1987, producing small, semi-double, bright scarlet-red blooms in dense, abundant clusters on a low, spreading plant reaching just 2 to 3 feet tall but spreading considerably wider. Its exceptional disease resistance and continuous bloom from late spring through frost, combined with minimal maintenance requirements, have made it a popular choice for covering banks, slopes, and large landscape areas with dependable, low-growing red color.