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Rugosa. A bushy rose with dense growth and crinkled green foliage. The flowers are fully double and strongly scented in tones of amber yellow fading to white. Repeats well throughout the summer. This rose from Canada will need space to grow well, ideal for the back of the border. 1922.

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Rugosa. Bred in France this is an old fashioned rose with scented semi-double flowers of rich magenta pink. The foliage is lush dark green and heavily veined. In a good year the flowers are followed by dark red ornamental hips. Repeat flowers but not continuously. Shows good disease resistance

Award winner. 1894.

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Rugosa. An outstanding Rose that repeats well with flowers that have an overwhelming fragrance. The blooms are clear white and semi-double. Always admired in the garden. Tolerant of poor soils and light shade. Excellent large hips in autumn. Can be used as a robust hedge. 1892.

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Rugosa hybrid. Large single blooms of dark pink highlighted with golden stamens appear continuously throughout the season. The blooms are very fragrant and if left uncut will produce large scarlet hips. Dark green foliage. Shows good disease resistance. AKA Hazel le Rougetel. 1988.

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Rugosa. A rose with simple exquisite beauty. Large, delicate, single, clear pink blooms with prominent stamens and a delightful fragrance. Blooms are followed by very large red hips and the autumn colour of the whole bush is splendid. Free-flowering throughout summer. Hardy and trouble free. 1914.

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Hybrid Rugosa, Shrub. Sprays of medium red semi-double flowers with a slightly lighter reverse. None to mild fragrance. Naturally hardy with quilted grey-green foliage. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Give her room to show off. Loves heat best. Deciduous.

Bred by Ralph S. Moore (United States, 1990).

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Rugosa. The pretty pink blooms on this robust Rugosa rose have serrated frilly edges a bit like a Dianthus. Leathery dark green foliage and an upright habit. Free flowering from summer through to autumn. From the Netherlands - 1923. Something a bit different to ooh and aah over. Deciduous

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Hybrid Rugosa. Stunning large single rich scarlet red blooms that flower throughout the season. For specimen planting, fence, hedge or impenetrable barrier. Moderate fragrant. A nice health bush that is tolerate of some shade and wind. Deciduous

Bred by Reimer Kordes (Germany, 1979).

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aka Roseraie de l'Hay

Rugosa. This strongly scented rose has beautiful semi-double, velvety wine-red flowers with a hint of purple. It is constantly in bloom over a long period. One of the best loved Rugosas with good reason. Nice dark green foliage which colours well in the autumn. Very hardy and tolerant. 1901.

The strongly scented flowers are followed by giant tomato-shaped hips.

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Rugosa - Species. Glossy deep green foliage and enormous (10cm) flowers of pure white that are single and richly scented. A circle of golden stamens highlights the blooms which repeat on and off from spring to autumn. Lovely autumn foliage colour and red hips. Introduced to England in 1870.

As with all Rugosas this is a hardy and tolerant rose that copes well with poorer soils and even a little shade. Originally found in areas of Russia, China and Japan.