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Collection: HERITAGE

Heritage roses varieties existed prior to modern hybridisation. They have strong historical significance and unique stories. Usually richly fragrant with full (multi-petalled) flowers and a romantic cupped &/or quartered form. Naturally hardy and disease-resistant, they are often large, bushy shrubs that make an impressive garden centrepiece.

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Early European Heritage Roses

ALBA: hardy, elegant, pale rose with arching growth

CENTIFOLIA: globular, cabbage-like form, depicted in Dutch still-life paintings

DAMASK: strongest fragrance; used for producing rose oil / attar

GALLICA: richly colourful, Europe's oldest cultivated rose

MOSS: resinous, "mossy" buds and stems (CENTIFOLIA mutation)

Transitional Heritage Roses

BOURBON: exquisite perfume, lush foliage and recurrent bloom (CHINA x MUSK)

CHINA: introduced from China, small, recurrent blooms

HYBRID PERPETUAL: early English show rose, large, recurrent (parent of HYBRID TEAS)

NOISETTE: clustered, fragrant, bred in America (CHINA x MUSK)

PORTLAND: compact, recurrent, fragrant

TEA: elegant, pointed-buds and tea fragrance (CHINA x GIGANTEA)