Favorite Roses of the Members of the Tennessee Rose Society
While many roses will do well in East Tennessee, the table below gives some of the favorites of the members of our society. With reasonable care all should do well in this area. For those who want to find roses that require little or no spraying, see the special section on "no spray roses" provided by University of Tennessee Professor Mark Windham. These roses exhibited the best resistance to "black spot" and "cercospora leaf spot" in trials carried out in the state.
Numbers in parentheses indicate the ARS rating according to the latest Handbook for Selecting Roses.
Color Classes: w--white, near white, white blend; ly--light yellow; my--medium yellow; dy--deep yellow; yb--yellow blend;
ab--apricot blend; ob--orange and orange blend; op--orange pink and orange pink blend;
or--orange red and orange red blend; lp--light pink; mp--medium pink; dp--deep pink; pb--pink blend; mr--medium red; dr--dark red; rb--red blend; m--mauve, mauve blend; r--russet
Hybrid Teas |
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Miniature Roses |
- Cajun Moon...w..(7.9)
- Cajun Sunrise...w..(7.7)
- Crystalline...w..(8.0)
- Double Delight...rb..(8.4)
- Elegant Beauty...ly..(8.0)
- Elizabeth Taylor...dp..(8.4)
- Gemini...pb..(8.2)
- Gold Medal...my..(8.4)
- Hot Princess...dp..(7.9)
- Louise Estes...pb..(8.3)
- Marijke Koopman..mp..(8.6)
- Marilyn Monroe...ab..(7.9)
- Mr Lincoln...r..(8.3)
- Moonstone...w..(8.2)
- Signature...dp..(7.6)
- St. Patrick...yb..(8.0)
- Touch of Class...op..(8.9)
- Veteran's Honor...d..(8.1)
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- Arcanum...ab..(7.5)
- Bees Knees...yb..(8.0)
- Black Jade...dr..(8.0)
- Fairhope...ly..(8.2)
- Figurine...w..(8.0)
- Glowing Amber...rb..(8.0)
- Hot Tamale...yb..(8.3)
- Incognito...m..(8.0)
- Irresistible...w..(9.0)
- Jean Kenneally...ab..(9.1)
- June Laver...dy..(7.5)
- Kristin...rb..(8.1)
- Linville...w..(8.3)
- Memphis Queen...w..(7.8)
- Minnie Pearl...pb..(9.0)
- Miss Flippins...mr..(8.1)
- Pierrine...op..(9.0)
- Soroptimist International...pb..(7.9)
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Floribundas |
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Mini-Flora Roses |
- Angel Face ...m..(7.7)
- Betty Boop...rb..(8.0)
- Blueberry Hill...m..(7.9)
- Europeana ...dr..(8.6)
- French Lace...w..(8.1)
- Iceberg ...w..(8.7)
- Nicole ...w..(8.9)
- Playboy...rb..(8.5)
- Playgirl...mp..(8.4)
- Sexy Rexy...mp..(8.7)
- Showbiz ...mr..(8.3)
- Sunsprite ...dy..(8.5)
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- Autumn Splendor...yb..(8.1)
- Butter Cream...my..(7.8)
- Cachet...w..(7.8)
- Foolish Pleasure...pb..(7.7)
- Tiffany Lynn...pb..(8.1)
- Whirlaway...w..(+)
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Shrubs |
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Climbers |
- Bonica...mp..(8.4)
- Carefree Beauty...mp..(8.6)
- Golden Wings...ly..(8.8)
- Graham Thomas...dy..(8.2)
- Knockout...rb..(8.6)
- Pink Knockout...mp..(8.3)
- Quietness...lp..(8.0)
- Sally Holmes...w..(8.9)
- Starry Night ...w..( 7.9)
- The Dark Lady...dr..(7.8)
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- Altissimo...mr..(8.5)
- America ...op..(8.3)
- Awakening...lp..(8.0)
- Don Juan...dr..(8.2)
- Dortmund...mr..(9.1)
- Dream Weaver..mp..(7.9)
- Fourth of July...rb..(8.1)
- Golden Showers...ly..(7.4)
- Iceberg...w..(8.5)
- Jeanne Lajoie (Min) ...mp..(9.1)
- Joseph's Coat...rb..(7.5)
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Old Garden Roses |
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Polyanthas |
- Baronne Prevost...mp..(8.6)
- Comte de Chambord...pb..(8.3)
- Mme Hardy...w..(8.9)
- Sombruil...w..(8.8)
- Souv de la Malmaison...lp..(8.7)
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- China Doll…mp..(8.1)
- Perle d’Or… yb..(8.5)
- The Fairy…lp..(8.7)
- White Pet…w..(8.6)
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No Spray Roses and Moderately Resistant Roses (1) |
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- About Face ...Grandiflora..(+)
- Baby Love...Min..(++)
- Belinda's Dream... Shrub..(+)
- Carefree Sunshine...Shrub..(++)
- Crystal Fairy...Shrub..(+)
- Fairy Queen...Shrub..(+)
- Hansa...Shrub..(++)
- Homerun...Shrub..(++)
- Lovely Fairy...Shrub..(+)
- Knockout...Shrub..(++)
- Pink Knockout...Shrub..(++)
- Pretty Lady...Floribunda..(++)
- Snowcone...Shrub..(++)
- Topaz Jewel...Shrub..(++)
- Wild Thing...Shrub..(+)
- Wildberry Breeze...Shrub..(++)
- Wildspice...Shrub..(++)
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(1) Resistance rating is (++) for resistant "no spray" and (+) for moderately resistant.