| Rose Name | Date | Rose Class | Flower Color | Rose Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alba Semi Plena | pre 1600 | Alba | White | RHSAGM 1993 |
| Celestial | Pre 1648 | Alba | Pale Pink | RHSAGM 1993 |
| Felicite Parmentier | 1834 | Alba | White | RHS AGM 1993 |
| Königin von Danemark | 1826 | Alba | Candy Pink | RHSAGM 1993 |
| Madame Isaac Pereire | 1881 | Bourbon | Mauve | RHSAGM 1993 |
| Souvenir de St. Annes | Bourbon | Pale Pink | RHS AGM 1993 | |
| Blairii No. 2 | 1845 | Bourbon Climber | Candy Pink | RHSAGM 1993 |
| Irene Watts | 1896 | China | Shell Pink | RHSAGM 1993 |
| Mutabilis | China | Pink/Yellow Blend | RHSAGM 1993 | |
| Altissimo | 1966 | Cluster Flower Climber | Red | RHSAGM 1993 |
| Handel | 1965 | Cluster Flower Climber | White/Pink Blend | RNRS 1965, Portland Gold Medal 1975, RHS 1993 |
| Stretch Johnson | 1988 | Cluster Flower Climber | Red/Yellow Blend | RNRS 1988,Glasgow, 1992, Hague 1993, RHSAGM1993 |
| Anna Livia | 1985 | Cluster Flowered | Shell Pink | Belfast 1987, Orleans 1985, RHSAGM 1994 |
| Arthur Bell | 1965 | Cluster Flowered | Chrome Yellow | RNRS 1964, Belfast Fragrance 1967, RHSAGM 1993 |
| City of London | 1988 | Cluster Flowered | White | LeRoeuix Medal 1985, Belfast 1990, New Zealand Fragrance Award 1992, Hague Gold Medal 1993, RHSAGM 1993 |
| Dicky | 1983 | Cluster Flowered | Coral | RNRS 1984 Best New Rose, RHSAGM 1993 |
| Escapade | 1967 | Cluster Flowered | White/Pink Blend | Baden-Baden 1968, Belfast 1968, Copenhagen 1970, ADR 1973, RHS AGM 1994 |
| Jacqueline du Pre | 1988 | Cluster Flowered | White | Le Roeuix Gold Medal 1986, RNRS TGC 1994, RHS AGM 1994 |
| Southampton | 1971 | Cluster Flowered | Apricot | RNRS TGC 1971, Baden-Baden Silver 1973, Belfast Gold 1974, RHS AGM 1993 |
| Sweet Dream | 1988 | Cluster Flowered | Apricot | BARB ROY 1988, Belfast CoM 1990, RHSAGM 1993 |
| Trumpeter | 1977 | Cluster Flowered | Scarlet | New Zealand Star of the Pacific 1977, Porltland Gold Medal 1981, RNRS James Mason Gold Medal 1991, RHS AGM 1993 |
| Ispahan | ca 1832 | Damask | Candy Pink | RHS AGM 1993 |
| La Ville de Bruxelles | 1849 | Damask | Rose | RHSAGM 1993 |
| Madame Hardy | 1832 | Damask | White | RHSAGM 1993 |
| Graham Thomas | 1983 | English Rose | Pale Apricot | RHSAGM 1993 |
| Lavender Lassie | 1960 | Englsih Rose | Lilac | RHS AGM 1993 |
| Belle de Crecy | 1820 | Gallica | Cerise | RHSAGM 1993 |
| Cardinal de Richelieu | 1840 | Gallica | Purple | RHSAGM 1993 |
| Charles de Mills | Gallica | Crimson | RHSAGM 1993 | |
| Empress Josephine | Gallica | Pink | RHS AGM 1993 | |
| Scharlachglut | 1952 | Gallica | Scarlet | RHSAGM 1993 |
| Red Blanket | 1979 | Ground Cover | Crimson | RHS AGM 1993 |
| Surrey | 1988 | Ground Cover | Coral & Pink | RNRS Gold 1987, RHSAGM 1993 |
| Highdownensis | 1928 | Hybrid Moyesii | Purple | RHS AGM 1994 |
| Ballerina | 1937 | Hybrid Musk | Pale Pink | RHS AGM 1993 |
| Buff Beauty | 1937 | Hybrid Musk | Pale Apricot | RHSAGM 1993 |
| Cornelia | 1925 | Hybrid Musk | Pink & Buff | RHSAGM 1993 |
| Felicia | 1928 | Hybrid Musk | Candy Pink | RNRS 1927, RHSAGM 1993 |
| Penelope | 1924 | Hybrid Musk | White | NRS Gold Medal 1925, RHS AGM 1993 |
| Prosperity | 1919 | Hybrid Musk | White | RHS AGM 1994 |
| Baronne Prevost | 1847 | Hybrid Perpetual | Rose | RHSAGM 1993 |
| Ferdinand Pichard | 1921 | Hybrid Perpetual | White/Pink Blend | RHSAGM 1993 |
| Belle Poitevine | 1894 | Hybrid Rugosa | Mauve | RHSAGM 1993 |
| Frau Dagmar Hartopp | 1914 | Hybrid Rugosa | Rose | RHSAGM 1993 |
| Scabrosa | 1950 | Hybrid Rugosa | Rose | RHSAGM 1993 |
| Schneezwerg | 1912 | Hybrid Rugosa | White | RHSAGM 1993 |
| Albertine | 1921 | Large Flower Climber | Pale Pink | RHSAGM 1993 |
| Compassion | 1973 | Large Flower Climber | Pink/Orange Blend | Baden-Baden 1975,Geneva 1975, Orleans 1979, RNRS Fragrance 1973, ADR 1976, RHSAGM 1993 |
| Dublin Bay | 1975 | Large Flower Climber | Red | RHSAGM 1993 |
| Etoile de Hollande, Climbing | 1919 | Large Flower Climber | Red | RHS AGM 1993 |
| Golden Showers | 1956 | Large Flower Climber | Yellow | AARS 1957,Portland Gold Medal 1957, RHS AGM 1993 |
| Madame Gregoire Staechelin | 1927 | Large Flower Climber | Shell Pink | Bagatelle Gold 1927, ARS John Cook 1929, RHS AGM 1993 |
| Parade | 1953 | Large Flower Climber | Cerise | RHSAGM 1993 |
| Paul Transon | 1900 | Large Flower Climber | Copper | RHSAGM 1993 |
| Westerland | 1969 | Large Flower Climber | Apricot | ADR 1974, RHSAGM 1993 |
| White Cockade | 1969 | Large Flower Climber | White | RHS AGM 1993 |
| Alexander | 1972 | Large Flowered | Vermilion | Hamburg 1973, Belfast 1974, ADR 1974, RNRS 1987, RHSAGM 1993 |
| Blessings | 1968 | Large Flowered | Salmon | RNRS COM 1968, Baden-Baden Gold Medal 1971, RHS AGM 1993 |
| Elina | 1983 | Large Flowered | Primrose | ADR, New Zealand 1997, Glasgow 1991, RHSAGM 1993, JMason 1994 |
| Just Joey | 1972 | Large Flowered | Apricot | RNRS 1986, RHSAGM 1993, WRFWFR1994 |
| Mrs Oakley Fisher | 1921 | Large Flowered | Yellow | NRS 1921, RHSAGM 1993 |
| Paul Shirville | 1983 | Large Flowered | Shell Pink | RNRS Fragrance 1982, New Zealand Fragrance 1984, Courtrai 1989, RHSAGM 1993 |
| Peace | 1945 | Large Flowered | Pink/Yellow Blend | AARS 1946, ARS & NRS 1947, WRFWFR 1976, RHSAGM 1993 |
| Remember Me | 1984 | Large Flowered | Orange | Belfast Gold 1986, RNRS James Mason Gold Medal 1985, RHS AGM 1993 |
| Royal Dane | 1971 | Large Flowered | Copper | RHSAGM 1993, RNRS James Mason Medal 1992 |
| Royal William | 1984 | Large Flowered | Red | RNRS TGC 1985, ROY 1987, RHS AGM 1993 |
| Savoy Hotel | 1989 | Large Flowered | Pale Pink | Dublin 1988, Dortmund 1991, RHSAGM 1995, Portland 1998 |
| Silver Jubilee | 1977 | Large Flowered | Shell Pink | RNRS 1977, Belfast 1980, Portland 1981, RHSAGM 1993 |
| Tequila Sunrise | 1989 | Large Flowered | Tawney Blend | RNRS Gold 1988, Belfast Gold 1991, Glasgow Silver 1991, RHSAGM 1993 |
| Laura Ford | 1989 | Mini Climber | Yellow | RNRS CoM 1988, RHS AGM 1993 |
| Nozomi | 1966 | Mini Climber | Pale Pink | RHS AGM 1993 |
| Sweet Magic | 1986 | Miniature | Orange | RNRSTGC 1986, RNRS ROY 1987, RHSAGM 1993 |
| Bonica | 1982 | Modern Shrub | Pale Pink | ADR 1983, Belfast 1983, AARS 1987, RHSAGM 1993 |
| Cerise Bouquet | 1958 | Modern Shrub | Cerise | RHS AGM 1993 |
| Fred Loads | 1968 | Modern Shrub | Orange | NRS 1967, RHS AGM 1993 |
| Fritz Nobis | 1940 | Modern Shrub | Candy Pink | RHS AGM 1993 |
| Fruhlingsgold | 1937 | Modern Shrub | Buff | RHS AGM 1993 |
| Golden Wings | 1956 | Modern Shrub | Primrose | ARS Gold 1958, RHSAGM 1993 |
| Harison’s Yellow | 1830 | Modern Shrub | Chrome Yellow | RHSAGM 1993 |
| Helen Knight | 1970 | Modern Shrub | Yellow | RHS AGM 1994 |
| Nevada | 1927 | Modern Shrub | White | RHSAGM1993 |
| Rosy Cushion | 1979 | Modern Shrub | Pale Pink | Golden Rose of the Hague 1985, RHS AGM 1993 |
| Crested Moss. | 1826 | Moss | Rose | RHSAGM 1993 |
| Henri Martin | 1863 | Moss | Crimson | RHSAGM 1993 |
| Alister Stella Gray | 1894 | Noisette | Primrose | RHSAGM 1994 |
| Celine Forestier | 1842 | Noisette | Pale Apricot | RHSAGM 1993 |
| Jaune Desprez | 1830 | Noisette | Buff | RHS AGM 1993 |
| Madame Alfred Carriere | 1879 | Noisette | White | RHSAGM 1993 |
| Cecile Brunner | 1881 | Polyantha | Pale Pink | RHS AGM 1993, WFRS ORHF |
| Mevrow an Nathalie Nypels | 1919 | Polyantha | Pale Pink | RHS AGM 1993 |
| Perle d’Or | 1889 | Polyantha | Buff | RHSAGM 1993 |
| Phyllis Bide | 1923 | Polyantha | Primrose | NRS 1924, RHSAGM 1994 |
| The Fairy | 1932 | Polyantha | Pink | RHSAGM 1993 |
| White Pet | 1879 | Polyantha | White | RHS AGM 1993 |
| Yesterday | 1974 | Polyantha | Pink | NRS 1972, Monza Gold 1974, Baden-Baden Gold 1976, ADR 1978, RHSAGM 1993 |
| Comte de Chambord | 1860 | Portland | Rose | RHS AGM 1993 |
| Rose de Rescht | Portland | Cerise | RHSAGM 1993 | |
| Alberic Barbier | 1900 | Rambler | Primrose | RHS AGM 1993 |
| Crimson Shower | 1951 | Rambler | Rose | RHSAGM 1993, NRS TGC 1951 |
| Rambling Rector | 1912 | Rambler | White | RHS AGM 1993 |
| Sander’s White Rambler | 1912 | Rambler | White | RHSAGM 1993 |
| The Garland | 1935 | Rambler | White | RHS AGM 1993 |
| Chinatown | 1962 | Shrub | Yellow | NRS Gold 1962, RHSAGM 1993 |
| Kiftsgate | 1954 | Species | White | RHS AGM 1993 |
| Adelaide d’Orleans | 1836 | Species Climber | White | RHS AGM 1993 |
| Felicite et Perpetue | 1828 | Species Climber | Pale Pink | RHSAGM 1993 |
| Canary Bird | Species Shrub | Primrose | RHS AGM | |
| R. eglanteria | Species Shrub | Pink | RHS AGM | |
| R. hugonis | Species Shrub | Yellow | RHS AGM | |
| R. virginiana | Species Shrub | Pink | RHS AGM | |
| Gloire de Dijon | 1853 | Tea Climber | Pale Apricot | Paris Gold Medal 1853, RHSAGM 1993, WFRS Old Rose Hall of Fame |
Sometimes, one person's easy care rose may be another's garden nightmare. Roses well behaved in cold weather will occasionally become rampant monsters in warm weather. Or roses of easy care in mild climates may fail miserably in hotter or colder or wetter or drier ones. This said, a fair portion of the roses on this list have been propagated lovingly by gardeners for decades or centuries and many are offered by mail order rose nurseries that specialize in durable old roses. Many of these are good bets for many gardens in temperate climates.