Roses that are Classified as Hybrid Rugosas
| Name | Color | Cold | Breeder | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Therese Bugnet | Candy Pink | Zone 3 | Bugnet | 8.1 |
| Mrs. Anthony Waterer | Cerise | Zone 4 | Waterer | |
| Roselina | Cerise | Zone 4 | Kordes | |
| Vanguard | Coral | Zone 3 | Stevens | |
| Alika | Crimson | Zone 3 | Hansen | 8.8 |
| Charles Albanel | Crimson | Zone 3 | Svejda | |
| David Thompson | Crimson | Zone 4 | Svejda | 8.4 |
| Grootendorst Supreme | Crimson | Zone 4 | Grootendorst | 7.9 |
| Hunter | Crimson | Zone 5 | Mattock | |
| Robusta | Crimson | Zone 3 | R. Kordes | 9.0 |
| Rugspin | Crimson | Zone 5 | Petersen | |
| Belle Poitevine | Mauve | Zone 3 | Bruant | 8.5 |
| Delicata | Mauve | Zone 4 | Cooling | 8.3 |
| Moje Hammarberg | Mauve | Zone 3 | Hammarberg | |
| Rugosa Magnifica | Mauve | Zone 4 | Van Fleet | 9.0 |
| Fimbriata | Pale Pink | Zone 4 | Morlet | 8.0 |
| Jens Munk | Pink | Zone 3 | Svejda | 8.8 |
| Martin Frobisher | Pink | Zone 3 | Svejda | 7.3 |
| Max Graf | Pink | Zone 4 | Bowditch | 7.3 |
| Pink Grootendorst | Pink | Zone 4 | Grootendorst | 7.8 |
| Sarah van Fleet | Pink | Zone 3 | Van Fleet | 8.1 |
| Dr. Eckener | Pink/Yellow Blend | Zone 4 | Berger | 7.3 |
| Agnes | Primrose | Zone 4 | Saunders | 7.8 |
| Hansa | Purple | Zone 3 | Schaum & Van Tol | 8.3 |
| Rose a Parfum de l’Hay | Purple | Zone 3 | Gravereaux | 7.9 |
| Roseraie de l’Hay | Purple | Zone 4 | Cochet | 8.9 |
| Linda Campbell | Red | Zone 4 | Moore | 7.6 |
| Rote Max Graf | Red | Zone 4 | Kordes | |
| Conrad Ferdinand Meyer | Rose | Zone 4 | Muller | 7.3 |
| F.J. Grootendorst | Rose | Zone 3 | de Gooey | 7.7 |
| Frau Dagmar Hartopp | Rose | Zone 3 | Hastrup | 8.5 |
| Scabrosa | Rose | Zone 4 | Harkness | 7.5 |
| Blanc Double de Coubert | White | Zone 3 | Cochet | 8.3 |
| Henry Hudson | White | Zone 3 | Svejda | 9.2 |
| Nova Zembla | White | Zone 4 | Mees | |
| R. rugosa alba | White | Zone 5 | 9.1 | |
| Schneezwerg | White | Zone 5 | Lambert | 7.7 |
| Souvenir de Philemon Cochet | White | Zone 5 | Cochet - Cochet | |
| Topaz Jewel | Yellow | Zone 4 | Moore | 7.3 |
The species rugosa rose hails from eastern asia; northeast china and the kamchatka peninsula. They are quite cold hardy and quite resistant to most rose fungal diseases. Furthermore, they tend be well branched, remontant, and to bear large flowers that may be very strongly fragrant. The list of specifications is unparalled by any class. The several species rugosas evidently come about as close to meeting the ideal as any of the hybrids; and this is where the class as a whole falls from stellar performance to 'pretty good.' As David Austin points out, the rugosa hybrids tend to either be very close in appearance to either the rugosa parent or the non-rugosa parent, never a very good interpolation between them. Furthermore because rugosas are diploid and most roses are tetraploid, further hybridizing is not possible.