Ausonius - 1932

Yellowish-red buds open to semi-double pinkish-yellow blooms with a white eye borne in clusters. Moderate scent, repeat flowering. Tall grower to 1.5m. Suitable for a hedge.

Ballerina - 1937

Huge sprays of clear pink single blooms with a white centre. Glossy foliage. Little scent. Very tough. Tolerant of poor soil and shade. 1.2m.

Belinda - 1936

Huge trusses of mid-pink semi-double blooms. Long flowerer. Some fragrance. Dark foliage and vigorous growth make this a useful shrub. Tolerant of poor soil and shade. 1.5m.

Chloe - 1980s

A NZ bred Hybrid Musk from Theo Verryt Buff Beauty x Danae. Fully double apricot blooms fade to primrose. Fragrant. 1.2m.

Clytemnestra - 1915

Rare and unusual. Copper buds open to soft lemony-beige flowers suffused with salmon. Fragrant and recurrent. Tolerant of poor soil and some shade. Bred by Rev Pemberton. 1.2m.

Cornelia - 1925

Small deep pink blooms with apricot undertones borne in large clusters. Has some fragrance. Good dark foliage. Blooms well into autumn. Bred by Rev Pemberton. Good cascading down a low wall or veranda or trained around a pillar. 1.5m.

Danae - 1913

Clusters of double blooms open butter-yellow and fade to cream. Moderate scent. Healthy foliage. Repeat flowers through summer and autumn. Bred by Rev Pemberton. 1.5m.

Heideroslein - 1932

The Heather Rose. Pointed pinky-red buds open to rosy-pink single blooms with a white eye and yellow at the base of the petals. Repeat flowerer. Light scent. Orange-red hips. A taller upright shrub. Can be grown as a hedge. 1.5m.

Kathleen - 1922

Single blush-pink blooms reminiscnet of apple blossom. Light fragrance. Has a full flush of flowers and then intermittent repeat in summer and autumn. Big sprays of orange hips. Tall vigorous shrub. Can be used as a snall climber. 1.5m.

Marjorie Fair - 1977

Trusses of strong single red blooms with a white eye. Slight fragrance. Good repeat flowerer. Can be grown as a shrub or hedge. Also known as Red Ballerina and Red Yesterday. 1.2m.

Menja - 1960

Dark pink buds open to masses of small cupped pink blooms in huge clusters. Good small hips. 1.2m.

Moonlight - 1913

Recurrent creamy white fragrant blooms make a great display. Good as a shrub or small climber.Tolerant of poor soil and shade.Bred by Rev Pemberton. 1.5m.

Mozart - 1937

Massive clusters of small single carmine blooms with white centres. Good repeat through to autumn. Dense bushy shrub, mid-green foliage. Tolerant of poor soil. Can be grown as a shrub or as a hedge. 1.2m.

Penelope - 1924

Much admired classic. Large semi-double creamy-pink blooms are nicely fragrant. Excellent healthy foliage. Always in flower. Bred by Rev Pemberton. Tolerant of poor soil and some shade. 1.5m.

Prosperity - 1919

Large clusters of creamy white blooms open from pale pink buds. Fragrant. Can be grown as a shrub or pillar rose. Feed in mid summer to encourage autumn flowering. Has arching shape due to the weight of the flowers. Tolerant of poor soil and some shade. Bred by Rev Pemberton. 1.5m.

Robin Hood - 1927

Large clusters of medium sized flowers. Bright scarlet aging to crimson. Slight fragrance. Dark green foliage, bushy. Good repeat. Bred by Rev Pemberton from Miss Edith Cavell. 1.2m.

Sally Holmes - 1976

Large, fragrant, single, creamy white blooms, with gold stamens are produced in huge clusters on stiff upright canes. Very long flowerer. Can be grown as a shrub or small climber. 1.8m.

Trier - 1904

Clusters of fragrant, dainty, creamy-apricot blooms. Repeat flowers. Good foliage, tiny red hips. Tolerant of poor soil and shade. Can be grown as a shrub or climber. 2m.

Windchimes - pre 1946

Clusters of small rosy-pink blooms on vigorous shrub-climber. Good repeat. 1.5m.