The following variety of Roses have been found to do well in the Tulsa area. The condition of the individual gardens is the most important factor to the success of any rose bed but some varieties have shown themselves to survive our hot summers and unpredictable winters better than others. They are divided into the different classifications of roses. Always feel free to consult with your local garden center also.
Hybrid Teas—Most frequently grown, produces large single blooms on
long graceful stems.
Olympiad (medium red, 30-35 petals)
Elizabeth Taylor (deep pink, 30-35 petals)
Dublin (medium red, 35-40 petals)
First Prize (pink blend, 25-30 petals)
Double Delight (white/scarlet –spicy fragrance)
Mister Lincoln (dark red – strong damask fragrance)
Peace (yellow to flush pink)
Rina Hugo (magenta-slight fragrance)
Moonstone (white with pink-mild Tea fragrance)
Veteran’s Honor (dark red)
Lovers Lane (bright red)
Gemini (coral pink/white-light papaya fragrance)
Brides Dream (light pink – med. fragrance)
Brigadoon (coral pink – slight fragrance)
Folklore (warm salmon –strong fragrance)
Ingrid Bergman (deep red – med. fragrance)
Just Joey (buff apricot –strong fragrance)
Secret (creamy white with med. Pink tinge – strong fragrance)
Rio Samba (yellow/scarlet – slight fragrance)
Touch of Class (coral – slight fragrance)
St. Patrick (yellow with green tinge)
Garden Party (white/pale pink – slight fragrance)
Oklahoma (deep red – very fragrant)
Floribundas—Blossoms are produced in clusters which provide spectacular
color. They bloom in a cycle every six to seven weeks.
Nicole (white with red edge-35 petals)
Europeana (dark crimson double-light fragrance)
Iceberg (white double)
Sexy Rexy (med. pink)
Lavaglut (dark red-light fragrance)
Sun Sprite (deep yellow)
Showbiz (med red)
Betty Boop (red blend)
Sheila’s Perfume (yellow & cerise)
Purple Tiger (purple-fragrant)
Scentimental (burgundy & white stripe-strong fragrance)
Playboy (scarlet with deep gold center-apple fragrance)
Angel Face (mauve)
Hot Cocoa (new 2003, russet)
Betty Pryor (pink)
Grandifloras—A cross between Hybrid Tea and Floribunda: flowers are
formed in both clusters and singly on long stems.
Gold Medal (deep pink, 30-35 petals)
Tournament of Roses (med pink-slight fragrance)
Glowing Peace (golden amber/cantalope orange)
Queen Elizabeth (pink)
Cherry Parfait (red and white blend)
Climbers & Ramblers—Characterized by long, vigorous basal
canes;
can easily be trained to grow up a post or trellis.
Altissimo (med. Red 7 petals)
Dublin Bay (med. Red 25 petals)
New Dawn (light double pink-fragrant)
America (orange pink 43 petals-fragrant)
Pearly Gates (sport of Cl. America, fast repeat bloom)
Don Juan (dark red-35 petals)
Handel (red blend 22 petals)
Climbing Iceburg (white-good repeat bloom)
Eden Rose (white with pink)
Buff Beauty (apricot yellow-sweet fragrance)
Constance Spry (slivery pink-once bloom-fragrance of myrrh)
Cecile Brunner (Soft pink “sweet heart rose”)
Golden Showers (yellow)
Zephirine Drouhin (dust pink-sweet fragrance)
Josephs Coat (red blend 23-28 petals)
Fourth of July (red and white striped 10-16 petals)
Mini Flora Similar to miniatures but grow with larger bushes and blooms.
Miniatures—Extremely small well-formed buds and closely spaced foliage
on canes, very adaptable.
Miniature roses are very adaptable to the Tulsa area. Miniature climbers,
tree roses and bushes can be raised in containers or planted in a bed.
They should be cared for as most roses. They can be trimmed back to the
ground and will grow out again.
Cachet (white)
Chelsea Belle (med. Red)
Fair Hope (light yellow)
Fancy Pants (red blend)
Hot Tamale (yellow blend)
Glowing Amber ( red blend)
Jean Kenneally (apricot blend)
Jeanne Lajoie (miniature climber- med. Pink)
Luis Desamero (light yellow)
Memphis King (new 20 03 – red)
Memphis Queen (white)
Miss Flippins (red)
Minnie Pearl (pink blend)
Party Girl (yellow blend)
Palmetto Sunrise (orange blend)
Rainbows End (yellow blend)
Rise and Shine (med. Yellow)
Ruby (med. Red)
Soroptimist International ( pink blend)
Starina (orange red)
Sweet Revenge (orange blend)
Winsome (mauve)
MICRO MINIATURES
Live Wire (deep pink)
Cinderella (light pink)
Red Minimo (red)
Spice Drop (orange/pink)
Old Garden Roses—Small, medium and large bushes. Gallicas are usually
small and make good hedges if grafted. Albas, Damasks, Rugosas, Centifolias,
Mosses and Eglantine are medium and large bushes. OGR's are defined as
those type of roses that existed prior to 1867.
Rose de Rescht (magenta & very
fragrant)
Reine des Violettes (sweet fragrance)
Mme Alfred Carriere (white double-very fragrant) 1879
Lamarque (white double-fragrant) 1830
Marchesa Boccella (light pink double) 1842
R. gallica (deep pink) before 1600
Celsiana (light pink simi-double)
1876
Sombreuil (Cl. Tea white double) 1850
Baronne Prevost (med. Pink double) 1842
Souvenir de La Malmaison (light pink double) 1843
Mme Plantier (white very double) 1835
Louis Philippe (red blend double) 1834
Mme. Isaac Pereire ( deep pink double)1881
Mme Ernest Calvat ( med. Pink) 1888
Shrubs—Taller bushes that make good borders or specimen bushes. Many tend to sprawl. They can grow from 5 to 15 feet or more in every direction.
Knock Out (bright pink/cherry red-light fragrance)
Ballerina (can be grown as Cl. White/pink)
Bonica (pink)
Outta the Blue (mauve)
International Herald Tribune (mauve)
Carefree Delight (pink)
Belinda’s Dream (med. Pink-very double)
Paul Neyron (med. Pink-old garden rose)
Sally Holmes (white)
William Baffin (deep pink-spring bloom)
Dortmund (grows as climber-med red)
Robin Hood (med red)
Penelope (light pink)
Species—Some are large and make good specimens or borders. Most American species are small to medium. They are usually single petaled (4-11 petals), once blooming and have a bush size from 2 to 20 feet.
Polyanthas—Small, shrubby roses with blooms all summer: good for landscaping. They are smaller than the floribunda generally having clusters of small 1 inch diameter blooms.
ENGLISH ROSES ( all the roses listed are fragrant)
Graham Thomas (yellow)
Heritage (silvery pink)
Abraham Darby (Peach with gold tinge)
Tamorah (Peach)
Evelyn (apricot blend)
Pat Austin (copper)
Redoute (pink)
Kathryn Morely (pink)
Mary Rose (pink)
The Prince (deep red)
Fair Bianca (white)
English Garden (apricot blend)
AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY JUDGED MOST FRAGRANT
Crimson Glory (HT dark red)
Tiffany (HT pink blend)
Chrysler Imperial (HT dark red)
Sutters Gold (HT orange blend)
Granada (HT red blend)
Fragrant Cloud (HT orange red)
Sun Sprite (Fl. Deep yellow)
Double Delight (HT red blend)
Fragrant Hour (HT orange pink)
Earthkind Roses - This is a special designation that has been given to a number of roses that have been tested and proven to be disease and insect resistant when grown as recommended. The list changes from time to time. Follow this link to the official Earthkind website. Many of these roses are being grown in the Tulsa area and are available from many retail outlets.