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Fragrant Disease Resistant Roses

Many times the hybridizers try to cultivate roses for disease resistance only and rarely for fragrance. There are a few that are fragrant and disease resistant.

Look for them by name and by mailorder-- in December for mailorder ordering for spring 2014. Many nurseries are having deep discounts at this time of year on roses so they don't have to carry them through the heat of summer.

Prairie Sunrise -- a Buck rose that is a shrub rose and apricot and apricot blend color

Golden Fairy Tale-- a Kordes rose that is a hybrid tea and yellow color

Winter Sunset-- a Buck rose that is a shrub rose and apricot and apricot blend color

Strike It Rich -- a Weeks rose that is a grandiflora and golden yellow blushed with pink color

Lavender Lassie-- a Kordes rose that is a hybrid musk and mauve and mauve blend color

Easy Does It-- a Weeks rose that is a floribunda and orange pink and orange red blend color

Lion's Fairy Tale-- a Kordes rose that is a floribunda and apricot and apricot blend color

Julia Child-- a Weeks rose that is a floribunda and golden yellow color

Gruss an Aachen-- a German introduction floribunda that is a light pink color

Floral Fairy Tale-- a Kordes rose that is a floribunda and pink in color

Pretty Lady-- a UK introduction floribunda that is pink in color

Marie Pavie-- a French introduction polyantha that is white in color

Dart's Dash-- a Netherlands introduction hybrid rugosa that is dark red in color & has great winter hips

The McCartney Rose-- a Meilland rose that is a hybrid tea and medium pink in color

Quietness-- a Buck rose that is a shrub and light pink in color

Carefree Beauty-- a Buck rose that is a shrub & medium pink in color; designated Earth Kind

Jasmina-- a Kordes rose that is a large flowered climber and pink blend in color

Belinda's Dream-- a shrub rose that is medium pink in color; designated Earth Kind

Frances Meilland-- a Meilland hybrid tea that is pink blend in color

Cinderella's Fairy Tale-- a Kordes shrub rose that is light pink in color

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