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| Roses vary in colour from white through to yellows, oranges, reds and purples. The colour here represents the rose's colour if grown in sandy Norfolk soil in East Anglian weather conditions. If you garden in a different situation then the colour tones may vary. |
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| Bare root roses are available to order all year with despatch from November to March. | ||
| Container roses are available in spring and summer and ready pruned in late summer autumn. | ||
| Standard Tree roses are budded in 'Standard' form at varying heights. 2'6" for half standards, 3'3" for modern and full standards, 3'6" for shrub standards 4'6" for weeping standards.. |
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| Click on the letter to see roses starting with that letter. | ||
| Roses belong to many families such as the Portlands, Damasks, the modern families and many more. Different families have different charactaristics; the Damasks tend to be very double flowers with heavy scents, and the species tend to be single flowers with mostly little scent that attract varied wildlife. |
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Roses fall into many groups which more or less define their function in the garden. Groups include shrubs which tend to be full, waist height plants, climbers which climb up structures, ramblers with grow quickly up to 15m (40ft) or more although they tend not to repeat flower, and procumbent ground covering roses which are useful for sprawling closer to the ground |
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Search by the estimated eventual height of the plant.Plant mesurements are given as height by width. All heights quoted on the website are guide heights based on mature plants grown in Norfolk sandy soil conditions under East Anglian sun and so your eventual plant size may vary. |
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| Rose scent is so subjective that there was intense debate here at Peter Beales Roses on whether it should even be included on our website. But as it is such an important factor for many rose growers we have tried to provided scent strengths. These scent ratings have been compiled soley by Peter Beales himself to try and give total consistancy through out this very subjective topic. For example some roses smell intensely of citrus or myrh but there are some people who can simply not detect either fragrance! |
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| Roses vary in thornyness from totally thornless roses like Zephrine Drouhin and Kathleen Haropp through to very thorny roses like Kiftsgate and Mermaid, which are so big and thorny they are useful for using as security barriers where intruders may otherwise stray! Most roses have some thorns and some are extremely interesting and beautiful. |
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| Where possible we have provided the date of introduction for each variety. Some roses, especially the species roses which evolved naturally are so old that the rose community can only guess at the age so we have provided an estimate. |
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Single
 Normally five petalled blooms exposing stamens at the centre.
Cupped
 Goblet shaped flowers of varying numbers of petals.
Double
 Many petalled flowers.
High Centred
 Blooms open from very pointed buds.
Loosely Double
 Generally open, often flat, usually many petalled but sometimes has fewer petals.
Quartered
 Usually many petalled blooms with centre petals of open flowers clearly falling into four segments
Saucer Shaped
 Shallow cupped saucer shaped blooms.
Cushioned
 Densely packed petals forming usually convex shaped blooms.
Muddled
 Blooms with many disorderly petals in an attractive formation. |
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| Roses can either be single (a few petals), semi double (more petals) or double (lots of petals). |
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| Small bloom sizes are appx 2.5cm (1") across, while medium tend to be 5cm (2") to 75cm (3") across and large bloom sizes can be over 7.5cm (3") | ||
| Some roses, especially some of the hybrid teas and species roses can bear very interesting hips if not dead headed in the summer. These come in a variety of colours and can help bring birds and other wildlife into the garden, as well as add a dash of much needed colour in the autumn. |
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| Some roses, especially some of the hybrid teas and species roses can bear very interesting hips if not dead headed in the summer. These come in a variety of sizes and shapes from oval to flagon. |
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Suitable for growing:
| Some roses lend themselves to growing low down scrambling over beds, paving or any low part of the garden. | ||
| Some roses are suitable to be grown in a pot no smaller than 18" (45cm) in diameter. | ||
| If grown with support (oblisk etc) some shrub roses can be grown as a small climber. | ||
| Some roses have vigour and can survive and thrive when planted into a woodland. | ||
| Although no rose loves bad quality soil, some roses are more tolerant of poorer soils than other roses | ||
| Some roses are suitable for creating a hedge if planted at 12" to 24" intervals in a line. | ||
| Some varieties are worth growing for the ornamental value of hips | ||
| North wall conditions can be harsher than other aspects in terms of wind damage, frost and temperature changes. Some roses grow well in these conditions. | ||
| Although no rose enjoys shade, some are more tolerant of shade than others. All roses need at least 2 to 3 hours of direct sun a day, most need more. | ||
| Can be used to climb and ramble through small trees | ||
| If supported and pruned back, some climbing roses can be grown as shrub roses | ||
| Some rose varieties are worth growing for the colours of their autumn foliage | ||
| Some roses are suitable for growing in warm climates such as the South Europe, around the mediterranean and parts of the middle east. | ||
| Some roses are suitable for growing in colder climates, such as North Europe and Scandinavia. | ||
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Roses are a diverse group of plants, encompassing many different families with different charactaristics.
A very old race of roses. The Albas flower in early summer and are almost invariably scented and extremely resistant to disease. Foliage is grey-green and produced abundantly on an upright, vigorous plant which never outgrows its welcome in any garden
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Rosa arvensis, The Field Rose"" can be found growing wild in the countryside. Its hybrids have inherited the same vigour of their parent."
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The Bourbons first emerged in the mid-nineteenth century. They are most diverse, both in habit of growth and colour of flower. They were very popular in Victorian times when their repeat flowering characteristics were much appreciated, as indeed they are today.
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Not a large family but an interesting one. Thornless, arching growth is of unusual colouring from pale green to plum. The flowers, attractively ragged in appearance are all in pink to red shades and are slightly scented. The foliage is attractive and usually provides good autumn colour.
Click here to see our selection...Not the hardiest group of roses but individually quite beautiful. All Bracteatas share the same vicious armoury of hooked thorns.
Click here to see our selection...Roses in the Brunonii classification generally have fine light grey/green leaves. Flowers borne in clusters in July.
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Centuries old, these oses of the hundred petals"" make superb shrubs. The more vigorous forms usually produce large flowers of exquisite shape and perfume with the shorter types producing very double flowers, almost invariably in perfect proportion to the size of the plant."
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These roses first appeared in mid-eighteenth century and their long flowering season encouraged breeders to raise many varieties throughout the nineteenth century. It is difficult to generalise but the bush forms are seldom taller than 4ft in our climate. They all have shiny foliage. Where climbing forms exist they are usually reliable.
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There is often confusion between Climbing and Rambling roses and although, generally speaking, both types can be used for much the same purposes, Climbers are better for walls and pergolas, Ramblers are good for trellis and arches and Scramblers are best for tree climbing and hiding eyesores etc.
It must be remembered that all of them will take two or three years to become fully established and if they are planted in a dry position, they will need plenty of watering until they are established.
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Some of the members of this group date back probably to Roman times. Amongst their ranks can be found some of the most beautiful of all roses. They are usually healthy, and without exception are blessed with the distinctive Damask perfume. Some are remontant.
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