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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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| 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 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. | ||
| 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. | ||
| 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. | ||
We stock a fantastic range of over 1100 different types of rose suitable for any position and any situation in your garden whether with other garden plants or without. You can browse through below alphabetically by group and click on the headings or search using the filters on the left hand side of this screen.
Nothing epitomizes the English summer like a beautifully designed garden dripping with scented rose blooms glistening with the late afternoon sunshine. Imagine gently ambling through your garden sipping a relaxing drink while the warm evening air wafts scent upon scent under your nose. This is a dream shared by most gardeners and indeed shared by the late Peter Beales MBE and his son Richard Beales (Managing Director).
Here at Peter Beales we have over 40 years experience with finding the right rose for the right spot in the garden so if you have any questions always feel free to pick up the phone and call our advice department 01953 454707.
Roses are available in two forms, depending on the time of year.
Throughout winter from November to March the roses are dormant and can be cut back and safely handled in bare root form. Many established rose gardeners call this the peak time for purchasing and planting roses as a rose planted in Febuary has many months to put down a great root structure to support the blooms and the plant for the years to come. Most roses planted in Febuary will put out a great display of blooms the same year.
From late winter throughout the year to November containerised roses are available. These are roses which we have planted into containers the end of the previous year. These roses can be purchased anytime throughout this period and the blooms enjoyed while the roses are still in the containers or after June when the roots have really established can be planted out into the garden. Containerised roses must be watered daily to give maximum blooms.
There are four main groups of rose. Bush and Shrub roses tend to be about as wide as they are tall and are perfect for growing in borders or as large specimen plants.
Climbing roses grow up to around 2m (6ft) to 3m (12ft), can repeat flower and tend to flower on the current years growth. They are great for growing up pergolas and arches.
Rambling roses can grow up to 10m (40ft) and tend to flower on the previous years growth and their size and vigor lends themselves to covering large areas such as dead trees and unsightly buildings.
Ground covering roses tend to "scramble" low and are perfect for covering low fences and for cascading along the ground.
There are many families of rose from Floribunda (clustered roses) to Hybrid Tea (large flower single stem) through to Chinas and Wichuranas.
Each has its own characteristics from large blooms to smaller clusters or a certain type of scent.
Normally, the first place to start when choosing a rose is by its group (bush, climber, rambler) then by the colour, scent and size of flower you want.
Unique to us in the UK.
(Centifolia) Superb, many petalled variety with cupped buds opening to flattish flowers of pale lavender to soft pink. Scented.
| Suitable for growing in a pot | ||
Unique to us in the UK.
(Centifolia) ‘Duc de Rohan’ A vigorous, growing rose with superb, many-petalled flowers in the Centifolia mould, of lavender-pink. Highly scented.
| Suitable for growing in a pot | ||
| Suitable for growing in poorer soils | ||
| Is a hardy cultivar | ||
Full petalled, flattish, blush pink, fragrant flowers, abundantly produced on a handsome bush.
| Suitable for growing in a pot | ||
| Suitable for growing in poorer soils | ||
| Suitable for growing as a hedge | ||
| Suitable for warmer climates | ||
| Is a hardy cultivar | ||
(Centifolia) An arching shrub with double, globular, blush-pink flowers. Scented.
| Suitable for growing in a pot | ||
| Suitable for growing in poorer soils | ||
| Suitable for growing as a hedge | ||
| Is a hardy cultivar | ||
Exceptionally tidy for a Centifolia and flowering rather late in the summer. Highly fragrant, well formed blooms of soft silver pink
| Suitable for growing in poorer soils | ||
| Suitable for growing as a hedge | ||
(Centifolia) A small, attractive and compact plant producing many small double flowers of about 1 1/2 inches across. Clear pink in colour with a slightly deeper centre. Free flowering and scented. An old rose of unknown origin.
| Suitable for growing in a pot | ||
| Suitable for growing in poorer soils | ||
| Suitable for growing as a hedge | ||
| Good autumn foliage | ||
| Suitable for warmer climates | ||
(Centifolia) Small pompon flowers of deep rose. Scented. Good for the smaller garden.
| Suitable for growing in a pot | ||
| Suitable for growing in poorer soils | ||
| Suitable for growing as a hedge | ||
Unique to us in the UK.
(Centifolia) Pompon flowers of clear pink borne in large clusters. A good rose for the smaller garden or, for growing in pots or tubs.
| Suitable for growing in a pot | ||
| Suitable for growing in poorer soils | ||
| Suitable for growing as a hedge | ||
(Centifolia) Small pompon flowers of deep pink to purple. Prolific. Short, compact plant with small leaves. (Synonymous with Rosa centifolia parvifolia).
| Suitable for growing in a pot | ||
| Suitable for growing as a hedge | ||
| Suitable for warmer climates | ||
| Is a hardy cultivar | ||
