Ballerina
Image Credit: Heirloom Roses
Date Introduced: 1937

Type: Hybrid Musk
Color: Pink/white eye
Fragrance: Lightly Fragrant
Size: 4′ x 3′
Rebloom: Continual Blooming
Disease Resistant
Has Thorns

“Introduced in 1937, Ballerina is a very profusely blooming rose of restrained habit. Expect hundreds of small, 2”, pink, single blooms with a white eye borne in huge clusters to drench this bush in blossoms. She is a pollinator favorite, produces beautiful hips, grows well in pots or beds, emits a sweet honey fragrance, and makes an excellent cut flower. Truly an overachiever!” Heirloom Roses

Years ago, I grew both The Fairy Rose and Ballerina. These two rose varieties remind me of each other.  I have The Fairy growing in my front yard, and in 2024, I added Ballerina to my back garden, Ballerina has a single blossom, and The Fairy has a double, but both are small bushes and are prolific bloomers.

The Fairy Rose
Jacki Kellum Garden
Date Introduced: 1932

Type: Polyantha
Color: Medium  Pink
Fragrance: Lightly Fragrant
Size: 3′ x 4′ My Fairy Roses Bushes are a Bit Larger than this
Rebloom: Continual Blooming
Disease Resistance
Has Thorns

“The Fairy is a continually blooming rose first introduced in 1932. Her attractive, pink 1 ½” blooms have between 8-12 petals and are produced in absolute profusion on a compact, spreading plant. The Fairy’s pink clusters of roses stand out against the bright green foliage. We recommend her as a wonderful addition to a perennial garden.” Heirloom Roses

Baronne Prevost
Image Credit: Heirloom Roses
Date Introduced: 1842

Type: Hybrid Perpetuals
Color: Deep rose-pink
Fragrance: Moderately  Fragrant
Size: 5′ x 5′
Rebloom: Repeat Blooming
Susceptible to Black Spot
Has Thorns

“One of the most beautiful of all Old Garden Roses and the best for warmer climates, Baronne Prévost produces very fragrant, voluptuous, fully double, 4″ blooms with 40+ petals. Her flowers are deep rose-pink with a moderate damask fragrance and open flat and quartered with a button eye. Baronne Prévost is an upright, vigorous, well-foliaged bush and an excellent choice for exhibition.” Heirloom Roses

Claire Austin
Very Fragrant
Climber – Up to 12′
Repeat Flowering
Disease Resistant
Has Thorns

Eden Climber
Image Credit: Heirloom Roses
Date Introduced: 1985

Type: Climbing
Color: Pink, Cream, and Light Yellow
Fragrance: Lightly Fragrant
Size: 10′ x 6′
Rebloom: Continual Blooming
Disease Resistant
Has Thorns

“Eden Climber® features large, old fashioned, fully double, 4 1/2″, cupped blooms with 100+ petals. Her blooms are a delightful blend of pastel pinks, creams, and yellows. Eden Climber® is a vigorously growing, disease-resistant plant and a versatile Climber ideal for small or large gardens. She will be hardier than most Climbers and trains well on fences, gazebos, and trellises. Truly a star of the garden!” Heirloom Roses

Kiss Me Kate- Climbing Rose
Arborose®
Image Credit: Heirloom Roses
Planted in My Garden April 2024
Exceptionally Fragrant
Disease Resistant
Height:7′
Has Thorns

Lady Banks
Image Credit: Wikipedia
Date Introduced: 1807

Type: Climbing
Color: Light Yellow|
Fragrance: Lightly Fragrant
Size: 20′
Rebloom: Once Blooming
No Thorns

“Lady Banks is the grandest of all Climbing Roses with the potential to grow up to 20′ tall! She can be trained to climb just about anything and does so with a grand display of flowers if you give her good soil drainage and sturdy support. Lady Banks is a rambling and nearly thornless rose that produces hundreds of miniature, yellow blooms and is a recipient of the Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society. Give her plenty of space and watch this drought-resistant Climber take off! Enjoy her all the way up to zone 9.” Heirloom Roses

Laguna – Climbing Rose
Arborose®
Image Credit: Heirloom Roses
Planted in My Garden April 2024
Exceptionally Fragrant
Disease Resistant
Height: 8′
Has thorns

Marie Pavie
Image Credit: Antique Rose Emporium
Date Introduced: 1888

Type: Polyantha
Color: Creamy White with Hints of  Pink
Fragrance: Lightly Fragrant
Size: 2′ x 3′
Rebloom: Continual Blooming
Very Few Thorns

“Marie Pavie is a creamy white, compact shrub with shades of pink on the most delicate and dainty blooms, yet she is incredibly hardy. Marie Pavie can handle shade well, thrives in pots, and is very disease-resistant. She has a mild fragrance and generous clusters of blooms to brighten up any corner of the garden.” Heirloom Roses

Mme Isaac Pereire
Image Credit: Heirloom Roses
Date Introduced: 1881

Type: Bourbon
Color: Raspberry Dark Purple
Fragrance: Exceptionally Fragrant
Size: 8′ x 5′
Rebloom: Repeat Blooming
Has Thorns

Mutabilis
Image Credit: Heirloom Roses
Date Introduced: Before 1894

Type: China Rose
Color: Pink, Cream, and Light Yellow
Fragrance: Lightly Fragrant
Size: 4′ – 5′ The last time I grew Mutablis it grew to be about 20′ tall; It wrapped itself in wisteria and climbed up and over my back deck. Glorious Sight.
Rebloom: Continual Blooming
Has Thorns

“Mutabilis is a beautiful and unusual China Rose with a name meaning literally “liable to change.” The pointed buds open into single, 3” blooms with 5 simple petals that ebb and flow through a series of color changes. Mutabilis begins yellow aging to coppery orange, to rich pink, and ending with fiery red. With various blooms in different stages, expect Mutabilis to show off multiple colors at once. Her delicate, open blooms resemble sweet butterflies giving the garden a whimsical feel. She is an outstanding, continually blooming shrub that is vigorous and blooms early.”

Parfuma Earth Angek
Image Credit: Heirloom Roses
Height: 4′-5
Has Thorns

Outta The Blue
Image Credit: Heirloom Roses
Date Introduced: 2002

Type: Shrub
Color: British Purple
Fragrance: Lightly Fragrant
Size: 4′ -3′
Rebloom: Continual Blooming
No thorns

“From the color palette of Tom Carruth, comes this striking Shrub rose. Outta the Blue pushes out fully double, fragrant, 3” blooms with 40+ petals that are bluish purple. She has such a unique color that we cannot photograph her and do her justice. Flowers are produced on a continual blooming plant with rich, green foliage. If you love uniquely colored roses or purple blends, this rose is for you!

Peggy Martin Rose
Image Credit: Southern Living
Height: 15’+ Grows Quickly
No Thorns

The Pilgrim
Image Credit: Heirloom Roses
Date Introduced: 1991

Type: David Austin
Color: Yellow
Fragrance: Exceptionally Fragrant
Size: 8′ -12′
Rebloom: Continual Blooming
Has Thorns

‘The Pilgrim® is an excellent, pure yellow rose that combines extremely strong and healthy growth with 4″ blooms of 60+ delicate petals. His blossoms are quite large and evenly shaped, with many small petals opening to form a flat flower with a soft textured appearance. The Pilgrim® makes an excellent cut flower for arrangements and his strong fragrance of tea and myrrh is a delight for the kitchen table. Train this continual bloomer to climb a wall, obelisk, or fence for a big statement piece in the garden as he can top out around 12 ft tall if given the space!” Heirloom Roses

Sunbelt® Tupelo Honey
Image Credit: Heirloom Roses
Date Introduced: Before 2001

Type: Floribunda
Color: Yellow
Fragrance: Moderately Fragrant
Size: 4′ -3′
Rebloom: Continual Blooming
Has Thorns

Sunbelt® Tupelo Honey™ produces abundant trusses of intense yellow blooms and dark green shiny foliage.  She is an excellent choice for a cottage garden design. Her 3.5” blossoms with 41+ petals offer up a deliciously sweet fragrance

Zephirine Drouhin
Image Credit: Heirloom Roses
Date Introduced: 1868 

Type: Bourbon
Color: Pink
Fragrance: Fragrant
Size: 10′ x 6
No Thorns

“Zéphirine Drouhin is a beautiful and consistent, Climbing Bourbon with large, 4” flowers on nearly thornless canes. Her blooms have 16+ petals and are deep rose-pink, extremely fragrant, and produce lavishly as she blooms in flushes throughout the season. Zéphirine Drouhin is hardy, doesn’t mind partial shade, and will take off if she is given time to establish her roots and space to send out her long canes that can grow upwards of 10-15’. This special Bourbon is a favorite among many of our customers!” Heirloom Roses