‘ROSE TYPE OF ROSE COLOR ARS RATING FRAGRANCE
Betty Boop F Red Blend 8.1 Moderate
Beverly HT Med Pink 7.8 Very Fragrant
Carefree Beauty S Med Pink 8.7 Moderate
Crescendo HT Pink Blend 7.8 Strong, Spicy
Dark Desire HT Mauve 7.8 Very Fragrant
Dick Clark GR Red Blend 7.8 Moderate
Double Delight HT Red Blend 8.3 Very Fragrant
Easy Does It F Orange,Pink 7.9 Fragrant
Grande Amore HT Med Red 7.7 Moderate
Julia Child F Med Yellow 8.3 Lightly Fragrant
Pope Paul II HT White 7.5 Citrus Fragrance
Ring of Fire HT Orange Blend. 8.3 Mild Tea
The Fairy Pol Light Pink 8.7 Light Fragrance
The McCartney Rose HT Med Pink. Not rated yet Very Fragrant
Veterans’ Honor HT Dark Red 8.4 Light, Fruity
Abbreviations:
F – Floribunda = roses that produce a lot of flowers in clusters, blooms continuously
GR – Grandiflora = large flowers in clusters on tall stems developed by crossing hybrid tea and floribunda
HT – Hybrid Tea = flowers are well-formed with large high-centered buds, long, upright stems, blooms cyclically depending on the number of petals (if rose has 30 petals, it will bloom every 30 days)
Pol – Polyantha = many small flowers in large clusters
S – Shrub = hardy, easy-care, bushy, sprawling roses
ARS rating System
9.3 – 10: One of the Best Roses (not awarded often)
8.8 – 9.2: An Outstanding Rosse
8.3 – 8.7: A Very Good to Excellent Rose
7.8 – 8.2: A Solid to Very Good rose
7.3 – 7.7. A Good Rose
6.1 – 6.7: Below Average Rose (don’t buy)
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