40 Rose Gardening: Old Roses: ( abbrev. OR, OGR, see also English Roses: , Modern Roses: )
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This article is from the Rose Gardening FAQ, by Bill Chandler chandler@austin.ibm.com, Jolene Adams jolene@cchem.berkeley.edu, Brent C. Dickerson odinthor@csulf.edu, Karen Baldwin kbaldwin@veribest.com, and many contributors
40 Rose Gardening: Old Roses: ( abbrev. OR, OGR, see also English Roses: , Modern Roses: )
Sometimes called Old Roses, Old-fashioned Roses or Antique Roses, these are
the varieties of roses that existed before 1867 when the first Hybrid Tea
was introduced. Some of the classes of Old Roses are the Albas, Bourbons,
Boursaults, Centifolias, Chinas, Damasks, Gallicas, Hybrid Perpetuals,
Mosses, Noisettes, Portlands, and Tea roses. Some of the Ramblers and
Rugosas are considered Old Roses.
As a group, Old Roses tend to be once blooming, though some are repeat
bloomers. They tend to be more disease-resistant and require less
maintenance than the Hybrid Teas which accounts for some of their
popularity. There are exceptions to this, especially the China and Tea
roses. The China and Tea roses are tender and disease prone, but are very
important because they provide the repeat blooming genes to many classes of
roses (notably Hybrid Teas). This FAQ contains a document with more
information about Old Roses.
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