Hardy roses developed by Agriculture Canada
Cultivar Flower color Plant height (feet) Flower diameter (inches) Flower type
S=single
SD=semi-double
D=double
VD=very double
USDA Zones Repeat bloom? Fragrance Comments
Shrub roses
Alexander MacKenzie light red 5-6 2.5 D 3-4 yes ff Disease-resistant foliage
Champlain dark red 3 2-2.5 D 3 yes f Very floriferous
Charles Albanel dark magenta pink 2.5-3 3 D 2-3 yes ff Lower-growing than a usual Rugosa; nice small shrub.
Cuthbert Grant velvety dark red 3-4 4 D 3 yes fff Hybrid Tea-type blooms shatter easily.
David Thompson rose-pink 3-5 2.75-3 D 2-3 yes ff Hybrid Rugosa
DeMontarville medium pink 3-3.5 2.5 D 3 yes f 1-4 flowers/cluster; very disease-resistant
George Vancouver light red 2.5-3 2.5 D 3 yes f Disease resistant
Henry Hudson white 2-4 2.5 D 2-3 yes fff Hybrid Rugosa; nice small shrub
Hope for Humanity wine red 2 3 D 3 yes   Hybrid tea-like buds; very disease resistant
J.P. Connell pale yellow fading to cream 3-5 2.5-3 D 3-4 yes ff Reblooms sparsely.
Jens Munk medium pink 4-6 2.5-2.75 SD 2 yes fff Hybrid Rugosa; good repeat bloom
John Franklin red 3-4 2.5-3 D 3 yes f  
Lambert Closse pink 2.75 3.25 D 4 (3?) yes   Disease resistant
Martin Frobisher soft pink 5 2.5-3 D 2 yes ff Hybrid Rugosa; strong upright growth
Morden Blush white/blush pink center 2-3 3 VD 3 yes f Floriferous
Morden Centennial pink 4-5 3.5-4 D 3 yes ff  
Morden Fireglow orange-red 2.5-3.5 2-3 D 3 yes f New growth is dark, purplish green; susceptible to black spot.
Morden Ruby ruby red 2-3 3 D 3 yes f  
Prairie Dawn deep pink 5-7 2.5-3 D 2-3 yes f Reblooms sparingly
Royal Edward medium pink 1.5 2 SD 3 yes   Low spreading semi-miniature
Simon Fraser medium pink 2 2 S&D 3 yes f Early season flowers are single, later flowers are double.
William Booth medium red, white center 5 2 S 3 yes   Trailing, 8' spread; highly disease resistant
Winnipeg Parks cherry red 2-3 2.5 SD 3 yes f New growth is dark, purplish green.
Climbing roses
Captain Samuel Holland light red 6 2 D 3 yes f 1-10 flowers/cluster; disease resistant
Henry Kelsey true red 6-7 3 D 4 yes ff Climber or vigorous bush; Susceptible to black spot.
John Cabot fuchsia 5-8 3 D 3 yes f Can be grown as climber, pillar, or vigorous bush.
John Davis light pink 5-6 2.5-3 D 3 yes f Short climber or vigorous bush
Louis Jolliet medium pink 4-6 3 VD 3 yes ff Spicy fragrance; trailing habit; disease resistant
Marie Victorin salmon pink 6-8 3.5-4.5 D 3b-4 yes ff Hybrid tea shaped blooms.
William Baffin deep pink 7-9 2.5-3 D 2-3 yes f Very vigorous

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