| Hardy roses developed by Agriculture Canada | ||||||||
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| 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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