This section is from the book "A Practical Handbook Of Trees Shrubs Vines And Herbaceous Perennials", by John Kirkegaard. Also available from Amazon: A practical handbook of trees, shrubs, vines and herbaceous perennials.
Botanical Name | English Name | 1 Deciduous 2 Evergreen 3 Vine 4 Herbaceous Perennial | Ultimate Height in feet | Color | Time of Bloom | Remarks |
- Carmine Pillar | Carmine Pillar Rose | 1&3 | 10-12 | Rose-carmine | June | Delicate single flowers and good foliage. Excellent for pillars, walls or arbors, but somewhat tender and requires protection in winter. |
- Crimson Rambler | Crimson Rambler Rose | 1&3 | 15-20 | Crimson | June & July | A fast grower and profuse bloomer. Flowers in very large showy clusters. A.D. |
- Dawson | Dawson Rose | 1&3 | 10-15 | Crimson | June | Single flowers in clusters. |
- Debutante | 1&3 | 10-15 | Deep pink | June to Sept. | Foliage dark, glossy and almost evergreen. Flowers semi-double, in clusters. A. D. | |
- Dorothy Perkins | Dorothy Perkins Rose | 1&3 | 15-20 | Deep pink | June & July | Double flowers in large clusters. Foliage deep green, glossy. One of the best. A. D. |
- Empress of China | 1&3 | 8-10 | Deep pink | July & Aug. | Excellent foliage and very sweet double flowers in clusters. A. E. | |
- Gem of the Prairie | 1&3 | 10-15 | Light crimson | June | Flowers in double, fragrant clusters. A. D. | |
- Lady Gay | Lady Gay Rose | 1&3 | 15-20 | Cherry-pink | June & July | Flowers double, in loose clusters. Foliage glossy, dark green. One of the best. A. D. |
- Pink Rambler | Pink Rambler Rose | 1&3 | 10-15 | Light pink | June & July | Double flowers about 1 inch across, in clusters. A. D. |
- Queen of the Prairie | Climbing Prairie Rose | 1&3 | 10-15 | Rose-red | June | Large double, sweet-scented flowers in clusters. An old favorite. A. D. |
- Psyche | 1&3 | 10-15 | White with salmon pink | June & July | Semi-double flowers in clusters. Foliage deep green and glossy. New and one of the best. A. D. | |
- Philadelphia Rambler | Philadelphia Climbing Rose | 1&3 | 15-20 | Crimson | June & July | Similar to the Crimson Rambler, but with somewhat larger flowers. A. D. |
- Seven Sisters | Seven Sisters Rose | 1 | 15-20 | Deep red | June | Very sweet double flowers in large clusters. A. D. |
- Sweetheart | 1&3 | 10-15 | Pink-white | June & July | Large, numerous clusters of double flowers. Foliage similar to that of R. Wichuraiana. New and one of the best. A. D. | |
- White Rambler | White Rambler Rose | 1&3 | 10-15 | White | June | Flowers semi-double and fragrant, in loose clusters. A. D. |
- Yellow Rambler | Yellow Rambler Rose | 1 | 10-15 | Light yellow | June & July | A somewhat tender variety with large clusters of fragrant double flowers about 1 1/2 inches across. B. C. D. |
- Mme. Plantier | Mme. Plantier Rose | 1&3 | 8-10 | White | June | Flowers large, clustered. Very fragrant. Good for low trellises or for massing with shrubs. A. D. G. |
- Climbing White Pet | White Pet Rose | 1&3 | 10-12 | White | July to Sept. | Double, small, fragrant flowers; foliage excellent. B. C. D. |
 
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