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What are your most ruffled roses?

I love ruffled roses! I would love to add more of them to my garden. Do you have any that you grow or have seen that you could recommend?


Thank you so much!

Comments (105)

  • 5 years ago

    LOTS of beautiful ruffles!! They always remind me of pretty petticoats!

    One of my favorite ruffled roses!

  • 5 years ago

    I very much disagree that I was rude. If you don't see the harm in letting racist terms exist on a public forum and think that I should have "let it go" instead of having a respectful conversation, then it appears that you have the privilege of not being hurt by such a word.


    To answer your questions, I don’t have any ruffled roses as of yet, unless my mystery rose ends up being ruffled. Based on the photos on here, though, I will be lucky if the mystery rose has such a lovely quality. My favorite photos on here are of Tiffany and Wild Blue Yonder. To my eyes, the ruffled quality looks best on the roses that aren't
    absolutely packed to the brim with petals.

  • 5 years ago
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    more ruffles!!!

    In this case, tiny ruffles! 'Mlle. Blanche Lafitte'







  • 5 years ago

    Hot colored ruffles....'Spice'







  • 5 years ago

    fleshy pink, old fashioned tea ruffles....






  • 5 years ago

    not roses, but full of beautifully scented ruffles...


    sweet peas!






  • 5 years ago

    'Apricot Candy'




  • 5 years ago

    'Moonlight Romantica'




    'Port Sunight'




    particularly ruffly....'Emily Bronte'



  • 5 years ago

    I love those little button-eyes on Emily Bronte.

    I can almost smell those Sweet Peas ♡ Definitely ruffly!

  • 5 years ago

    Oh my goodness, so many incredible roses.

    I love Spice and Apricot Candy but honestly they are all so beautiful.

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    How did I miss Emily Bronte? Rosylady, I have the same tea service!!! Regarding private messaging, simply click on the person's Avatar or name and this will take you to a page where you have the option to click on message. That's it! However, the recipient does need to have messaging turned on which can be done through advanced settings.

  • 5 years ago

    Vaporvac, thanks! Now I know :)

  • 5 years ago

    I learned something today, Magpie. Thank you.

  • 5 years ago

    Sheila, thanks. Truly. I don't want to turn the conversations away from roses (something we all share a love for on here, which I appreciate) but in this case, I felt strongly. Sometimes we repeat words we hear or read without realizing what they mean, and I think if more people knew what that word really meant, they would choose not to use it. And I also realize that these conversations can be uncomfortable but the poster in question handled it with such grace and that is so so encouraging to see. And I'll drop it now so we can all get back to our common appreciation of beautiful roses 💛 😉

  • 5 years ago

    Magpie, Oh I had no idea about that word either. Thank you! It’s out of my vocabulary now.

  • 5 years ago

    This ruffly rose popped up in my Instagram feed. I’ve never heard of this one before. It doesn’t look available in the US.


    Rosylady (PNW zone 8) thanked noseometer...(7A, SZ10, Albuquerque)
  • 5 years ago

    It almost looks like James Galway.

  • 5 years ago

    Instagram KILLS me....so many I can’t have!

  • 5 years ago

    Wait, does any wavyness on the petal edge count as a ruffled rose? I'm looking at my DA order that's coming in April and now they all look ruffled to me but surely that can't be right 😅

  • 5 years ago

    noseometer....that is a pretty one. There are so many roses on Instagram that are gorgeous, but the poster doesn't include the name!


    magpie....maybe ruffled-ness is in the eye of the beholder...hahahaha. In my case, I fully admit, I just love seeing pretty pictures of roses!


    Some more ruffles for today....


    'Fighting Temeraire'....I love ruffles in single and semi double roses




    A close up of the ruffles on 'Florence Bowers Pink Tea'. This rose really tugs at my heartstrings...




  • 5 years ago

    This rose is 'Lillian Austin'....to me it looks ruffly



    and 'Just Joey' has always looked like big, blowsy ruffles to my eye



  • 5 years ago

    In my garden, the prize for most ruffles goes to 'Polka'. Not only is it super ruffly, but it blooms non stop and is a HUGE climber...so plenty of opportunity for lots of ruffles. In fact, I'm going out to give 'Polka' a very heavy prune today. Wish me luck!






  • 5 years ago

    That Lillian Austin is soooo pretty!

  • 5 years ago

    Rosy, I got FBPT last fall and Fighting Temeraire is coming in spring. Your pictures are killing me with anticipation, especially FBPT. I really hope it devours my fence!

  • 5 years ago



    Cressida in all her ruffled lusciousness





    And Lilac Rose doing the ruffled thing.


    Both these roses also happen to be "powerfully fragrant". What could be better, ruffled and perfumed.


    Cheers, Rick.

  • 5 years ago

    Rick I have Lilac Rose coming from Palatine. There isn’t a lot out there in it, any details to share?

  • 5 years ago
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    Rosylady - the name of that rose is Euridice. It’s listed on HelpMeFind as available from Rose Barni and must be available in Japan, based on the poster.

    oursteelers- where are you getting Fighting Temeraire from? Just curious because I haven’t seen it available anywhere.

    Rick - I’d like to hear more about Lilac Rose also. Yours is beautiful!

  • 5 years ago

    nose I got mine (or will be getting) from David Austin

  • 5 years ago

    This has been such a fun thread! So many gorgeous photos.

  • 5 years ago

    James Galway has been one of my favorite roses with ruffles. Scentuous was new to me this past summer and is very ruffly as well. All that have been shared are wonderful!


    Here is one Abraham Darby bloom this spring that was more ruffled than usual:



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    Lilac Rose seems to be quite enigmatic cultivar. What reports there are of it vary greatly with respect to colour and fragrance in particular. As far as I know, it was never very popular, or widely grown.

    The image above was taken on June 10th two years ago at the Summerland Ornamental Gardens. I did not in fact know what cultivar this rose was when I first saw it in bloom and posted an image here on the forums for an ID. John_Ca was the one who identified it for me and he was quite certain of the ID. Others agreed.

    So, on to the plant, or plants of Lilac Rose that we grow in the Gardens. We have several of this variety. It grows to a height of about 120 cms and is quite vigorous and shrubby. It blooms quite well and rebloom is satisfactory if not continuous. I have read reports of blooms failing to open properly on HMF and if my memory is correct, this is true to a degree in Summerland. They do not ball per say, but rather the petals are a bit limp in structure and they just do not always open as pertly as the ones in the image above. There is also some disagreement as to how fragrant this rose is, which I find interesting, because to my nose, it is extremely fragrant, potent most of the time. The colour is also quite variable, with more lilac tones in cooler weather and the glorious luminous pink as seen above when it is warm and sunny.

    The English Roses in our collection are also all old plants, at least 25 years old if not slightly more. They are survivors who have weathered many years of benign neglect and are now responding to proper care.


    So, I suspect that your mileage may vary as Jeri would say, depending on where you grow it. On the whole, English Roses do extremely well in the Okanagan Valley and when properly cared for, put on a real show. Thus I cannot comment on disease resistance, as we do not really have any disease issues here. That is about all I can tell you. But for myself, in this climate, it is a rose I like and am happy to grow,


    Cheers, Rick

  • 5 years ago

    I don't grow this rose, and I don't think we can get it in the USA. Nonetheless, the hybrid perpetual Madame de Renahy, a Guillot rose from the end of the 19th century, seems quite frilly and opulent. I'd like to grow it someday. I've got a weak spot for roses that aren't widely grown and not easily available: https://www.helpmefind.com/gardening/l.php?l=2.21536.1


  • 5 years ago

    @noseometer that's a rose bred by Takunori Kimura. Unfortunately we can't get his roses in the USA, but some of them are now available in Europe through Barni.

  • 5 years ago

    Dave6aMo....I would love to know more about your experience with Scentuous. It looks so beautiful in the few pictures I've seen.


    Rick...your older Austins are so beautiful!



  • 5 years ago

    Another one I just thought of -- the Chestnut Rose, Rosa roxburghii. It is quite frilly, and the bush itself is very attractive. :)

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    ! Yay! The chestnut Rose! I planted this fall 2019 and I'm so happy with its growth. Super vigorous and healthy and just plain pretty. I can't wait to see it this year. I made a boo-boo and deadheaded it. Don't even ask me why as I bought it for its hips! Just habit I guess.






  • 5 years ago

    Does Fimbriata count as "ruffled"? It's the only one I have that comes to mind as "ruffled," although I probably have others that I've simply never thought of in that way.

    https://www.helpmefind.com/rose/l.php?l=21.80039


  • 5 years ago

    @Rosylady (PNW zone 8) - I bought Scentuous as a 3 gallon from Chamblees later in the summer and was very pleased with it - very fragrant and full ruffled cupped blooms. It repeated well through the fall. Time will tell how it does overall but I’m very happy with it. I only have one photo of it - not a good one and I wish I had taken one when it was fully open but it gives you an idea of what it looks like:




    Rosylady (PNW zone 8) thanked Dave5bWY
  • 5 years ago

    @Vaporvac Z6-OhioRiverValley - I really everything about your Chestnut Rose - nice shape, foliage, and cute blooms!

  • 5 years ago

    What a pretty bush, Vap. Lovely even without blooms, but beautiful luminous bloom, too.

    That is such a pretty Scentuous bloom, Dave. And, did you say cupped? That's all I need to know.

  • 5 years ago

    Bliss




    Lilian Austin


    Distant Drums



  • 5 years ago

    Thank you Dave for telling us about Scentuous and showing us your beautiful picture. I think Edmund's was where I saw it offered as a bare root....I may order it.


    vaporvac....I love roses like the Chestnut rose! It's not one I've seen talked about as much...really nice foliage and flowers.


    slumgullion....I would count Fimbriata as a ruffled rose...I love those petal edges!


    sulty....your Bliss bloom is so pretty...definitely ruffly! What do you think of your Lilian Austin? I've only had it for a year, so it's still really small. When I get occasional blooms though, they are huge and stunning!

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    Rosie lady, the chestnut Rose was once known as 'Rosa microphylla Roxb. ex Lindl. synonym' and its leaves are tiny and adorable. It can grow quite large and gets a defoliating type bark with age. This is extremely attractive when combined with the large burr-like hips. It would look beautiful in your setting. Slumgullion, your fimbriata is so pretty. Reminds me of the Grootendorst family of roses.

  • 5 years ago

    LOLOL I can't take credit for the Fimbriata photo - it is someone else's on HMF.


    I have the rose, just haven't ever taken pics of it....It is on a rather far-flung part of the property where I'm not walking by very often....And it's still a fairly young, gangly-looking plant...


    I have a chestnut rose on order from RVR - have had my eye on it for years, am looking forward to growing it into a shade tree of sorts!

  • 5 years ago

    RosyLady, I love Lilian Austin. She came own root several yrs ago and I didn't expect much due to many Austins being very weak on their own roots in my soil and climate. She started blooming after the first year and I call her my Party Girl because her blooms are huge 3D powder puffs and are so cheery and ruffled. The color is Bubblegum pink with touches of clear yellow. I have never been able to capture just how beautiful her flowers are on camera. I do keep her in a pot. I have moved her around a bit over the yrs and she tolerates part sun although she doesnt bloom quite as much. Her leaves stay nice and green too, so that's a plus.

  • 5 years ago

    I love Lilian Austin! She is the big surprise in my garden, she always has blooms on her. I love how it changes from a salmon color to a light lavender at the end of her bloom.

  • 5 years ago

    Ohhh I wish my Lilian got lavender. She does get distinct lilac pink tones though so I can see how she could get the lavender tones. She's just so purrrty!

  • 5 years ago

    How big has Lilian Austin gotten for you ladies who grow her?

  • 5 years ago


    Could someone help me ID this pink ruffled rose? Marta, which has the most lovely garden (https://www.instagram.com/p/CKlYXu6lDf_/?igshid=uifr5o9b9jal) thinks is eglantyne, could it be? mine barely prod any blooms but I dont remember any blooms... I love this rose and Marta’s garden! Check her out on insta or YouTube

  • 5 years ago

    CeresMer...the rose pictured could very well be 'Eglantyne'. I have four of them in my garden and it's one of my favourite pink roses. I love Marta! I first saw her on YouTube....her garden is absolutely breathtaking...and I love her videos....so informative and inspiring.


    Here are a few pictures of 'Eglantyne' from my garden...