Recommended Roses for Hawai'i                                                Here in Hawai'i, we do not experience a true "winter" season. The lack of snow and freezing weather translates to year-round growth for our roses. Without an actual dormant period or a time of rest, some roses will not bloom or will have very minimal bloom here in our tropical setting. Through trial and error, members of the HRS have noted that certain varieties do well here while others do not. The following is an abbreviated list of roses that we've found to be reliable. Varieties that are italicized are fragrant. Hybrid Teas & Grandifloras About Face - Orange blend (Marjorie Penebacker - Kailua, HI)  Ain’t She Sweet - Pinkish Orange Anna Pavlova - Pink Blend Barbra Streisand - Mauve  (Bob Anderson - Severna Park, MD, M.Penebacker)  Baronne Ed. de Rothschild - Dark Pink Big Purple - Dark Pink Blue Girl - Lavender (B.Anderson, A.Shafer - CA) Blue Moon - Lavender (A.Shafer) Bride’s Dream - Light Pink Brigadoon - Pink Blend (M.Penebacker) Candy Stripe - Pink Blend Cary Grant - Orange  Charles de Gaulle - Mauve (Priti Damle - Chicago, IL) Chicago Peace - Pink Blend (S.Muragin - Kailua, H.I.) Chrysler Imperial - Crimson Red (S.Muragin) Cologne - Mauve (A.Shafer - C.A., A.Shafer 2) Crimson Glory - Crimson Red Dolly Parton - Reddish Orange Double Delight - Red/White (S.Muragin, S.Muragin 2 , Steve Wehrman - Kaneohe, HI , A.Shafer, A.Shafer 2, M.Penebacker, M.Penebacker 2) Electron - Med. Pink Elina - Light Yellow Forgotten Dreams - Pinkish Red Fragrant Cloud - Coral  (B.Anderson) Fragrant Hour - Pink Blend (S.Muragin) Fragrant Memory (Jadis) - Pink Fragrant Plum - Lavender (B.Anderson) Frederic Mistral - Pink French Perfume - Red/White/Yellow Friendship -Dark Pink Full Sail - White (A.Shafer, A.Shafer 2) Gemini - Pink Blend (S.Muragin) Gift of Life - Yellow Blend (S.Wehrman) Granada - Orange/Red Blend Grand Impression - Apricot Blend Heirloom - Deep Lavender (S.Muragin, A.Shafer, A.Shafer 2, A.Shafer 3) Ingrid Bergman - Dark Red Kardinal - Medium Red La France - Pink Lagerfeld - Lavender Lemon Spice - Yellow Louise Estes - Pink Blend Marijke Koopman - Medium Pink (S.Wehrman) Melody Parfumee - Lavender (A.Shafer, A.Shafer 2) Mirandy - Red Miss All American Beauty - Deep Pink Mr. Lincoln - Red (A.Shafer) Moonstone - White Blend New Zealand - Pink Blend  (B.Anderson, A.Shafer ) Octoberfest - Orange Blend (S.Muragin) Oklahoma - Red Olympiad - medium red  Papa Meilland - Red (S.Wehrman) Paradise - Mauve/Mauve Blend Peace - White Blend (S.Muragin) Perfectly Red - Dark Red Perfume Delight - Med. Pink (S.Muragin) Pink Peace - Med. Pink Purple Passion - Lavender (A.Shafer, A.Shafer 2)  Rose Rhapsody - Med. Pink Rouge Royale - Cherry Red (S.Muragin, M.Penebacker) Royal Amethyst - Lavender Secret - White/Pink (A.Shafer, A.Shafer 2) September Morn - Pink Sheer Bliss - White/Pink St. Patrick - Yellow Blend (A.Shafer, A.Shafer 2, A.Shafer 3)   Stainless Steel - Light Lavender Summer’s Kiss - Apricot Sunset Celebration - Apricot Blend (S.Wehrman, A.Shafer) Sweet Surrender - Med. Pink (A.Shafer, A.Shafer 2) Tiffany - Pink Blend (S.Muragin) Touch of Class - Orange-Pink (B.Anderson) Tournament of Roses - Medium Pink Tropicana - Orange  (B.Anderson) Uncle Joe (Toro) - Dark Red Veteran’s Honor - Medium Red  (B.Anderson)    White Lightnin’ - White  Yves Piaget - Deep Pink (S.Muragin, S.Muragin 2, A.Shafer, A.Shafer 2)   Climbers   Aloha - Medium Pink Casino - Light Yellow Chrysler Imperial, Cl. - Red Crimson Glory, Cl. - Red Don Juan - Dark Red  Dream Weaver - Orange-Pink Iceberg, Cl. - White Lace Cascade - White Rosarium Uetersen - Deep Pink  Royal Sunset - Apricot Blend Snowbird - White Sombreuil - White Souv. de la Malmaison, Cl. - Pink   Floribundas   Angel Face - Mauve ( A.Shafer, S.Muragin ) Anna Pavlova - Pink Blend Arthur Bell - Yellow Betty Boop - Red Blend (S.Muragin) Europeana - Dark Red Fabulous - White  Fragrant Apricot - Apricot Fragrant Lace - White Geranium Red - Red (S.Muragin) Guy de Maupassant - Pink Iceberg - White (S.Muragin, S.Wehrman) Intrigue - Mauve  Johann Strauss - Pink Blend Lavaglut - Dark Red  Love Potion - Mauve Margaret Merrill - White Nicole - White Playboy - Red Blend Radox Bouquet - White Scentimental - Red/White (S.Muragin, A. Shafer, A.Shafer 2) Sheila’s Perfume - Yellow/Pink (P.Damle) Shocking Blue - Lavender Singing in the Rain - Apricot Blend Sunsprite - Yellow (P.Damle) Victorian Spice (L’Aimant) - White    OGRS, Shrubs   Abraham Darby - Pink/Apricot (A.Shafer, A.Shafer 2 , A.Shafer 3 ) Archduke Charles - Red Blend Blush Noisette - Light Pink/Lilac Boule de Neige - White Cecile Brunner - Light Pink Comte de Chambord - Pink (S.Muragin) Eugene de Beauharnais - Burgundy Evelyn - Pink/Apricot Fair Bianca - White Francis Dubreuil - Dark Red Giant of Battles - Deep Pink  Gruss an Aachen - White/Pink (A.Shafer, A.Shafer 2 , A.Shafer 3) Jacques Cartier - Light Pink Jude the Obscure - Apricot Louis Phillipe - Red Blend Monsieur Tillier - Orange Pink (S.Muragin)  Old Blush - Medium Pink  Pretty Jessica - Pink (A.Shafer, A.Shafer 2) Prospero - Red/Burgundy Rose de Rescht - Dark Pink (P.Damle) Sharifa Asma - Lt. Pink (A.Shafer, A.Shafer 2) Sombreuil - White (A.Shafer) Souvenir de la Malmaison - Pink Tamora - Apricot (A.Shafer, A.Shafer 2, A.Shafer 3)  The Fairy - Light Pink (S.Muragin) The Prince - Red/Purple (A.Shafer, A.Shafer 2, A.Shafer 3)    Miniatures   Apricot Twist - Apricot (B.Anderson, B.Anderson 2 ) Autumn Splendor - Yellow Blend Big and Beautiful - Apricot Blend   Black Jade - Dark Red (S.Muragin, S.Muragin 2)  Cachet - White  Cupcake - Medium Pink  Fairhope - Light Yellow  Gizmo - Orange Green Ice - White Blend (S.Muragin) Gourmet Popcorn - White Herbie - Mauve  Hot Tamale - Yellow Blend Irrresistible - White Jean Kenneally - Apricot Blend Jerry-O - Medium Red  Jilly Jewel - Pink Blend Kristin - Red Blend Little Tommy Tucker - Medium Yellow Magic Carousel - Red Blend Merlot - Dark Red  Minnie Pearl - Pink Blend Miss Flippins - Medium Red Odessa - Mauve Overnight Scentsation - Med. Pink Patriot’s Dream - Red Blend   Peaches & Cream - Pink Blend Pierrine - Orange Pink Popcorn - White (S.Muragin) Rainbow’s End - Yellow Blend Ruby - Medium Red Ruby Baby - Red Blend  Scentsational - Mauve  (B.Anderson, B.Anderson 2 )  Seattle Scentsation - Pink Blend Soroptimist International - Pink Blend Space Odyssey - Red Blend  Sweet Chariot - Mauve Sweet Melody - White Blend Teddy Bear - Russet  (S.Muragin, S.Muragin 2) Tropical Twist - Orange Pink Winsome - Mauve (M.Penebacker) Y2K - Deep Yellow Back to top