ALL ABOUT ROSES
ROSE 'FLAVORS'
This is a highly subjective and inconclusive list based on reports, conversations and various written sources and is intended for information purposes only. Impressions of rose fragrance depend on soil, warmth, humidity, time of day, etc. I do not take credit for the fragrance attributions, and hope that every reader who is interested in rose fragrances will offer his or her additions, opinions and comments regarding this list.
This is a highly subjective and inconclusive list based on reports, conversations and various written sources and is intended for information purposes only. Impressions of rose fragrance depend on soil, warmth, humidity, time of day, etc. I do not take credit for the fragrance attributions, and hope that every reader who is interested in rose fragrances will offer his or her additions, opinions and comments regarding this list.
Types of Flavors
Musk
Found in Rosa moschata, Noisettes and Hybrid Musks
Mixed Fruit
Found in Chinas and Hybrid Musks
Apple
Found in Rosa eglanteria, Rosa wichuriana and their hybrids
Spice
Cloves -- Rosa rugosa and its hybrids
Myrrh -- Floribundas and Austins
Pepper -- Chinas
Cinnamon -- Rosa cinnamonea
Myrrh -- Floribundas and Austins
Pepper -- Chinas
Cinnamon -- Rosa cinnamonea
Tea
Found in Teas, Noisettes & Hybrid Teas
Damask
Found in Damask & Portland roses
Floral
Found in species hybrids & ramblers
Pine, citrus, dianthus, apple, spice and herbal
Found in the moss of moss roses
SPECIFIC FLAVORS
Fruit
Mixed fruit
Abraham Darby, Sutter's Gold, Alberic Barbier, Cornelia, Cramoisie Superieur, Old Pink Moss, Deprez a Fleurs Jaunes, Albertine
Apple
Apple Jack, Rosa eglanteria hybrids, Nymphenburg, Ralph's Creeper, Queen Margarethe, Max Graf, Coquettes de Blanche, Coral Dawn, New Dawn, Rosa wichuriana hybrids
Cherry
Louis-Philippe
Orange
Granny Grimmetts, Veilchenblau, Woburn Abbey
Pineapple
Rosa multiflora
Pineapple-Banana
Buff Beauty
Banana
Rosa mulligani, Warwick Castle
Lemon
Mme Hardy, Parson's Pink China, R. bractea [McCartney Rose], Sutter's Gold, Heritage, Slater's Crimson China
Apricot
Lady Hillingdon
Raspberry
Cerise Bouquet, Honorine de Brabant, Mme Isaac Perreire, Duchesse de Brabant
Strawberry
Chrysler Imperial, Marechal Niel
Peach
Chinatown, City of Gloucester
Spice
Lemon and Spice
Margaret Merrill
Fruit and Spice
Angel Face, Lavender Lassie
Clove
Fritz Nobis, Rosa rugosa and its hybrids, Blush Noisette
Musk and Clove
Blush Noisette, Marie Pavie
Musk
Erfurt, Rosa brunonii (Himalayan Musk Rose) and hybrids, Rosa moschata (Musk Rose) and hybrids, Felicia, Penelope, Bobbie James
Spice
Belle Amour, Crimson Glory, Belle Storey, Claire Rose, Henry Hudson, Jens Munk, Celestine Forestier, Rosa cinnamonea
Herbs and Spices
Monsieur Tillier
Myrrh
Belle Isis, Constance Spry, Wife of Bath, Distant Drums
Pepper
Old Blush
Flower
Dianthus
Safrano
Narcissus or Heliotrope
Cornelia
Gardenia
White Dawn, Rosa laevigata (The Cherokee Rose)
Hyacinth
Cuisse de Nymph
Mignonette
Rosa arvensis
Sweetpea
Mme. Gregoire Staechelin (Spanish Beauty), Old Blush
Lily of the Valley
Rosa nitida
Honeysuckle
Francesca
Violet
Eugenie Lamesch, Rosa banksia and its hybrids, Mrs. John Laing
Combos
Musk and Pineapple
Trier
Tea and Pineapple
Daphne
Tea and Apple
Gardenia
Lemon, Tea and Apple
Sombreuil
Tea and Orange
Everest Double Fragrance
Tea
Graham Thomas, Perdita, Duke of York, Marechal Niel, Buff Beauty, Gloire de Dijon, Lady Hillingdon and many others
Tea and Spice
Break O' Day
Honey and Tea
Alchymist
Honey
Gourmet Popcorn, Honeysweet
Etc.
Almond
Roseraie de la Hay
Cinnamon Toast
Sunsprite
Licorice or Bread
Austrian Copper, Snowbird, Golden Showers, Persian Yellow, Soleil D'Or, Harison's Yellow, Clair Matin, Cardinal Hume, Rosa foetida
Pungent
Penelope, Ferdinand Pichard
