10 of the Most Delightfully Fragrant Roses You Can Grow

The Angel Face rose has enormous clusters of lavender blooms with the loveliest ruby-edged ruffled petals.

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Angel Face (1968), hybrid tea

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These gorgeous flowers were named to promote the Chrysler Imperial. Which lasted longer, the rose or the car?

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Chrysler Imperial (1952), hybrid tea

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Evelyn' is a rich apricot Austin rose. Crabtree and Evelyn employed its lovely perfume. It appears David Austin and other farmers have stopped it. 

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Evelyn (1991), Austin rose

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Fantin-Latour' blooms once a year, covering itself in enormous, powdered pink petals that fade to gentle pink. Its smell is intense and wonderful. 

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Fantin-Latour (bef. 1936), centifolia

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This ancient antique rose was presented as Le Bienheureux de la Salle (The Blessed la Salle) but was renamed in 1881 after a French banker's wife.

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Madame Isaac Pereire (1876)

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Large, abundant flowers first. They're rich strawberry red with a creamy yellow core. They appear photoshopped until you see them. 

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Double Delight (1977), hybrid tea

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Because of their long stems and Valentine's Day-worthy red blooms, Mr. Lincoln outsold these roses. The U.S.'s best-selling red rose and florists' favorite.

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Mr. Lincoln (1964), hybrid tea

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New Dawn was the first patented rose. It's energetic and will crawl over everything. The apple-blossom pink roses bloom throughout summer and are fragrant.

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New Dawn (1930), climbing rose

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Whatever name you call it, its blossoms are fragrant. Long-lasting semi-double, wine-red flowers cover the rosebush many times every season. 

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Rose à Parfum de l Hay (1901), rugosa hybrid

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Her lovely, delicate pink blooms with golden bases linger a long time. Lemon-scented, it's nearly hypnotic.

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Tiffany (1954), hybrid tea

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