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Hardy Shrub Roses
A selection of hardy shrub roses from around the world. "Shrub rose" is a generic term for thousands of different rose varieties, but they have a great variety in colour, size, and flowering habit. Most require no winter protection.
Please note: this is a small nursery, and we don't have the staff to update the availability list all the time. If you need to know about a particular rose variety, please call.
We sell only from our retail location in Galetta, Ontario: we cannot ship any plants
| Species | Latin | Description | Width | Height | Zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minette | Rosa alba “Minette” (1805) | An old alba rose from 1805, Minette is very tough and long-lived. Double light-pink flowers that darken in the centre. Healthy foliage. Very fragrant. | 3-4’ | 2-3’ | 3-4 |
| Alchymist | Rosa ‘Alchymist’ | An extremely vigorous, upright shrub with dense, glossy bronze-green foliage. Round buds open to large, very doubled cupped flowers that are extremely fragrant. The colour is an exquisite blend of pale yellow, apricot-orange and pink. It makes a good shrub or a short climber. Non-recurrent bloomer in early summer. | 5 - 6’ | 5 - 6’ | 3 |
| All That Jazz | Rosa ‘All That Jazz’ | The large, semi-double blooms on this tall, upright shrub are a vibrant, coral-salmon colour and have a light, spicy fragrance. Blooms repeatedly and prolifically throughout the summer until late autumn. The foliage is a glossy dark green and disease resistant. Makes a great hedge or accent. | 3’ | 4’ | 4 |
| Arctic Flame | Rosa ‘Arctic Flame’ | Large, bright red, fragrant flowers on an upright shrub with dark green leaves. Very hardy. | 3’ | 3’ | 3 |
| Bowie Yellow | Rosa ‘Bowie Yellow’ | ||||
| Carmenetta | Rosa ‘Carmenetta’ (Ag Can 1923 - R. glauca x R. rugosa) | Large, star-shaped, single, pink flowers bloom in early summer. Lovely arching form with reddish foliage. Red stems add a touch of colour to the garden all year round. Vigorous and disease resistant. Excellent choice where the garden needs an “arching” form of foliage. |
4 - 5’ | 6 - 8’ | 2 |
| Chuckles | Rosa ‘Chuckles’ | Large, single, rose-pink flowers are produced in clusters all season long on a compact shrub. Compact hardy rose. | 2’ | 2’ | 4 |
| Cinnamon | Rosa “Cinnaomon” | This old rose was brought from France in the 1700’s and is still sometimes seen growing wild around old homesteads along the east coast. The flowers are small but very full. A nice spreading rose with excellent fragrance. | 5’ | 2’ | 3 |
| Dr. Merkley | Rosa “Dr. Merkley” (1924) | Developed in Canada from a Siberian parent rose. The blooms are deep pink and very double. The plant itself is very hardy and very dense in growth habits. Exceptionally hardy in the coldest locations. | 2’ | 2’ | 2 |
| Euphrates | Rosa ‘Euphrates’ syn. R. ‘Harunique’ | Clusters of numerous cupped, single, salmon to rose-pink flowers with scarlet at the bases of the petals, are produced in summer. A round, mounding shrub with prickly branches. | 2.5’ | 2’ | 5 |
| Frulingsanfang | Rosa ‘Frulingsanfang’ (German for ‘the begining of spring’) | Large and very fragrant ivory flowers with showy stamens. Blooms profusely in early summer. Grows well in half a day of shade. A spinosissima hybrid with prickly branches. Large, maroon rosehips in the fall. Once established, use it as a natural trellis for a clematis. Winter hardy and disease resistant. | 6 - 7’ | 8 - 10’ | 5 |
| Golden Wings | Rosa ‘Golden Wings’ | Long pointed buds open into large, single sulphur-yellow, lightly fragrant blooms with showy stamens. Blooms in early summer but regular deadheading will encourage the shrub to bloom repeatedly. This spreading shrub is vigorous and dense with many prickly stems. | 4.5’ | 3.5 - 4’ | 4 |
| Grootendorst Supreme | Rosa ‘Grootendorst Supreme’ | Sometimes known as the “Carnation Rose”, it has clusters of dark red, double flowers with serrated petals which resemble small carnations. This is a very tough shrub rose with disease resistant, leathery leaves on very prickly stems. This continuous bloomer makes a good, informal privacy hedge. | 4’ | 5’ | 3-4 |
| Kakwa | Rosa ‘Kakwa’ | A spectacular show of white flowers in spring, Kakwa is one of the first roses to bloom each spring. Creamy white double flowers with a powerful fragrance. Kakwa also has an unusual feature: the rosehips are black. Developed in Alberta. | 4’ | 4’ | 4-5 |
| Leverkusen | Rosa ‘Leverkusen’ | Clusters of semi-double, pale yellow flowers are sweetly scented and bloom repeatedly into autumn. The foliage is healthy and a glossy deep green. Vigorous, slender arching stems are easily trained to climb or left alone as a sprawling shrub. A great choice for a yellow flowered, climbing rose. | 8’ | 8’ | 5 |
| Marchesa Boccella (aka Jacques Cartier) | Rosa ‘Marchesa Boccella’ syn. R. ‘Jacques Cartier’ | Large, fully double, quartered, rose-pink flowers with button eyes are borne in dense clusters from spring to autumn and are very fragrant. A Portland rose of a dense, upright habit with abundant light green foliage. A sturdy shrub with stout stems with an ample supply of thorns. Makes a fine hedge. | 3’ | 4’ | 5 |
| Nigel Hawthorn | Rosa ‘Nigel Hawthorn’ | The distinctive, single flowers of this unusual shrub are a pale salmon-rose with a scarlet eye and blooms profusely in early summer. This shrub is the result of the first recorded successful cross between two different species; Hulthemia persica and Rosa ‘Harvest Home’. Named after a British actor who claimed to like imperfect roses. | 3 - 4’ | 2.5 - 3’ | 4 |
| Orange Ruffles | Rosa ‘Orange Ruffles’ | This Brownell Sub-zero Hybrid Tea rose bears large, ruffled orange to saffron-yellow fragrant flowers. | 3’ | 3’ | 4-5 |
| Polestar (Polestjarnan) | Rosa ‘Pole Star’ | Pure white double flowers on a very vigourous climber. Blooms for about three weeks in mid-summer. Polestar can also be used as a groundcover. Do not prune heavily in spring: it flowers on old wood. Disease-resistant and very hardy, it is also known as White Star of Finland (and about six other names). |
8’ | 10’ | 2 |
| Agnes | Rosa rugosa ‘Agnes’ | Light yellow, double flowers pale to a cream colour with age. The large, cupped flowers have a strong, fruity fragrance and blooms abundantly in early summer then intermittently to frost. Dark green leaves on upright stems of this compact shrub are disease resistant. Makes a great hedge. | 4’ | 5 - 6’ | 4 |
| Blanc Double de Coubert | Rosa rugosa ‘Blanc Double de Coubert’ | Large, semi-double, dazzling white flowers are very fragrant, even at night! A beautiful French rose that blooms repeatedly from early summer to frost. This tough, vigorous shrub has an upright, arching habit that makes an excellent hedge. Dark green, disease resistant foliage has excellent fall colour. Large, bright scarlet rosehips are produced in the fall. | 4 - 5’ | 4 - 6’ | 3 |
| Dart’s Dash | Rosa rugosa ‘Dart’s Dash’ | Large, semi-double, mauve-red flowers have a heavy, sweet perfume. Blooms repeatedly throughout the summer and produces an abundance of large, orange-red rosehips in the fall. The dark green foliage is disease resistant and turns bright orange in the fall. Very hardy. | 3.5 - 4’ | 3.5 - 4’ | 2 |
| F.J. Grootendoorst | Rosa rugosa ‘F.J. Grootendoorst’ | Large clusters of fringed, soft red flowers resembling small carnations bloom continuously from early summer to frost. Thick, dark green foliage on very thorny stems have excellent disease resistance. This coarse rose bush is vigorous and tough, able to withstand drought, poor soils, extreme cold, and partial shade. Makes a showy informal hedge. | 4 - 5’ | 5 - 6’ | 3-4 |
| Frau Dagmar Hastrup | Rosa rugosa ‘Frau Dagmar Hastrup’ | Shimmering silver-pink, single flowers cupped around creamy yellow stamens. These highly fragrant flowers have a clove-like perfume. Glossy, dark green foliage turns purple-red then to a golden copper in autumn. Large, crimson rosehips resembling cherry tomatoes in the fall. Will perform well with only half a days worth of sun. Very thorny and disease resistant. | 4 - 5’ | 2 - 3.5’ | 3 |
| Fimbriata | Rosa rugosa ‘Frimbriata’ | Frilly, pale pink flowers have a powerful fragrance. A profusion of these charming, little flowers bloom almost continuously throughout the season. This dense shrub has bright green foliage that turns bright orange in the fall. Makes an excellent hedge. | 3.5 - 4’ | 3.5 - 4’ | 3 |
| Hansa | Rosa rugosa ‘Hansa’ | Large, double blooms with crinkled petals, are a fuchsia-mauve colour and have a strong, clove-like fragrance. Blooms repeatedly through the summer followed by large, deep orange-red rose hips in the fall. This is a very tough shrub with disease resistant rugosa foliage. This upright shrub has arching branches and makes an excellent hedge. Rejuvenate in spring. | 6’ | 5’ | 3 |
| Jessica Lauren | Rosa rugosa ‘Jessica Lauren’ | Large, single blush-pink flowers are highly fragrant and bloom repeatedly all summer and into the fall when they are followed by big, orange-red rosehips. This vigorous shrub makes an excellent hedge. The typical rugosa foliage is healthy and hardy with exceptional fall colour. | 6’ | 6’ | 4 |
| Pink Grootendorst | Rosa rugosa ‘Pink Grootendoorst’ | Clusters of many rose-pink, double flowers resembling small carnations are borne continuously through the summer and into fall. This prickly shrub can be combined with F.J Grootendoorst or Grootendorst Supreme for a colourful hedge. An arrangement of cut Grootendorst flowers will last many days. A very tough and healthy shrub. | 4-5’ | 4-5’ | 3-4 |
| Roseraie de l’Hay | Rosa rugosa ‘Roseraie de l’Hay’ | Possibly the most popular of the Rugosa roses, this well-rounded shrub produces semi-double flowers of a rich crimson-purple colour with golden stamens. The highly fragrant flower bloom repeatedly from summer to autumn. Vigorous and dense, this shrub makes an excellent hedge. One of the few rugosa roses that does not produce rosehips. | 5 - 6’ | 6 - 7’ | 4 |
| Rugelda | Rosa rugosa ‘Rugelda’ | A vigorous shrub bearing double, blended light yellow flowers repeatedly throughout the summer. Healthy, mid-green crinkled foliage. | 3’ | 3’ | 4 |
| Scabrosa | Rosa rugosa ‘Scabrosa’ (1950) | A repeat blooming rose with unusual and large magenta flowers. Higly fragrant. The rose hips in the fall are huge. Considered one of the best rugosa roses. | 5’ | 6’ | 3 |
| The Hunter | Rosa rugosa ‘The Hunter’ syn. R. ‘Hunter’ | A rugosa hybrid bearing clusters of large, faintly fragrant, bright crimson double flowers. Blooms in waves from summer until frost. A vigorous tidy and bushy shrub with shiny, dark green leaves. An excellent hedge rose that will tolerate some shade. | 3’ | 4’ | 4 |
| Thérèse Bugnet | Rosa rugosa ‘Therese Bugnet’ | Dark red rosebuds open to large, rose-pink, double flowers that are ruffled and sweetly fragrant. Blooms repeatedly until the first hard frost. The stems are red and are almost thornless on the flower stalks. Blooms on old wood so prune after first flush of flowers. Grey-green foliage turns orange and scarlet in the fall with orange rosehips. Tolerant of harsh conditions. | 4’ | 5-6’ | 3 |
| Topaz Jewel | Rosa rugosa ‘Topaz Jewel’ | Clusters of large, sunny yellow double flowers open to show off gold stamens and then fade to a creamy primrose with age. These flowers have a sweet, fruity fragrance and bloom repeatedly until frost. Dark green, disease resistant foliage. Plant it in a site where it is easy to cover with snow all winter. Topaz Jewel needs a couple of years to become fully established. |
3’ | 3’ | 4 |
| Seafoam Rose | Rosa ‘Seafoam’ | A low growing rose bearing clusters of small, white to cream double flowers on glossy dark green foliage. Blooms repeatedly through the summer. A very vigorous trailing shrub that makes an attractive groundcover. | 4 - 5’ | 3’ | 4 |
| Double Scotch White | Rosa spinossisama “Double Scotch White’ | Developed from the Scottish rose, this rose has a dense mounding shape with healthy foliage. The flowers are small and white but cover the bush in late spring. Very fragrant. | |||
| Double Scotch Cream | Rosa spinossisama‘Double Scotch Cream’ | Developed from the native Scottish rose, this rose has a dense mounding shape with healthy foliage. The flowers are small and cream-coloured and cover the bush in late spring. Very fragrant. | |||
| Survivor | Rosa ‘Survivor’ (1975) | Semi-double deep red flowers with a very long blooming season. Developed in Ottawa . Survivor should be cut back every spring to keep the shub compact. Very hardy and disease resistant. | 4’ | 5’ | 3 |
| The Fairy | Rosa ‘The Fairy’ | Dainty sprays of small, rosette shaped flowers are produced continuously and in profusion all over a dense, spreading bush from summer to autumn. The flowers are a beautiful, even rose-pink. It can be used as a groundcover, trailing over a low wall, in a container, or for a bank planting. This Polyantha rose is vigorous and has shiny bright green, disease resistant leaves. | 2 - 3’ | 2 - 3’ | 4 |
| Westerland | Rosa ‘Westerland’ | Large, doubled, apricot-orange flowers bloom repeatedly from spring to autumn. This vigorous, stiff stemed shrub bears bold clusters of loosely formed cupped flowers which are ruffled and pleasantly scented. The flowers look stunning on healthy, shiny, dark green foliage. Easy to train as a climber. | 4 - 5’ | 6 - 8’ | 5 |
| Frankfurten | Rosa x francofurtana syn. R. ‘Empress Josephine’ | Large, semi-double, bright pink flowers with deeper pink veining have wavy margins and appear in spring or early summer. This bushy, wide-spreading gallica rose has smooth stems and grayish green leaves. Red rosehips are produced in the fall. | 4’ | 4’ | 4 |
| Harrison’s Yellow Rose | Rosa x harisonii ‘Harison’s Yellow’ | Cupped, bright yellow, semi-double flowers make a spectacular show in late spring. Long, delicately arching branches have many thorns and fern-like leaves. Blackish-red, bristly oval rosehips are produced in the fall. This very hardy rose spreads by suckers and can be used as a hedge. Also known as the “Yellow Rose of Texas”. | 4’ | 6’ | 4 |
| Marie Bugnet | Rosa x rugosa ‘Marie Bugnet’ | Double, snowy-white flowers have a heavy fragrance and look sharp against the olive-green leaves on reddish stems. It is one of the first roses to bloom in the spring and continues to blooms in waves throughout the summer. Its compact size makes it ideal for a low hedge. Unlike most rugosa hybrids, Marie Bugnet does not form rosehips. | 3 - 4’ | 3 - 4’ | 3 |
| Wasagaming | 1939 | A medium-pink flower, very full and very fragrant. The shrub is disease resistant and quite large. Developed in Manitoba in the 1930’s, this is a very hardy rose. |
6' | 6' | 3 |