Best Roses for Richmond

This list has been updated as of February 2026. All roses listed are commercially available and the number rating is in accordance with a ten point scale explained in the 2025 American Rose Society Handbook for Selecting Roses. NR means no rating is available. The F designates fragrance is notable.

Hybrid Teas

Veteran's Honor 8.4

Olympiad 8.4

Sunny Sundays 7.9

Gemini 8.4

Savannah 7.9 F

Rina Hugo 7.8

Folklore 8.2 F

Black Magic 8.1

Beverly 7.8 F

Touch of Class 8.5

Floribundas

Lava Flow 8.6

Arctic Blue 7.9

Julia Child 8.3

Hot Cocoa 8.0

Sentimental 7.8 F

Day Breaker 8.0

Sexy Rexy 8.5

Doris Day 7.6 F

Sunsprite 8.3 F

Playgirl 8.3

Playboy 8.4

Grandifloras

Queen Elizabeth 8.1

South Africa 8.0

Mother of Pearl 8.1

Twilight Zone 7.3 F

Gold Medal 8.3

Minis

Irresistible 8.7

Bees Knees 8.3

Jean Keneally 8.8

CalPoly 8.0

Soroptomist International 8.2

Rainbow's End 8.5

Hot Tamale 8.3

Diamond Eyes 7.6 F

RubyRuby 8.0

Joy 8.0

Pierrine 8.7

MiniFloras

Cooper 7.9

Whirlaway 8.0

Autumn Splendor 8.3

Solar Flare 7.5

Shawn Sease 7.7

David Austin English Style Roses

Lady of Shallot 7.9 F

Vanessa Bell 8.1 F

Scepter d'Isle 8.3 F

Tottering-by-Gently 8.8 F

The Poet's Wife 8.3 F

Munstead Wood 8.0 F

Gertrude Jekyll 7.9 F

Shrub Roses

Quietness 8.3

Lyda 9.0

Top Gun 8.4

Miracle on the Hudson NR

Prairie Harvest 8.1

Oso Easy Red NR

Climbers

Don Juan 8.3

Fourth of July 8.2

High Wire Flyer 8.1

Altissimo 8.4

Bajazzo NR

Jeanne Lajoie mini climber 8.9

Old Garden Roses

Louise Odier 8.3 F

Baronne Prevost 8.5 F

Rose de Rescht 8.7 F

Blush Noisette 8.4 F

Souvenir de Malmaison 8.6 F

Mme Isaac Pereire 8.4 F

Mme Antoine Mari 8.4 F

Polyanthas

La Marne 8.4

Marie Pave 8.7 F

Landscape ground cover roses

Veranda Roses

Drift Roses

Pavement Roses

Carpet Roses

Oso Easy Roses