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Fragrant Roses

Finding Fragrant Roses

Fragrance can be one of the most alluring aspects of the rose. The instinctive behavior of most rose lovers when they see a rose is to bring rose and nose near together and inhale. The rewards of this behavior can be tremendous. One can look at faboulous, huge, perfect photos of roses in books or prints, or on line, for seconds, minutes or hours, and none of it compares to finding a good smelling rose.
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Choose roses recommended by others for fragrance. Most of the following have a solid reputation for performing in the garden as well as for being quite fragrant:

• Ambridge Rose
• Sombreuil
• Memorial Day
• Konigin von Danemarck
• Comte de Chambord
• Blanc Double de Coubert
• Conrad F. Meyer
• Great Maiden's Blush
• Molineux
• Compassion
• Gertrude Jeckyll
• Graham Thomas
• Constance Spry
• Madame Plantier
• Lamarque
• R. rugosa
• Rosa de l'Hay
• Fragrant Cloud
• Fragrant Plum
• Charles de Gaulle
• Neptune
• Shocking Blue
• Melody Parfumee
• Royal Amethyst
• Double Delight
• Angel Face
• Nur Mahal
• Henri Martin
• Francis E. Lester
• Lyda Rose
• Ilse Krohn Superieur
• Duftzauber 84

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