Alfred de Dalmas – 1855. Clusters of medium sized creamy white flushed pink semi double flowers with a strong fragrance. Flowers continuously June to October. Good in a container. 3ft by 2ft.

Capitaine John Ingram – 1854. Blooms vary from dark crimson to purple. Full and scented with a button eye. Well mossed. Dark foliage. Summer flowering. 5ft by 4ft.

Common Moss (Rosa centifolia ‘Muscosa) – circa 1700. The first and original moss rose flowering over a long period. Similar to R. centifolia but the buds are well endowed with moss. Superb scent. Summer flowering. 4ft by 4ft.

Henri Martin – 1864. Clusters of bright crimson flowers on sparsely mossed long stems. Semi Double. Tolerates poorer soils. 5ft by 4ft.

Nuits de Young – 1845. Small blooms of rich dark purple-claret, borne on slender branches. Neat dark foliage. Summer flowering. 4ft by 3ft.

Shailers White Moss – 1790. Probably a sport of Common Moss. Large full blooms. Well mossed buds. Floriferous and very fragrant. Greyish foliage. 4ft by 3ft.

William Lobb – 1855 (Old Velvet Moss). Clusters of double purple-crimson blooms which fade to lavender grey. Very vigorous. Well mossed. Named after a plant hunter sent out by the famous Veitch nursery. Summer flowering. 7ft by 6ft.