Freedom Gardens

Freedom Gardens
World-Class Rose Collection
Hard-to-find Roses & Lilacs for Sale in Pots

Thank you to everyone who visited during our Open Garden Days, every Sunday in June. It was great to welcome rose lovers from across Ohio, from eight other states, and from Japan.

For the rest of the growing season our garden is open by appointment only for those who wish to purchase plants or books. While you are here, you will be free to explore the garden at your leisure. It's easy to make an appointment: just phone Peter on 330.296.2628 or use the contact form on this website to request a time.

We have a superb crop of rose plants for sale this year, including many varieties not available from any other North American source. If you are looking for a hard-to-find rose not listed here, please ask. We have especially large collections of hybrid perpetuals, Austin roses and Kordes roses.

Hard-to-Find Roses For Sale

Own-root roses propagated at Freedom Gardens. 1-gallon pots. $30 each.

Roses can be purchased now for pickup at the garden here in Freedom Twp., Portage County, Ohio. All roses are in very limited quantities. To purchase any of these plants please call Peter on 330.296.2618 or use the contact form on this website to confirm availability. We accept cash, checks, PayPal, and all major credit cards.

All of these cultivars & species are available now

ALAIN BLANCHARD (Vibert 1839) famously spotted dusky violet gallica, now hard-to-find
ALASKA (Kordes 2015) full-petaled snow white, healthy climber or tall shrub
ALIDA LOVETT (Van Fleet 1909) fragrant large-flowered climber, strawberry milkshake pink
ALIKA (Hansen 1908) single-petaled cerise, glowing stamens, super-tough gallica with hips
APOTHECARY'S ROSE (primeval) R. gallica officinalis, never hard-to-find until now
ASCHERMITTWOCH [Ash Wednesday] (Kordes 1955) large climber, ghostly grey$40
BARONNE PREVOST (Desprez 1842) easiest, most rewarding pink hybrid perpetual
BASYE'S PURPLE (1968) unique shrub, single-petaled, purple inside and out
BELLA DONNA (<1844) classic pink fragrant damask, very long spring bloom
CAREFREE MARVEL (Meilland 2001) semi-double coral-cherry in sprays, lustrous leaves
CENTENAIRE DE LOURDES (Delbard 1958) blended pink, big-impact floribunda-shrub
CHARLES DE MILLS (<1746) gallica, what they called red back then, plant & stand back
CITY GIRL (Harkness 1994) bright pastel climber (...though she was country raised)$40
CRAMOISI PICOTE (Vibert 1834) crimson/purple/ivory striped, smaller gallica
CRIMSON GLORY (Kordes 1935) classic deep red HT, famously fragrant, original bush form
CRIMSON SILUETTA (Kordes 2020) giant sprays on arching plant, best Siluetta so far
DAISY HILL (Kordes 1906) R. macrantha with more petals and more pink, charming+$50
DR E M MILLS (Van Fleet 1925) shrubby semi-double yellow hybrid hugonis
DR HELFFERICH (Lambert 1919) hybrid tea, groundbreaking coral color still unique today
DR HUEY (Thomas 1914) large-flowered rambler, somber red with bright yellow stamens
DOUBLE CARLOS RED (Erskine) amazing acicularis x woodsii, profuse bloom and hips$40
DUC D'ANGOULEME (Holland 1821) purple-pink china X gallica, button eyes, arching$40
DUC DE GUICHE (<1810) crimson-to-violet gallica, not mad but somewhat eccentric
EIFFELZAUBER (Kordes 2009) many-petaled chiffon pink climber, towering magic
"ELEGANT GALLICA" large-flowered but relatively compact gallica, quartered lilac-pinkFOUND BY LEONIE BELL AT WYCK IN PHILADELPHIA'S GERMANTOWN
ERIC TABARLY (Meilland 2003) voluptuous crimson English-style, short climber or shrub
FARA SHIMBO (Barden 2005) elegant, healthy moss; nearly black with golden stamens
FLOWER GIRL (Fryer 1999) semi-double appleblossom pink shrub, stupendous sprays
FORSTMEISTER HEIM (Geschwind 1887) full-petaled mauve-red in sprays; hybrid bourbon
FRANCE DE BERVILLE (Eve 2001) lovely cherry red nitida hybrid; a plantsman's rose
GALLICANDY (Barden 2003) bubblegum pink, profuse, modern gallica
GEHEIMRAT DOCTOR MITTWEG (Lambert 1909) charming shrub; pink/mauve/white
GEORGETTE (Interplant 1983) excellent white floribunda, clockwork sprays, now rare$40
GIDEON LINCECUM (Shoup 2006) glossy white shrub for unreconstructed naturalist
GLENN DALE (Van Fleet 1927) whopping yellow-cream blooms, shade tolerant rambler$40
GRUAUD LAROSE (Adam 2014) big, beautiful globular blooms; pale pearl buttercream$60
HART CRANE (Schneider 2010) purple 5-petal rugosa hybrid, a top exhibition classic shrub
HEBE'S LIP (Lee <1848) semi-double cream with rouge, delightful damask X eglanteria
HENRY HUDSON (Svejda 1976) glowing double white; sturdy rugosa hybrid$40
HOLLANDICA (Spek ~1888) rugged single-petaled carmine rugosa hybrid
INDIGO (Laffay 1830) compact constant-blooming purple portland
JAMES MASON (Beales 1982) blood red modern gallica for hedge or back of border
JERSEY BEAUTY (Manda 1899) large creamy white 5-petaled blooms; glossy rambler
JOHN CABOT (Svejda 1979) deepest pink, bulletproof Canadian Explorer climber/shrub
"JOHN SALISBURY" double rose-pink damask cross; latest blooming Old Garden RoseFOUND NEAR SAINT BENOIT DU LAC, QUEBEC, BY JOHN SALISBURY-ROWSWELL
JOSEPHINE RITTER (Geschwind 1900) very full, mid-size, deep pink hybrid multiflora
JUDE THE OBSCURE (Austin 1995) eager, petal-packed, fragrant golden yellow$40
KARL PLOBERGER (Kordes 1998) healthy shrub; large, well-formed, soft yellow blooms
KATHLEEN HARROP (Dickson 1919) soft pink sport of Zepherine Drouhin, just as thornless
KEAN (1820?) purple pink gallica, recommended to all who dislike complicated OGR names
LA BELLE SULTANE (Dupont c. 1795) golden stamens erupting from silky purple petals
LADY ELSIE MAY (Noack 2002) superior coral-orange shrub from the Flower Carpet people
LANDLUST (Kordes 2016) shiny yellow suffused with pink; healthy, upright shrub$40
LATSCH PINK (S Schneider 2010) the repeating gallica some have been waiting for
LEDA (Deschiens 1826) classic painted damask, crimson on cream, spreading$40
LICHTERLOH (Tantau 1955) saturated red, floribunda-like hybrid musk
LOUIS VAN TYLE (<1846) opulent lavender pink gallica, spreading wider than tall
LOUISE BUGNET (1960) red buds unfurl into double cream blooms; superior hybrid rugosa
LOVE'S LIGHT (Scheidemantle 2024) apricot-blush gossamer saucers; eager shrub
MAGENTA (Kordes 1954) lilac-mauve English-style in sprays; vigorous floribunda-shrub
MAGIC MEIDILAND (Meilland 1993) glowing fuchsia, golden stamens, exuberant mound
MANDER'S NUTKANA #1 (1983) nutkana X floribunda. Nutkana wins.
MANLY WOODBURY (Schneider 2023) deep coral pink rugosa hybrid, large hips color early
MARCHESA BOCCELLA (Desprez 1842) easy-growing, free-blooming light pink HP
MARJORIE FAIR (Harkness 1978) profuse hybrid musk, like a red Ballerina
MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT (Beale 2026) free-blooming, fragrant, rose pink rugosa hybrid
MELODY MAKER (Dickson 1990) spectacular orange-red exhibition floribunda$60
METIS (Harp 1967) double lilac-pink, nitida X Therese Bugnet, super-hardy
MRS KEAYS' SNOW BUSH (<1930) relentless rambler; 5-petal white, abundant red hips
MOJE HAMMARBERG (1931) bright pink double rugosa, hips, best Swedish rose
MORGENROT (Kordes 1985) loud bright red single-petaled compact shrub
"NATIONAL ROAD" medium-large, bright red, very full hybrid china or bourbonFOUND BY CLYDE EVERETT ALONG U.S. 40 NEAR CAMBRIDGE, OHIO
NYMPHE EGERIA (Geschwind 1892) lovely sprays of full-petaled pink, tall shrub
NYVELDT'S WHITE (1955) pure snow, more graceful version of R. rugosa alba
OLD PORT (McGredy 1991) very purple, very double, very fragrant floribunda
OSCAR PETERSON (Dyck 2016) stunning, semi-double, twinkling ivory shrub, hardy+
PERPETUALLY YOURS (Harkness 1999) large climber, old-fashion lemon cream
PINK GRUSS AN AACHEN (Kluis & Koning 1929) compact, prolific, proto-English style
PINK HOME RUN (Carruth 2009) knocked out of commerce, but still best pink landscaper
PINK MAGNOLIA (Barocco 2022) free-blooming tower of flowers, very winter hardy
PINK ROBIN (Lens 1992) rare R. helenae hybrid, tall, thornless and profuse
POMPON VERANDA (Kordes 2008) big sprays; very full ivory-pink, lime edge$40
PRISTINE PAVEMENT (Baum 1990) poorly named but beautiful pure white rugosa hybrid
RACY LADY (Dickson 2000) sleek, free-blooming white hybrid tea, rare$40
RASPBERRY RUFFLES (Harkness 2005) floriferous floribunda-shrub; vigorous, narrow
RAUBRITTER (Kordes 1936) macrantha hybrid; pink balloons of early summer
RED DAGMAR (Spek 1997) exquisite 5-petaled bright cherry, often in large sprays$60
ROBUSTA (Kordes 1979) tall rugosa hybrid, winning sprays of 5-petaled red
R. ARKANSANA 'PEPPERMINT' pink dapples and stripes, top exhibition species
R. BLANDA pink, the Labrador Rose, fragrant, shrubby, nearly thornless, super-hardy
R. PALUSTRIS pink, the Swamp Rose, perfectly happy with wet feet, repeats$25
R. RUBRIFOLIA (R. glauca) star-shaped 5-petaled pink, the Redleaf Rose$25
R. RUGOSA grown from seed, colors range from medium to deepest pink
R. SETIGERA pink, the Prairie Rose, famously dioecious American species$25
R. VIRGINIANA robust single-petaled pink, native to Ohio as well as Virginia
"ROSE PETALS HOPPER" profuse deep pink china$20THIS IS THE ROSE SOLD BY ROSE PETALS NURSERY IN FLORIDA AS THE HYBRID PERPETUAL JOHN HOPPER
ROSERAIE DE L'HAY (Cochet-Cochet 1901) fragrant cerise-purple rugosa, leafy shrub$40
RUBY QUEEN (Van Fleet 1899) double light crimson/pink over white; quite rare rambler
RUFFLED CLOUD (J&P 2005) deep pink, impressive sprays, very winter hardy low shrub
RUGOSA MAGNIFICA (Van Fleet 1900) full-petaled glowing cerise, very shrubby
RUSSELLIANA (Cormack & Sinclair <1826) sturdy rambler; large, very double, deep mauve
SOS CHILDRENS ROSE (2001) yellow/orange; rare striped Delbard not named for painter
"ST BENOIT DU LAC" pure white spinosissima; small, globular blooms; autumn foliageFOUND IN RURAL SOUTHERN QUEBEC BY JOHN SALISBURY-ROWSWELL
SANDER'S WHITE RAMBLER (1912) fragrant little boutonnieres, large sprays, vigorous
SANDY (USDA 2000) improved selection of R. rugosa, thanks to the government
SCHNEIDERII No. 3 (Schneider 2020) tree-climbing 5-petaled pink blend
SCHOENER'S NUTKANA (1930) large 5-petaled rose red blooms, gold stamens
SHERRY (McGredy 1960) distinctive very double floribunda, tawny blood orange
SILVER GHOST (Kordes 2004) rampant single-petaled shrub, healthy, never invisible
SIMON ROBINSON (Guernsey 1982) exuberant 5-petaled clear pink mini-shrub
SIR THOMAS LIPTON (VanFleet 1900) upright, double, very white; polite rugosa hybrid
SKOTTA (1965) lilac-cerise full-petaled rugosa hybrid; best Icelandic rose$60
SPIRIT OF FREEDOM (Austin 2003) luscious, free-blooming, 180-petaled lilac pink$40
SUZANNE (Skinner 1949) the rock-hardy coral-salmon rose of the prairies
TENDER BLUSH (Sievers 1988) soft pink, vigorous, large-flowered modern alba$40
THE BISHOP (ancient) tall, deep pink/purple, centifolia/gallica
TWICE IN A BLUE MOON (Tantau 2004) free-blooming, fragrant mauve show HT$40
VEGESACKER CHARME (Kordes 2003) big-spray silver/coral 5-petaled shrub
VIOLACEE (Soupert & Notting 1876) startling deep purple moss rose$40THIS IS THE AUTHENTIC VERY DOUBLE ROSE AS RESCUED FROM SECREST ARBORETUM AND NOT THE 10-PETALED ROSE BEING SOLD UNDER THIS NAME ELSEWHERE
WELLENSPIEL (Kordes 2017) luxurious pastel pink English-style; fragrant, healthy$40
WILLIAM GRANT (Schoener 1929?) upright gallica; large, semi-double, dusky pink blooms

Hundreds of additional varieties available via custom propagation.

Paul Jerabek Introductions For Sale

Own-root roses propagated at Freedom Gardens. 1-gallon pots. $25 each.

ALICE PAT compact, early-blooming red blend floribundaSOLD OUT
ANNE GRABER tall floribunda, wavy light red exhibition spraysSOLD OUT
AUNT RUTH strawberry/cream semi-double climber, trophies at national showsSOLD OUT
BROWN STUDY novelty brown-orange floribundaSOLD OUT
CAMILLE ROSE profuse, healthy clear pink shrub
CHATEAU DE VAIR 93 exuberant cerise/white polyantha, trophies at district shows
CONNIE pure yellow semi-double miniature, almost always in bloomSOLD OUT
CORKY THACKER large-flowered coral pink shrub, one of Paul's best. 2022 INTRODUCTIONSOLD OUT
DEBBIE LYNN long-stemmed ruby red hybrid teaSOLD OUT
DOROTHY'S REGAL RED big hybrid teaSOLD OUT
ESTHER JERABEK pink polyantha-style floribundaSOLD OUT
FOREVER, MICHAEL JON pure pink grandifloraSOLD OUT
JERRY 'Double Delight' re-imagined as a grandifloraSOLD OUT
JULES full-bodied red climber, repeating wellSOLD OUT
JUSTINE MEE LIFF pink grandiflora for garden and cut flowersSOLD OUT
LORI rich orange, healthy large-flowered climberSOLD OUT
MARS WAGAR purple, fragrant, compact English-style shrub. 2021 INTRODUCTIONSOLD OUT
MAYA LEE big orange-red hybrid tea, powerfully fragrantSOLD OUT
MELVIN pink/cream/mauve floribundaSOLD OUT
MILAN white/red floribunda, huge exhibition spraysSOLD OUT
OUR PEARL vigorous climber, white with pink edgeSOLD OUT
PATRICIA C OPPMANN white floribunda, early JerabekSOLD OUT
PAUL JERABEK superb white/pink, Paul's last and best climberSOLD OUT
PAULSPRIDE pastel large-flowered climber: pink, yellow and whiteSOLD OUT
PAW MAW mauve grandiflora, individually and in spraysSOLD OUT
PEGGY M yellow and pink hand-painted English-style shrubSOLD OUT
PETER JOHN apricot-pink large-flowered hybrid musk
PHOTOGENIC stunning semi-double white with lipstick edge, climber/shrubSOLD OUT
RAY'S JOY bright orange floribunda, most popular with people named RaySOLD OUT
ROSEFORD prolific light pink climber with intriguing scentSOLD OUT
SNOWBELT polyantha, like having a white azalea blooming all summer longSOLD OUT
SUE DICKMAN floribunda, bright coral orange with silverSOLD OUT
SUSAN SCHNEIDER shrub, brilliant yellow-changing-to-red in sprays, many trophiesSOLD OUT
SUSAN'S SISTER more intense colors in smaller sprays, vigorous floribundaSOLD OUT
THE CLERK large, bright red English-style blooms on stalwart shrubSOLD OUT
WEE BUTTERFLIES (R. jerabekii) prolific pink/white polyantha, comes true from seedSOLD OUT
WINE & ROSES exotic climber, inky zinfandel with pale rose reverseSOLD OUT
WINIFRED pink grandiflora, like 'Queen Elizabeth' with holding powerSOLD OUT
WOMEN IN MILITARY very free blooming red shrub, one of Paul's bestSOLD OUT
ZENAITTA superb orange-red polyantha for exhibition and gardenSOLD OUT

Rare and Choice Lilacs For Sale

Own-root lilacs propagated at Freedom Gardens. 1-, 2- and 3-gallon pots. $40 each.

ALBERT HOLDEN purple/white, best bicolor lilac, Fiala introduction
AMI SCHOTT heirloom double blueSOLD OUT
ANABEL pink, tall, earliest to bloomSOLD OUT
ATHELINE WILBUR double magenta/pink, upright, Fiala introductionSOLD OUT
AVALANCHE white, tall, Fiala introductionSOLD OUT
BELLE DE NANCY heirloom double blushSOLD OUT
BETSY ROSS white, bushy habit, early to bloom
BLUE EYES prolific single-petaled sky blue, raised by Susan SchneiderSOLD OUT
CATAWBA PINK seldom-seen double$80
CONGO heirloom magenta-redSOLD OUT
CROIX DE BRAHY heirloom pink, wide habit
ETHEL M WEBSTER palest pink, earlier than most prestoniasSOLD OUT
FERNAND PEGOT magenta/pink, rarely in commerceSOLD OUT
FRANK'S FANCY striking modern dark purpleSOLD OUT
FREDERICK DOUGLASS blue, Rochester familySOLD OUT
GEORGE EASTMAN rich cerise julianae hybridSOLD OUT
GLORY enormous magenta florets, correctly namedSOLD OUT
HOLGER very late white, best Finnish lilacSOLD OUT
ISABELLA superb mauve prestonia, hard-to-find south of the borderSOLD OUT
IVORY SILK shapely tree, blooms late and longSOLD OUT
JESSIE GARDNER violet, large florets, unaccountably hard-to-find. This is the correct spelling, per International Lilac SocietySOLD OUT
KATHERINE HAVEMEYER tall double pinkSOLD OUT
KINGSVILLE blue, free-blooming
KOSMOS violet, superb Communist lilacSOLD OUT
KRASAVITSA MOSKVY classic double, blush to white Communist lilac
LILAC SUNDAY profuse lavenderSOLD OUT
LOIS AMEE UTLEY pink/lavender, Fiala introductionSOLD OUT
MME ABEL CHATENAY heirloom double white, abundantSOLD OUT
MME LEON SIMON heirloom double lavender, rareSOLD OUT
MAIDEN'S BLUSH pink, healthy, early to bloom
MARECHAL FOCH heirloom reddish-pinkSOLD OUT
MARGARET FENICCHIA purple-violet, Rochester familySOLD OUT
MARIE FRANCES best pink, compact, FialaSOLD OUT
McMASTER CENTENNIAL huge white panicles$100
MISS KIM ubiquitous but very useful dwarf Korean lilacSOLD OUT
MISS MILLIE double bright rose, tall, upright. We are pleased to re-introduce this excellent cultivar created by Wayne Hughes, proprietor of The Lilac Farm in Cambridge Springs, Pennsylvania from 1990 to 2005.SOLD OUT
MONGE heirloom red-violet
MONIQUE LEMOINE heirloom double whiteSOLD OUT
MOUNT BAKER white, wide, prolificSOLD OUT
MY FAVORITE double deep magenta/purpleSOLD OUT
NADEZHDA double blue/mauve, Communist lilacSOLD OUT
NARRAGANSETT lavender, fast-growing
OLD GLORY early-blooming blue/purple (perhaps counterintuitively, much newer than Glory)SOLD OUT
OLIMPIADA KOLESNIKOVA double violet-magenta, rare Communist lilacSOLD OUT
OLIVIER DE SERRES heirloom double blue, rareSOLD OUT
P P KONCHALOVSKI big blue, double, Communist lilacSOLD OUT
PAMYAT o S M KIROV double blue-lavender, hardcore Communist lilacSOLD OUT
PAT PESATA pink/blue, compact, extremely rare Fiala introductionSOLD OUT
PAUL THIRION heirloom double magenta/purple
PAULINE FIALA violet with whiteSOLD OUT
PEACOCK often double pink blend from Hulda KlagerSOLD OUT
POCAHONTAS early blooming purplish-redSOLD OUT
PRAIRIAL pink/lilac species cross; late in the day LemoineSOLD OUT
PRAIRIE PETITE heirloom double blueSOLD OUT
PRESIDENT GREVY heirloom double bloom SOLD OUT
PRESIDENT LINCOLN American-bred blueSOLD OUT
PRESIDENT POINCARE heirloom double magenta, hard-to-findSOLD OUT
PRIMROSE Holden selection of soft yellow vulgarisSOLD OUT
REDWINE magenta, bushy, late blooming prestoniaSOLD OUT
ROCHESTER game changing whiteSOLD OUT
ROYALTY superior purple-violet prestoniaSOLD OUT
RUHM VON HORSTENSTEIN mighty magentaSOLD OUT
ST JOAN double white, elegant, compact, one of the rare Rowancroft lilacsSOLD OUT
SARAH SANDS extremely purple, large floretsSOLD OUT
SISTER JUSTINA early blooming, lemon buds open whiteSOLD OUT
SOVETSKAYA ARKTIKA double pure white Communist lilacSOLD OUT
SWEETHEART double, shades of pinkSOLD OUT
S. x CHINENSIS tall rosy purpleSOLD OUT
TRISTE BARBARO deep purple, beautiful but slow-growingSOLD OUT
UTRO MOSKVY double lilac pink, Communist lilacSOLD OUT
VESTALE heirloom double lavender, rareSOLD OUT
VICTOR LEMOINE heirloom double lavender, rareSOLD OUT
VIOLET GLORY stunning deepest  violet, appears black from a distance, RowancroftSOLD OUT
WESTON'S RAINBOW kaleidoscpic foliage, violet floretsSOLD OUT
"YANKEE FOOLED YA" excellent tightly-packed lavender modern vulgaris, sold as Yankee Doodle by several nurseriesSOLD OUT
YANKEE DOODLE rich purple, Fiala introduction, the correct lilacSOLD OUT
ZNAMYA LENINA (Banner of Lenin) breath-taking red-violet, Communist lilacSOLD OUT
ZULU violet, large florets, hard-to-findSOLD OUT

COMMUNIST LILAC = the stunning introductions of, primarily, the Soviet Union's Leonid Kolesnikov. Some have names such as Banner of Lenin or Communist Youth League, or honor heroes of the Revolution.

FIALA INTRODUCTION = the creations of Father John L. Fiala, the renowned lilac-hybridizing priest of Medina, Ohio.

ROWANCROFT = the remarkable vulgaris hybrids bred by Miss Mary Blacklock and Miss Minerva Castle at Rowancroft Gardens in Meadowvale, Ontario in the mid-20th century.

Rose/lilac availability list updated 20 July 2026.

Copyright © 1997–2026 Peter Schneider. All rights reserved.

Freedom Gardens
World-Class Rose Collection
Hard-to-find Roses & Lilacs for Sale in Pots

Thank you to everyone who visited during our Open Garden Days, every Sunday in June. It was great to welcome rose lovers from across Ohio, from eight other states, and from Japan.

For the rest of the growing season our garden is open by appointment only for those who wish to purchase plants or books. While you are here, you will be free to explore the garden at your leisure. It's easy to make an appointment: just phone Peter on 330.296.2628 or use the contact form on this website to request a time.

We have a superb crop of rose plants for sale this year, including many varieties not available from any other North American source. If you are looking for a hard-to-find rose not listed here, please ask. We have especially large collections of hybrid perpetuals, Austin roses and Kordes roses.

Hard-to-Find Roses For Sale

Own-root roses propagated at Freedom Gardens. 1-gallon pots. $30 each.

Roses can be purchased now for pickup at the garden here in Freedom Twp., Portage County, Ohio. All roses are in very limited quantities. To purchase any of these plants please call Peter on 330.296.2618 or use the contact form on this website to confirm availability. We accept cash, checks, PayPal, and all major credit cards.

All of these cultivars & species are available now

ALAIN BLANCHARD (Vibert 1839) famously spotted dusky violet gallica, now hard-to-find
ALASKA (Kordes 2015) full-petaled snow white, healthy climber or tall shrub
ALIDA LOVETT (Van Fleet 1909) fragrant large-flowered climber, strawberry milkshake pink
ALIKA (Hansen 1908) single-petaled cerise, glowing stamens, super-tough gallica with hips
APOTHECARY'S ROSE (primeval) R. gallica officinalis, never hard-to-find until now
ASCHERMITTWOCH [Ash Wednesday] (Kordes 1955) large climber, ghostly grey$40
BARONNE PREVOST (Desprez 1842) easiest, most rewarding pink hybrid perpetual
BASYE'S PURPLE (1968) unique shrub, single-petaled, purple inside and out
BELLA DONNA (<1844) classic pink fragrant damask, very long spring bloom
CAREFREE MARVEL (Meilland 2001) semi-double coral-cherry in sprays, lustrous leaves
CENTENAIRE DE LOURDES (Delbard 1958) blended pink, big-impact floribunda-shrub
CHARLES DE MILLS (<1746) gallica, what they called red back then, plant & stand back
CITY GIRL (Harkness 1994) bright pastel climber (...though she was country raised)$40
CRAMOISI PICOTE (Vibert 1834) crimson/purple/ivory striped, smaller gallica
CRIMSON GLORY (Kordes 1935) classic deep red HT, famously fragrant, original bush form
CRIMSON SILUETTA (Kordes 2020) giant sprays on arching plant, best Siluetta so far
DAISY HILL (Kordes 1906) R. macrantha with more petals and more pink, charming+$50
DR E M MILLS (Van Fleet 1925) shrubby semi-double yellow hybrid hugonis
DR HELFFERICH (Lambert 1919) hybrid tea, groundbreaking coral color still unique today
DR HUEY (Thomas 1914) large-flowered rambler, somber red with bright yellow stamens
DOUBLE CARLOS RED (Erskine) amazing acicularis x woodsii, profuse bloom and hips$40
DUC D'ANGOULEME (Holland 1821) purple-pink china X gallica, button eyes, arching$40
DUC DE GUICHE (<1810) crimson-to-violet gallica, not mad but somewhat eccentric
EIFFELZAUBER (Kordes 2009) many-petaled chiffon pink climber, towering magic
"ELEGANT GALLICA" large-flowered but relatively compact gallica, quartered lilac-pinkFOUND BY LEONIE BELL AT WYCK IN PHILADELPHIA'S GERMANTOWN
ERIC TABARLY (Meilland 2003) voluptuous crimson English-style, short climber or shrub
FARA SHIMBO (Barden 2005) elegant, healthy moss; nearly black with golden stamens
FLOWER GIRL (Fryer 1999) semi-double appleblossom pink shrub, stupendous sprays
FORSTMEISTER HEIM (Geschwind 1887) full-petaled mauve-red in sprays; hybrid bourbon
FRANCE DE BERVILLE (Eve 2001) lovely cherry red nitida hybrid; a plantsman's rose
GALLICANDY (Barden 2003) bubblegum pink, profuse, modern gallica
GEHEIMRAT DOCTOR MITTWEG (Lambert 1909) charming shrub; pink/mauve/white
GEORGETTE (Interplant 1983) excellent white floribunda, clockwork sprays, now rare$40
GIDEON LINCECUM (Shoup 2006) glossy white shrub for unreconstructed naturalist
GLENN DALE (Van Fleet 1927) whopping yellow-cream blooms, shade tolerant rambler$40
GRUAUD LAROSE (Adam 2014) big, beautiful globular blooms; pale pearl buttercream$60
HART CRANE (Schneider 2010) purple 5-petal rugosa hybrid, a top exhibition classic shrub
HEBE'S LIP (Lee <1848) semi-double cream with rouge, delightful damask X eglanteria
HENRY HUDSON (Svejda 1976) glowing double white; sturdy rugosa hybrid$40
HOLLANDICA (Spek ~1888) rugged single-petaled carmine rugosa hybrid
INDIGO (Laffay 1830) compact constant-blooming purple portland
JAMES MASON (Beales 1982) blood red modern gallica for hedge or back of border
JERSEY BEAUTY (Manda 1899) large creamy white 5-petaled blooms; glossy rambler
JOHN CABOT (Svejda 1979) deepest pink, bulletproof Canadian Explorer climber/shrub
"JOHN SALISBURY" double rose-pink damask cross; latest blooming Old Garden RoseFOUND NEAR SAINT BENOIT DU LAC, QUEBEC, BY JOHN SALISBURY-ROWSWELL
JOSEPHINE RITTER (Geschwind 1900) very full, mid-size, deep pink hybrid multiflora
JUDE THE OBSCURE (Austin 1995) eager, petal-packed, fragrant golden yellow$40
KARL PLOBERGER (Kordes 1998) healthy shrub; large, well-formed, soft yellow blooms
KATHLEEN HARROP (Dickson 1919) soft pink sport of Zepherine Drouhin, just as thornless
KEAN (1820?) purple pink gallica, recommended to all who dislike complicated OGR names
LA BELLE SULTANE (Dupont c. 1795) golden stamens erupting from silky purple petals
LADY ELSIE MAY (Noack 2002) superior coral-orange shrub from the Flower Carpet people
LANDLUST (Kordes 2016) shiny yellow suffused with pink; healthy, upright shrub$40
LATSCH PINK (S Schneider 2010) the repeating gallica some have been waiting for
LEDA (Deschiens 1826) classic painted damask, crimson on cream, spreading$40
LICHTERLOH (Tantau 1955) saturated red, floribunda-like hybrid musk
LOUIS VAN TYLE (<1846) opulent lavender pink gallica, spreading wider than tall
LOUISE BUGNET (1960) red buds unfurl into double cream blooms; superior hybrid rugosa
LOVE'S LIGHT (Scheidemantle 2024) apricot-blush gossamer saucers; eager shrub
MAGENTA (Kordes 1954) lilac-mauve English-style in sprays; vigorous floribunda-shrub
MAGIC MEIDILAND (Meilland 1993) glowing fuchsia, golden stamens, exuberant mound
MANDER'S NUTKANA #1 (1983) nutkana X floribunda. Nutkana wins.
MANLY WOODBURY (Schneider 2023) deep coral pink rugosa hybrid, large hips color early
MARCHESA BOCCELLA (Desprez 1842) easy-growing, free-blooming light pink HP
MARJORIE FAIR (Harkness 1978) profuse hybrid musk, like a red Ballerina
MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT (Beale 2026) free-blooming, fragrant, rose pink rugosa hybrid
MELODY MAKER (Dickson 1990) spectacular orange-red exhibition floribunda$60
METIS (Harp 1967) double lilac-pink, nitida X Therese Bugnet, super-hardy
MRS KEAYS' SNOW BUSH (<1930) relentless rambler; 5-petal white, abundant red hips
MOJE HAMMARBERG (1931) bright pink double rugosa, hips, best Swedish rose
MORGENROT (Kordes 1985) loud bright red single-petaled compact shrub
"NATIONAL ROAD" medium-large, bright red, very full hybrid china or bourbonFOUND BY CLYDE EVERETT ALONG U.S. 40 NEAR CAMBRIDGE, OHIO
NYMPHE EGERIA (Geschwind 1892) lovely sprays of full-petaled pink, tall shrub
NYVELDT'S WHITE (1955) pure snow, more graceful version of R. rugosa alba
OLD PORT (McGredy 1991) very purple, very double, very fragrant floribunda
OSCAR PETERSON (Dyck 2016) stunning, semi-double, twinkling ivory shrub, hardy+
PERPETUALLY YOURS (Harkness 1999) large climber, old-fashion lemon cream
PINK GRUSS AN AACHEN (Kluis & Koning 1929) compact, prolific, proto-English style
PINK HOME RUN (Carruth 2009) knocked out of commerce, but still best pink landscaper
PINK MAGNOLIA (Barocco 2022) free-blooming tower of flowers, very winter hardy
PINK ROBIN (Lens 1992) rare R. helenae hybrid, tall, thornless and profuse
POMPON VERANDA (Kordes 2008) big sprays; very full ivory-pink, lime edge$40
PRISTINE PAVEMENT (Baum 1990) poorly named but beautiful pure white rugosa hybrid
RACY LADY (Dickson 2000) sleek, free-blooming white hybrid tea, rare$40
RASPBERRY RUFFLES (Harkness 2005) floriferous floribunda-shrub; vigorous, narrow
RAUBRITTER (Kordes 1936) macrantha hybrid; pink balloons of early summer
RED DAGMAR (Spek 1997) exquisite 5-petaled bright cherry, often in large sprays$60
ROBUSTA (Kordes 1979) tall rugosa hybrid, winning sprays of 5-petaled red
R. ARKANSANA 'PEPPERMINT' pink dapples and stripes, top exhibition species
R. BLANDA pink, the Labrador Rose, fragrant, shrubby, nearly thornless, super-hardy
R. PALUSTRIS pink, the Swamp Rose, perfectly happy with wet feet, repeats$25
R. RUBRIFOLIA (R. glauca) star-shaped 5-petaled pink, the Redleaf Rose$25
R. RUGOSA grown from seed, colors range from medium to deepest pink
R. SETIGERA pink, the Prairie Rose, famously dioecious American species$25
R. VIRGINIANA robust single-petaled pink, native to Ohio as well as Virginia
"ROSE PETALS HOPPER" profuse deep pink china$20THIS IS THE ROSE SOLD BY ROSE PETALS NURSERY IN FLORIDA AS THE HYBRID PERPETUAL JOHN HOPPER
ROSERAIE DE L'HAY (Cochet-Cochet 1901) fragrant cerise-purple rugosa, leafy shrub$40
RUBY QUEEN (Van Fleet 1899) double light crimson/pink over white; quite rare rambler
RUFFLED CLOUD (J&P 2005) deep pink, impressive sprays, very winter hardy low shrub
RUGOSA MAGNIFICA (Van Fleet 1900) full-petaled glowing cerise, very shrubby
RUSSELLIANA (Cormack & Sinclair <1826) sturdy rambler; large, very double, deep mauve
SOS CHILDRENS ROSE (2001) yellow/orange; rare striped Delbard not named for painter
"ST BENOIT DU LAC" pure white spinosissima; small, globular blooms; autumn foliageFOUND IN RURAL SOUTHERN QUEBEC BY JOHN SALISBURY-ROWSWELL
SANDER'S WHITE RAMBLER (1912) fragrant little boutonnieres, large sprays, vigorous
SANDY (USDA 2000) improved selection of R. rugosa, thanks to the government
SCHNEIDERII No. 3 (Schneider 2020) tree-climbing 5-petaled pink blend
SCHOENER'S NUTKANA (1930) large 5-petaled rose red blooms, gold stamens
SHERRY (McGredy 1960) distinctive very double floribunda, tawny blood orange
SILVER GHOST (Kordes 2004) rampant single-petaled shrub, healthy, never invisible
SIMON ROBINSON (Guernsey 1982) exuberant 5-petaled clear pink mini-shrub
SIR THOMAS LIPTON (VanFleet 1900) upright, double, very white; polite rugosa hybrid
SKOTTA (1965) lilac-cerise full-petaled rugosa hybrid; best Icelandic rose$60
SPIRIT OF FREEDOM (Austin 2003) luscious, free-blooming, 180-petaled lilac pink$40
SUZANNE (Skinner 1949) the rock-hardy coral-salmon rose of the prairies
TENDER BLUSH (Sievers 1988) soft pink, vigorous, large-flowered modern alba$40
THE BISHOP (ancient) tall, deep pink/purple, centifolia/gallica
TWICE IN A BLUE MOON (Tantau 2004) free-blooming, fragrant mauve show HT$40
VEGESACKER CHARME (Kordes 2003) big-spray silver/coral 5-petaled shrub
VIOLACEE (Soupert & Notting 1876) startling deep purple moss rose$40THIS IS THE AUTHENTIC VERY DOUBLE ROSE AS RESCUED FROM SECREST ARBORETUM AND NOT THE 10-PETALED ROSE BEING SOLD UNDER THIS NAME ELSEWHERE
WELLENSPIEL (Kordes 2017) luxurious pastel pink English-style; fragrant, healthy$40
WILLIAM GRANT (Schoener 1929?) upright gallica; large, semi-double, dusky pink blooms

Hundreds of additional varieties available via custom propagation.

Paul Jerabek Introductions For Sale

Own-root roses propagated at Freedom Gardens. 1-gallon pots. $25 each.

ALICE PAT compact, early-blooming red blend floribundaSOLD OUT
ANNE GRABER tall floribunda, wavy light red exhibition spraysSOLD OUT
AUNT RUTH strawberry/cream semi-double climber, trophies at national showsSOLD OUT
BROWN STUDY novelty brown-orange floribundaSOLD OUT
CAMILLE ROSE profuse, healthy clear pink shrub
CHATEAU DE VAIR 93 exuberant cerise/white polyantha, trophies at district shows
CONNIE pure yellow semi-double miniature, almost always in bloomSOLD OUT
CORKY THACKER large-flowered coral pink shrub, one of Paul's best. 2022 INTRODUCTIONSOLD OUT
DEBBIE LYNN long-stemmed ruby red hybrid teaSOLD OUT
DOROTHY'S REGAL RED big hybrid teaSOLD OUT
ESTHER JERABEK pink polyantha-style floribundaSOLD OUT
FOREVER, MICHAEL JON pure pink grandifloraSOLD OUT
JERRY 'Double Delight' re-imagined as a grandifloraSOLD OUT
JULES full-bodied red climber, repeating wellSOLD OUT
JUSTINE MEE LIFF pink grandiflora for garden and cut flowersSOLD OUT
LORI rich orange, healthy large-flowered climberSOLD OUT
MARS WAGAR purple, fragrant, compact English-style shrub. 2021 INTRODUCTIONSOLD OUT
MAYA LEE big orange-red hybrid tea, powerfully fragrantSOLD OUT
MELVIN pink/cream/mauve floribundaSOLD OUT
MILAN white/red floribunda, huge exhibition spraysSOLD OUT
OUR PEARL vigorous climber, white with pink edgeSOLD OUT
PATRICIA C OPPMANN white floribunda, early JerabekSOLD OUT
PAUL JERABEK superb white/pink, Paul's last and best climberSOLD OUT
PAULSPRIDE pastel large-flowered climber: pink, yellow and whiteSOLD OUT
PAW MAW mauve grandiflora, individually and in spraysSOLD OUT
PEGGY M yellow and pink hand-painted English-style shrubSOLD OUT
PETER JOHN apricot-pink large-flowered hybrid musk
PHOTOGENIC stunning semi-double white with lipstick edge, climber/shrubSOLD OUT
RAY'S JOY bright orange floribunda, most popular with people named RaySOLD OUT
ROSEFORD prolific light pink climber with intriguing scentSOLD OUT
SNOWBELT polyantha, like having a white azalea blooming all summer longSOLD OUT
SUE DICKMAN floribunda, bright coral orange with silverSOLD OUT
SUSAN SCHNEIDER shrub, brilliant yellow-changing-to-red in sprays, many trophiesSOLD OUT
SUSAN'S SISTER more intense colors in smaller sprays, vigorous floribundaSOLD OUT
THE CLERK large, bright red English-style blooms on stalwart shrubSOLD OUT
WEE BUTTERFLIES (R. jerabekii) prolific pink/white polyantha, comes true from seedSOLD OUT
WINE & ROSES exotic climber, inky zinfandel with pale rose reverseSOLD OUT
WINIFRED pink grandiflora, like 'Queen Elizabeth' with holding powerSOLD OUT
WOMEN IN MILITARY very free blooming red shrub, one of Paul's bestSOLD OUT
ZENAITTA superb orange-red polyantha for exhibition and gardenSOLD OUT

Rare and Choice Lilacs For Sale

Own-root lilacs propagated at Freedom Gardens. 1-, 2- and 3-gallon pots. $40 each.

ALBERT HOLDEN purple/white, best bicolor lilac, Fiala introduction
AMI SCHOTT heirloom double blueSOLD OUT
ANABEL pink, tall, earliest to bloomSOLD OUT
ATHELINE WILBUR double magenta/pink, upright, Fiala introductionSOLD OUT
AVALANCHE white, tall, Fiala introductionSOLD OUT
BELLE DE NANCY heirloom double blushSOLD OUT
BETSY ROSS white, bushy habit, early to bloom
BLUE EYES prolific single-petaled sky blue, raised by Susan SchneiderSOLD OUT
CATAWBA PINK seldom-seen double$80
CONGO heirloom magenta-redSOLD OUT
CROIX DE BRAHY heirloom pink, wide habit
ETHEL M WEBSTER palest pink, earlier than most prestoniasSOLD OUT
FERNAND PEGOT magenta/pink, rarely in commerceSOLD OUT
FRANK'S FANCY striking modern dark purpleSOLD OUT
FREDERICK DOUGLASS blue, Rochester familySOLD OUT
GEORGE EASTMAN rich cerise julianae hybridSOLD OUT
GLORY enormous magenta florets, correctly namedSOLD OUT
HOLGER very late white, best Finnish lilacSOLD OUT
ISABELLA superb mauve prestonia, hard-to-find south of the borderSOLD OUT
IVORY SILK shapely tree, blooms late and longSOLD OUT
JESSIE GARDNER violet, large florets, unaccountably hard-to-find. This is the correct spelling, per International Lilac SocietySOLD OUT
KATHERINE HAVEMEYER tall double pinkSOLD OUT
KINGSVILLE blue, free-blooming
KOSMOS violet, superb Communist lilacSOLD OUT
KRASAVITSA MOSKVY classic double, blush to white Communist lilac
LILAC SUNDAY profuse lavenderSOLD OUT
LOIS AMEE UTLEY pink/lavender, Fiala introductionSOLD OUT
MME ABEL CHATENAY heirloom double white, abundantSOLD OUT
MME LEON SIMON heirloom double lavender, rareSOLD OUT
MAIDEN'S BLUSH pink, healthy, early to bloom
MARECHAL FOCH heirloom reddish-pinkSOLD OUT
MARGARET FENICCHIA purple-violet, Rochester familySOLD OUT
MARIE FRANCES best pink, compact, FialaSOLD OUT
McMASTER CENTENNIAL huge white panicles$100
MISS KIM ubiquitous but very useful dwarf Korean lilacSOLD OUT
MISS MILLIE double bright rose, tall, upright. We are pleased to re-introduce this excellent cultivar created by Wayne Hughes, proprietor of The Lilac Farm in Cambridge Springs, Pennsylvania from 1990 to 2005.SOLD OUT
MONGE heirloom red-violet
MONIQUE LEMOINE heirloom double whiteSOLD OUT
MOUNT BAKER white, wide, prolificSOLD OUT
MY FAVORITE double deep magenta/purpleSOLD OUT
NADEZHDA double blue/mauve, Communist lilacSOLD OUT
NARRAGANSETT lavender, fast-growing
OLD GLORY early-blooming blue/purple (perhaps counterintuitively, much newer than Glory)SOLD OUT
OLIMPIADA KOLESNIKOVA double violet-magenta, rare Communist lilacSOLD OUT
OLIVIER DE SERRES heirloom double blue, rareSOLD OUT
P P KONCHALOVSKI big blue, double, Communist lilacSOLD OUT
PAMYAT o S M KIROV double blue-lavender, hardcore Communist lilacSOLD OUT
PAT PESATA pink/blue, compact, extremely rare Fiala introductionSOLD OUT
PAUL THIRION heirloom double magenta/purple
PAULINE FIALA violet with whiteSOLD OUT
PEACOCK often double pink blend from Hulda KlagerSOLD OUT
POCAHONTAS early blooming purplish-redSOLD OUT
PRAIRIAL pink/lilac species cross; late in the day LemoineSOLD OUT
PRAIRIE PETITE heirloom double blueSOLD OUT
PRESIDENT GREVY heirloom double bloom SOLD OUT
PRESIDENT LINCOLN American-bred blueSOLD OUT
PRESIDENT POINCARE heirloom double magenta, hard-to-findSOLD OUT
PRIMROSE Holden selection of soft yellow vulgarisSOLD OUT
REDWINE magenta, bushy, late blooming prestoniaSOLD OUT
ROCHESTER game changing whiteSOLD OUT
ROYALTY superior purple-violet prestoniaSOLD OUT
RUHM VON HORSTENSTEIN mighty magentaSOLD OUT
ST JOAN double white, elegant, compact, one of the rare Rowancroft lilacsSOLD OUT
SARAH SANDS extremely purple, large floretsSOLD OUT
SISTER JUSTINA early blooming, lemon buds open whiteSOLD OUT
SOVETSKAYA ARKTIKA double pure white Communist lilacSOLD OUT
SWEETHEART double, shades of pinkSOLD OUT
S. x CHINENSIS tall rosy purpleSOLD OUT
TRISTE BARBARO deep purple, beautiful but slow-growingSOLD OUT
UTRO MOSKVY double lilac pink, Communist lilacSOLD OUT
VESTALE heirloom double lavender, rareSOLD OUT
VICTOR LEMOINE heirloom double lavender, rareSOLD OUT
VIOLET GLORY stunning deepest  violet, appears black from a distance, RowancroftSOLD OUT
WESTON'S RAINBOW kaleidoscpic foliage, violet floretsSOLD OUT
"YANKEE FOOLED YA" excellent tightly-packed lavender modern vulgaris, sold as Yankee Doodle by several nurseriesSOLD OUT
YANKEE DOODLE rich purple, Fiala introduction, the correct lilacSOLD OUT
ZNAMYA LENINA (Banner of Lenin) breath-taking red-violet, Communist lilacSOLD OUT
ZULU violet, large florets, hard-to-findSOLD OUT

COMMUNIST LILAC = the stunning introductions of, primarily, the Soviet Union's Leonid Kolesnikov. Some have names such as Banner of Lenin or Communist Youth League, or honor heroes of the Revolution.

FIALA INTRODUCTION = the creations of Father John L. Fiala, the renowned lilac-hybridizing priest of Medina, Ohio.

ROWANCROFT = the remarkable vulgaris hybrids bred by Miss Mary Blacklock and Miss Minerva Castle at Rowancroft Gardens in Meadowvale, Ontario in the mid-20th century.

Rose/lilac availability list updated 20 July 2026.

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