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Half Hardy Varieties 



Notes  :  Varieties in this classification are quite happy growing in a cool glasshouse or outside from the end of May until the end of September/early October, after which they must be kept in frost-free conditions; ie. slightly heated glass or similar.

ABBREVIATIONS  :     D - Double.     S/D - Semi-double.     Sgl - Single.
    T - Tube.           S - Sepals.                C - Corolla.

AINTREE Sgl. T & S, white flushed rose. C, rose madder. Upright habit.

ALASKA Large D. T & S, white tipped green. C, white. Upright habit.

ALEGREGO Sgl. T & S, soft pink. C, soft pink. Free flowering.

AMBASSADOR               Sgl. T & S, white to pink. C, violet purple, changing to peony purple.
Upright and bushy.

AMY LYE Sgl. T & S, waxy white. C, orange coral. Upright bush but can make a good basket.

ANDREW Sgl. T & S, pale rose madder. C, pale Tyrian purple.

ARTHUR COPE Large S/D.  T & S, waxy white. C, spirea red, flushed rose and 
slashed white. Spreading bush. Prefers shade.

AURORA SUPERBA S/D. T & S, pale salmon. C, orange salmon. Upright and bushy. Unusually distinctive curling serrated foliage. Similar and sometimes confused with           Lord Lonsdale.

AUSTRALIA FAIR D. T  & S, red. C, white flushed and veined red. Upright and bushy.

BALLET GIRL D. T & S, rich cerise. C, white veined cerise. Upright and bushy.

BELLA FORBES D. T & S, cerise. C, creamy white. upright habit.

BOBBY WINGROVE Sgl. T & S, pinkish red tipped green. C, turkey red. Upright and bushy.

BOERHAVE Sgl. T & S, deep red. C, deep rose to rosy purple. Strong upright growth.

BRENDA D. T & S, pale pink. C, pink withe deeper pink veining. Upright and bushy.

BRIGADOON D. T & S, pink tipped green. C, velvet blue with fuchsia-pink petaloids 
tipped green. Large blooms. Upright habit.

BUTTERCUP Sgl. T & S, pinky orange. C, flared orange. Upright habit.

CARDINAL Sgl. T & S, red. C, red. Very vigorous. Makes an ideal greenhouse climber, reaching a height of 10 - 12 ft if the temp. is maintained to 50 deg.

CARMEL BLUE Sgl. T & S, white tinged pink. C, blue ageing to purple. Upright and bushy
CAROLINE Sgl. to S/D. T & S, pale pink tipped green. C, pale lavender blue, pink at
base. Large blooms. Upright habit.

CELIA SMEDLEY Sgl. to S/D. T & S, white. C, currant red. Very striking. Strong grower.

CHANG Sgl. T & S, orange-red tipped green. C, brilliant orange. Small
flowers but profuse.

CHARLIE GIRL D. T & S, rose pink. C, lilac blue, paler at base and veined rose. 
Upright habit.

CIRCE S/D. T & S, pink. C, pale blue with pink petaloids.

CLAIR DE LUNE Sgl. T & S, salmon. C, salmon orange. Upright habit.

CLOTH OF GOLD Sgl. T & S, red. C, purple. Foliage golden.

CLOVERDALE Sgl. T & S, rhodomine pink shading to white. C, creamy white. Free
PEARL flowering.

COLLINGWOOD D. T & S, pale pink. C, white flushed pink. Large flowers. Upright habit.

CONSTELLATION D. T & S,white tipped green. C, creamy  white. Large blooms. Upright 
growth.

COTTON CANDY Sgl.  T & S, pinky white. C, pale pink, waved and frilly. Upright habit.

COUNTESS OF Sgl. T & S, baby pink. C, white flushed pink. Small blooms but profuse.
ABERDEEN Upright and bushy, Can be difficult to propagate.

DANNY BOY D. T & S, pale red. C, red. Large blooms but not prolific. Upright habit.

DAVID ALSTON D. T & S, carmine. C,white suffused pink. Large blooms.

DAWN SKY D. T & S, rose pink. C, rosy lilac splashed pink. Upright habit.
Largish blooms.

DAY STAR Sgl. T & S, pale rose. C, magenta rose. Large flowers. Upright habit.

DIAMOND WEDDING  

DUCHESS OF Sgl. T & S, whitish pink. C, cerise. Vigorous upright habit.
ALBANY

DUKE OF D. T & S, carmine. C, violet-purple veined cerise. Large flowers.
WELLINGTON Upright and vigorous.

EILEEN RAFFILL Sgl. T & S, pink. C, pale purple. Medium blooms. Free flowering.

EL CAMINO D. T & S, rose red. C, white heavily veined and flushed rose. Large        
                                         blooms.

ELEANOR LEYTHAM Sgl. T & S, white/pink. C, pink. Small flowers but profuse. Upright habit.

ELLEN MORGAN D.  T & S, salmon pink tipped green. C, rich magenta, salmon pink at base.
ESTELLE MARIE Sgl.  T & S, white. C, pale violet with white at base. Flowers stand erect.
Self-branching.

EVENSONG Sgl.  T & S, self white with touch of pink at base of sepals. Upright habit.

FALLING STARS Sgl.  T & S, reddish pink. C, turkey red with slight orange tint.

FASCINATION D.  T & S, rich wxy red. C, Bluish pink shaded rose. Flowers large and  
            free.

FESTOON S/D.  T & S, pink tipped green. C, rose at base darkening to magenta rose.

FIRE LITE D.  T & S, white. C, brilliant carnival red. Lax upright. Can be used for 
a basket.

FLYING CLOUD D.  T & S, white tipped pink. C, white. Upright habit.

FORGET-ME-NOT Sgl.  T & S, flesh pink. C, pale blue. Small flowers but free.

GARDEN NEWS D.  T  & S, pink.  C, magenta-rose.  Early flowering bush.

GIPSY GIRL D.  T & S, cherry red. C, phlox purple.

GLADIATOR D.  T & S, cerise. C, white flushed cerise.

GLOIRE DE MARCHE D.  T & S, deep pink. C, white. Upright habit.

GOLDEN DAWN Sgl.  T & S, pale salmon. C, orange to rose. Upright habit.

GOLDEN TREASURE Sgl.  T & S, scarlet. C, purplish magenta. Golden variegated foliage.

GOODY GOODY Sgl.  T & S, white. C, deep purple fading to orchid. Very showy
medium sized flowers. Upright habit.

GUSTAVE DORE D.  T & S, pale pink. C, white. Upright bush.

GUY DAUPHINE D.  T & S, carmine. C, plum purple. Flowers large and free.
Upright and bushy.

HAPPY FELLOW Sgl.  T & S, salmon tipped green. C, dark orange. Upright habit.

HAPSBURGH Sgl.  T & S, white flushed pink. C, palma violet.

HEIDI ANN D.  T & S, crimson. C, bright lilac cerise. Upright habit.

HIS EXCELLENCY D.  T & S, white. C, rich violet marbled phlox pink. Large flowers.
Upright habit.
IGLOO MAID D.  T & S, white tipped green. C, white. Yelllow-green foliage. Upright 

IMPUDENCE Sgl.  T & S, light red. C, white veined rose. Saucer-shaped, medium-sized
blooms

JAMBOREE D.  T & S, white flushed salmon pink. C, carmine and salmon pink. 
Large blooms.

JEAN CAMBELL Sgl.  T & S, pink. C, rose red, purple at base. Upright habit.

JOAN PACEY Sgl.  T & S, whitish pink tipped green. C, phlox pink. Flowers medium and
prolific. Upright and bushy.

JOY PATMORE Sgl.  T & S, waxy white. C, rich carmine. Very striking. Prolific bloomer. 
Upright and bushy.

KENTISH MAID Sgl.  T & S, rose tipped green.  C, beetroot purple.  Self-branching bush.

KWINTET Sgl.  T & S, bright rose. C, bright rose. Upright and bushy. Similar to
Display but with a richer colour.

LADY KATHLEEN Sgl.  T & S, pale pink. C, delicate lavender. Self-branching.
SPENCE

LA FRANCE D.  T & S, rich scarlet. C, rich violet-purple. Strong upright bush.

LA ROSITA D.  T & S, rose pink. C, orchid pink. Medium-sized blooms. Medium
Upright bush.

LEONORA Sgl.  T & S, very soft pink self. Flowers medium-sized and bell-shaped.
Upright.

LETTY LYE Sgl.  T & S, flesh pink. C, carmine crimson. Upright and vigorous habit.

LILAC QUEEN D.  T & S, bright crimson. C, white flushed and veined lilac. Upright
and bushy.

LITTLE GENE Sgl.  T & S, carmine. C, deep campanula violet. Medium-sized, flared 
flowers.

LIZ D.  T & S,  pale pink. C, pale pink splashed deeper pink.

LORD LONSDALE Sgl.  T & S, light apricot. C, orange peach. Similar to Aurora Superba. It 
has the same curling leaf habit.

LORNA DOONE D.  T & S, crimson. C, rosy-purple. Super little bush covered in flowers.

LOVELINESS Sgl.  T & S, white. C, rosy cerise. Upright and bushy.

LUCKY STRIKE S/D.  T & S, flesh pink. C, bluish purple marbled rose and pink. Large 
flowers.

LUSTRE IMPROVED Sgl.  T & S, creamy white. C, bright scarlet with shades of salmon. 
Upright bush.

LYE'S UNIQUE Sgl.  T & S, waxy white. C, salmon orange. Flowers medium and free.
Striking bush

LYNN ELLEN D.  T & S, deepest rose pink. C, rose purple changing to glowing rose.  
                                        Large spreading blooms. Upright growth.

MADAME VAN DER Sgl.  T & S, light red. C, white flushed crimson. Medium-sized flowers.
STRAUSS Upright and bushy.

MAJOR HEAPHY Sgl.  T & S, brick red tipped green. C, reddish scarlet. Upright habit.

MARGHARITA D.  T & S, pale creamy pink. C, white. Large double-centre petals
forming tubes. Outer petals pleated.

MARIN GLOW Sgl.  T & S, white tipped green. C, purple ageing to magenta. Upright and
self-branching.

MELODY Sgl.  T & S, rose pink. C, pale cyclamen purple. Upright and bushy.

MING Sgl.  T & S, pink. C, cherry red. Upright and bushy.

MINNESOTA Sgl.  T & S,  ivory flushed rose. C, deep purple shaded carmine. Growth
upright.

MISS GREAT Sgl.  T & S, dark pink with creamy white sepals, tipped green. C, wisteria
BRITAIN blue, fading to imperial purple. Upright spreading bush. Largish flowers.

MISSION BELLS Sgl.  T & S, scarlet.  C, rich purple splashed cerise.  Flowers large, bell - 
  shaped, upright and bushy.

Mme, EVA BOYE Sgl.  T & S, pale cerise. C, palma violet. Upright and bushy.

MONTE ROSA D.  T & S, pink tipped green. C, white with pink veining. Large blooms.
Strong growth.

MORNING CLOUD D.  T & S, white. C, pink. Upright habit.

Mrs. CHURCHILL Sgl.  T & S, cherry red. C, pinkish-white blotched deep pink and veined 
cerise.  Largish flowers. Upright and bushy.

Mrs. LAURANCE S/D.  T & S, ivory pink. C, pale purple. Medium flowers. Upright habit.
LYONS

Mrs. LOVELL Sgl.  T & S, pinkish white. C, pink to rose red. Small blooms. Very profuse
SWISHER and early flowering. Similar to checkerboard. Upright and vigorous.

Mr. W. RUNDLE Sgl.  T & S, rosy salmon tipped green. C, orange vermillion. Upright habit.

NAUTILUS D.  T & S, cerise. C, white veined carmine. Upright and bushy.

NEW FASCINATION D.  T & S, red. C, rose pink. Strong bush.

NINA WILLS Sgl.  T & S, soft baby pink. C, soft baby pink. Flowers medium and free.
Small bushy habit.

NORMANDY BELL Sgl.  T & S, pale pink. C, pale mauve-purple. Bell-shaped flowers.

OPALESCENT D.  T & S, china rose. C, pale violet to rose. Large blooms. Upright and
willowy.

ORANGE CRUSH Sgl.  T & S, orange. C, bright orange. Medium blooms.

ORANGE FLARE Sgl.  T & S, orange salmon. C, light orange at base shading to deep orange.

ORNAMENTAL Sgl.  T & S, pinky-white. C, white. Foliage edged pink and cream. Very
PEARL attractive combination. Upright and bushy.

OTHER FELLOW Sgl.  T & S, white tipped green. C, pink, white at base. Small dainty blooms. Upright bushy habit.

PACIFIC GROVE D.  T & S,  dark salmon. C, violet with petaloids of dark crimson. Upright.

PAULINE RAWLINS D.  T & S, mid-pink.  C, pale pink tinted lavender.  

PEACE D.  T & S, white tipped green. C, white with a pale pink line on each main
petal. Spreading upright habit.

PEPPERMINT STICK D.  T & S, carmine with a white stripe down each petal. C, centre royal 
purple, outer petals carmine. Medium blooms. Upright habit.

PERKY PINK D.  T & S, pink. C, white flushed pink. Bushy habit.

PHENOMENAL D.  T & S, scarlet. C, rich indigo blue, paler at base. Large heavy blooms.
Upright and vigorous.

PHRYNE D.  T & S, rich cerise. C,white heavily veined cerise. Large blooms. 
                                      Upright and sturdy growth.

PINK BALLET GIRL D.  T & S, cerise. C, lilac. Large blooms. Upright habit.

PINK FAIRY D.  T & S, pink. C, deeper pink. Large flowers. Growth bushy.

PINK FANTASIA

PINK JADE Sgl.  T & S, pink tipped green. C, orchid pink edged and veined rose.

PINK PEARL S/D.  T & S, pale pink. C, deep pink. Upright and bushy.

PINK QUARTET D.  T & S, deep pink. C, pale pink. Strong upright bush. Largish blooms.

PINK TEMPTATION Sgl.  T & S, creamy white. C, pale rose. A sport of Temptation.

PINWHEEL Sgl.  T & S, flushed pink. C, violet. Large flat blooms. Very free flowering. 

PRESTON GUILD Sgl.  T & S, white. C, violet, blue at base. Small flowers but very free.

PRIDE OF THE WEST Sgl.  T & S, palish red. C, plum red. Long flowers, large and free. 
                                        Extremely vigorous. Good greenhouse climber.

PROFUSION
PURPLE HEART D.  T & S, crimson. C, rich violet, outer petals of rich red. Large blooms. 
Upright.

QUEEN MARY Sgl.  T & S, pink tipped white. C, beautiful rose ageing to mauvish purple. 

QUEENS PARK D.  T & S, waxy red. C, violet. Largish flowers. Upright habit.

RAHNEE D.  T & S, deep pink. C, pink. Medium sized blooms. Upright bush.

READING  SHOW D.  T & S, red. C, rich velvety purple. Upright.

REV. ELLIOTT Sgl.  T & S, dark red. C, rich red. Large flowers. Upright growth.

RIDESTAR D.  T & S, bright red. C, deep blue, fading to rosy-lavender, pink at base 
and veined cerise. Upright growth.

ROSECROFT S/D.  T & S, crimson. C, white flushed and veined cerise. Small flowers but BEAUTY free. Foliage pale green, edged golden yellow. Upright and bushy.

ROSE REVERIE D.  T & S, neyron rose, tipped green. C, purple veined and flushed rose.

ROYAL PURPLE S/D.  T & S, deep cerise. C, rich purple, lighter at base, veined red. 
Upright.

ROYAL RUBY D.  T & S, claret. C, ruby red. Medium sized blooms. Upright and bushy.

ROYAL SOVEREIGN S/D.  T & S, crimson. C, creamy white. Medium sized blooms. Upright and 
bushy.

ROYAL VELVET D.  T & S, crimson red. C, deep purple splashed red. Large blooms. 
Upright.

RUFUS Sgl.  T & S, bright red turkey self. Medium sized blooms. Strong upright
grower.

RUTHIE D.  T & S, white. C, violet purple with pink petaloids. Upright and bushy.

SANTA CRUZ S/D.  T & S, deep crimson. C, dark crimson. Largish blooms. Large 
foliage.  Upright

SANTA MONICA D.  T & S, light red. C, flesh pink streaked cerise. Late flowering. Upright.

SEAFORTH Sgl.  T & S, flushed rose. C, lilac pink. Upright and bushy.

SHERL ANN D.  T & S, red. C, white with red veining. Large blooms. Upright and 
bushy. Similar to Swingtime but larger.

SILVER DAWN D.  T & S, white. C, silver blue. Similar to Blush of Dawn.

SLEIGH BELLS Sgl.  T & S, white. C, white and bell-shaped. Largish blooms. Upright and
bushy.

SPION KOP D.  T & S, rose red. C, white veined rose red. Low bushy habit.

STELLA MARINA D.  T & S, crimson. C, violet blue. Large flowers. Lax upright habit.

STRING OF PEARLS Sgl.  T & S, pale pink tipped green. C, pale rosy purple. Free flowering.

SUNRAY Sgl.  T & S, salmon pink. C, rosy purple. Variegated foliage.

SUNSET Sgl.  T & S, pale pink tipped green. C, glowing coral. Medium sized 
flowers, free and bell-shaped. Upright habit.

SWINGTIME D.  T & S, rich red. C, creamy white. Vigorous and self-branching. Can be
hardy in mild winters.

SYMPHONY Sgl.  T & S, pink. C, blue. Strong upright bush.

TEMPTATION Sgl.  T & S, white. C, orange rose, flushed white. Upright habit.

THE MADAME D.   T  & S, pink.  C, smoky burgundy.

THREE COUNTIES Sgl.  T & S, cerise. C, bluish-violet. Large to medium sized blooms. 
Upright.

TING-A-LING Sgl.  T & S, white. C, white. Largish, flared blooms. Upright and bushy.

TOPPER S/D.  T & S, red. C, dark blue with white cloud over. Medium sized 
blooms.

TORCH D.  T & S, pink outside, salmon inside. C, purplish-red centre with salmon
orange outer petals. Medium sized blooms. Very showy. Tall upright habit.

TUONELA D.  T & S,  pale pink tipped green.  C, pale lavender veined pink.

ULLSWATER D.  T & S, pink.  C, orchid.  Flowers large.

UNCLE CHARLIE S/D.  T & S, rose red. C, lavender blue. Largish, free blooms. Upright 
habit.

VOODOO D.  T & S, dark red. C, deep purplish-violet. Large flowers. A rich sombre 
bloom.

WELSH DRAGON D. T & S, rose opal. C, magenta rose, almost self colour. Largish blooms.

WHITE ANN D.  T & S, crimson. C, white. Medium sized blooms. Compact habit.

WHITE KING D.  T & S, white with pink tips. C, white. Very large blooms. 
Growth upright.

WHITE QUEEN Sgl.  T & S, white. C, orange vermillion. Upright habit.

WINSTON D.  T & S, rose tipped green. C, lavender blue, maturing to pale purple. 
CHURCHILL medium sized blooms and prolific. Upright habit.

YVONNE HOLMES Sgl.  T & S, crimson. C, cyclamen purple. Free flowering and bushy.
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