This document provides descriptions of 16 different rose varieties that are recommended for wedding bouquets and decorations. Each variety is described in 1-2 paragraphs which note their color, shape, fragrance, longevity, and some historical background. The roses range from white to dark pink and red shades and have qualities like fragrance, symmetrical blooms, or longevity suited for wedding floral displays.

1. Garden Rose
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2. White O’Hara
This large French
Garden Rose has a
slight ivory tinge in
the center that
fades as the rose
opens. It has a
strong fragrance
and will open into a
four heart shape. It
also has a great vase
life.
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3. Baronesse
This dark pink rose has a rosette shape that is perfectly symmetrical when
open. What it lacks in fragrance, it makes up for in longevity. Was selected
to decorate the gardens of the German Nobility.
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4. Alabaster
This is a buttery
white rose, that
starts off rather
small only to grow up
to be quite large. It
has a slight
fragrance. The dark
green folliage really
brings out the color
of the petals
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5. Pink Piano
This is a deep cup
shaped rose, that
grows with side
shoots. It has a
striking pink color
and a nostalgic
shape. It has no
fragrance but does
have a very long
vase life. There is
no other rose with
quite the same
tone of bright
pink.
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6. Piano
The original German deep cup
shaped rose. It has no fragrance,
but lasts a long time in the vase.
Piano is an elegant dark red, with
darker outer petals. It grows with
side-shoots. Will open to 70%.
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7. Mariatheresia
A sister to
Baronesse, this
rose has the same
rosette shape
that is so
endearing. It is a
light pink color,
has no fragrance
but lasts a long
time in the vase.
The perfectly
simmetrical light
pink petals are
brought to shine
by the dark green
large folliage.
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8. Pink O’Hara
This is White O’Hara’s sister. She
has the same large head, strong
fragrance, and great vase life
except she is a lovely light pink
color. Will open up in a into a
quartered heart shape.
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9. Romantic Antike
An old fashioned cabbage shaped rose of a
medium, dirty pink color that will open up
huge! It has a slight fragrance and will do
well in a vase.
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10. Augusta Luise
Augusta is a frilly pink rose with peach overtones in its center. As it opens, it
loses the intensity of the center and becomes more of a light pink rose. It has
a strong fragrance and will open up fully. Augusta grows with side shoots.
Alas, its vase life is only 6-8 days.
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11. Caramel Antike
An old fashioned
cabbage shaped rose
of a tan, sandy color
that will open up
huge! It has a slight
fragrance and will do
well in a vase. It is
reminiscent of the
Dutch Masters
cabbage rose
paintings of the 18th
century.
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12. vitality
Vitality is a buttery white rose with the
traditional spiral rose shape. It is, however our
most fragrant rose! And it will open all the way
and give a performance to die for! This is the
rose for brides looking for a fragrant bouquet!
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13. Bridal Piano
One of the new colors in the Piano series, bridal piano is the lightest pink.
It grows with side shoots and has a green tinge on the edges of the guard
petals. Is a deep cup shape that will last a very long time in the vase. It
opens a bit more than the other Pianos, but hardly more than 70%
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14. Yves Piaget
The original “Peony” rose, Yves is named after a famous French jewelry
designer. She has a huge head, frilly petals, a heady fragrance and deep
green foliage. It is as much a wonder in the vase (or bridal bouquet) as it is in
the gardens of southern France.
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