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The peak of bloom is in May, but visitors to the Confederate Section of the cemetery will find continuous scattered bloom throughout the summer until late fall frosts. Even in winter months, the great diversity of form and structural beauty of the many species is of horticultural interest. Irrigation and weekly maintenance are provided as needed in season.
The Antique Rose collection was planted in 1986 along the 500-foot remains of the 1860's old brick wall. The 60 varieties chosen are representative of rose history from before 1581 through the 19th century, and include the full range of classes and colors exhibited by these ancestors of modern day roses. The plants were gathered from all over the United States and Canada, as well as local gardens.
There are numerous other varieties of antique roses planted throughout the rest of the 26-acre cemetery. They are botanically labeled at the site.
For color images of our roses, please visit these two pages from Kent B. Krugh's excellent website, A Woodland Rose Garden:
Antique Roses in the Old City Cemetery (2002)
Antique Roses in the Old City Cemetery (2003)
Roses in the Confederate Section
The roses are planted in chronological order by their date of introduction. From inside the Confederate Section, facing the brick wall, begin at the far left end of the wall with No. 1 (Rosa Mundi):
| No. |
Introduced |
Name |
Class |
| 1. |
before 1581 |
Rosa Mundi
(R. gallica versicolor) |
Species (Gallica) |
| 2. |
before 1590 |
Austrian Copper
(R. foetida bicolor) |
Species sport |
| 3. |
before 1596 |
R. moschata plena |
Species |
| 4. |
1696 |
Common Moss
(Old Pink Moss) |
Moss |
| 5. |
before 1750 |
Celsiana |
Damask |
| 6. |
before 1750 |
Suaveolens |
Alba |
| 7. |
1752 |
Old Blush
(Parson's Pink China) |
Chinensis |
| 8. |
1797? |
Great Maiden's Blush
(R. alba incarnata) |
Alba |
| 9. |
1804 |
R. multiflora carnea |
Species sport |
| 10. |
1811 |
Champney's Pink Cluster |
Noisette |
| 11. |
before 1814 |
Chestnut Rose
(R. roxburghii plena) |
Species |
| 12. |
1817 |
Seven Sisters
(R. multiflora platyphylla) |
Rambler
(Hybrid multiflora) |
| 13. |
1827 |
Félicité et Perpetue |
Hybrid sempervirens |
| 14. |
1830 |
Jaune Desprez
(Desprez á Fleur Jaune) |
Tea noisette |
| 15. |
1835 |
Mme Plantier |
Hybrid alba |
| 16. |
1835 (1850?) |
Sombreuil |
Tea |
| 17. |
1838 |
Stanwell Perpetual |
Hybrid spinosissima |
| 18. |
1839 |
Safrano |
Tea |
| 19. |
1840 |
Cardinal de Richelieu |
Gallica |
| 20. |
1840 |
Hermosa |
Chinensis |
| 21. |
1842 |
Celine Forester |
Tea noisette |
| 22. |
1842 |
Baronne Prevost |
Hybrid perpetual |
| 23. |
1843 |
Comtesse de Murinais |
Moss |
| 24. |
1843 |
Souvenir de la Malmaison |
Bourbon |
| 25. |
1843 |
Baltimore Belle |
Hybrid setigera |
| 26. |
1845 |
Paul Ricault |
Centifolia |
| 27. |
1850 |
Fantin Latour |
Centifolia |
| 28. |
1853 |
Général Jacqueminot |
Hybrid perpetual |
| 29. |
1853 |
Gloire de Dijon |
Tea noisette |
| 30. |
1857 |
Duchess de Brabrant |
Tea |
| 31. |
1860 |
Reine des Violettes
(Queen of Violets) |
Hybrid perpetual |
| 32. |
1861 |
General Washington |
Hybrid perpetual |
| 33. |
1865 |
Gloire de Ducher |
Hybrid perpetual |
| 34. |
1867 |
Boule de Neige |
Bourbon |
| 35. |
1867 |
La France |
Hybrid tea (First) |
| 36. |
1868 |
Zéphirine Drouhin |
Bourbon |
| 37. |
1868 |
Baroness Rothschild |
Hybrid perpetual |
| 38. |
1869 |
Paul Neyron |
Hybrid perpetual |
| 39. |
1869 |
Catherine Mermet |
Tea |
| 40. |
1872 |
La Reine Victoria |
Bourbon |
| 41. |
1874 |
Perle des Jardins |
Tea |
| 42. |
1879 |
Mme Alfred Carrier |
Tea noisette |
| 43. |
1881 |
Mme Isaac Perriere |
Bourbon |
| 44. |
1884 |
Perle d'Or |
Polyantha |
| 45. |
1888 |
Mme Ernst Calvat |
Bourbon |
| 46. |
1888 |
Striped Moss
(Œillet Panachée) |
Moss |
| 47. |
1890 |
Roger Lamblin |
Hybrid perpetual |
| 48. |
1893 |
Marchioness of Londonderry |
Hybrid perpetual |
| 49. |
1896 |
Aglaia |
Rambler |
| 50. |
1897 |
Gruss an Teplit |
Climbing hybrid tea |
| 51. |
1898 |
Mrs. F.W. Sanford |
Hybrid perpetual |
| 52. |
1898 |
Santa Rosa |
Chinensis |
| 53. |
1898 |
Mme Louis Lévèque |
Moss |
| 54. |
1898 |
Mrs. Anthony Waterer |
Hybrid rugosa |
| 55. |
1899 |
Conrad Ferdinand Meyer |
Hybrid rugosa |
| 56. |
1899 |
R. hugonis |
Species |
| 57. |
1899 |
Gardenia |
Large climber |
| 58. |
before 1899 |
Charles de Mills |
Gallica |
| 59. |
before 1900 |
Belle Amour |
Alba |
| 60. |
before 1900 |
Soleil d'Or |
Hybrid foetida |
Roses in the Cato Collection
| Name |
Date of
Introduction |
Class |
| Rosa Mundi |
Before 1581 |
Species (Gallica) |
R. moschata plena
(The Musk Rose) |
Before 1596 |
Species |
| Celsiana |
1750 |
Damask |
Old Blush
(Old China Monthly) |
1752 |
China |
| Champneys' Pink Cluster |
1811 |
Noisette |
| Tuscany |
1820 (1597) |
Gallica |
| Marquis Bocella |
1842 |
Hybrid Perpetual |
| Souvenir de la Malmaison |
1843 |
Bourbon |
| Bella Donna |
1848 |
Damask |
Cecile Brunner
(Sweetheart Rose) |
1881 |
Polyantha |
| Mary Washington |
1891 |
Noisette |
| Charles de Mills |
Before 1899 |
Gallica |
| Hansa |
1905 |
Hybrid Rugosa |
| Aviateur Bleriot |
1910 |
Rambler |
La Marne
(From his grandmother's garden) |
1915 |
Polyantha |
'Alex Mosby Pink'
(Study name for found rose) |
Unknown |
Unknown |
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