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FLORIBUNDA OR CLUSTER FLOWERED ROSES
Because they are descended from low-growing, lax polyanthas, Floribundas or Cluster Flowered Roses can look a little more natural in perennial beds. They often have more foliage, are better branched, and produce greater washes of colour. As do Large Flowered Roses, Floribundas come in a vast array of colours. And many of the brighter colours; coral, scarlet, gold, and chrome yellow tend to look garish in borders. But there is a vast number of Floribundas that are in white, pink, buff, primrose, and lavender. Many of these will work very well in a perennial border.
TRUMPETER (Mactru)
 Vivid orange-scarlet blooms in large full clusters. The plant, being low and bushy, is an admirable bedding rose. Some scent. (McGredy 1978)
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MARGARET MERRIL (Harkuly
 An exceptional scent makes this one of the leading varieties which vies with Iceberg as the best white floribunda of the day. A compact grower of medium height with leathery dark foliage. Used in the late Princess Diana’s wedding bouquet. (Harkness 1978)
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ICEBERG
 Large decorative sprays of pure white scented blooms (may ‘pink’ in hot weather) on a medium tall bush of shrubby habit. Outstanding for low hedges or for massed planting. (Kordes 1958)
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BONFIRE NIGHT /
Slightly scented, bright orange HT shaped blooms of medium size are splashed yellow and red. A bushy grower of medium height. Scented. (McGredy 1971)
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HANNAH GORDON
 Perfectly formed H. T. shaped blooms in well-shaped clusters. White with shadings of cherry-pink which may vary from a delicate edging to quite pronounced marking according to the season. The growth is upright and of medium height and the foliage is dark bronze-green. Some scent. (Kordes 1983)
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MOUNTBATTEN
 Large double fragrant clear yellow blooms borne in large clusters. A tall shrubby grower with dark foliage. An admirable Rose for the back row of a rose bed or for a hedge. (Harkness 1982) C.M., ROTY 1982
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