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Purple Roses

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Dark 'Purple Roses' and Light 'Purple Roses'


It's very seldom you'll see purple roses, or rose bushes, tea roses, or climbing roses that have this color in a home garden, even though there are many varieties of this shade; colors such as deep lavender, lilac, violet, even roses that are blue-purplish, available in the rose family.

'Purple Rose' Pictures


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The above picture of a very 'purple' rose flower is actually named Burgundy Iceberg rose. But it's not really burgundy at all. This is my favorite 'purple' rose. It's a prolific floribunda rose, and related to the famous Iceberg rose.

If you would like to buy this 'purple rose', click on this link,

Purchase 'Purple Roses'

If you like very dark roses that are 'purple', go to this 'Dark Roses Purple' link and take a look.

Meaning For A 'Purple' Rose

If you are wondering about the unique meanings for the roses with lavender purplish hues, just click on the link above.

The best fragrant roses are of the these colors, or a lighter version. For your enjoyment, here is a rose flower picture of the most popular violet- lilac rose in the world, the 'Angel Face' rose.

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Angel Face Climbing Rose





Roses that are 'purple' or dark violet roses, are very popular with brides and violet rose wedding bouquet, is a must for a purplish themed wedding, creating a need for a bridal bouquet with bouquet and rose petals of that color for the flower girl.

Here are names of roses with various variations of the color 'purple' and a few rose pictures.

Names Of Roses with 'Purple' Colors


Angel Face, Floribunda, Swim USA 1968, Zones 5-9

Rosa Rugosa, Species,China and Japan pre-1854, Zones 3-10

Rugosa Magnifica,Hybrid Rugosa, Van Fleet USA 1905, Zones 5-10

Tuscany,Old Gallica, Italian origin, pre-1596, Zones 4-10

Alain Blanchard,Old Gallica, Vibert France, 1839, Zones 5-10

Silver Star, Hybrid Tea, Kordes Germany, 1966 Zones 5-10

Lavender Dream, Modern Shrub, Ilsink Netherland, 1984, Zones 4-9

Sweet Chariot, Modern Miniature, Moore USA, 1984, Zones 5-10

Melody Parfumee, Grandiflora, Dorieux France, 1995, Zones 5-9

Veilchenblau, Rambler, Schmidt, Germany, 909, Zones 5-9

Reine des Violettes,Hybrid Perpetual, Millet-Mallet, France, 1860, Zones 5-9

Belle de Crecy,Hybrid Gallica, Roeser, France, pre-1836, Zones 4-10

Lavender Lassie, Modern Shrub, Kordes, Germany, 1960, Zones 4-9

Blue Boy, Modern shrub, Kordes, Germany, 1958, Zones 4-9

Blue Moon, Hybrid Tea, tantau, Germany, 1965, Zones 4-9

Blue Peter, Modern Miniature, de Ruiter, Netherlands, 1983, Zones 5-11

Blue Nile, Hybrid Tea, Delbard, France, 1976, Zones 4-9

Blue River, Hybrid Tea, Kordes, Germany, 1984, Zones 5-9

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Tuscony rose




Here are some newer introductions.

'Cotillion', a floribunda, 'Purple Passion', a hybrid tea, 'WW II Memorial', a hybrid tea, 'Demitasse', a miniature, and 'Outta the Blue', a shrub.

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Veilchenblau climbing rose




If you have been thinking about creating a 'purple and white' garden bed, there is no better time than now.



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