Varieties of Polyantha Roses :

Cecile Brunner Roses (Introduced 1881) : Small, exquisite, coral pink buds of Cecile rose have made it quintessential boutonnière flower. Generally the flowers open into something like hybrid tea blossom just 1-2 inch in diameter. Flowers have light but distinctively spicy fragrance. The stems are smooth & brownish purple thorn is few but sharp & hooked. Foliage is smooth dark green. Generally the color of rose is pink. Besides there is also climbing form, which in mild climates reach a height of 20 ft.

China Doll : China Doll produce large flushes of china rose pink pom-pom blooms. Usually flower blooms are double, cupped and of moderate size for polyantha. It appears in large trusses on a bushy plant with leathery foliage.

Doc : This rose is introduced in the early 1950's. The small blooms are phlox pink and appear in tight, compact clusters. Foliage is dark, leathery and pointed in a manner typical of the dwarves. The bush itself is compact, making an excellent subject for a container.

Elizabeth Navarro : The plant is upright of moderate height with an abundance of light pink well shaped buds and blooms that are borne in very large cluster. The foliages are light green.

Exellenz Von Schubert : This rose grows as a climber in a garden. The flowers are dark carmine, nearly purple. It is small blooms in cluster. Foliage is generally dark and green & attractive which is good since it tend to be late bloomer. The flower is a cross of polyantha "Mme Nobert Levasseur" and hybrid tea "Frau Karl Druschki".

Happy : Happy is well named rose and is quite cheerful in the garden. Generally it is low growing bush with dark green glossy foliage, which produces abundant sprays of bright currant red blooms. It is a cross of hybrid musk 'Robin Hood' by a seedling of polyantha 'Katharina Zeimet'.