Apollo: God of healing, poetry, and light
Rose Name: ‘Apollo’Type: Hybrid Tea
Origin: US, 1971
Color: Medium yellow
Petal Number: Double (17-25)
Scent: Strong
Bacchus: God of wine, fertility, and ecstasy
Rose Name: ‘Bacchus’Type: Hybrid Tea
Origin: United Kingdom, 1951
Color: Deep pink
Petal Number: 25
Scent: Moderate
Ceres: Goddess of agriculture and fertility
Rose Name: ‘Ceres’Type: Hybrid Musk
Origin: United Kingdom, 1914
Color: Yellow and pink
Petal Number: Semi double to double
Scent: Mild
Rose Name: ’Ceres’ (aka ‘Orange Baby’
Type: Miniature
Origin: Germany, 1994
Color: Orange-red
Petal Number: 40
Scent: None
Diana: Goddess of hunt, virginity, childbirth, archery, the moon, and animals
Rose Name: ‘Artemis’ (There is no rose named ‘Diana’ that can be identified with certainty with the goddess so the Greek equivalent is used.)Type: Shrub
Origin: Germany, 2004
Color: Cream with green highlights
Petal Number: Full (26-40)
Scent: Strong anise
Juno: Queen of the gods
Rose Name: ‘Juno’Type: Hybrid Tea
Origin: US, 1950
Color: Medium pink
Petal Number: Full (26-40)
Scent: Mild
Rose Name: ‘Juno’
Type: Centrifolia
Origin: Unknown; before 1820
Color: Light pink
Petal Number: Very Double
Scent: Strong
Jupiter: King of the gods, sky, and thunder
Rose Name: ‘Jupiter’Type: MiniFlora
Origin: US 2008
Color: Mauve, purple blend
Petal Number: Full (26-40)
Scent: None to mild
Rose Name: ‘Jupiter’
Type: Shrub
Origin: Germany, 1987
Color: Whiter or white blend
Petal Number: Double (17-25)
Scent: None
Mars: God of war
Rose Name: ‘Mars’Type: Hybrid Tea
Origin: United Kingdom, 1927
Color: Orange pink
Scent: Strong
Mercury: Messenger of the gods
Rose Name: ‘Mercury’Type: Floribunda
Origin: United Kingdom, 1967
Color: Orange to orange-red
Scent: None
Rose Name: ‘Mercury 1000’
Type: Shrub
Origin: Poland, before 1996
Color: Red
Petal Number: Double (17-25)
Scent: None
Minerva: Goddess of wisdom, handicrafts, defense, and strategic warfare.
Rose Name: ‘Minerva’Type: Floribunda
Origin: Belgium, 2010
Color: Mauve, mauve blend
Petal Number: Full
Scent: Strong and sweet
Neptune: God of the sea
Rose Name: ’Neptune’Type: Hybrid Tea
Origin: US, 2003
Color: Mauve or mauve blend; lavender with purple edges
Petal Number: 34-45
Scent: Strong; citrus, sweet
Venus: Goddess of love
Rose Name: ‘Venus’Type: Hybrid perpetual
Origin: Germany, 1895
Color: Purple-red
Petal Number: Full (26-40)
Scent: Strong
Rose Name: ‘Venus’
Type: Miniature
Origin: Spain, 1996
Color: Yellow blend
Petal Number: 41
Scent: Mild
Vulcan: God of fire
Rose Name: ‘Vulcan’Type: Hybrid perpetual
Origin: France, 1861
Color: Red
Petal Number: Double (17-25)
Scent: None
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