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The Bellingrath Rose Garden
The Bellingrath Rose Garden was constructed in 1936 in the shape of the Rotary Club emblem. Mr. Bellingrath was a founding member of the Rotary Club of Mobile, which began in 1914. He had the garden planted as a tribute to the Rotary’s ideals in the shape of the lapel pin he always wore.
The Rose Garden contains more than 2,000 plants representing 36 varieties. The first full rose bloom generally occurs in late April, weather permitting. Although the roses continuously bloom throughout the summer, another peak occurs in November. Typically, the roses will stay in bloom until the first frost.
Rose Garden
Below are the varieties in the Bellingrath Rose Garden.
Arctic Blue
This Floribunda produces fully double, lilac pink blooms with a creamy white reverse.
Beverly
This short, fragrant Hybrid Tea was introduced in 1999.
Brick House
This Floribunda was introduced in 2018.
Carefree Spirit
This Shrub Rose was named an All American Rose Selection in 2009.
Day Breaker
This Floribunda features small clusters of blooms in shades of yellow, pink and apricot.
Dick Clark
This Grandiflora features dark-red buds that open to swirls of cream-edged and vibrant cherry pink petals.
Easy Spirit
This Floribunda was introduced in 2018.
Elina
This Hybrid Tea was introduced in 1984.
Elle
This Hybrid Tea was introduced in 2005 and features blooms in cream and pink shades.
Europeana
This Floribunda rose cultivar was created by de Ruiter Innovations in Belgium in 1963 and named an All-America Rose Selection in 1968.
First Prize
This Hybrid Tea was introduced in 1970.
Gemini
This is one of the most hardy hybrid tea roses. It was hybridized in 1991 and introduced to the U.S. market in 1999.
Grand Amore
This Hybrid Tea was introduced in 2008.
Heaven on Earth
This Floribunda shrub was introduced in 2003.
Hot Cocoa
This floribunda rose cultivar was named an All-America Rose Selections winner in 2003.
Ingrid Bergman
This Hybrid Tea, introduced in Denmark in 1984, has full, double blooms with a velvety texture.
Julia Child
This Floribunda, introduced in 2004, is a compact shrub that thrives in the heat.
Louise Estes
This Hybrid Tea was created in 1991 and named for the late Louise Coley Estes, an award-winning botanical artist from Mobile, Ala.
Love
This prolific Grandiflora was an All America Rose Selection in 1980.
Love and Peace
This Hybrid Tea rose was introduced in 1991.
Love Song
This Floribunda produces clusters of ruffled lavender blooms. It was introduced in 2013.
Memorial Day
This fragrant pink Hybrid Tea, introduced in 2004, is an All American Rose Selections winner and thrives in the heat.
Mother of Pearl
This Grandiflora produces lavish clusters of pale pink flowers.
Nicole
This Floribunda has white petals with cherry red edges and is a shorter variety, only reaching 2 to 3 feet in height. It was introduced in 1985.
Oh My!
This Floribunda produces clusters of mildly fragrant, double, ruffled flowers.
Outta the Blue
This hardy Shrub rose, introduced in 2000), features clusters of blooms with a light scent.
Pink Flamingo
This deep pink Grandiflora was introduced in 2010.
Pope John Paul II
This white Hybrid Tea cultivar was developed by Jackson & Perkins in 2013, and named in honor of Pope John Paul II.
Smokin’ Hot
This Hybrid Tea rose has fragrant, orange-red flowers.
St. Patrick
This Hybrid Tea, introduced in 1996, thrives in the heat.
Sunny Sky
This Hybrid Tea cultivar was bred by Tim Hermann Kordes in Germany in 1999.
Sunshine Daydream
This Grandiflora was introduced in 2011.
Touch of Class
This Hybrid Tea features a bright coral color.
Veteran’s Honor
This award-winning Hybrid Tea was introduced in 1999. It has a light, raspberry scent.
Wild Blue Yonder
This Grandiflora rose was a 2006 All America Rose Selection Winner.