C. Reine des Violettes rose (Rosa x hybrida 'Reine de Violettes')

There are anywhere between 100 and 300 Rosa species, of which there are innumerable cultivars. The handful of roses planted in the north-east corner of the cemetery, just behind the gates, are therefore not each distinct species. They are cultivars, deliberately planted, and therefore certainly not 'wild' or 'native'. They are listed here as a record - and because these particular 'old roses' were planted by the Friends of Heene Cemetery to remember those people buried in the cemetery who have no headstone to mark their burial.

This multi-petalled magenta flower emerges from a thornless stem. It was first hybridized in 1860. More details can be found on the David Austin website.