Rose bushes with the best fragrance for gardens

This well-regarded Floribunda rose is celebrated for its very strong spicy scent with a hint of licorice. Its large, buttery-yellow blooms and disease resistance make it a popular and reliable choice for fragrant gardens.

This new Floribunda rose for 2026 is highly anticipated for its strong fruity scent and striking pink and white double blooms. It has already won 'most-fragrant honors' at the 2025 Portland Rose Festival, indicating its exceptional aromatic quality.

Introduced in 2026, this Hybrid Tea rose offers a strong, complex fragrance of bergamot, honeysuckle, and lemon verbena. Its abundant, full blooms give it the classic look of an Austin rose, making it a highly desirable new addition.

This Grandiflora rose, new for 2026, is celebrated for its vibrant yellow-gold and magenta blooms and strong fruity/citrus fragrance. It also offers excellent disease resistance, combining beauty, scent, and hardiness.

New to the US market for 2026, this David Austin shrub rose is described as having a 'very rosy scent' and a classic petal-packed look. Its recent introduction makes it a fresh and highly relevant choice for fragrant gardens.

This new rose for 2026 stands out with its dark pink spiraled blooms and a sweet and fruity fragrance. Its ability to repeat blooms throughout the season ensures a continuous display of both color and aroma.

New for 2026, this Floribunda rose captivates with its purple-magenta blooms and an intoxicatingly warm, spicy fragrance of cinnamon and clove. Its unique scent profile and good disease resistance make it a compelling choice.

As a new Hybrid Tea for 2026, Barbra's Baby inherits the intense fragrance and classic form of its parent, 'Lasting Love.' Its deep pink and golden-yellow base adds visual appeal to its powerful aroma.

This English Rose, available in the US for the first time in 2026, offers beautiful buttery-yellow, single-petaled blooms with a soft musky fragrance of orange-peel. It's also suitable for shadier areas, providing fragrance where other roses might not thrive.

New for 2026, this Grandiflora rose is highly fragrant with a strong honey scent and features cupped blush pink flowers. Its bushy habit makes it suitable for both gardens and pots, offering versatility alongside its delightful aroma.

This new Hybrid Tea for 2026 offers an intense fragrance with a true rose perfume, alongside delightful clusters of creamy white blooms with peachy undertones. Its low thorn count and pollinator-friendly nature add to its appeal.

This David Austin English Climbing Rose is renowned for its strong and delicious fragrance, combining aspects of Old Rose, musk, and myrrh. Its beautifully formed, pale pink, cup-shaped flowers and repeat-flowering habit make it a timeless choice for fragrant gardens.

Introduced in 2025, this Hybrid Tea rose boasts enormous, deep pink blooms with over 200 petals and a strong, sweet fragrance. Its unique scent profile, reminiscent of lilac, gardenia, and pineapple, makes it a standout for aroma.

This prolific Floribunda, introduced in 2025, is an American Garden Rose Selections® winner for fragrance, featuring abundant orange double blooms. Its continuous flowering and fragrant flowers make it an excellent choice for a vibrant, scented garden.

Introduced in 2024, this vigorous landscape climber offers soft apricot, sweetly scented double flowers with English rose elegance. It is also noted for its outstanding disease resistance, combining beauty, fragrance, and health.

A classic Hybrid Tea, Mister Lincoln is renowned for its intensely fragrant, rich dark red blooms. It consistently produces a wonderful damask fragrance from late spring through fall, making it a timeless choice for scent.

This classic Hybrid Tea is celebrated for its intensely fragrant blooms, featuring a strong spicy scent. Its unique buttery cream blooms edged with strawberry red also add a striking visual element to its powerful aroma.

This beloved David Austin climbing rose is prized for its exceptional myrrh and vanilla fragrance and flawless creamy white flowers. It's an excellent choice for enhancing structures where its scent can be fully appreciated.

This Floribunda rose features intensely fragrant blooms with a peony-like appearance and scent, making it ideal for those who enjoy a rich aroma. Its disease resistance and suitability for containers add to its versatility.

A classic English rose, Gertrude Jekyll is highly regarded for its very fragrant blooms and hardiness. Its perfectly swirled, hot pink petals add a vibrant visual element to its strong aroma, making it a garden favorite.