You're right -- there are SO many varieties out there . . . especially pinks. So many, in fact, that some of us are (almost) bored silly with pink roses. Can you narrow is down a bit? Do you have a primary interest -- hybrid teas, floribundas, shrub, David Austin, antique roses?

Sooo many!!! All David Austin pink roses for instance, all pink rugosas except pink grootendorst, and many many pink HT.
Pink + frangrance leaves you a HUGE array of possibilities!

But two of the MOST fragrant pink roses of all are conrad ferdinand meyer, and jertrude jekill.

yes, hybrid teas seem to be nice. i like the pink rose that they sell in flower shops.

do you have any personal favorite? how about "secret" rose?

If you're thinking florist roses, then you're thinking hybrid teas. Yes, 'Secret' is a fragrant rose with good garden performance, but it's a blend -- not a solid pink. Maybe 'Tiffany' is one you might consider . . . it's a clear pink with an unobtrusive touch of yellow at the base, & it's a variety that has stood the test of time. However, there are many more fragrant pink HTs . . .

My most fragrant HT is Comtesse de Provence (Liv Tyler). It does not have the florist look though, and is not disease free. Maybe Peter Mayle? Gertrude Jekyll is definitely fragrant, but not a HT.
Masha

my ideal pink rose is pink, but has a different color on the edge, big and fragrant.

i am thinking about california dreaming or princess of monaco. but i am open to other ideas.

Double Delight.

be careful with the princess...she is a picky biyotch. How about Memorial Day or BELLA ROMA. Our Lady of Guadeloupe, abe Darby,Bride's Dream...but I don't think they are all hts
search the forum thread for most fragrant ht.

Elle--peachy pink with some yellow at the base. Quite disease-resistant for a hybrid tea. Good fragrance.

If you want a big fat pink smelly bloom, but don't mind if it is not a hybrid tea, try Mrs. John Laing. She's a hybrid perpetual, but to most viewers, she looks like a taller hybrid tea. Disease-resistant. She is gorgeous.

Kate

I wouldn't call Double Delight a pink rose. To me it's a bicolor - red & white.

If you're up for it (not that you necessarily would be), there is a pink species rose that is famously fragrant - Eglantine (Rosa eglanteria). It's NOT a small rose (8' X 10' is probably a good description of its size), but even when it's not blooming the leaves smell like fresh cut green apples! It also is truly a briar, but oh, the fragrance! :-)

On a more sedate note, if you are open to once-blooming roses (ie., roses that are shrubs that only bloom in June, give or take, one of the most famously sweet smelling roses of all is an Alba rose named Great Maiden's Blush. (OH, THE SWEET FRAGRANCE!!!!!) (Take a look at the some of the photos if you don't like the first one you see. The blossoms are only about 2-3" in diameter, but OH, THE SWEET FRAGRANCE!)

Great Maiden's Blush may not be a good choice for you. You'll have to check with a local rosarian about how well it does in your area. If I understand correctly Albas have reputation for wanting more winter than you guys get.

by the way, preppyjock ...

What climate zone are you in ?

90032 doesn't mean anything to me.

Eglantyne is a nice, frangrant pink Austin (English) rose.

Thanks,

Aegis

Frederic Mistral is a lovely pink, fairly hardy, fairly disease resistant hybrid tea in my garden that has a really nice scent (at least in my garden - I know that disease resistance and fragrance can vary from place to place).

Here is a short list of pink hybrid tea/grandifloras that might fill your desires for inhalant satisfaction.

Royal Highness
Jadis/Fragrant Memory
Perfume Delight
Camelot
Tiffany
Eiffel Tower

I don't have many pink roses, but both Elle and Princesse de Monaco look and smell good to me. I also have Countess Sonja which is pink with a darker pink edge but it doesn't have much scent.

I was going to recommend Fragrant Memory(aka Jadis)and Tiffany.Bustopher's list looks good to me.

Folks, zip 90032 (which is where this poster is) is Los Angeles. I'm in Orange County, just south of you, and have hundreds of roses. BUT, if I had to choose just one pink that was fragrant, it would be Yves Piaget (which has the shape of a Peony, but oh that fragrance cannot be beat).

If I were also to demand the florist rose shape, then the best smelling, easy to care for pink is Memorial Day.

I also like The McCartney Rose for its superb fragrance, which is almost up there with Yves Piaget, but I'm hesitant to recommend it as it needs spraying every other week (and if you don't it mildews like crazy).

So that's my list of the stinky pinks that are good for Southern Cal.

Kathy

Here is a link that might be useful: Yves Piaget

The McCarntney Rose.

FJ

Memorial Day hands down. Wow! It is loving this heat.

Frederick Mistral or Sweet Surrender. Both are extremely fragrant. The Liv Tyler Rose is also nice.

McCartney rose
Peter Mayle
Eiffel Tower
Falling in Love (my fav but scary thorns)

I will forever love Louise Odier. She is the rose that got me started in my rose obsession! Her fragrance is intoxicating, her shape is just beautiful.

Check out this website below. A few years back, I was googling something and came across it. It interested me enough to buy a rose bush, then 2, then 3...

Here is a link that might be useful: Louise Odier - be sure to scroll all the way to bottom!

For solid light pink:

Sweet Surrender
Bewitched
Memorial Day
Quatre Saisons
Kazanlik
Louise Odier

For darker Barbie pink:

Peter Mayle
The McCartney Rose
Perfume Delight
Madame Isaac Periere
Portland from Glendora

For pink blend:

Tiffany

Perhaps I can change your mind about needing a HT? Have a look at the Austins. They smell like heaven to me and I recommend Radio Times and Sharifa Asma as favorites.

I forgot about Falling in Love until sunnishine posted. It's a great rose that is white and pink and really lovely and smells good. I got it new last spring and it grew very well. It does have incredibly nasty thorns but the flowers are worth it.

*Tiffany
*Falling in Love