© 2008, Clara Josephs, Rose Study,
watercolor on paper
The Roses of the Los Angeles Arboretum
BAGSC Exhibition in 2025
Join us in exploring the Rose Garden at the Los Angeles County Arborteum & Botanic Garden as the Botanical Artists Guild of Southern California depicts roses for an Exhibition in the Arboretum Library in early 2025.
The Rose Garden at the Arboretum has more than 70 species of roses. This group show of BAGSC members and other artists in 2025 will focus on the beauty of roses, and be displayed in the LA Arboretum Library. Details for the Arboretum's 'Celebration of Roses' are being determined and will be announced soon.
Your rose selection(s) should come from the downloadable inventory list, or from any rose you find growing (and labeled) at The Arboretum. Browse our gallery of Arboretum rose images below and on the following pages, and/or visit the LA Arboretum to see their beauty in person. The winter months are not rose season for blooms, of course, but The Arboretum is interested in the entire life cycle of the rose, including buds, flowers, wilting flowers, bare root, and rose hips.
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To download a PDF of the full list of roses shown below, click here. When looking through our online gallery, use the BIG green button at the bottom of each page to continue, or use the "Exhibitions" drop down menu to navigate to each page of rose photos. Use your browser's "back" arrow or the "Exhibitions" drop down to navigate back to the preceding pages.
All photos of the roses on the website were taken by Diane and Jack Daly. Look through the photos to determine which you may want to visit in person at The Arboretum. Right click on the photo (Windows) or control-click (Mac) and choose "Open image in new tab" to view a complete, full-sized image.
Diane and Jack also have generously offered any of the images to be used for reference or for your artwork.
More information about the exhibition is coming, including exact dates for the exhibit and due dates for the finished paintings. Watch your email and the website—we'll be updating with more information and images as it comes in.
Reminder: while visiting the Garden, do not clip any flowers or leaves.
Visit The Arboretum rose garden during regular visiting hours at:
Los Angeles Arboretum
301 N. Baldwin Ave
Arcadia CA 91007
Some additional rose resources:
Have some Arboretum rose images you would like to share and make available for downloading and use? Click here to send them to the BAGSC Media Committee and we can add them to the BAGSC photo gallery. Have artwork of other roses you've created in the past? Click on the same link to send and we can use them on the website and for promotional purposes.
'Roses' at the LA Arboretum at a Glance
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Anticipated submission date: January 30, 2025
Anticipated hanging: February 14, 2025 (a perfect time for a rose exhibition!)
Exhibition on display through: August 2025
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Depict any or all roses or parts, including buds, flowers, wilting flowers, bare root, thorns (technically "prickles" botanically-speaking), and hips. Help us plan the exhibition! Let us know what you're thinking of painting by clicking the button below and filling out the quick form (you will need to log in to fill out the form).
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(All photos of the roses at the LA Arboretum Rose Garden, by Diane and Jack Daly, © September, 2024.) To download any of the photos below, right click on the photo (Windows) or control-click on the photo (Mac). Choose "Open image in new tab" to view full-sized image. Select "Save image as" to download to your computer
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Rosa gallica
'Versicolor'
Rosa Mundi rose
Conard & Jones 1898
Tea
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Rosa
'Maman Cochet'
Maman Cochet rose
P. Cochet 1893
Tea
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Rosa x odorata
'Hume's Blush Tea-scented China'
Hume's Blush Tea-scented China rose
Hume/Blanks/Colville 1809
Tea
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Rosa
'Parks' Yellow Tea-scented China'
Parks' Yellow Tea-scented China rose
Parks 1824
Tea
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Note: no photos of flowers.
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Rosa
'Dainty Bess'
Dainty Bess rose
Archer 1925
Hybrid Tea
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Rosa chinensis
'Mutabilis'
Mutabilis rose
1894
China
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Rosa
'TEXmourug'
Lavender Crush™ rose
Texas Rose Ventures 2014
Shrub
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Rosa
'AUSkeppy'
Grace™ rose
David Austin 2002
Shrub
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Rosa
'MEItroni' PP19,970
Frances Meilland rose
Meilland
Hybrid Tea
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Rosa
'La Marne'
La Marne rose
Barbier 1915
Polyantha
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