Others are fresh out of laboratories - hybridized and bred to be tough like those antique survivors.
Butterfly is a popular antique rose.
The new hybrids are changing the way we use roses. Most are marketed as landscape or groundcover roses. With their profuse repeated blooms and attractive foliage, plus their resistance to insects and diseases, it's practical to plant them in large beds. It grows 3 to 5 feet high and wide with pastel pink double flowers 2 to 3 inches in diameter. Nearly Wild is a low bush that is about 3 feet high by 4 feet wide.