Roses are central to the fame of Mughal Gardens and a permanent feature throughout the year. The garden has more than 120 celebrated varieties of roses. The prime bloom is in February-March. The special roses include Green Rose, Oklahoma (often called as Black Rose) and Angelique. 40 Fragrant varieties include Belami, Blue Moon, Black Lady, Double Delight, Eiffel Tower, Granada, Jadis, Mr. Lincoln, Sadabahar, Taj Mahal etc. It also has roses like Bonne Nuit, Oklahoma which are nearer to being black and in blues, it has Paradise, Blue Moon and Lady X.
Many of the roses have interesting names. There are roses named after Mother Teresa, Arjun, Bhim, Raja Ram Mohan Roy, Jawahar and Dr. B.P. Pal. Roses with the names of international celebrities include John F. Kennedy, Queen Elizabeth, Mr. Lincoln and Montezuma.
Other rose varieties worth mentioning are Christian Dior, Happiness, Century Two, First Prize, Jantar Mantar, Iceberg and Granada.
Unlike other gardens which grow a limited variety of roses but in large masses, the Mughal Garden has probably the largest range of rose varieties at one place and these include the Benkinsian, believed to be the parent of all the strains.
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