Polyantha Hybrids
Many plants from this class have been reclassified into Floribunda class and Polyantha Hybrids are not commonly recognized in some countries such as the USA.

Cultivars
'Alec Rose'
This shrub grows to 1.2 m (4 ft) tall, by 1 m (3 ft) wide with a semi-glossy mid green leaves forming a dense habit. It produces slightly fragrant double soft red flowers that appear singularly from late spring to early summer and repeat throughout the season. It was bred by McGregor and released in New Zealand in 1969.

'Apricot Nectar'
This shrub grows to 1 m (3 ft) tall by 600 mm (2 ft) wide with glossy dark green foliage forming a compact habit. It produces strongly scented soft tinted apricot-pink double flowers that are shaded gold-yellow in the middle. They appear in tight clusters above the foliage from late spring throughout summer to autumn. It was bred by Boerner and released in the USA in 1965 and grows in USDA zones 5 to 11.

'Apricot Prince'
This upright shrub forms a bushy habit to 1.2 m (4 ft) tall and is planted out at 1 m (3 ft) intervals. It has mid green semi-glossy leaves and produces fragrant orange blend, double flowers with up to 35 petals appearing from late spring to early summer and repetitively throughout the growing season. It is planted in small gardens as a specimen and grows in USDA zones 6a to 10b. It was bred by Delbard and introduced in 1978.

'Artistic'
This bush grows to 1 m (3 ft) tall by 600 mm (2 ft) wide, forming a dense habit with a semi glossy mid green leaves. It produces; mildly fragrant double orange blend flowers that appear singularly or in small clusters from late spring to early summer and reappear throughout the season. This plant was bred byLe Grice and grows in USDA zones 6 to 9.

'Avalanche'
This bush grows to 1.2 m (4 ft) tall by 1 m (3 ft) wide with dull dark green leaves forming a compact habit. It produces slightly fragrant double flowers with white petals that are tinged in pink towards the margins and appear in clusters of the foliage from late spring to early summer and repeat throughout the season. This bush was bred by Warriner and released in 1991, under the name JACav. It grows in USDA zones 6 to 10 and should be pruned during early spring to promote new growth as the flowers appear on the new wood.

'Betty Boop'
This colourful shrub grows to 1.4 m (5 ft) tall with reddish and you foliage that turns glossy dark green and forms a compact rounded habit. It produces moderately fruity fragrant flowers with 6 to 12 ivory-yellow petals that have reddish margins and up to 90 mm (3˝ in) wide appearing in clusters from late spring to early summer and repeat throughout the season. This shrub will grow in coastal regions and tolerates regular pruning. It was bred by Carruth, winning the 2001 silver medal in the Australian rose trials and passed the Swane's arduous evaluation.

'Blueberry Hill'
This bush grows to 1.2 m (4 ft) tall, by 1 m (3 ft) wide, forming a dense rounded habit with glossy dark green foliage. It produces large semi-double sweet apple scented flowers with petals in soft shades of mauve. They appear in clusters of 3-6, above the foliage from late spring to early summer and repeat quickly throughout the growing season. It was bred by Carruth and released in the USA in 1999. Under the name of WEKcryplag. It grows in USDA zones 5 to 9.

'Blushing Pink Iceberg' PBR
This bush grows to 1.2 m (4 ft) tall by 1.2 m (4 ft) wide with a semi glossy dark green leaves. It produces fragrant, double flowers that have exquisite pale pink petals and appears in clusters from late spring to early summer and repeat throughout the season. It is a sport of the original 'Iceberg' and grows in USDA zones 6 to 11.

'Bonica' syn.'Bonica 82', 'Deamon'
This small vigorous award winning shrub grows to 1.5m tall (5 ft) by 1.2m (4 ft) wide with glossy green foliage forming a compact habit. It produces no fragrance and bears salmon pink double flowers that appear profusely from late spring to autumn in clusters above the foliage. It was bred by Melilland and released in France in 1985 under the name MEIdomonac and grows in USDA zones 4-11.
Has rose pink buds and flowers; it grows to a height of 120-100cm.It has a perfume of fresh cut apples and is an easy rose for all conditions.

'Bonnie Babes' syn. 'Perfume Perfection'
This shrub grows to 1.2 m tall, with dark green disease resistant foliage and forms a bushy habit. It produces pink buds that open to intensely fruity fragrant lavender blooms with up to 40 petals. The flowers appear from late spring to early summer and if the shrub is deadheaded it will repeat throughout the season. This shrub responds to pruning and may be trim to form a hedge or grown as a container plant. It was bred by Jackson and Perkins and re-released in 2007 as 'Bonnie Babes'. It originally received the 2001 Gold Medal Australian Rose Trials and Passed Swane`s arduous evaluations 2001. This easy to grow rose is ideal for beginners and is used along borders in small or cottage gardens.

'Bordure Rose' syn. 'Strawberry Ice', 'Roslyne'
'Simplicity Purple'

This plant grows to 1.5 m (5 ft) tall and produces intensely fragrant deep raspberry to lavender shades of purple flowers.
-      'Simplicity Red'
             This plant grows to 1.5 m (5 ft) tall with disease resistant foliage and produces slightly fragrant bright red flowers.
  
       'Simplicity White'
             This shrub grows to 1.5 m (5 ft) tall and produces beautiful white flowers that are excellent when cut.
  
       'Simplicity Yellow'
             This shrub grows to 1.2 m (4 ft) high and produces bright yellow flowers.
  
       'Lavender Simplicity'
  This hedge rose grows to 1.5 m (5 ft) tall with dark green foliage and produces pointed buds that open to light a Lavender flower that consists of 30 petals and are up to 88 mm (3˝ in) wide. The flowers have a strong citrus scent and the plant is       commonly used along borders for hedging.
  
  'Singing in the Rain' syn.'Spek`s Centennial'
  This upright shrub grows to 1 m (3 ft) tall by 600 mm (2 ft) wide with leathery dark green leaves and forms a bushy habit. It produces sweetly fragrant golden apricot flowers with coppery shades on the petal under sides and appears in clusters of 3-5 from late spring or early summer than repeat flowering throughout the season. It was bred by McGredy and released in New Zealand in 1994 and grows in USDA zones 5-11. It is an easily grown shrub that is vigorous and produces flowers continuously.
  
  'Soul Mate'
  This shrub has bright spreading branches and grows to a height of 1.2 m (4 ft) forming a compact rounded habit with very glossy dark green disease resistant leaves. It produces liquorice scented lemon to butter-golden double flowers with 35 petals and a period of the foliage from late spring to early summer and repeat flowering throughout the season. It was bred by Carruth and released in June 2008 under the name WEKvossutono. It is planted in small or cottage gardens along borders or may be grown in containers.
  
  Sprite'     syn.'Friesia'
  This bush grows to 1 m (3 ft) tall and wide with glossy dark green disease resistant foliage forming a compact habit. It produces strongly fragrant double yellow flowers that appear in clusters from late spring or early summer than repeats flowering throughout the season. It was bred by Kordes and released in Germany in 1977 and grows in USDA zones 5 to 11.
  
  'Sweet Inspiration'
  This bush and grows to 1.2 m (4 ft) tall with dark green foliage and produces soft-pink double flowers that appear in clusters from late spring to early summer than repeats flowering throughout the season. It grows in USDA zones 6 to 10 and is planted in small or cottage gardens as a specimen.
  
  'Taupo'
  This upright shrub grows to 1 m (3 ft) tall by 600 mm (2 ft) wide, forming a low bushy habit with glossy dark green leaves. It produces double slightly fragrant orange red flowers that that pale to salmon colour with age and appear in clusters from late spring to early summer then reappear throughout the season. It grows in USDA zones 4 to 9 and was bred by McGredy, then released in New Zealand in 1978.
  
  'The Wedding Rose'
  This upright shrub grows to 1.2 m (4 ft) tall by 1 m (3 ft) wide, forming a bushy habit with mid green semi glossy leaves. It produces fragrant double creamy white flowers that appear in clusters from late spring to early summer and repeat throughout the season. It was bred by Gear in 1999 and grows in USDA zones 6 to 9.
  
  'Topsy Turvy'
  This small shrub grows to 1 m (3 ft) tall, with glossy dark green disease resistant foliage forming a low bushy habit. It produces slightly apple scented flowers up to 100 mm (4 in) wide with 10-15 brilliant scarlet petals that are white on the underside. They appear above the foliage and to ground level, from late spring to early summer and will repeat throughout the season. The plant was bred by Carruth in 2007 and is commonly used in drifts or in containers.
  
  'Trumpeter'
  This award-winning small shrub grows to 1.2 m (4 ft) tall by 600 mm (2 ft) wide, forming a bushy habit with glossy mid green leaves. It produces clusters of double cup-shape, slightly fragrant orange red flowers that are a medium size and retain their vibrant colour. The flowers appeared abundantly from late spring to early summer then repeat throughout the season. The shrub is commonly planted along borders or maybe trained to form a standard. Prune during early spring as the flowers appear on the new wood and the plant grows in USDA zones 5 to 10. The flower was named after the late Louis Armstrong and was bred by McGredy, then released in New Zealand in 1977.
  
  'Tuscan Sun'
  This shrub has an upright well branched habit to 1.3 m (4 ft) tall, with glossy dark green disease resistant foliage forming a bushy habit. It produces slightly fragrant flowers with 25 deep apricot-orange petals that finish in copper-pink. They appear above the foliage from late spring to early summer and may repeat blooming throughout the season. This plant was bred by Jackson and Perkins and released in 2006 under the name JACthain. It is planted along borders in parks and gardens and may be used in containers.
  
  'Valentine Heart'
  This small shrub grows to 1 m (3 ft) tall by 600 mm (2 ft) wide, forming a bushy habit with glossy dark green foliage. It produces very fragrant medium pink double flowers that appear in clusters from late spring to early summer and repeatedly bloom throughout the season. Prune during early spring as the flowers appear on the new wood and the plant grows in USDA zones 6 to 11 with winter protection. It was bred by Dickson and released in 1989.
  
  'Valerie Swane'
  This vigorous bush grows up to 1.2 m (4 ft) tall with a dark green foliage forming a bushy habit and produces strongly perfumed white double flowers that appear in clusters above the foliage from late spring to early summer then repeat throughout the season. It was bred by Christensen and released in the USA. It grows in USDA zones 6 to 9 and is long-lasting as a cut flower.
  
  'White Ensign'
  This upright shrub grows to 1.2m (4ft) tall with dark green foliage and forms a bushy habit. It produces pure white double flowers that appear in small clusters or singularly above the foliage from late spring to early summer. It grows in USDA zones 6 to 10 and was bred by Zary.