Find Out What Type of Roses Suit You?
So you want to plant and grow roses in your garden huh?
OK, first let's go over the type of roses that are available for us. With such a variety of species and characteristics it is important for us to learn about them so we can select the type fits our needs and ability to care for.
What Type of Roses Suit You?
The most common of roses is the hybrid tea rose. Thoughts of roses normally evoke images of the hybrid, the big blooming, flush and fragrant rose at the end of a long stem that Don Juan holds in his teeth as he scales a trellis to meet his beloved. Or something similar to that. They are the ones that adorn the florist shops by the dozens. They have names like Black Magic, Double Delight, St. Patrick, Gemini, Mr. Lincoln, and Veterans' Honor. These glorious flowers can grow up to six feet and come in a wide variety of colors.
Flora and Flori
Another common type is the Floribunda Rose which combined with a Hybrid Tea produces a Grandiflora.
The floribunda are cluster type rose that grow on smaller plants. They were once known as hybrid polyanthas, their predecessor, but in the 1940's the name floribunda was adopted. They make great plants for landscaping because of their tendency to cluster. They have names like Angel Face, Playboy and Playgirl; there is also Sexy Rexy and French Lace.
The polyanthas are almost forgotten and for the most part aren't available by any means other than by ordering them. There have been around 500 varieties introduced since the post American Civil War period but only about 20 - 30 are still available. They are characterized as smaller flowers, in clusters on lower level bushes.
Now the Grandiflora rose is a combination of a hybrid and floribunda in that they grow with stems longer than the floribunda and shorter than the hybrid and they tend to cluster too. They will bloom long and elegant, time and again during their season.
The old garden roses comprise rose classifications dated back to 1867, when hybrid teas were fist noted. They have been bred to exhibit just about any conceivable color or pattern possible. From Albas to Eglantines, Bourbons to Portlands or Noisetts they can grow from one foot to 50 feet high. Most of them have a reputation of blooming repeatedly.
Old Roses New Roses Forever Roses
Recently a newer classification has popped up. Called the Mini Floras because the flowers are too big to be miniature roses but not quite large enough to be considered grandiflora or hybrid. A couple of examples would be Butter Cream or Autumn Splendor.
Miniature Roses like Ain't Misbehaving, Joan Austin and Teddy Bear are the newer more popular roses these days. Mostly due their ease and versatility, they can grow in containers, indoors or out, as climbers, they're easy to shape don't require a lot of time and energy to prune, and they are little sweethearts too. Did I forget to mention the fabulous array of colors that are available? Truly, words cannot describe.
Roses with long canes, just about any variety, can be trained to climb. The more dynamic the rose the better results you will get. You can coax them to climb as high as 20- 30 feet. One excellent rose for use as a climber is the La Reine Victoria.
Low Rent Roses?
I don't want to regulate the shrub rose category to the miscellaneous, catch-all group where you toss all the odd varieties that don't fit in with the other more notables. It's true that's where they end up though. The Ballerina, Hansa and Starry Night are all wonderful roses with unique and intriguing petal formations it seems disrespectful to think of them as 'shrubs'.
What a great assortment and variety of flora to choose from, pick wisely picture how your home and garden will look when all of your planning and care pays off. It's only a matter of time till you will be standing in the rose garden you have been dreaming of.
OK, first let's go over the type of roses that are available for us. With such a variety of species and characteristics it is important for us to learn about them so we can select the type fits our needs and ability to care for.
What Type of Roses Suit You?
The most common of roses is the hybrid tea rose. Thoughts of roses normally evoke images of the hybrid, the big blooming, flush and fragrant rose at the end of a long stem that Don Juan holds in his teeth as he scales a trellis to meet his beloved. Or something similar to that. They are the ones that adorn the florist shops by the dozens. They have names like Black Magic, Double Delight, St. Patrick, Gemini, Mr. Lincoln, and Veterans' Honor. These glorious flowers can grow up to six feet and come in a wide variety of colors.
Flora and Flori
Another common type is the Floribunda Rose which combined with a Hybrid Tea produces a Grandiflora.
The floribunda are cluster type rose that grow on smaller plants. They were once known as hybrid polyanthas, their predecessor, but in the 1940's the name floribunda was adopted. They make great plants for landscaping because of their tendency to cluster. They have names like Angel Face, Playboy and Playgirl; there is also Sexy Rexy and French Lace.
The polyanthas are almost forgotten and for the most part aren't available by any means other than by ordering them. There have been around 500 varieties introduced since the post American Civil War period but only about 20 - 30 are still available. They are characterized as smaller flowers, in clusters on lower level bushes.
Now the Grandiflora rose is a combination of a hybrid and floribunda in that they grow with stems longer than the floribunda and shorter than the hybrid and they tend to cluster too. They will bloom long and elegant, time and again during their season.
The old garden roses comprise rose classifications dated back to 1867, when hybrid teas were fist noted. They have been bred to exhibit just about any conceivable color or pattern possible. From Albas to Eglantines, Bourbons to Portlands or Noisetts they can grow from one foot to 50 feet high. Most of them have a reputation of blooming repeatedly.
Old Roses New Roses Forever Roses
Recently a newer classification has popped up. Called the Mini Floras because the flowers are too big to be miniature roses but not quite large enough to be considered grandiflora or hybrid. A couple of examples would be Butter Cream or Autumn Splendor.
Miniature Roses like Ain't Misbehaving, Joan Austin and Teddy Bear are the newer more popular roses these days. Mostly due their ease and versatility, they can grow in containers, indoors or out, as climbers, they're easy to shape don't require a lot of time and energy to prune, and they are little sweethearts too. Did I forget to mention the fabulous array of colors that are available? Truly, words cannot describe.
Roses with long canes, just about any variety, can be trained to climb. The more dynamic the rose the better results you will get. You can coax them to climb as high as 20- 30 feet. One excellent rose for use as a climber is the La Reine Victoria.
Low Rent Roses?
I don't want to regulate the shrub rose category to the miscellaneous, catch-all group where you toss all the odd varieties that don't fit in with the other more notables. It's true that's where they end up though. The Ballerina, Hansa and Starry Night are all wonderful roses with unique and intriguing petal formations it seems disrespectful to think of them as 'shrubs'.
What a great assortment and variety of flora to choose from, pick wisely picture how your home and garden will look when all of your planning and care pays off. It's only a matter of time till you will be standing in the rose garden you have been dreaming of.
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