The Different Types of Roses Available to Gardeners

Planting & Caring for Your Rose Garden

Roses are a great addition to anyone’s life, home or yard. They add color and beauty and they smell great, but over the years, roses have acquired a reputation as being one of the most fragile and time-consuming flowers you can attempt to grow on your own.

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There are a various types of roses available to gardeners and some are easier to grow than others. Each type of rose will grow to a different size and will have different types and numbers of flowers:

Hybrid Teas – These are the type most commonly associated with the word "rose" and have a single large flower (or bloom) at the end of a long stem, known as a cane. The flowers can come in a wide variety of colors.

Floribundas – Prior to the 1940's these were known as hybrid polyanthas. These are smaller rose plants and the flowers are generally smaller and come in bunches rather than single blooms. Floribundas make great landscape roses and are easy to grow in containers.

Miniature Roses – These are small rose bushes and flower continuously. The flowers can be from half an inch to two inches in size. Miniature roses are grown on their own root stock so they are very hardy plants and are great for growing in containers and can easily be grown indoors.

Old Garden Roses - These contain some of the oldest classes of roses and come in every size with flowers in virtually any color you want. The rose blooms have a strong fragrance and some are repeat bloomers. Old Garden Roses are some of the hardiest roses by nature and are able to withstand a wide variety of weather and climate changes.

Climbing Roses - These are the most vigorously growing roses and can grow to great heights. They are great for growing on trellises and can make an excellent backdrop for a yard or garden. They have to be trained to grow on a trellis or up the sides of buildings. Climbing Roses can be repeat bloomers and the flowers can be single large blooms or smaller multiple blooms in a wide variety of colors.

To see the differences between the different types of roses available to you, your best bet is to visit your local garden center or greenhouse. After discussing your gardening needs with them you will be in a better position to decide on the type of roses to grow in your garden.