Roses NSW & ACT
Varieties & Caring for your roses
Varieties of Roses in New South Wales & the ACT
- Hybrid Tea Roses - the height is usually 1.5m to 2.0m and up to 1.5m width. Hybrid Tea Roses are one of the most popular in bush and stardard form.
- Florinbunda Roses - this rose usually bears its flowers in clusters or trusses. They provide a colourful, reliable and long-lasting display of small to medium sized blooms. Their height is usually 1m to 2m and up to 1m wide.
- Shrub Roses are popular large bushes that are often tall and spread with many branching canes. This shrub of roses are ideal to fill garden areas with lots of colour.
- Ground Covers are low spreading roses - height to 50cm with small flowers
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Climbing, rambling and pillar roses - they provide great colours and stunning displays when supported on a frame, growing on a single post or over an arch. There are various sizes available for many uses in a garden.
Climbers have repeat flowers through spring to late autumn. - Australian Natives (similar to the rose photo at the top of the page - grown in the Royal National Park - Sydney) - Boronia serrulata
- Other roses include Weeping roses, miniflora roses (great for pots), old garden, species and heritage roses.
David Austin – Pink Rose
Some roses that grow in NSW include: Mister Lincoln, Lorraine Lee (a climbing rose), Black Caviar, Coconut Ice Rose, Iceberg Rose, and there are many more.
To find a rose that grows in your local area, contact a nursery close to you and they will be able to give you some advice on what to grow.
