I mentioned on the 4th April that I would cover different types of roses. There are various types of roses such as Hybrid Tea Roses, Standard Roses, Shrub Roses, Climbing Roses, Miniature Roses, Heritage Roses and there are others but for now we will focus on these types.
Hybrid Tea Roses
Hybrid Tea Roses produce large well-formed flowers. They are available in a range of colours, and they look good in your garden and look beautiful when cut because of their straight stems. Some of the colours available include white, yellow, pink, red and you may even find some purple and lavender varieties.
Standard Roses
Standard Roses are perfect for lining your pathways or framing the entrance to your garden or they look good in your garden bed.
Some of the colours available include classic reds, pinks, vibrant yellows and whites and you may find shades of apricot, peach and even some multi coloured blooms
Shrub Roses
Shrub rose is a general term used to describe hybrids that are somewhere between hybrids, wild species hybrid tea roses and floribundas. You will find that their leaf shape and flower form are somewhat varied.
Shrub roses come in various colours such as pink, red, white, apricot, yellow, orange and white and you may be lucky to find some multi-coloured or blend options available. Such as orange / apricot swirls or pink highlights.
Miniature Roses
Miniature roses are great for growing in pots or along the edge of footpaths or even used as edging, you can grow them in rockeries / rock gardens, window boxes and they can be used as temporary indoor plants.
Miniature roses would be great for people living in units or apartments with a balcony or verandah or a small courtyard. Growing them in pots allows you to take them with you if you are renting or selling up.
Colours available include apricot, mauve, cream, multi-coloured, pink dark and light, red, salmon, white and yellow.
Heritage Roses
Heritage roses are also known as Old Garden roses. They apparently have good garden quality and are known as Species, Old European, Tea and China roses. Ask your nursery if they have Heritage roses available as not everyone stocks them. Heritage roses are any variety 76 years old or older.
Some of the colours available include shades of pink, red, purple and you may find some yellows and whites.
Climbing Roses
Climbing roses can grow over arches, tressels, any form or area that you train your rose to grow. You will often see these roses growing in rose gardens or in homes that love their roses to form the entrance way. Some of these roses include Climbing Iceberg, Dainty Bess, Gold Bunny, and Pierre de Ronsard.
The Climbing Iceberg is one of my favourites and it is as free flowering as the shrub Iceberg.
If you have any question about what variety of rose will grow in your garden, please call me.
