Roses Northern Territory
Varieties & Caring for your roses
Varieties of Roses in the Northern Territory
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Sturt's Desert Rose - is a woody shrub and is also known as Gossypium sturtianum. It grows in the Northern Territiry and is also found in most mainland states of Australia. The photo above displays the colour but the colours can range from pale pink to dark purple or maroon. They can be seen for most of the year but peak in late winter. They can grow from 1-2m tall and 1-2m wide.
Sturt's Desert Rose is also the national emblem of the Northern Territory. - 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
Growing roses in the tropics takes a little adjusting but if you get it right you will always have beautiful roses.
Most seasonal roses in the Top End are sold as bare rooted roses. Roses do not like wet feet so make sure the area you are planting them in is in well drained soil. Raised beds are ideal or grow them in a soil mix where the water drains quite freely.
David Austin – Pink Rose
Light pruning is recommended throughout the year and they will bloom through many months but less during the wet season.
Some roses that grow in the Northern Territory 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. Ask them about fertilisers and diseases because white ants / termites are listed above Black Spot and Die Back.
