Roses South Australia
Varieties & Caring for your roses
Varieties of Roses in South Australia
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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.
The Yellow Banksia Rose (Rosa banksiae Lutea) above in the top photo is a beautiful yellow ros. - 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.
- Desert Sturts Rose also grows in South Australia
- 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
- Other roses include Weeping roses, miniflora roses (great for pots), old garden, species and heritage roses.
Munstead Wood Rose – English Rose
Some roses that grow in South Australia include: Modern Roses such as the Munstead Wood Rose, Penelope, Sally Holmes, Sophy’s Rose & Love’s Gift. Modern roses have a bush habit, they are often tall and spread with many branching canes.
They are great for colourful hedges and borders.
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.
