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2024 Rose List
Our roses have arrived!
We're excited to present our 2024 Rose List! We've kept most of our favorites and added several new varieties. We hope you'll find a rose to love!
Whatever style of garden you grow, from large to small, formal to cottage, there is a rose that will enhance your beds and borders. Few plants give more of a color impact over such a long season. Roses are extremely hardy, drought-resistant once established and relatively easy to care for, despite a reputation for fussiness.
We receive our roses in early January and plant them into biodegradable pulp pots, so they can be planted throughout the season. If you're planting roses for the first time, pick up our flyer for instructions on planting roses in pulp pots from inside the Garden Shop. You can also read more on our roses here.
A few things to keep in mind when choosing between rose varietiesā¦
Classification -
Hybrid Tea: Perhaps the most popular class of modern roses is the hybrid tea, easily recognized by the large shapely blooms that on average contain 30 to 50 petals. Flowers are borne on long stems either singly or with several side buds. In 1945, the āPeaceā rose heralded the modern ear of the elegantly formed hybrid teas. So dramatic was the overwhelming public acceptance and praise accorded this variety that its place in history was instantaneous. Since 1945, many thousands of new hybrid teas have been bred and introduced.
Grandiflora: Regarded as a subgroup class of hybrid tea roses with floribunda features, the grandiflora rose was created in the last century. The perfect combination between the two, grandifloras present elegant showy blooms that appear in clusters like the hybrid tea rose, and a constant growth cycle like that of the floribunda. Each cluster also consists of three to five blooms. Overall, their shrubs are larger and stand taller than hybrid teas. While not as popular as its close cousins, the grandiflora is still quite hardy and vigorous, so donāt overlook it for your garden and landscaping.
Floribunda: Second only to the hybrid tea and grandiflora in popularity, the floribunda is characterized by its profuse ability to bear flowers in large clusters or trusses with more than one bloom in flower at any one time. This class is unrivalled for providing massive, colorful, long-lasting garden displays. The distinct advantage of the floribunda is its ability to bloom continually whereas the hybrid tea exhibits a bloom cycle every 6 to 7 weeks. It is also a hardier class and thus, easier to care for than hybrid teas.
Miniature: These roses have increased in popularity due to their novelty and versatility. Their average height is 15 to 30 inches with flower form and foliage which are indeed miniature versions of both hybrid teas and floribundas making them perfect for small hedges and containers.
Shrub: Tending to sprawl wide and large, shrub roses can grow anywhere between 5 and 15 feet in every direction. Able to withstand harsh winters, shrub roses are notable for their cold hardiness. In addition, their blooms are produced in bountiful clusters. For those looking for a beautiful blooming hedge, we recommend planting the smaller varieties.
Type - Depending on whether you want flowers for cutting, a colorful hedge, a climbing sun-loving vine or a little pop of color, there is a rose variety for youā¦
Climbing: Also referred to as āramblingā roses, they have sturdy and upright (sometimes arching) canes which can be trained when provided support. These canes can grow up to 15 feet making them the perfect choice to grow along a trellis wall, garden fence, arbor or pergola. Almost all climbing roses are repeat bloomers, producing large blossoms. Note that in general, climbing roses tend to produce more flowers when grown horizontally rather than vertically like most rose varieties.
Tree: Essentially a rose bush that has been elevated on top of a ātree trunkā by grating, tree roses provide beauty closer to eye level. They lend an old fashioned and classic feel to almost any garden, adding color and elegance. Plus, many varieties have a wonderful aroma and are in a multitude of colors.
Groundcover: Also known as ālandscapeā roses, these are bred to have the best of all worlds: a beautiful low-maintenance garden rose with vibrant color, graceful formation and lovely fragrance. Groundcover roses are perfectly suited as a space filler, allowing them to sprawl outward as they reach no higher than 3 feet. As a whole, they are both disease and pest-resistant and offer continuous flowering ā the ideal rose for novice rose gardeners.
David Austin: Starting in the 1960ās, English rose breeder David Austin developed this highly sought-after rose collection by crossing old garden roses with modern hybrid teas and floribundas. David Austin roses combine old-fashioned shape and fragrance with the repeat bloom and color range of modern roses. Many of these roses grow on long canes and are best used as short climbers.
Fragrance - For those looking for a super fragrant rose, look for a "fff" on our list. We have denoted each rose's level of fragrance to help narrow down the choices!