By David G. Hallstrom, Sr.
So, you have decided to plant rose bushes in your yard or onyour patio, porch or balcony. Now all you have to do is go outand buy some bushes and plant them. Right? Wrong!!
There are several things that you have to decide beforebuying:
1. Where are you planning on planting?
2. Are you going to plant in the ground or in containers?
3. Do you want roses that are scented or unscented?
4. Do you want bushes, trees, climbers, vining or do you wantthem to grow into a hedge?
5. Do you want large, medium, small or miniature blooms?
6. Do you want roses for cutting?
7. What colors go best with your garden, patio, porch or balcony?
There are several types of roses, among them are:
Hybrid teas bloom frequently, are hardy, come in a widerange of colors, are well sented and are good for cutting forvases. The size of the blooms and the length of the stem dependson how they are pruned. They make the best long stem roses forcutting.
Hybrid perpetuals are seldom planted today as they have alimited color range and normally bloom less frequently. Theyare, however, quite hardy and have large well scented blooms.The "American Beauty" rose is from this category.
Grandifloras are a cross between hybrid teas andfloribundas. The flowers are the same size and shape as hybridteas, however they usually have an abundance of blooms on eachstem. These roses are very popular for growing in containers.
Floribundas have slightly smaller flowers but arehardier, have a longer growing season in cold climates and yeildlarge numbers of flowers.
Polyanthas are small averaging just 18 inches in height.They are very hardy and produce large clusters of small flowers.
Miniatures average between 6 and 12 inches in height,carry small one inch or less blooms, are hardy and requirelittle care. These make very good balcony container roses.
Climbers come in several types, Ramblers which arehardy, fast growing and can develope canes up to 20 feet long.Pillars are slower growing upright palnts that are wellsuited for growing on posts. Trailers are low growingeasy to maintain plants good for covering banks and walls.Large Flowered Climbers are slower growing but have moreshowey flowers and are good for growing against fences and lowwalls. Hybrid Teas , Floribundas and Polyanthas cansometimes become climbers and have the same characteristics asthe bushes.
Tree Roses can be developed from any type of rose. Theyare made by grafting a bush onto a long thick trunk. These lookgreat on a patio or porch.
Shrub Roses are normally small, hardy fairly continueslyblooming bushes that can be used as hedge (hedges can grow to 5or 6 feet and provide inexpensive privacy and color), thicketand trellis (trellis roses can add a beautiful accent to a yardor home entryway and can be made into an arch) roses. There areeven varieties that can be used as ground cover on embankmentsor planted in hanging pots.
Today roses come in hundreds of varieties with newvarieties being developed every year and in an almost limitlessnumber of colors and color variations. It has been myexperience, however, that usually the darker the color theheavier the scent. Most white roses seem to have no scent at all.
If you choose the right roses for the right place youcan add beauty and elegance to any garden, patio, porch orbalcony without spending large amounts of money or time.
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