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The low-growing bed roses are particularly popular in smaller gardens. We introduce you to the 20 most popular and most beautiful varieties of bed roses.
If you are looking for beautiful roses (Pink) for your garden bed, you have come to the right place at Bed Roses. This large group includes many different varieties in all imaginable colors and shapes. What they all have in common, however, is the rather low, compact growth, which also makes them the ideal plant for smaller gardens. In order for the bed roses to do well outdoors, plant breeding has placed great emphasis on heat tolerance, rain resistance and winter hardiness in recent decades. However, some varieties are also characterized by their willingness to bloom or their good leaf he alth. So you are guaranteed to find a suitable rose for every location.
In the following we will explain exactly what distinguishes bed roses from other groups of roses and which characteristics distinguish the individual varieties. We also introduce you to our favorite bed roses for the garden.
Bed roses: characteristics and growth habit
The term "bed roses" summarizes various roses that can be planted in groups or over a large area. They are characterized by their bushy growth and low stature. On average they are about 70 to 120 cm high. In order for your bed roses to stay in good shape, however, you should trim them regularly. If this does not happen or only to a small extent, the bed roses hardly differ from small shrub roses. Almost all modern floribunda varieties bloom repeatedly and delight us with their rich blooms throughout the summer.
In the broadest sense, tea roses (hybrid teas) with their beautiful large flowers are also bed roses - you can find a comprehensive overview of beautiful tea rose varieties here. Polyantha and Floribunda roses, on the other hand, flower in clusters, with this group of roses generally offering a very wide variety of different flower colors and shapes. Some bed roses are also particularly heat-tolerant,semi-shade tolerant or rain hardy. Depending on the variety, they also smell very good or are characterized by a long flowering period. If you only have little space in the garden, it is best to use miniature roses, which only reach a height of 30 to 50 cm. Or, in this case, you can buy a hybrid tea rose that has been grafted onto a stem, a so-called standard rose.
The most beautiful bed rose varieties
Small or large, double or single flowers in white to pink to a bright dark red - the variety of bed roses makes the hearts of rose lovers beat faster. To make it easier for you to decide from this large selection, we are presenting some of the most beautiful floribunda varieties below:
- Floribunda Rose 'Bella Rosa'
Dense, pink flowers with yellow stamens; grows in dense clumps; fragrant; blooming often; medium green foliage; growth height of about 50 to 70 cm; good weatherproof - Floribunda Rose 'Bernstein Rose'
Nostalgic rose with double, amber yellow flowers; blooming often; delicate fragrance; grows up to 80 cm high; robust against fungal diseases; tolerates semi-shade; winterproof - Floribunda rose 'Bonica 82'
Beautiful double flowers in light pink until September; can train rose hips; luxuriant growth; reaches heights of up to 80 cm; also tolerates partial shade; robust, rainproof and frost hardy - Dwarf rose 'Clementine'
Delighted from June to October with double flowers in apricot-orange; good durability of the flowers; upright bushy growth; also suitable for pot planting; Winter protection required
- Floribunda Rose 'Edelweiß'
Medium sized, creamy white flowers in large umbels; outer petals protruding horizontally; delicate fragrance; compact, broad bushy growth; robust and floriferous variety - Floribunda rose 'Friesia'
Densely filled, medium-sized flowers in golden yellow; pleasant smell; long and rich flowering; upright growth with many branches; grows about 60 cm high; weatherproof - Floribunda rose ‘Greeting to Aachen’
First floribunda rose; nostalgic variety; double, creamy-white flowers with a yellowish-pink center; delicate fragrance; compact, bushy growth; grows up to 90 cm high; hardy - Floribunda rose 'Grüss an Bayern'
Semi-double, blood-red flowers with a velvety sheen; light scent of wild roses; reachedgrowth heights of up to 70 cm; heavily branched; flowering size and very frost hardy
- Floribunda Rose 'La Sevillana'
Bright red semi-double flowers with yellow stamens; delicate fragrance; blooming often; forms orange rose hips; grows up to 80 cm high; good leaf he alth; heat tolerant - Floribunda Rose 'Märchenland'
Attractive, semi-double, salmon pink flowers; fragrant; blooming often; Foliage is initially reddish; reaches heights of 80 to 120 cm; overhanging shoots; can be grown as a shrub rose
- Floribunda rose 'Margaret Merrill'
Multiple award-winning rose variety; semi-double, large flowers of pearly white with a rosy sheen; blooming often; strong fragrance; grows about 80 cm high; good leaf he alth; weatherproof - Floribunda Rose 'Montana'
Robust variety with bright red cupped flowers; stand in dense umbels; blooming often; tightly upright, compact growth; grows about 50 to 80 cm high; flowering size and frost hardy
- Dwarf rose 'Orange Juwel'
Salmon orange, densely filled flowers in umbels; flowering period from June to September; dense, compact growth; medium leaf he alth; long flowering life - Ground cover rose 'Purple Rain'
Small, double flowers in intense violet; light fragrance; blooming often; easy-care variety; grows flat and wide; good hardiness; suitable for extensive plantings - Floribunda Rose 'Queen Elizabeth'
Large-flowered Rose; blooms salmon pink, then lightening; pleasant smell; blooming often; upright, vigorous growth; can reach heights of 100 to 120 cm; only weakly spined; medium leaf he alth - Floribunda rose 'Sarabande'
Slightly double, geranium-red flowers with golden-yellow stamens; light green foliage; grows only about 50 cm high; tolerates partial shade; rainproof
- Floribunda rose 'Sirius'
Bulking rose with semi-double flowers in apricot to creamy white; blooming often; bushy, upright growth; can also be used as a shrub rose; very good leaf he alth (ADR rose); hardy - Ground cover rose 'Parasol'
Double, lemon yellow flowers; delicate fragrance; blooming often; wide, bushy growth; grows about 50 to 80 cm high; medium leaf he alth; forArea planting suitable - Polyantha Rose 'Mother's Day'
Semi-double bright red flowers; blooming often; grows widely branched; grows only about 40 to 50 cm high; hardy variety; also suitable for pot planting - Hybrid Rose 'Whisky'
Double, bronze-yellow flowers with a strong fragrance; blooms into autumn; bushy growth; fast trailing; reaches heights of growth of up to 90 cm; Antifreeze is recommended
If you want to read on, here is an overview article with types of roses for every purpose.
Only when your bed roses feel completely at ease will they please you with strong growth and lots of flowers. In our special article we explain how to proceed correctly when cutting your bed roses.