In the vast world of roses, there are many species and especially varieties adapted to multiple ornamental uses in the garden. These shrubs come in a variety of shapes, sizes and silhouettes offering a wide range of possibilities.
Landscape roses
Also called shrub roses, landscape roses can reach a height of one meter. Their bushy silhouette is made up of highly branched branches that are covered throughout the summer with bunches of small flowers, often single or semi-double. Very floriferous and robust, they are ideal in low hedges, in beds, and even in rock gardens. These roses require very little maintenance and are available in a multitude of colors.
Shrub roses
These are the best known roses for gardeners who generally grow them in beds and flowerbeds. Formerly called 'Floribunda' or 'Polyantha', these roses can reach a height of nearly 1.20m. The flowers are well formed and resemble those sold in florist shops in shape. There is a multitude of varieties, more or less perfumed and variously colored. The famous 'André Le Notre' or the mythical 'Black Baccara' with its almost black roses belong to this category.
Stem roses
They are obtained by grafting a chosen variety on a vigorous rootstock (like Rosa canina) at a height of 1m to 1.20m. This type of rose does not exist in nature, it is a creation by Man. Stem roses are available in weeping or upright versions and are wonderful in isolation on a lawn. These subjects of outstanding ornamental interest must be protected from wind and cold.
Ground Cover Roses
They are very popular and are used in urban parks! Easy to grow and requiring almost no maintenance, they have a low, spreading habit, ideal for edging beds, paths or simply to dress up a slope or rockery. Ranging from 50 to 80 cm in height, they come in a multitude of varieties with flowers borne in compact bunches covering a wide range of colors and blooming for many months.
Climbing roses or ramblers
Climbing roses or ramblers have a vigorous and sometimes exuberant vegetation. The thick stems become lignified at the base and grow longer, sometimes exceeding 10 m in length. They are ideal for covering a facade, a pergola, or creating a scented arch, but also to mask an old tree, a fence or a cistern.
Miniature roses
They are usually grown from cuttings and are intensively cultivated by growers who consider them disposable consumer products after flowering. Miniature roses are very rarely grafted and do not have great vigor, which is why they are so difficult to preserve. These small plants, which rarely exceed 30 cm, are ideal for use in pots in an apartment or on a balcony. If you like the adventure, you can try to plant them in the ground so that they develop there but the failures are numerous.
