What are the varieties and types of roses?

Modern roses originated from crossing European garden roses with Asian roses—the tea rose or Bengal rose. This is now the most numerous group of these beautiful plants.

There are over 30,000 rose varieties worldwide, and new ones continue to emerge every year. All roses descend from the common rose hip, and some have evolved so far that they have lost all resemblance to their wild ancestor.

Modern types and varieties of roses

Modern roses originated from crossing European garden roses with Asian roses—the tea rose or Bengal rose. This is now the most numerous group of these beautiful plants, with new hybrid rose varieties appearing every year.

The most common types and varieties of roses:

Hybrid Tea

The flowers are lush and double, gathered in inflorescences or growing on single stems. The height of the bush is 60-150 cm.

It is necessary to note 4 varieties of this type of roses:

• Gloria Dei

The most famous rose of the 20th century. Large yellow flowers with a pink edge. It's a shame they wilt after just three days.

• Ingrid Bergman

The rose variety was named after the famous Swedish actress. The bud is dark red. The bush is easy to grow and grows quickly. It blooms for two weeks.

• Aphrodite

Large pink flower 10-12 cm. Bush – up to 80 cm.

• Hommage a Barbara

Flowers with wavy burgundy, almost black petals.

Polyanthus roses (Folyantha)

The bushes are low and heavily branched. The stems are thornless, a key feature of this rose variety. The flowers are small, up to 6 cm. Colors include white, pink, and red. They are borne in lush clusters.

The most interesting varieties:

• Angel wings

Small double and semi-double flowers of a delicate white color. The bush grows to a height of 30 cm and blooms continuously until frost sets in.

• Dagmar Spath

White double flowers with a pink border. The height of the bush is 70 cm, it blooms very abundantly.

• Manou Meilland

A hardy and undemanding variety with dark pink flowers. Bush height: 70 cm.

Floribunda roses

Everbearing roses with small flowers gathered in clusters. They bloom profusely until the first frost. The bush grows 30-100 cm tall.

There are 3 wonderful varieties of these roses that deserve special attention.

• Sangerhause Jumbileumrose

Large, pink-apricot flowers on branched bushes. Blooming continues throughout the summer.

• Lios-Rose

The creamy white flowers are gathered in beautiful clusters. It blooms in late July.

• Pomponella

A low, profusely flowering shrub. Large, spherical buds are gathered in clusters. The color is deep pink.

• Shrub Roses

A group of shrub roses with abundant flowering. Fragrant and easy-to-grow plants.

• Angela

Numerous small, bright pink flowers clustered in clusters. Unpretentious and disease-resistant.

• Bonica 82

A rose for beginners. Blooms profusely, right up until the snow falls. The buds are a soft pink.

• Rhapsody in Blue

A bush up to 1.5 m, covered with clusters of small violet-blue flowers.

• Louise Odier

A winter-hardy rose variety, it features cup-shaped pink flowers and a strong fragrance.

Climbing roses (Climber)

The shoots are strong, with thick spines, and look good in arches and on supports. The flowers are large, gathered in inflorescences. Everbearing varieties are also available.

• Flammentanz

A striking flower with scarlet petals. Easily propagated by cuttings. Blooms profusely, and the flowers are resistant to inclement weather and dampness.

• "The Rose of Paradise" or Pierre de Ronsard

The stems grow up to 2 m and hold well on supports. Can be grown as a bush. The flowers are white and creamy with a pink border.

• Jasmina

Blooms very profusely. The flowers are medium-sized, lilac-pink.

These are just the most popular rose varieties and types. Rose varieties are constantly being improved, with new hybrids being developed that are disease-resistant and produce beautiful flowers.

The best varieties of winter-hardy roses

Suitable for growing in cold climates, these undemanding, frost-hardy plants boast long, beautiful blooms. Consider the following varieties:

• Wrinkled rose

Flowers are large, up to 10 cm. Bush with wrinkled leaves, 2 m high. Blooms from early to mid-summer.

• John Davis

Classically shaped pink flowers adorn a 2-2.5 m bush. It blooms until frost.

• Benjamin Britten

A young variety with bright pink, cup-shaped flowers and a strong fragrance. The bush grows no taller than 1 m. The plant doesn't like rain, but is otherwise undemanding.

• Chippendale

A bush growing to 1.2 m tall with antique, double, orange-hued flowers. A plant with very strong immunity.

• New Dawn

The bush is 2-5 m tall and climbs continuously, blooming from mid-July. The buds are a soft pink.

Roses are a garden gem. There are varieties to suit every taste—white, black, short, tall, climbing, or upright. This investment will quickly pay for itself. After all, by planting several varieties in your garden, you can admire your colorful flowerbed for years to come.