Ground Covering Roses
Executive Summary about Ground
Cover Roses by Steven Dong
Ground-cover
roses need just as much care as other types of rose. Old and dead stems need to
be pruned each year, and grafted varieties
are sometimes prone to suckers. Don't cut off upright shoots, as these will
gradually arch over and create more ground cover.
It is also
important not to plant can be combined with dwarf conifers and other low-growing shrubs such as lavender, Spiraea japonica,
deutzias and Rose of Sharon (Hypericum cutycinum). Alternatively, grow them with perennials such as sedum, thyme and veronica.
Don't grow
these roses too close together (planting distances are included in the
descriptions of individual varieties below). If you do, the shoots will be
pushed upwards and the roses will lose their flat growth habit.
Some
ground-cover roses have been around for a long time: the oldest is Rosa x
paulli, which dates from 1903, and Max Graf was introduced in 1919.
Different Varieties of Ground
Covering Roses
Here are the
different varieties of ground-cover roses and their characteristics. Each type has its own strengths and
weaknesses and are best suited for different environments.
Non-vigorous,
trailing: 'Lozomf' can also be used in rockeries and containers. 'Snow Carpet' suitable for very small areas
and rockeries.
Bushy: 'Moje Hammarberg' also makes a good flowering
hedge. 'Frau Dagmar Hartopp' lime-hating.
Low-growing,
bushy: 'Gwent' large trusses of bright
scarlet flowers followed by small, red hips. 'Surrey' soft pink double blooms with a
slight fragrance. 'Swany' small to
medium-sized salmon-pink flowers with white edges.
Slightly
arching: 'Terdy'soft fuchsia-pink double
flowers on a beautiful arching shrub. 'Smarty'
large yellowish white flowers tinged with pink;
slightly fragrant. 'Partridge' single,
white to light pink flowers, rain-resistant.
'Max Graf' also suitable for low-growing hedges.
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