The Many Different Rose Varieties

Just like any other flowering plant, roses also come in many varieties. Each has their own special qualities which make them unique. However, even though they are all a bit different, one thing they all have in common is that they all produce beautiful flowers in many, brilliant colors and most, if not all, have a wonderful fragrance.

Hybrid Teas

This is considered to be the most popular of all the types of rose varieties. Unlike other types of roses, hybrid teas produce large, single blooms on long, strong stems. This characteristic makes them ideal as cut flowers.

Floribundas

This variety is shorter and more compact than hybrid teas. Aside from having single blooms, they produce clusters of smaller flowers. They are most often used in landscaping

Grandifloras

This type of rose has characteristics that are taken from both hybrid teas and floribundas. They produce mostly clustered blooms like the floribundas but their long stems make them also excellent cut flowers like hybrid teas.

Miniatures

The most dominant characteristic of this type of rose is that it is small. Miniatures blooms don’t normally exceed two inches in diameter and they don’t usually grow to more than 3 feet. They are usually grown in small containers.

Polyanthas

This type of rose produces flowers that are as small as miniatures and they usually bloom in clusters like floribundas. However, this older type of rose is known for its continuous bloom which makes it ideal as landscape plants.

Heritage

Of all the different rose varieties, this type is probably the oldest. This why they are also sometimes called “old roses.” They were developed in the early 19th century. Although old, many types of this variety of rose still exist today.

Shrub roses

This is composed of several species of wild roses and hybrids. Their common denominator is the fact that they to grow in large, dense bushes that resemble shrubs.

Climbers

As their name suggests, these specific rose varieties are placed on a trellis or any support structure. Interestingly enough, climbers lack tendrils as a means of support unlike other kinds of climbing plants.
There are many other types of roses that appear under each of these general types of rose varieties but don’t let the huge variety overwhelm you. Simply go to the local garden center and pick out some roses that appeal to you and get planting!