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Top 10 ground cover roses
Description of the best varieties of ground cover roses - according to gardeners
Author: Natalya Baskova
Groundcover roses were separated into a separate group at the end of the 20th century from a large group of shrub roses. The main feature of the created group: the plants actively form a thick, well leafy, richly flowering carpet. We present you a description and a photo of the best varieties of ground cover roses - according to reviews of experienced gardeners.
General characteristics of ground cover roses:
- small but numerous flowers;
- creeping or drooping stem;
- simple care and low requirements;
- good immunity;
- high frost resistance;
- rapid growth and the seizure of territory in width.
There are several approaches to the classification of varieties within the group, based on the type of shoots, plant height and width of the distribution of the bush. According to the type of shoots can be long creeping, arcuate falling, fluttering, short creeping. The height of the bushes can be from 35 to 100 cm or more. The width of the distribution of the bush there are groups with a diameter of the bush up to 150 cm and from 150 cm.
In our ranking, we divide the best varieties of ground cover roses into 2 groups:
- miniature with recumbent shoots capable of spontaneous rooting;
- forming large sprawling bushes with drooping shoots up to 1 m.
Miniature ground cover roses are used in mixborders to create bright spots and accents for planting in flowerpots. Large tall ground-covering roses with drooping shoots are good as tapeworms, they are used in zoning and group plantings.
When choosing a variety, it is important to pay attention not only to the height, but also to the width of the adult plant. To close the site with a low-growing carpet, in one case, 2 - 3 plants with weak spreading in width may be needed, and in the other - one can easily do with one with a gripping diameter of more than 1.5 m. Modern varieties delight a wide range, variety of forms and the degree of terry.
Rating of the best varieties of ground cover roses
| Category | A place | Name | Rating | Price |
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| Top Low-Growing Roses | 1 | Schneeflocke (Schneefloke) | 9.9 / 10 | 800 |
| 2 | Bessy (Bessie) | 9.8 / 10 | 400 | |
| 3 | Purple rain | 9.8 / 10 | 800 | |
| 4 | Sunny Rose (Sunny Rose) | 9.7 / 10 | 800 | |
| 5 | Kastelruther Spatzen (Kastelruter Spatzen) | 9.7 / 10 | 350 | |
| The best large ground cover roses with drooping shoots | 1 | Amber Cover (Amber Cover) | 9.9 / 10 | 800 |
| 2 | Palmengarten Frankfurt (Palmengarten Frankfurt) | 9.9 / 10 | 300 | |
| 3 | Stadt Rom (Stadt Rum) | 9.8 / 10 | 350 | |
| 4 | Sorrento (Sorrento) | 9.7 / 10 | 500 | |
| 5 | Rody | 9.7 / 10 | 350 |
Top Low-Growing Roses
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Schneeflocke (Schneefloke)
800 (sapling in container)
One of the best German groundcover roses in its series. The bush rises only 45 cm above the ground, spreading its shoots 125 cm apart. The leaves are medium-sized, dark green, with gloss. The flower is semi-double, snow-white, with a diameter of 6 to 9 cm, in the form of a flat bowl, golden stamens are visible in the center. In racemes formed from 3 to 15 flowers. The flower lasts a long time; if it is not cut off, then you can soon enjoy the orange fruit. It has a strong aroma. New buds open after the faded, creating a flowering conveyor. Very rarely affected by powdery mildew and black spot, rains are not terrible during the flowering period. Main advantages:
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 9.9 / 10
Rating
Reviews
She planted a rose Schneeflocke separately so that it wouldn't bother anyone. The bush is powerful, it grows without interrupting abundant flowering. |
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Bessy (Bessie)
400 (graft sapling in tub, ZKS)
Petite beauty from the Netherlands.Bush 40 - 60 cm high, not more than 70 cm wide, with dark glossy leaves. The flower is semi-double, bright orange with burning up to apricot, with a diameter of 4 - 5 cm, flat with an open center, with a strong pleasant aroma. Spherical inflorescences consist of 3 - 5 flowers. Blooms profusely, with a break. Ground cover rose Bessie to diseases shows an average degree of resistance and is affected in adverse conditions. Rain tolerates well, but individual flowers may be damaged. Main advantages:
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 9.8 / 10
Rating
Reviews
During the flowering period, the color of the buds changes, such a play of tones simply fascinates. |
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Purple rain
800 (three year old sapling in a 7 l container)
Very bright gustomarovy groundcover rose German selection. The claimed height of the bush in the 50 - 60 cm in favorable conditions seems to be greatly underestimated. Flower growers note the rapid growth of shoots in the first years of life. The shoots are strongly branched, covered with leaves of medium size, reach a length of more than 1 m. The flower is dark purple, densely double, peony, cupped or spherical, 4-5 cm in diameter, wavy petals, with a faint aroma. In rosette inflorescences of 5 - 10 flowers. Depending on the region, a rose may manifest itself as a continuous flowering or re-flowering. In terms of frost resistance, this groundcover rose belongs to the 5-6 zone, wintering well in the Moscow region. Differs in fine immunity, well keeps inflorescences in the period of rains. Main advantages:
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 9.8 / 10
Rating
Reviews
The rose grows very quickly in width, the flowering is abundant, the bush is healthy all season. |
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Sunny Rose (Sunny Rose)
800 (3-year-old sapling in a container)
Spectacular yellow groundcover rose from Germany. A bush from 30 to 60 cm high, with powerful arc-shaped shoots more than 1.5 m long. The leaves are small, dark green, with a strong gloss. Terry flower, 3–4 cm in diameter, pale yellow with bright orange stamens in the center, with a faint aroma. On each shoot inflorescence of 3 - 5 flowers. After the break, blooms again. Diseases rose highly resistant, but suffers from rain. Ground-cover rose Sunny Roses safely wintering in the suburbs. Main advantages:
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 9.7 / 10
Rating
Reviews
It blooms in two clear waves, the second bloom is only slightly inferior in abundance to the first. |
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Kastelruther Spatzen (Kastelruter Spatzen)
350 (sapling in tuba)
New variety of snow-white ground cover rose from Germany. The bush does not rise above the ground above 40–60 cm and does not spread much wide, settling in about 70–80 cm in diameter, with dark green glossy leaves. The flower is double-colored, cupped, milky-white, 5–7 cm in diameter, sometimes in the center divided into 4 segments, with a slight smell of violet. On one shoot 5 - 10 flowers are laid. Refers to re-flowering with two waves. In the cool summer the flowers turn pink. After flowering, the petals themselves are not showered. Shows high resistance to diseases; The flowers stand the rains, but some can be damaged. Winter hardiness is good, in Yaroslavl winters without shelter. Main advantages:
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 9.7 / 10
Rating
Reviews
A miniature rose is always in flowers, which are important to remove in time to maintain the bush in a tidy state. It keeps rains with dignity, it does not get sick. |
The best large ground cover roses with drooping shoots
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Amber Cover (Amber Cover)
800 (grafted sapling in container)
Favorite by many landscape rose Danish selection. The shrub, depending on growing conditions, has a height of from 60 to 90 - 100 cm. It grows in width by 1 - 1.5 m. The shoots are slightly pubescent. Small, dark leaves densely cover a dense and neat bush. The flower is amber-yellow with burn-up to sunny-yellow, semi-double, with a diameter of 8 - 10 cm, deeply shaped, spherical in half aisle. There is a bright aroma of wild rose. Flowering is continuous, without reducing the intensity. A single flower lasts more than a week. It is characterized by high frost resistance, weak susceptibility to major diseases and resistance to rainy weather. Main advantages:
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 9.9 / 10
Rating
Reviews
Rose blooms later than other varieties and blooms longer. Burns out a little and beautiful. Decorative effect opens with age. |
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Palmengarten Frankfurt (Palmengarten Frankfurt)
300 (seedling with ACS)
Luxurious large German groundcover rose. The bush is powerful, with a height of 80-100 cm, it grows in width by 125-130 cm. The leaves are small, dark, with shine. The flower is lilac-pink, semi-double, cup-shaped, with a diameter of 5 - 6 cm, with a light aroma. In each racemes lay 10 to 30 flowers. Due to the short break between the waves, the variety is considered to be continuous flowering. It is very resistant to black spot, in bad years it is affected by powdery mildew. During heavy rains, single flowers deteriorate. Main advantages:
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 9.9 / 10
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Reviews
Easy to clean. Blossoming is impressive, but not for the foreground, it is better to plant as a background. |
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Stadt Rom (Stadt Rum)
350 (sapling in tuba)
A blooming groundcover rose from Germany. Dense and dense bush 50 - 70 cm high with arched drooping shoots. The width of the plant is 70 - 80 cm. The leaves are dark green, small, glossy. The flower is simple, salmon with a pinkish tinge, 5-7 cm in diameter, with bright yellow stamens in the center. The aroma is very weak. Crusiform inflorescences contain 5 to 10 flowers. Blooms profuse, repeated. Petals fly around in a timely manner without clogging up the bush. The color is claimed to be non-fading, but according to gardeners, the flower of this rose still fade in the open sun to a pale pink. Groundcock rose Stadt Rum shows good frost resistance, is almost not affected by diseases, it does not tolerate rain. Main advantages:
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 9.8 / 10
Rating
Reviews
Very lush flowering, in the process of growing no problems, care is minimal, but according to the rules. |
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Sorrento (Sorrento)
500 (sapling in container)
A late flowering red German groundcover rose. The bush is lush, 70 - 80 cm high, dissolves shoots 100 and more cm. Leaves are small, glossy, dark. The flower is semi-double, bright red, with a diameter of 4 - 6 cm, in the form of a flat bowl; outer petals bend in the shape of a star. The flavor is absent or very weak. The flower lasts a long time, the color does not fade. Blooms profusely, with a short break. On each shoot brush from 10 - 15 flowers. Rose is highly resistant to diseases and good winter hardiness. In the suburbs require shelter for the winter. Main advantages:
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 9.7 / 10
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Reviews
During the flowering period, the bushes are very bright, the scarlet color is indispensable in the preparation of compositions. |
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Rody
350 (two years old in a package with peat)
Bright German variety of continuous flowering. The bush reaches a height of 55 - 65 cm, while its arched, drooping shoots expand by 1.2 - 1.3 m. The leaves are small, dark green, densely covered with shoots.The flower is bright strawberry, semi-double, with densely laid petals, 4-5 cm in diameter, cupped, with disclosures showing stamens, with a faintly scented aroma. Blossoming very plentiful, inflorescences consist of 5 - 10 flowers. The bush blooms from May until frost, sometimes with a short break. It shows moderate resistance to diseases, in bad years it is strongly affected by black spot. Prophylactic treatments are required. It rains badly, the flowers do not open and rot. In the middle zone, the Rodi rose is more compact, it winters well, it is quickly restored after trimming. In Volgograd grown without shelter. Main advantages:
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 9.7 / 10
Rating
Reviews
In a mild climate, the rose grows very rapidly in width, yields up to 3 meters long in a year. In late summer, flowering is not as abundant as in the beginning, but the flower color is more saturated. |
The presented selection of varieties of ground cover roses performs well in both 4 and 3 zones. However, when studying the parameters and characteristics of flowering should focus on reviews of local flower growers. In colder climates, the color is often more saturated, and flowering waves may appear more clearly. The size of the bush depends not only on temperature, but also on the type of soil and the level of fertility.
A wide assortment of ground cover roses is presented on sites with postal delivery. In local nurseries and private owners the choice is more modest, but the quality is “on the face”. Choosing by quality, assess the need for overpayment. The cost of planting material in containers will be higher than in a tube, although in the latter case the root system is well developed and preserved. The price of grafted seedlings are always higher than their own.
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Updated: 01.02.2019
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