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The Best Roses to Grow in your Climate |
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Written by Dawn C.
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Monday, 28 August 2006 |
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Climate Control - The Best Roses to Grow in your Climate
What kind of roses should you grow? Should you go with the popular Hybrid Teas or the hearty, far reaching Climbing Roses? Well, before you choose any kind of rose, do your research.
When planting roses, save yourself some time and select roses that will grow nicely where you live. If you run out and get roses without doing your researching of which ones can grow in your climate, you may end up being really sad the next spring. Planting roses that agree with the weather in the area where you live will increase your success rate.
While some of us live in a sunny climate, this is not the case of all of us. There are places where the wind blows and snow falls almost constantly through the early and late months of the year. Which may sound like places that roses are not welcomed, but this is not so. There are roses that will agree with your climate
They grow award winning roses in Montreal where the temperatures can dip down close to Artic levels. Roses even spring up after the rough Siberian winters. You may wish to take some extra precautions to keep them going, but none the less, you can have your roses. So don't bury your hopes about starting a beautiful rose garden.
First you need to find out which climate zone you live in. Hard zones range from 1 to 11. It is designated for places that can reach -50 F. 11 represent places where temperatures never fall below 40 F. Check out the zones on a map to determine the standard average temperature for your area. You can view a zone map online or at a gardening store.
Once you have discovered your hard zone you can choose a rose that will survive well where you live. You should use your head for this judgment, instead of your heart. You may wish to be able to pluck your own red Tea Roses from the garden for Valentine's Day, but if you are living in Alaska, that's not going to happen in an outdoor garden. But you can find other ways around your climate dilemma. You could grow impressive Old Garden roses.
If you are a rose lover on the great divide of the hard zones, there is hope for you! Rosarians living in all types of climates and they still fancy their favorite plant. Tender roses may not be your best bet. But if you are brave and forge ahead you can see the right rose. Plant your Tea Roses and put in the work. Tea Roses will require extreme dedication and determination. But if they are your passion and you can spare the dedication, plant on.
Rugosa Roses produce well-formed purplish red petals. They bloom in huge clusters and offer repeat flowering throughout the season. Rugosa's are disease resistant and with good winter protection, can be bursting with life in the spring.
Floribunda Roses have smaller blooms than hybrid teas but they grow in huge clusters which bloom simultaneously. Theses roses are great for grand displays because they deliver, significant bundles of flowers. Floribundas are excellent roses to plant if you want roses which remain in constant bloom. They also don't require as much tender loving care as different classes of roses and do well in zones 4-9 with proper winter protection.
Miniature Roses are delicate novelties that are often used to line beds and driveways. Most grow to about 15 to 30 inches and favor tiny hybrid teas and floribundas. They are usually grown in containers and make classy edges to gardens. They survive well in zones 5-9.
Shrub Roses are represented by their rambling growth methods. They reach heights between 5 and 15 feet in all directions if the environment is suitable. Shrub Roses resemble Old Garden roses in figure and form and grow in plentiful clusters.
Hybrid teas have large nicely formed blooms of 30 to 50 petals. They grow on long stems with one or cluster blooms. Hybrid teas bloom every six or seven weeks and flourish well in zones 5-9.
If you live in zones 1-3 you may decide to grow roses that are annuals or roses kept in containers. A pot will keep in the heat of the soil, bringing forth abundant roses in the spring. |
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Last Updated ( Friday, 29 September 2006 )
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