Floribunda Roses
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Floribunda Roses, as the name suggests, produce abundant clusters of colorful flowers over a long season. Most of these roses range in height from 2-6 ft, depending on the variety. As you can see from the pictures below, rose Floribunda come in lots of different colors and even bloom types. They are a most desirable, and worthy rose for your garden.
What are Floribunda Roses?
Most Floribunda bloom in clusters, while some produce flowers one to a stem. They often have hybrid tea type flowers, or semi-double flowers that are cupped or flat.
Most bloom in sprays, all summer long. The Floribunda's are the most colorful of all rose types,making them great for adding lots of color!
Floribunda Roses, are a cross between a hybrid tea, and a polyantha rose.
They are usually hardier, bushier, and more low growing than the Hybrid Teas. They are a beautiful landscape rose, that is best used for borders,hedges, or mass plantings.
The flowers can be single, semi-double, double, and some even VERY double!
Because they come in such a large variety of colors, you're sure to find a few that are perfect for YOUR garden. Scroll down, to view some of the many colors available.
Some Popular Floribunda Roses
Burgundy Iceberg
This is a relative of the well known ‘Iceberg’ rose. Burgundy Iceberg is just as hardy, and exceptionally disease-resistant. It bears the most beautiful, deep wine-purple color blooms.
This rose becomes a compact shrub that is well adapted to borders, mass plantings, or for use in the garden as a single specimen. It has a medium fragrance. The purple color on these floribunda roses intensifies in cooler weather. The rose bush grows 3-4 feet.
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Sheilas Perfume
Very unusual colored flowers are bright yellow brushed with deep pink/red edges.
Small clusters of flowers, become larger, with more intense color in cooler climates.
Grows to 4 feet.
A divine fragrance!
The bush is completely covered in glossy, disease resistant foliage. Very hardy bush!
Hardy zones 5-11
Our Lady of Guadalupe
All summer, this Lady will supply your garden with generous clusters of silvery pink, ruffled blooms.
Blessed by the Diocese of Los Angeles, this rose supports Hispanic College Fund scholarships.
The sweet blooms are a soft looking, silver/pink. The ovoid,pointed buds have long 12"-14" stems with dark green foliage This Floribunda rose has a light,sweet fragrance. It grows 3 ft - 4 ft
Purple Heart
Cupped, deep wine red colored blooms on these Floribunda Roses
The bush grows 3-5 feet.
Big clusters of blooms on a very free flowering plant.
Cool temperatures bring out more intense colors, and largest flowers.
Very fragrant clove/spice fragrance
Hardy zones 5-10
Scentimental
Breath taken beautiful stripes of burgundy-red swirled with creamy white, on a free-flowering bush.
The blooms are fully-double
Plant grows 3-4 ft.
A very disease resistant plant
Lovely Spicy/Sweet fragrance
Hardy zones 5-10
Scentimental is a lovely addition to your garden.
Marmalade Skies
Orange/red easy to grow Floribunda.
Gets better as it gets established!
Blooms in large clusters and holds it color.
Bush grows 3-4 feet.
Slight fragrance
Great accent bush.
Nice planted near yellow roses.
photo courtsey Rick Leche
Bill Warriner
Salmon/ coral pink with ruffled edges. A constant bloomer with classic hybrid tea form flowers, that repeat in abundance. Glossy dark green semi-glossy foliage stands out well against the blooms.
Bush is medium 3-4 ft.
Hybridizer Zary 1997
Slight fragrance.
This one was named in memory of a prolific hybridizer Bill Warriner.
Bill Warriner is a real standout in the garden.
Blueberry Hill
Outstanding Lilac color on this Floribunda
Upright, medium, rounded and bushy. Plant grows 3-4 ft. Blooms are large, clear, Lilac, exhibition form, with golden stamens.
Fragrance is sweet, apple. Foliage is large, serrated, dark green, and glossy. A constant bloomer that does well in all climates.
Easy Going
Upright, bushy, medium plant 3- 3 1/2 ft. Blooms are large, golden apricot with a peachy overlay. A moderate fruity fragrance.
Disease resistant, and does well in all climates. It produces well- spaced clusters of golden yellow blooms, with glossy green foliage.
Easy Going rose is wonderful in mass plantings,
Hardy zones 5-10
Apricot Nectar
Boerner 1965
A medium, vigorous, upright, bush plant growing 3-5 ft., depending on climate. Ovid buds open into large, cupped double blooms of a lovely clear shade of pink-apricot.
The velvety blooms have a strong, fruity fragrance. Can be single, or in clusters.
Foliage is glossy, and dark green.
Relatively disease resistant and a heavy bloomer.
Sunsprite
Sunsprite,with its beautiful bright yellow blooms, is a very hardy Floribunda Rose!
It is very disease resistant as well.
It adds a nice splash of yellow color to my garden. (The perfect blooms remind me of a Hybrid Tea!)
The blooms are fast to repeat, and would make a nice low growing hedge.
Has a lovely licorice scent.
Grows 4-5 feet
Hardy zones 5-11
Betty Boop
Yellow/Ivory blooms are edged with red. Very vigourous bush plant grows 3-3 1/2 feet.
Abundant blooms that re-bloom quickly. Performs well in all climates.Fruity fragrance
Hardy zones 5-10
Removing spent blooms on the Betty Boop rose, encourages more frequent flushes of flowers.
Honey Perfume
This vigorous Floribunda Shrub Rose is clad with glossy green, mildew- and rust-resistant leaves and loaded with clusters of 4in, apricot-yellow blooms.
The blooms fade to ivory as they age. With a rich, spicy fragrance, and bright yellow flowers,it
becomes an irresistible rose for your garden.
Some Good Choices of Floribunda Roses for Your Garden
Anabell
Fragrant, showy Orange/Salmon, blended with silver. Flowers are hybrid tea shaped, bloom all summer in sprays, growing 2-3'.
Early blooming, is very prolific. Sprays of medium pink, resemble dogwood blossoms. Plants can grow to 5'.
Europeana
Huge sprays of velvety red blooms. Double flowers are slightly fragrant. Plant grows 2-3' with a spreading habit. (Lovely floribunda rose)
Single blooms of orange,copper,gold, and scarlet, will draw you to it like a magnet! An absolute beauty! I've never seen a more colorful rose! Grows to 4' (Every garden should have at least one)Learn more about the Playboy Rose
Oranges and Lemons
Orange and yellow stripped rose. Medium to large double blooms, are produced in clusters.Strong growing, upright plant can grow to 5'. If you want something different, this is it! Each flower has a different stripe pattern. Very lovely.
Showbiz
Nice edging rose, that grows only 2' tall. Very ruffled, bright scarlet colored flowers, have yellow stamens. Large sprays of flowers, on compact plants.
Pure white, very fragrant flowers, appear in large sprays all summer long. Plants can grow 4-5',with a slightly spreading habit. They make an excellent hedge rose. Very winter hardy.
First Kiss
Light Pink color,lightly fragrant. These Floribunda roses are very free flowering with good repeat all season. Medium size plant.
Outrageous
Large clusters of fragrant orange flowers tinged with yellow blooms throughout the season. An incredibly hardy and disease-resistant plant.
Pastel blooms are light yellow-orange. Light Orange,Light Yellow /Ovoid, Pointed buds on 14"-18" stems Dark Green foliage. A Strong,Citrus fragrance Full Sun
Height: 3 ft - 4 ft
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