Midwest Region Plant Guides

Hardiness zones 3-6

Plant Guides for the following regions:

Indiana, Illinoise, Iowa, Michigan, Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri, Minnesota, N. Dakota, S. Dakota, Oaklahoma, Winsconsin, Ohio. This is a wide spread area,with differfent plant guides for many different climates zones. Some of them have some very unpredictable weather!

The Great Plains, Northern Midwest region, and the Canadian interior have long harsh seasons.

Southern Midwest has a long growing season, once spring finally arrives for good!

Shrub roses, miniatures, and winter hardy roses, including ones in the Explorer series, and Canadian grown varieties, are all good choices.

Roses that are grown on their own roots, are the best. Grafted roses must be protected from winter freezing.

Midwest plant guides include Hybrid Teas, as they may grow well, but they can be very demanding, and winter protection is a must!

Gardeners in Minnesota that insist on growing Hybrid Teas, practice....

The Minnesota Tip

To ensure survival of the beloved Hybrid Tea roses, (zone 3) and colder; You completely cover the tender roses.

Dig a trench extending from the roses. Prune the stems to 3 feet and gently tie them together.

As you loosen the soil around the roots, opposite the trench, you carefully tip the rose over into the trench.

Fill the trench and root area with a foot or so of soil, mounding it up, then add an additional 18 inches or so of straw or bags of dry leaves.

Gradually remove layers in Spring (about mid April) as the plant starts to show signs of breaking dormacy.

Stand it back up, push soil back around roots, water thoroughly.

Gardeners say all this work is worth the trouble! Some of these roses will grow up to 7 feet in a season, producing spectacular blooms!

some Good Choices

Sunsprite

Betty Boop

Iceberg

For more ideas on what varieties to plant in the Midwest:

This is a wonderful book about roses that do well in this region!

This book Jackson & Perkins Beautiful Roses Made Easy: Midwestern Edition is loaded with full color photographs and plenty of suggestions on which roses to put in your Midwestern garden!