best rose varieties
Roses are beloved across New Zealand gardens for their breathtaking blooms, rich fragrances, and outstanding versatility in landscaping. Choosing the best rose varieties for your own garden can be a delightful adventure, whether you seek classic beauty, robust disease resistance, or striking colour combinations. In this guide, we highlight some of the best rose varieties for easy care and stunning garden displays, sharing tips on selecting the right types to suit your site, climate, and personal taste.
Rose Blackberry Nip
Rose 'Blackberry Nip' is a distinctive modern rose known for its rich berry toned blooms and strong garden performance. Flowering repeatedly through the warmer months, it adds depth, colour, and fragrance to NZ gardens. Ideal for borders, feature planting, and cutting, it is a reliable and eye catching addition to any outdoor space.
From $56.63
Rose Simplicity Violet Serenity
“Violet Serenity” is a magnificent small, shrub rose owing to its colourful display of bright pink flowers. The showy blooms are borne as clusters from late spring through into summer. The foliage comprises glossy, dark green leaves which provide a lovely backdrop to the flowers. Unlike other roses, this variety only has very short thorns so is a lot more “user friendly”. This deciduous plant typically grows compactly to 70 cm tall and the same wide and is generally pruned each winter with about 75% of the stem removed. That said, this variety can also be left unpruned and will not get out of control like traditional rose varieties. It performs best when planted in full sun on a well-drained, sheltered site, and is tolerant of frost and cool climates. It also has exceptional disease resistance. “Violet Serenity” is commonly included in a mixed or border planting, included in a courtyard or cottage garden, planted around outdoor living areas, or maintained in a container.
From $33.08
