rose bush types
Wondering which rose bush types are best for your New Zealand garden? Roses are a timeless favourite, offering a spectacular range of colours, scents, and forms to suit any landscape. Whether you’re dreaming of fragrant climbers, classic hybrid teas, or compact floribundas, there’s a rose bush to match your taste and growing conditions. On this page, you’ll discover the main rose bush types, planting tips, and how to select a rose variety that will flourish in your garden.
Hemerocallis Rose Cherub (Rose Daylily)
Hemerocallis Rose Cherub is a variety of the commonly known, Day Lily, and features very showy flowers. The large and showy, rose-pink flowers are only at peak condition for a day, but are continually produced through summer. They are held above the strap-like, green leaves which serve as a lovely backdrop to the flowers as it grows to 50 cm tall and the same wide. Hemerocallis Rose Cherub is commonly mass planted as a groundcover, planted around the base of larger trees, included in borders, added to a mixed planting, or included in cottage gardens.
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Rose Strawberry Blonde
“Strawberry Blonde” is a popular shrub rose that features masses fragrant, apricot and peach-coloured flowers. The showy blooms emerge in spring and continue until autumn provided the spent flowers are removed. The foliage comprises small-sized, dark green leaves which provide a lovely backdrop to the flowers. This deciduous plant typically grows to 1 m tall and the same wide, and is generally pruned each winter with about 75% of the stem removed. 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. “Strawberry Blonde” is commonly included in a mixed or border planting, included in a courtyard or cottage garden, maintained in a container, or included anywhere the beauty and fragrance can be appreciated.
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