Floribunda shrub roses are perfect for landscaping or groundcover.
Floribunda roses offer a bouquet on every branch.
The small flowers look like elegant hybrid tea blooms but appear in clusters instead of one flower per stem.
A floribunda rose is a low-maintenance plant that delivers maximum impact with its continuous bloom cycles.
Where to Plant Floribunda Rose
Plant floribunda roses infull sunin a location that blocks the wind.
They also do well in containers.
Prepare the garden bed by double-digging it to improve aeration.
If the soil isn’t well-draining, amend it with compost orwell-rotted organic matter.
Then dig a hole twice the width but the same height as the container.
Remove the rose and spread its roots loosely in the hole.
Position the graft (the bulge at the top of the roots) at soil level.
Backfill with the amended soil, press down lightly with your hands, and water the plant.
Don’t plant them when the ground is frozen or waterlogged.
Soak a bare root floribunda rose in water for a couple of hours before planting.
Backfill with soil and lightly press down with your hands.
Light
Floribunda roses thrive in full sun and won’t perform well in shade.
Roses require frequent watering (1-2 inches weekly unless it rains) but don’t like soggy soil.
When watering, keep the water off the leaves if possible to reduce the chance of a fungal infection.
They tolerate temperatures as high as 90F to 100F.
Normal humidity is all they need, but they do well in high-humidity situations.
Fertilize them again when new growth is 6 inches long and yet again right after the plant starts blooming.
Repeat every three weeks until late summer.
Don’t worry about the usual wisdom of cutting just above a node.
They brighten up any patio or balcony.
Use a mixture of 2/3 potting soil and 1/3 compost in a deep container with drainage holes.
Position them to receive at least six hours of sun daily.
Treat all of these withneem oil.
Aphids are the most common floribunda rose pest.
They particularly like the buds.
Prevent damage by spraying the rose bush with neem oil.
The same treatment can also control mealybugs, spider mites, and weevils.
Remove all the leaves and buds except for the top two sets of leaves.
Insert the stem, being careful not to rub off the rooting powder.
Press the soil to hold the cutting upright and water.
Loosely cover the pot and cutting with a plastic bag.
Don’t seal it and keep it off the cutting’s leaves, using supports if necessary.
Keep the soil moist, not wet.
The roots will form in two to eight weeks.
Check by very gently tugging on a leaf.
If you feel resistance, the cutting has rooted.
Remove the plastic bag.
After new leaves start to grow, replant the cutting in a larger pot.
Note:yo don’t attempt to propagate patented roses; that infringes on the owner’s patent.
There are a great many unpatented roses you’re free to propagate.
The plant stays compact, growing to 212 feet tall and wide and is hardy in Zones 6-9.
‘Angel Face’ Rose
Rosa’Angel Face' shows strong disease resistance, an improvement on lavender roses.
The ruffled blooms have a strong citrusy scent.
The plant grows 2-3 feet high and is hardy in Zones 5-9.
The flower fragrance is reminiscent of a sweet apple.
The rounded plants show great vigor and disease resistance.
They grow 4-5 feet tall and wide and are hardy in Zones 5-11.
The clustered blooms feature a smoky mix of russet and lavender with coral highlights.
Their fragrance is like a tart apple.
‘Cinco de Mayo’ grows 3-4 feet tall and is hardy in Zones 5-9.
‘Hot Cocoa’ Rose
Rosa’Hot Cocoa' is another unique-color, award-winning variety.
It grows 4-5 feet tall and is hardy in Zones 5-9.
The fragrance is delicate.
Flowers open on an upright plant that grows 3 feet tall and is disease resistant.
Zones 4-9
‘Honey Perfume’ Rose
Rosa’Honey Perfume' features clustered apricot-yellow blooms on a disease-resistant plant.
The fragrance is like a mixture of honey and spice.
It grows 3-4 feet tall and is hardy in Zones 5-9.
‘Iceberg’ Rose
Rosa’Iceberg' is one of the most popular landscaping roses.
It sets continuous drifts of small, clustered double-white flowers from late spring through fall.
The blooms have a light, sweet fragrance.
The plant grows 4-6 feet tall and wide and is hardy in Zones 5-9.
The fragrance is moderate and fruity, and the foliage is glossy.
The weather-tolerant plant is resistant tofungal diseasesand grows 4-5 feet tall.
‘Livin’ Easy' is hardy in Zones 5-9.
It grows 2-4 feet tall and is hardy in Zones 4-9.
The blooms have a strong old-rose fragrance.
The hardy plants grow to 4 feet tall in Zones 5-9.
The clustered bouquets almost smother the glossy foliage, especially in the season’s first flower flush.
They’re scented with a light tea-rose perfume.
This variety is known to be very disease resistant.
It grows 312 feet tall and is hardy in Zones 5-9.
It grows 2-3 feet tall and 4-5 feet wide in Zones 4-9.
As winter approaches, remove fallen leaves and debris from around the plant.
Stop fertilizing, and deadhead any remaining flowers.
The deciduous rose will soon drop all its foliage.
When it does, cut it back to 2 feet.
Mound about 6 inches of soil around the base of the plant to protect the roots.
Add a layer of mulch on top of the mounded soil.
After the last frost of spring, remove the mounded soil and mulch.
