These roses rival the Knockout
series of roses for both hardiness and ease of growth. If you have
tried rose bushes in your garden before only to be disappointed
with their performance please don't give up. The Easy to Love
series of Floribunda roses are one of the easiest to grow varieties
of rose plants we have ever grown. These flower machines will provide
countless waves of colorful blooms all summer long. Plants are disease
resistant with sturdy stems and healthy, lush green foliage. If
you give up on growing roses before you try these easy to grow varieties
you are missing out on spectacular summer color that rarely comes
this easy.
Easy to Love Floribunda Roses
Zones: 4 -10 (mulch heavily in zone 4)
Propagation: Propagation is prohibited -
Patented Plant
Problems: none known
Notes: while floribunda roses are considered to
be very low maintenance they will bloom much heavier if you feed
them at least three times per year with bone meal and liquid feed
with fish emulsion once per month during the growing season..
Size shipped: Ready
to plant 2 gallon pot.
About floribunda roses:
The history behind the Floribunda Rose remains a bit fuzzy but
most experts will agree that they are the result of a cross between
large flowering hybrid tea roses and the generous flowering polyanthas
done sometime in the early 1900's. As the name Floribunda suggest
these rose offer flowers in abundance. Flowers are born in large
clusters and appear in profuse waves from mid to late spring all
the way through fall. The plants come in just about any color you
can think of with the exception of true blue. Plants vary widely
in growth habit, some are small and compact while others are tall
and wide. Floribundas are very easy to grow and offer great disease
resistance. Plants are so easy to grow they rarely need care from
the gardener other than a little water during dry spells and light
feeding. To improve flowering through the summer we do suggest that
you remove the spent flowers this will keep the plants energy focused
on blooming instead of producing seed hips. Floribunda roses are
more cold hardy than most hybrid teas but if you live in an area
where temperatures fall below 10 degrees you will need to provide
a good protective layer of mulch during the winter months.
FineGardening.com has an excellent video about purning floribunda
roses which you can view
here.
