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Floribunda Roses

  • COMPACT GROWTH
  • MEDIUM-SIZED BLOOMS
  • WONDERFUL FRAGRANCE

Typically Floribunda roses feature stiff shrubs, smaller and bushier than the average hybrid tea but less dense and sprawling than the average polyantha. The flowers are often smaller than hybrid teas but are carried in large sprays, giving a better floral effect in the garden. Today they are still used in large bedding schemes in public parks and similar spaces.

Care Requirements

LIGHT

Floribunda roses do best in full sun but will tolerate light shade. However, full sun improves their blooms and general disease resistance.s

WATERING

Floribundas are particularly hardy, so they will not need as much care as other varieties. We recommend you water the plant’s base only and avoid getting water on the leaves, as this can encourage leaf scorch and disease.

SOIL

These rose bushes in particular like a slightly acidic soil that is rich in organic matter. Mulch the plants to cool the roots and conserve water. 

FERTILIZER

Floribunda roses are heavy feeders and benefit from regular applications of fertilizer. Choose a balanced fertilizer or one labeled for roses. Iron is essential if the soil’s pH is too high. If the leaves turn yellow with green veins, use an iron supplement.

FLORIBUNDA ROSE VARIETIES

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ARCTIC BLUE

Color: Lavender Blue
Fragrance: Mild
Cool lavender petals with a cream reverse… it’s just so unique! The double blooms keep their color all the way through without fading. You’ll really want to stop and smell these roses. The lovely clove fragrance is strong enough to catch on a breeze. The abundant flower clusters will draw butterflies and other pollinators into your summer garden. As a modern floribunda, Arctic Blue has good resistance to common rose diseases.

Bloom Time: Late Spring to Fall
Plant Height: 4 – 5 feet
Plant Spacing: 3 – 4 feet

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BURST OF JOY

Color: Orange/Yellow
Fragrance: Mild
The beautiful bicolor you’re seeing stays strong, even in hot climates. As each bloom matures, it will slowly become more coral-colored, still with the yellow reverse, which is also a lovely color combo. While the disease resistance is average for this kind of rose, it’s fantastic for such a vibrant one. This variety has more single-flower stems than most Floribundas, and the blooms are high and centered—like the Hybrid Tea blooms you’ll find in bouquets.

Bloom Time: Summer
Plant Height: 4 – 5 feet
Plant Spacing: 5 – 6 feet

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CELESTIAL NIGHT

Color: Plum Purple
Fragrance: Mild Rose
Celestial Night has great resistance to many common rose diseases, plus the amazing flower power and gorgeous color that first put Ebb Tide on the map. The celestial night is hardy and forms in a nice, rounded bush for attractive, low-maintenance landscaping. Plus, the blooms are so bright, they won’t fade into the backdrop, even if you’re looking at the landscape from afar.

Bloom Time: Late Spring to Fall
Plant Height: 3 – 4 feet
Plant Spacing: 2 – 3 feet

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CINCO DE MAYO

Color: Rusty Red Orange
Fragrance: Sweet Apple
Hungry hummingbirds and butterflies will materialize like magic in your backyard when the nectar-sipping world starts spreading the word that this fantastic floribunda is in full bloom in your garden. Its ruffled flowers blend rusty reds with smoky lavenders and dusky pinks and cover the vigorous bush in lavish clusters. Extra glossy, deep green foliage reflects the beauty of the blooms. Mass plantings are particularly dramatic, but a single plant in a large container can create a riot of color on decks and balconies.

Bloom Time: Late Spring to Fall
Plant Height: 3 – 4 feet
Plant Spacing: 3 – 4 feet

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KETCHUP AND MUSTARD

Color: Yellow/Red
Fragrance: Mild
A vibrant display of bright red and dark yellow flowers is sure to get attention in the garden and floral displays. This delightful floribunda rose has a nice, rounded habit.

Bloom Time: Early to Late Summer
Plant Height: 2 – 4 feet
Plant Spacing: 2 – 3 feet

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LIFE OF THE PARTY

Color: Pale Yellow/Pink
Fragrance: Strong Rose
This English-style floribunda yields clusters of lovely flowers, each packed with 55 to 65 petals. Two to three days after opening, these old-fashioned, 3-3½” double blooms will add a blush of pink to their soft yellow petals. The seemingly endless supply of blooms exudes an attractive, fruity fragrance to enjoy. With its rounded, compact, and upright form, Life of the Party brings small spaces and containers to life. The full, dense foliage of glossy, dark green leaves makes it a great low hedge. This healthy variety thrives in hot, dry climates and has good disease resistance.

Bloom Time: Late Spring to Fall
Plant Height: 3 – 4 feet
Plant Spacing: 3 – 4 feet

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SILVER LINING

Color: Silver Lavender
Fragrance: Mild Tea
‘Silver Lining’ is an upright and bushy Floribunda with classical, spiraled, and full blooms with high-centered buds on medium-long stems. Blooms are pink blended on white with darker pink outer petals and about 4” in diameter growing in small clusters.

Bloom Time: Summer
Plant Height: 3 – 4 feet
Plant Spacing: 3 feet

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QUEEN OF ELEGANCE

Color: Medium Pink
Fragrance: Strong Rose
Roses can smell like anything from fruits to herbs to licorice, but there’s one perfume—that classic rose smell—we’re all looking for. Well, the blooms on this rose are overflowing with that aroma. The flowers open like a cup, packed with tons of petals for a very full flower form. It’s a floribunda, so instead of one bloom per stem, you’ll get about 3–4 flowers per cluster. Growing on a very straight, upright bush, this cultivar will provide floral abundance through summer, a remarkable addition to the landscape. Even as they mature, the blooms retain their color very well without burning in the sun, which is good news for a pink rose.

Bloom Time: Summer
Plant Height: 4 – 5 feet
Plant Spacing: 4 – 5 feet

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PERFUME DELIGHT

Color: Pink
Fragrance: Strong Sweet
For a touch of elegance in your garden, add this gem of a rose with its novel pink and white striped flower coloration. The hit song ‘Sweet Caroline’ reaches a new appreciation level after this rose has ignited your senses with its intense floral aroma of sweet & classic rose fragrance. The plant stands strong with its vigorous upright habit allowing you to have the flowers at nose level, ready for a sniff.

Bloom Time: Summer
Plant Height: 4 – 5 feet
Plant Spacing: 4 – 5 feet

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Care Requirements

LIGHT

Hydrangeas do well in partially shaded areas like under a large tree or on the side of a house. They like to receive sun in the morning, and the partial shade is in the heat of the afternoon. In Colorado, too much full sun will cause them to get sunburned.

SOIL

Hydrangea shrubs need to have well-draining soils that is rich in organic matter. Most Colorado soils will benefit from the addition of peat moss and compost that helps retain moisture. The pH determines the colors of the blooms. Acidic soil will give you blue flowers, and alkaline soil gives you pink flowers.  

FERTILIZER

If hydrangea shrubs are given too much high-nitrogen fertilizer, they may grow full and lush, but there will be fewer flowers. If the soil is rich, fertilizer is not needed. Otherwise, a light application in March or April may be warranted.

WATERING

Make sure to water your hydrangea shrubs regularly. Those big blooms require a lot of water to stay lush and full. About one inch of water throughout the week is ideal. If they receive more sun give them at least two inches during the hotter summer days.

Our Advice

  • Allium flowers need full sun for the best blooms. 
  • Plant allium bulbs when temperature is consistently in the low 60’s or lower. 
  • Allium bulbs and flowers enjoy having soil that is well-draining and has organic matter. Amend the soil with top soil, compost and organic material. 
  • Fertilize when planting the allium bulbs with either Espoma Organic Bulb-tone or Hi Yield Dutch Bulb Food. Applying fertilizer at least 3″ below bulb will make sure the roots get the most from the fertilizer. 
  • Plant allium bulbs 4 – 6 inches deep with the old roots facing the ground and the pointed end facing up. 
  • Water the planted area immediately after planting but no additional watering in fall or spring is necessary. 
  • Apply a 2 – 3 inch layer of  mulch to the planing area in mid to late fall. 

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