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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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