Grandiflora Roses

CITY FLORAL GROWN GRANDIFLORA ROSES

Grandiflora roses are known for their large, showy flowers. They are a combination of graceful blooms of the hybrid teas married with floribundas’ repetitive growth cycle. The shades of colors go from soft pastels to deep purples and are complemented by the hints of the sweetest floral perfumes. These tall and hardy roses develop on long-stemmed clusters for exquisite sophistication in flower border landscaping or hedging—Hardy and disease resistant.

KEY FEATURES & CARE

LIGHT

Grandiflora roses bloom the best in full sun. Choose a location with at least 6 hours of sun per day. Morning sun is more kind to the plant.

WATERING

One to two inches of water per week is usually sufficient, but this varies by climate and growing conditions. Hot locations and sandy soil like Colorado will need more frequent watering. Make sure to water the soil and not the leaves.

SOIL

A rich, sandy loam is the preferred soil for roses. Amend difficult soils with humus, or consider building up the beds to ensure good drainage. Roses will not tolerate soggy, wet roots. Mulch the plants to cool the roots and conserve water.

FERTILIZER

Grandiflora rose bushes 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.

GRANDIFLORA ROSE VARIETIES

FUN IN THE SUN

Color: Gold/Pink
Fragrance: Strong Fruit and Spice
This new Grandiflora from renounced hybridizer Christian Bedard maintains its color to the end and provides a delightfully fruity scent, inviting butterflies and other pollinators to the garden. It’s a true English-style rose that contains 60-85 petals in each of its 3-4″ flower heads, appearing in clusters of 5 or 6 blooms per stem. True to its name, Fun in the Sun thrives in full sun with thorough watering early in the day.

Bloom Time: Late Spring to Fall
Plant Height: 3 -5 feet
Plant Spacing: 2 – 3 feet

ALL DRESSED UP

Color: Pink
Fragrance: Slight Rose
A real asset to the garden, All Dressed Up delivers everything you could want in a rose. Big, soft pink blooms reliably bear 35+ petals each for a very full appearance, and they appear in abundance throughout the long growing season. Old-fashioned in form, this English-type variety features clean, mid-green foliage, an upright, well-branched growth habit, and high-centered flowers that are perfect for fresh arrangements. They also have a uniquely crisp, green apple fragrance that makes visiting the garden a real treat.

Bloom Time: Late Spring to Fall
Plant Height: 4.5 – 5 feet
Plant Spacing: 3 – 5 feet

LOVE

Color: Red/White Reverse
Fragrance: Slight Rose
There are two sides to every story. This Love story has one side that’s fiery hot red and another side that’s cool clear white. You’ll love Love in your garden for its two-toned buds, shapely blooms, and super-productive plant clothed with very dark green resistant foliage and reddened new growth. Consistent color. Size can shrink in the heat.

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

PARADE DAY

Color: Pink/White Stripe
Fragrance: Strong Citrus and Spice
Parade Day blooms profusely with elegant buds and flowers accompanied by a delightful strong citrus-like fragrance with spices. The petals of each bud are perfectly organized like a well-synchronized marching band. The rhythm created is enhanced with attractive large foliage on a well-covered vigorous plant. Now, let’s bring family and friends into the garden to enjoy the performance!

Bloom Time: Late Spring to Fall
Plant Height: 4 – 6 feet
Plant Spacing: 3 – 4 feet

STATE OF GRACE

Color: Pink/Yellow
Fragrance: Fruity
The state of Grace has excellent downy and powdery mildew resistance, and good all-around disease resistance. The habit is uniform, compact, and rounded with flowers tidily blooming and reblooming on top. As the name describes, the transition from bud to bloom is seamless here, the flowers staying elegant throughout. The coloring is very elaborate, too. Bronzy pink outer petals stretch to reveal a gorgeous golden center, all hues blending together into a nice, soft tone. As a Grandiflora, it’ll produce 3-4 of these nice large flowers in a cluster.

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

OTHER ROSE BUSHES

CLIMBING ROSE BUSHES – Climbing rose bushes are an excellent way of bringing height and a feeling of abundance to the garden. They are best and most frequently used on house walls and perfect for growing on pillars, obelisks, fences, trellises, and overarches. Climbing Roses usually have large flowers, held singly or in small groups. Nearly all varieties have the ability to repeat bloom. They are fragrant and healthy and have the natural ability to flower from the top to the ground.

FLORIBUNDA ROSES – 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.

HYBRID TEA ROSES – Hybrid Tea Roses are well-formed with large, high-centered buds, supported by long, straight, and upright stems. Each flower can grow to 8–12.5 cm wide. Hybrid teas are a trendy type of rose by choice due to their color and flower form. They were created by crossbreeding two types of roses, initially by hybridizing a hybrid perpetual with tea roses. It is the oldest group classified as a modern garden rose.