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Many floribunda roses are pretty hardy in zone 5, requiring only minimal winter protection. For a little extra care, floribunda roses will reward you with abundant clusters of colorful blooms all season long. A floribunda rose will generally be more vigorous and tolerant than hybrid tea roses, and also produce more blooms for longer periods. |
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Floribunda ‘Angel Face’
‘Angel Face’ produces vivid lavender mauve blooms with ruffled petals nearly continuously. Petals are often edged in a deeper purple-pink. This is a rare color in floribunda roses, which may account for its’ popularity. The blooms exhibit a faint silvery sheen from its’ parent ‘Sterling Silver’, adding to the exquisite beauty of the blooms. Excellent cutting flower. Once established bloom
Floribunda ‘Betty Boop’
This little rose bush became an overnight sensation with it’s colorful blooms of carmine red with creamy white interior and yellow centers. The blooms repeat quickly, are long lasting, and flowers from summer to frost. Summer heat may take a toll on blooms, but new ones open quickly to take their place. In cooler zones this should not be a problem. New foliage emerges dark red, then turns to a rich glossy
Floribunda ‘Bill Warriner’
‘Bill Warriner’ blooms constantly with blooms of gorgeous Salmon-Coral in large clusters. The blooms exhibit a classic hybrid tea rose form in bud and initial b
Floribunda ‘Black Cherry’
‘Black Cherry’ provides a striking contrast in the garden with dark, “black cherry” colored blooms. Buds are almost black and are born singly or in clusters. Blooms repeat very well all summer long. Rich colored high centered blooms on long stems produce and excellent cutting flower. The blooms hold up well to rain for excellent bedding plants. This is a great rose for humid climates, resisting mildew well. ‘Black Cherry’ own root rose is a hardy rose in zone 5, minimal protection of heavy mulch is advised. This hardy floribunda is a great choice for zone 4 gardeners. Moderate protection of deeply mounded soil and mulch will keep ‘Black Cherry’ growing in a zone 4 garden for years. Floribunda ‘Blueberry Hill’
‘Blueberry Hill’ is a low growing spreading floribunda that produces loads of very large nonstop blooms. The lilac colored petals are delicately waved and the blooms open quickly and lost a long time. It must be diligently deadheaded to produce the floriferous blooms. The bloom clusters appear in early spring through mid summer, with continued flushes into fall. The foliage of the plant is exceptionally nice, in a glossy clear green that grows vigorously with very good disease resistance. The plant grows consistently well in all zones, holding bloom
Floribunda ‘Brass Band’
‘Brass Band’ is a jazzy, brassy, trumpet of colors in apricot, peach, melon orange, apricot and lemon all in every bloom. Different shades are displayed as the bloom develops, beginning with a lemon yellow bud. The flowers are fully double and well formed with ruffled petals, usually lasting a full two weeks on the plant. Blooming is floriferous, repeating well throughout the season, and does very well in cooler climates with full sun. Cooler weather will encourage the deeper
Floribunda ‘Day Breaker’
‘Day Breaker’s’ elegant pointed yellow buds open to spiraled blooms shaded with the pinks and apricots of summer dawn. Blooms in waves nearly continuously with long lasting blooms. Excellent as a long lasting cut flower. ‘Day Breaker’ grows strong and vigorously, making an excellent landscape shrub as well as a traditional bedding roses. Floribunda ‘Easy Going’
‘Easy Going’ is a yellow variety of ‘Livin’ Easy’. Like ‘Livin’ Easy’ it creates a spectacular mass planting with strong color. The ruffled blooms are produced prolifically, opening with cupped bloom form in small clusters. Remove spent blooms to encourage reblooming. This is a strong and sturdy floribunda with thick petals. Blooming and vigor is fairly consistent across it’s zone range and holds up well in heat. Will do well in zone 5 with good winter protection. Protect from spring freezes in zone 6. Tender new growth exposed to hard freezes may experience canker, die bac
Floribunda ‘Ebb Tide’
The very large blooms of ‘Ebb Tide’ are very double old fashioned, with a powerful fragrance. It was hybridized in 2006 by Tom Carruth from ‘Sweet Chariot’ x Blue Nile and ‘Stephen’s Big Purple’. Deep royal purple buds cover the bush, giving rise to the deepest purple blooms available. This can be the deepest rich purple bloom if conditions are right. The color (and size) can vary with the temperature, tending to be the largest and most purple in cooler weather. As summer progresses into the mid 90’s, the blooms will be smaller and less vivid. The lighter smoky lavender is no less lovely as they do not appear simply washed out by the sun. As an own root floribunda rose, it may be hardy as far north as zone 4 if you protect it properly. ‘Ebb Tide’ improves each year as it is better established, producing more and larger blooms. This floribunda is eye catching as a specimen, wonderful in a mixed border, and creates a stunning hedge (space 5 feet apart). Good choice for containers. Best planted where you can enjoy the outstanding fragrance. The excellent cut flowers will enhance any arrangement. Striking as a tree rose if you can find one. Heavy feeder, fertilize monthly. Floribunda ‘Eureka’
‘Eureka’ blooms in a golden yellow color with hints of apricot and copper. Pointed buds give way to large clusters that hold their color well. Warmer weather will intensify the color. It is an abundant bloomer with exceptional repeat. The offspring of
Floribunda ‘Europeana’
‘Europeana’ is an extraordinary floribunda. Dense clusters of rich red blooms literally cover the foliage, regular flushes appear throughout the season. A shame since the foliage itself is a lustrous bronze to reddish green maturing to deep green. ‘Europeana’ is a very popular rose, and for good reason. You won’t find a better red bloom, spectacular flushes all season, and a vigorous and hardy rose. It is well suited for landscaping or hedging, in a shrub border or as bedding roses. Exceptionally long lasting blooms on the plant and in the vase, make excellent cut flowers. This rose performs very well in heat. ‘Europeana’ is hardy in zone 5 (to -30 F) with minimal winter protection of heavy mulching.
Floribunda ‘French Lace’
The bloom coloring of ‘French Lace’ is quite unique. The buds first open to a creamy ivory with a peachy cocoa color in the center. The overall bloom color is an off white, but the rose will often be tinged with a creamy pink or peachy cocoa overall. ‘French Lace’ is very free flowering with a spring flush, then another in summer. In mild regions an additional late summer flush may occur. Blooms display the classic exhibition form with perfectly spiraled centers and fully open
Floribunda ‘George Burns’
‘George Burns’ displays an ever changing array of splashy yellow, deep red, pink and cream on large ruffled flowers. Each petal, bloom and plant displays a little different arrangement of color, making this a very fun rose in your garden. The rose was named, of course, for the comedian George Burns on his 100th birthday. In cooler climates the blooms may be more yellow. In hottest climates, color may wash out some. The plant is very free flowering. ‘George Burns’ should typically be sold as own root, making it fairly hardy. In zone 5 it may need some protection from hard freezing. Use moderate protection methods in zone 4.
Floribunda ‘Honey Perfume’
Rich apricot yellow ruffled blooms mature to a creamy white. Large open clusters are produced all summer from May until frost, repeating quickly. A vase of cut ‘Honey Perfume’ will fill a room with a sweet spicy scent. New foliage is reddish, opening to dark glossy green. Some shade will be tolerated, but performs best in full sun. It will also tolerate heat fairly well. The well branched plant has an
Floribunda ‘Hot Cocoa’
Stunning and unique color in large clusters of silky ruffled blooms. Everyone who describes the color has a bit different description: cinnamon; cocoa; spicy chocolate; brown red; brick; or rusty orange with purple tones. And the reverse side of the petal will display yet another color!, generally tending more orange. But the color will in fact be slightly different in different climates, lighter in warm regions and deeper colored in cool regions.. And the color will change slightly as the season progresses. Even the foliage is unique with dark, somewhat reddish green leaves. The classic exhibition rose form, spiraled centers opening to the classic urn shape of a tea rose, repeats blooming in flushes with a fast repeat. ‘Hot Cocoa’ is a vigorous grower with good disease resistance. It is quite tolerant of heat, holding its color well through summer. ‘Hot
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f the most fragrant floribundas. It has a neat rounded shrub form that is pleasing for hedging and shrub borders. Also makes a striking standard, and will do well in large containers. Make sure 
green. ‘Betty Boop’ is an easy to care for floribunda that does not need deadheading to encourage blooming. Pruning is not needed to maintain a good shape. The plant is naturally rounded making it a perfect choice for bedding and border plants, as specimens, foundation plants or for massing. ‘Betty Boop’ will also do well in a container if it is large enough. 
loom, then continue to open to a full double form. The clusters are large sprays of well spaced blooms and can easily be de-budded to create a single bloom on each stem if desired. It is an excellent choice for cut flowers despite its’ shorter stems, and the compact habit makes it a good choice for your landscape or garden. Grows vigorously. Once established will hold up fairly well to hot dry summer periods and moderate wind.
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orange colors. Strong stems are just long enough to make a lovely cut flower. In the landscape 
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to an urn shape, and is stunning cut flower. It was hybridized by the legendary Bill Warriner, and has become a classic. 
upright habit more typical of tea roses, and is generally grown own root making it a very hardy floribunda. 
Cocoa’ is an own root rose, giving it good tolerance to cold climates. |
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