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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 ‘Julia Child’
Hybridized by Tom Carruth, this English style floribunda was specifically chosen by Julia Child herself for her named rose. The plant is perpetually in bloom, covered in abundance with fully petaled old fashioned English rose blooms. ‘Julia Child’s’ blooms are exhibition form, with perfectly spiraled centers opening to a vase form, and is a stunning cut flower. The buds first open to a deep golden yellow with bright overtones, then soften to pastel butter. A yellow bloom this exquisite is hard to find. The clusters are self cleaning, dropping petals to the ground as they are spent. The plant is well branched, stays tidy and rounded, also lending itself beautifully to a tree form. Or plant in containers for your patio or entryway so the delicious fragrance from the nonstop blooms can be appreciated. Excellent choice for nearly any landscape setting where a small statured blooming plant is needed. A grade 1 ‘Julia Child’ is often difficult to find and you may need to order a year in advance. (Beware the “big box” roses, a grade 2 rose will forever be a grade 2 rose!) This floribunda rose is heat tolerant and resists fading. It is hardy enough to tolerate zone 4 if well protected in winter. Floribunda ‘Lime Sublime’
If you are looking for something really unique for bloom color, ‘Lime Sublime’ fits the bill. The creamy petals have a hint of lime and blooms endlessly. Flowers are borne in small clusters. Remove spent bloom to encourage additional blooming. With excellent parentage, ‘Sexy Rexy’ x ‘Dawn Chorus’, the blooms display exhibition form with perfectly spiraled centers opening to vase form. ‘Lime Sublime’ performs very well in both heat and humidity. Excellent cut flower, bedding plant or in masses. Luminous when the garden is lit at night. Floribunda ‘Livin Easy’
Small clusters of vibrant orange blended blooms are fully double with ruffled blooms. Masses of blooms in the spring flush create an absolutely stunning mass planting. Repeat blooming is quick and scattered through the season, but is a much lighter flush than the first spring bloom period. The blooms are long lasting, extending the “in bloom” periods. Shorter stems do not lend themselves as well to cut flowers as many of the floribundas, but the long lasting blooms are great if you can work a short
Floribunda ‘Margaret Merril’
‘Margaret Merril’ is probably the best white floribunda rose, with high centered blooms like a tea rose. Very similar to the very popular ‘Iceberg’ rose, except that the blooms are very fragrant and it grows larger. Pearly white pointed buds open to double white blooms with a slight pink sheen in the centers. As the season gets warmer the blooms are pure white. Even with a shorter stem, the exceptional fragrance earns a place for this rose in your cut flower arrangement. The plant grows vigorously and blooms profusely. The plant sets hips in late summer. ‘Margaret Merril’ does very well in cool regions. In zone 5, provide minimal winter protection and protect from spring freezes. In zone 4 provide moderate winter protection.
Floribunda ‘Marmalade Skies’
‘Marmalade Skies’ is a show stopper, unquestionably stunning. Absolutely gorgeous orange blooms in tea rose form cover the bush non stop. Clusters are formed by 5 to 8 blooms, and the stems are strong to support the bouquet. Long lasting blooms make it an excellent cut flower as well as an ever-blooming hedge or specimen plant. Will tolerate some shade, but performs best in
Floribunda ‘Miami Moon’
‘Miami Moon’ produces very large blooms of ever changing apricot to pink. The ruffled petals are mildly scented. ‘Miami Moon’ repeats reliably. Although the blooms are best in milder climates, as suggested by the name, this rose is commonly grown in Florida and warm regions. The plant and blooms are very tolerant of heat, but the blooms will tend to be deeper in color in moderate temperatures. The blooms are very long lasting, making an excellent cut flower. ‘Miami Moon’s’ bush grows low and compact. Flowers must be religiously deadheaded for the blooming to repeat. Hips are set in late summer. Also known as ‘Evelyn Lauder’. Floribunda ‘Moondance’
‘Moondance’ is an offspring of the wildly popular ‘Iceberg’, but is even more floriferous and fragrant. It really is more everything - larger flower clusters, larger blooms and more petals. Just more beautiful in every way. Pointed buds open to high centered flowers, becoming flat when fully opened. ‘Moondance’ blooms in flushes throughout the season. The plant is healthy and grows vigorously. ‘Moondance’ is a superb floribunda for cutting with its long stems and sweet fragrance. Will do very well in zone 4 with moderate winter protection, zone 5 will require minimal to moderate protection.
Floribunda ‘Our Lady of Guadalupe’
‘Our Lady of Guadalupe’ is highly rated across all regions. It seems to be quite tolerant of drought, heat, a little to wet for roses, and is very disease resistant. Dark pink
Floribunda ‘Playboy’
‘Playboy’s’ beautiful blooms are nearly single in form. Many do, in fact, consider it a single since typically the blooms have less than 12 petals. The petals are a blend of red yellow and orange, with yellow primarily in the center, and red edging each ruffled petal. Late spring produces an abundant
Floribunda ‘Pretty Lady’
‘Pretty Lady’ blooms heavily like an ‘Iceberg’. The flushes repeat regularly with blooms as large as 4”. Blooms are a classic tea rose form born in large clusters. ‘Pretty Lady’ is a tough plant that is highly resistant to black spot. A strong root system make this rose hardy and vigorous, and the plant is compact and nicely rounded. The soft color is elegant in a romantic garden or lovely paired with deeper
Floribunda ‘Rainbow Sorbet’
‘Rainbow Sorbet’ is a descendant of ‘Playboy’, inheriting its multicolor blooms. This will be your first rose to bloom in the garden, brightly ushering in spring. Flower clusters open in shades of bright yellow, orange and red and mature to light yellow and pink, often with bright pink edges. ‘Rainbow Sorbet’ is a
Floribunda ‘Scentimental’
‘Scentimental’ is an eye catcher with red and white in splashes and stripes. Each bloom is unique, some appearing to be creamy white splashed with burgundy red, others appear to be red and swirled or striped with creamy white. Parented by ‘Playboy’ and ’Peppermint Twist’, you can see how wild and splashy blooms were created. The flowers are borne singly or in clusters of three to five blooms per stem. The spring flush of blooms is heaviest with the fall flush also heavy, and lighter flushes repeat through summer. But it may not bloom when heat is intense. Fragrance is inconsistent from one plant to another. With blooming and fragrance inconsistent, plant ‘Scentimental’ for its fabulous looking blooms in old fashioned cup shaped form. ‘Scentimental’s’ splashy coloring makes a spectacular statement with white flowers or planted in front of evergreens for added impact. Will do well in zone 5 with moderate winter protection. Floribunda ‘Sexy Rexy’
‘Sexy Rexy’ may have acquired its name by way of some silly marketing concept, but it does not do the rose justice. This is a lovely and elegant rose. Gorgeous bloom form has lead this rose to parent many other varieties, and ‘Sexy Rexy’ has been awarded multiple time. Very full ruffled blooms are borne in large clusters. Blooming repeats throughout the season and the blooms are long lasting, so the plant is continuously in bloom. The plant is very healthy and vigorous. Foliage remains dense to the ground giving it a pleasant appearance when not in bloom. The compact low profile makes it an excellent bedding plant. ‘Sexy Rexy’ is a New Zealand rose and seems to perform best in warmer regions. Floribunda ‘Sheila’s Perfume’
Every beautiful bloom exudes a wonderful fragrance, hence the name ‘Sheila’s Perfume’ (Sheila is the hybridizer’s wife, what a tribute!!). The scent is a blend of spice rose and sweet fruity. The flowers are yellow blushed and edged with deep pink to red, and a hybrid tea rose exhibition form and size. Blooms may be borne singly as well as small clusters. Mid summer sun and heat will fade the petal’s colors to a softer blend. The long lasting flowers with long stems are wonderful for cut flower arrangements. Blooming is a bit light for a floribunda, but ‘Sheila’s Perfume’ has so many hybrid tea qualities it is tempting to compare to the much stingier blooming of the tea rose. Blooming begins in late spring, repeating to mid autumn. The plant is rounded and vigorous. Skip the spraying, if the plant is afflicted with mildew or blackspot it will not completely defoliate. You can allow mild disease affliction to run its’ course. ‘Sheila’s Perfume’ will tolerate some shade, but performs best in full sun in cooler regions. Also known as ‘Harsherry’ rose. This is a very hardy rose, and rumored to survive zone 4 with only snow cover for protection. At least minimal protection would be advised, since snow cover is unpredictable. Severe pruning, sometimes near to the ground, may be necessary in spring in zone 4. Caution!!: ‘Sheila’s Perfume’ is generally sold grafted, so if the plant dies back to the ground you will lose the hybrid, and an unknown rose will grow from the rootstock. Search for own root in zone 4, hard to find but they are available. Floribunda ‘Sun Flare’
‘Sun Flare’ was appropriately named form its’ vivid lemon yellow blooms that do not fade out in summer sun and heat. The double flower opens flat when mature. Blooming is heavy, but absolutely must be deadheaded for a good
Floribunda ‘Sunsprite’
Yellow and red oval buds open to bright yellow ruffled blooms in clusters. ‘Sunsprite’ blooms abundantly from late spring until frost. But the blooming peaks quickly and the blooms are not long lasting. Color will not fade much in summer sun and heat. ‘Sunsprite’ has good disease resistance, when it does develop some blackspot or mildew the health of the plant is not affected. Red hips are formed in late summer. Will do well in zones 4 and 5 with adequate winter protection. Floribunda
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stem into an arrangement. This rose is easy to grow, demanding less attention than many floribundas. Growth and blooming are pretty consistant, performing well in both the cold and hot regions. ‘Livin Easy’ grows vigorously and can reach mature height even in cold regions of zone 5. Like most floribundas, ‘Livin Easy’ can be hardy up to zone 5b if the plant is protected from spring freezes, and is hardy in zone 4 and 5a with proper 
full sun. The olive green foliage is a perfect foil for the brilliant orange of ‘Marmalade Skies’. This rose is flamboyant, vigorous and healthy, and easy to grow. Plant if anywhere, or everywhere! Provide 
pointed buds open slowly to silvery pink ruffled blooms, and is a prolific continuous bloomer all summer long. The first early season bloom is heaviest but repeats vigorously. The large bloom clusters display a range of color from deep pink in the buds to the silver pink highlights in the petals. The blooms are high centered in classic hybrid tea form. A nice compact shape makes it ideal for the front of a shrub border. Stems are long enough to be graceful in a vase. ‘Our Lady of Guadalupe’ is a ‘Rose with a Cause’. 5% of its sales are donated to the Hispanic College Fund scholarships.
bloom, then quickly repeats in lighter flushes. 
tones. Fuss free, spray free, and easy to grow. Will do well in zone 4 with 
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nonstop bloomer through the entire season, making a bold statement of bright colors. The color does not fade in moderate climates, but ‘Rainbow Sorbet’ is not fond of extreme heat. The flowers are very long lasting, wonderful in a vase. Excellent wherever you want a splash, or a mass, of riotous color. It is much hardier and tougher than ‘Playboy’. Will not need protection in zone 5, and does very well in zone 4 with 
susceptible to blackspot
rebloom. The compact, rounded form is excellent for low hedges, specimen, foundation or bedding plants. The lemon color is stunning with lavender and blues. ‘Sun Flare’ is cold hardy enough to withstand occasional frosts and freezes in mild regions, but will need 
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