Rose Shrub
Exactly what kind of shrub is the red cut rose usually from?
And I mean specifically the “Dozen red roses” you usually buy from the florist, or order on Proflowers. Hybrid tea, grandiflora, Floribunda?
Bonus points to someone who can link me to a page that I can buy the shrub plant from! Thank you!
http://uk.direct2florist.com/katie-jane-82437/
http://www.gardenguides.com/96985-rose-varieties-used-florists.html
the last link should be perfect for you.
Rose Shrub
Roses in Gold
A rose in gold is exactly what it means: a real rose that has been picked at the height of its beauty and put through a process whereby it has been preserved and then either dipped or trimmed in 24K gold. Rose in gold flowers are increasingly popular gifts for special occasions when wanting to express a romantic sentiment.
Roses are classed in three distinct categories: Old Garden Roses (OGR’s), Species Roses, and Modern Roses. OGR’s are those roses which were known before 1867 – the year the very first hybrid tea rose, La France, was introduced. Old Garden Roses that are of Mediterranean or European origins are flowers that bloom once on woody-shrubs. They have very fragrant, double-flowered blooms which are generally pink, white, and red in color. The foliage found on Old Garden Rose shrubs tends to be highly resistant to disease and typically will only bloom on plants that are two years of age. With the introduction from East Asia around 1800, of China and Tea roses, a new class of Old Garden Roses was formed which meant that these particular flowers would go on to bloom with new growth. In addition, their blooms will usually repeat every spring right through to fall. Some of the Old Garden Roses include, Alba, Gallica, Damask, Centifolia, Moss, Portland, China, Tea, Bourbon, and Noisette, to name just a few.
Species roses (sometimes referred to as wild roses) are made up of natural species of roses along with some of their hybrids. Some of the wild roses commonly found growing in gardens are Rosa moschata, the Musk Rose, Lady Banks’ Rose, the Sweetbriar, and the Scots or Burnet Rose. Species roses were around long before man existed, some 33 million years ago. They are petalled blooms that grow on plants that can reach heights of more than 20 feet. Most of the species in this class of roses are listed by their Latin name, beginning with “Rosa.”
The way in which Modern Roses are classified can be confusing; in many roses found in the modern classification, there are Old Garden Roses in their ancestry. In addition, their flower form varies a great deal. So as to try and distinguish Modern Roses from the others, they are usually classed based on their growth and characteristic of their flowers. For example, “large flowered shrub,” “cluster flowered,” “rambler recurrent,” or “ground-cover non-recurrent.” The most popular of the Modern Roses include the Hybrid Tea, the Polyantha, the Pernetiana, the Floribunda, the Grandiflora, the Miniature, and the Climbing and Rambling.
Unlike the real thing, rose in gold flowers are not chosen based on what type of flower classification they fall into; choice is made based on the color of rose in gold you prefer (gold or a specific color such as red), in addition to whether you want blooms that are fully open or partially closed
About the Author
Sophia Grace is a collector of gold dipped roses. You can purchase rose in gold gifts at Plated Gold Roses.
Will these small shrub rose plants get any bigger?
i got them at home depot for only $6.79 ea.
Yes they will.
Plant them where they get a good bit of sun, but they also appreciate a little shade in the heat of the day.
When you go to plant them in the garden water them well, then dig a hole twice the size of the pot they are in, and also a bit deeper. Water the hole well, and mix some good quality compost into the soil you took from the hole. Put some in the bottom, enough so that the plant is level with the top. Take the rose out of its container, try to keep its soil around the roots. Place it in the middle of the hole and fill the soil in round about it, firming it gently as you do, then water it well. Make sure you water them well every day (do not soak them) until it is established and looks to be growing well. and keep the soil around them weeded. You can also get rose food at most garden centre as well as Home Depot. If you get greenfly (aphids) on them just spray with water that has some washing up liquid added to it. Make sure you spray under the leaves also.
How big they grow will depend on what varieties they are and how you care for them. Roses do need to be pruned to keep them flowering nicely every year. They are quite tough. I have some that I cut back to just about 6 inches from the ground and they make 4 – 5 ft of growth every year. Others do not need such severe treatment. If you get climbing, or rambling roses they need different care. There is a lot of info on line on rose care, and also a lot of good books.
Good luck, they look beautiful.
Beulah
Rose Bush Care