Some varieties smell exuberant. The other varieties don't smell at all, but rather impress with their flower size, flower shape and/or flower color. Still others grow formidably and do not need any pruning, while others require pruning. An overview of the best ground cover rose varieties!
What types of ground cover roses are there?
Popular ground cover rose varieties include 'Gärtnerfreude', 'Apple Blossom', 'Heidefeuer', 'The Fairy', 'Amber Sun', 'Sedana', 'Bassino', 'Larissa', 'Mirato', 'Satina', 'Aspirin', 'Diamond', 'Snowflake', 'Loredo', 'Golden Sun' and 'Dolly Dot'. They vary in color, scent, growth habit and flower type.
Ground cover roses with a special scent
If you place less value on looks and more on a fruity-sweet rose scent, you shouldn't miss one of the following varieties! They stand out with their floral scent:
- 'Snow Queen': white flowers
- 'Magic Meidiland': dark pink flowers
- ‘Lavender Dream’: blue-pink flowers
The most popular ground cover roses
The most popular varieties among gardeners that sell out quickly include these:
- 'Gardener's Joy': raspberry red, ADR rose, rainproof, 50 cm high, suitable for pots
- 'Apple blossom': white, delicately scented, 80 cm high, ADR rose
- 'Heidefeuer': bright red, semi-double, resistant to fungal diseases
- ‘The Fairy’: lilac-colored, half-filled, 60 cm high
Ground cover roses by flower color
Intense shades produce 'Amber Sun' and 'Sedana'. The former boasts apricot-colored to copper-yellow and extremely iridescent flowers. The latter has creamy orange flower shells and is also tasteful for higher demands.
Red varieties make the atmosphere appear romantic, erotic and fiery-warm. There are four varieties that can be shortlisted without hesitation because they have proven themselves:
- ‘Bassino’: cherry red
- ‘Heidefeuer’: carmine red
- ‘Mainaufeuer’: fiery red
- ‘Dark Red’: dark red
Varieties with pink flowers
Are you looking for pink blooming ground cover roses for your garden? In addition to white varieties, they appear even more delicate! How about the following copies?
- ‘Larissa’: deep pink, filled
- ‘Mirato’: dark pink
- ‘Satina’: silk pink
- ‘Heidesinfonie’: pink
- ‘Purple Haze’: pink
White and yellow flowering varieties
If you are interested in white-flowering ground cover roses, the 'Aspirin' variety is the right choice. It produces porcelain white flowers. But 'Diamant' also knows how to win friends with its pure white flowers, just like the variety 'Snowflake'.
Yellow ground cover roses are best planted alone or next to red varieties. The most recommended copies include:
- ‘Loredo’: bright yellow
- ‘Golden Sun’: sunny yellow
- ‘Dolly Dot’: lemon yellow
Tip
While most varieties are more effective in groups, the variety 'Windrose' is also spectacular when displayed alone. It has a higher height than other varieties and grows elegantly arching overhanging.
