Roses can be wonderfully combined with ground cover plants. The rose bed looks particularly elegant when the ground cover is color coordinated. Below you will find great ideas, tips and tricks on how to effectively incorporate ground cover into your rose bed. You will also receive a list of the most beautiful carpet plants and ground cover roses.
Which ground cover plants are suitable for a rose bed?
The best ground cover plants for a rose bed are blue cushion, bluewort, cushion soapwort, stonecrop, ice plant, star moss, carpet cranesbill, carpet bluebell, carpet phlox and carpet thyme. They complement roses stylishly, keep weeds away and create a dense, colorful carpet of flowers.
Combine roses with ground cover plants
Decorating the edge of the rose bed with ground cover plants is a very common technique. Ground cover plants are pretty to look at, often bloom persistently and don't steal the show from the roses. In addition, the densely growing carpet plants keep weeds away and the soil moist.
The 10 most beautiful ground cover plants for rose beds
When choosing ground cover for your rose bed, you should pay attention to good winter hardiness. If you would like to have something green in winter, you can plant wintergreen ground cover. Below you will find a selection of the 10 most beautiful ground cover plants for the sunny rose bed:
| Groundcover | Flower color | Flowering time | Wintergreen | Special features |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue pillow | Blueish | April to May | No | Beautiful, dense carpet of flowers |
| Blauwurz | Blue | August to October | No | Red autumn leaves |
| Pillow soapwort | Pink | May to July | No | Formerly used for washing |
| stonecrop | Yellow or white | June to July | Yes | Thickleaf plant |
| Lunchflower | Violet | June to September | No | Very dense carpet of flowers |
| Star moss | White | May to July | Yes | Beautiful dense green carpet |
| Carpet Cranesbill | Bluish, pink, white depending on variety | Depending on variety, in summer | No | |
| Carpet Bellflower | Violet | June to August | No | Bell-shaped flowers |
| Carpet Phlox | White, purple, bluish, pink | variety dependent | No | Beautiful, dense carpet of flowers |
| Carpet Thyme | Violet or white | June to August | Yes | Strongly scented, culinary herb |
Combine roses with ground cover roses
Among the countless varieties of roses, there are also a few ground covers. You can also use these to design your rose bed. But be careful that you cannot plant roses on roses. If there were already roses at the location before, you have to generously replace the soil. Here is a selection of the 10 most beautiful ground cover roses:
| Ground cover rose | Flower color | Flowering time |
|---|---|---|
| ‘The Fairy’ | Pink | June to August |
| ‘Sea Foam’ | White | June to August |
| ‘Sedana’ | Yellow | June to September |
| ‘Aspirin Rose’ | White | June to September |
| ‘Heather Dream’ | Bright pink | June to September |
| ‘Loredo’ | Yellow | June to September |
| ‘Heatherfire’ | Vivid pink-red | June to September |
| ‘Sorrento’ | Red | June to September |
| ‘Palmengarten Frankfurt’ | Pink | June to September |
| ‘City of Rome’ | Pink | June to September |
Tip
Combine your roses with beautiful ornamental grasses or perennials. Here you will find a list of the most beautiful companion plants for the rose garden.
