Whether dog rose, vinegar rose, potato rose, beaver rose or another type - they are all wild roses that take our hearts by storm with their enchantingly delicate flower shells. Often we are overwhelmed by their lovely scent. But wild roses don't like to live all alone
Which companion plants go well with wild roses?
Suitable companion plants for wild roses are red dogwood, blackthorn, phlox, larkspur, red honeysuckle, serviceberry, woolly viburnum and hawthorn, which meet similar location requirements and create a harmonious appearance.
What factors should you consider when choosing companion plants for wild roses?
In order to visually emphasize the wild roses and to enjoy the interaction with the chosen companion plant for a long time, you should consider the following factors:
- Flower color: white, pink, red or yellow
- Flowering time: May to June
- Location requirements: sunny, clayey and humus-rich soil
- Growth height: up to 3 m
Depending on the species, wild roses have white, yellow, pink or red flowers. If you want to showcase the companion plants with the flowers, you should consider the flower color and the flowering time of the wild rose.
Wild roses thrive best in a sunny location. Your companion plants should also feel comfortable there.
While some wild rose species such as the potato rose only grow to 1.50 m tall, the dog rose reaches a size of up to 3 m. Make sure that the companion plants match the growth height of the wild rose.
Companion plants for wild roses in the bed or hedge
Wild roses are particularly popular for hedge planting. Numerous other trees that bloom strikingly and have similar location requirements are suitable for them. It is also recommended to choose planting partners that, like the wild rose, produce decorative fruit decorations. Furthermore, flowering perennials are suitable as companion plants for wild roses.
These specimens, among others, have proven themselves as companion plants for wild roses:
- Red Dogwood
- Blackthorn
- Phlox
- larkspur
- Red Honeysuckle
- Rock Pear
- Woolly Snowball
- Hawthorn
Red dogwood as a companion plant for wild roses
The red dogwood blooms around the same time as the wild rose. The dog rose goes particularly well with the red dogwood for a hedge plant. The two have similar location requirements and, when combined, create an ornamental splendor in autumn when their fruits contrast with each other.
Dark spur as a companion plant for wild roses
Just like the wild rose, the delphinium likes to grow in full sun. However, since it is smaller than the wild rose, it should find its place in front of her. With its bright blue flowers, it accentuates the wild rose fantastically in summer and benefits from its rich green foliage as a frame for its flowers.
Blackthorn as a companion plant for wild roses
In natural hedges you can often find blackthorn and wild rose as plant neighbors. They do not compete with each other and like a sunny location on a humus-rich substrate. From autumn to winter you can enjoy their fruit decorations and even harvest them for use.
Combine wild roses as a bouquet in the vase
You can create a lovely early summer bouquet with wild rose flowers. Flowers that have a different flower shape and color go well with this. The wild rose can also decorate vases in autumn. But then it is their rose hip fruits that enrich bouquets. Typical autumn flowers such as asters and chrysanthemums enjoy the company of a few rosehip branches in the vase.
- Lilac
- Wild garlic flowers
- Chrysanthemums
- Autumn Asters
- Roses
