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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 ‘Angel Face’
‘Angel Face’ produces vivid lavender mauve blooms with ruffled petals nearly continuously. Petals are often edged in a deeper purple-pink. This is a rare color in floribunda roses, which may account for its’ popularity. The blooms exhibit a faint silvery sheen from its’ parent ‘Sterling Silver’, adding to the exquisite beauty of the blooms
Floribunda ‘Betty Boop’
This little rose bush became an overnight sensation with it’s colorful blooms of carmine red with creamy white interior and yellow centers. The blooms repeat quickly, are long lasting, and flowers from summer to frost. Summer heat may take a toll on blooms, but new ones open quickly to take their place. In cooler zones this should not be a problem. New foliage emerges dark red, then turns to a rich glossy
Floribunda ‘Bill Warriner’
‘Bill Warriner’ blooms constantly with blooms of gorgeous Salmon-Coral in large clusters. The blooms exhibit a classic hybrid tea rose form in bud and initial b
Floribunda ‘Black Cherry’
‘Black Cherry’ provides a striking contrast in the garden with dark, “black cherry” colored blooms. Buds are almost black and are born singly or in clusters. Blooms repeat very well all summer long. Rich colored high centered blooms on long stems produce and excellent cutting flower. The blooms hold up well to rain for excellent bedding plants. This is a great rose for humid climates, resisting mildew well. ‘Black Cherry’ own root rose is a hardy rose in zone 5, minimal protection of heavy mulch is advised. This hardy floribunda is a great choice for zone 4 gardeners. Moderate protection of deeply mounded soil and mulch will keep ‘Black Cherry’ growing in a zone 4 garden for years. Floribunda ‘Blueberry Hill’
‘Blueberry Hill’ is a low growing spreading floribunda that produces loads of very large nonstop blooms. The lilac colored petals are delicately waved and the blooms open quickly and lost a long time. It must be diligently deadheaded to produce the floriferous blooms. The bloom clusters appear in early spring through mid summer, with continued flushes into fall. The foliage of the plant is exceptionally nice, in a glossy clear green that grows vigorously with very good disease resistance. The plant grows consistently well in all zones, holding bloom
Floribunda ‘Brass Band’
‘Brass Band’ is a jazzy, brassy, trumpet of colors in apricot, peach, melon orange, apricot and lemon all in every bloom. Different shades are displayed as the bloom develops, beginning with a lemon yellow bud. The flowers are fully double and well formed with ruffled petals, usually lasting a full two weeks on the plant. Blooming is floriferous, repeating well throughout the season, and does very well in cooler climates with full sun. Cooler weather will encourage the deeper
Floribunda ‘Day Breaker’
‘Day Breaker’s’ elegant pointed yellow buds open to spiraled blooms shaded with the pinks and apricots of summer dawn. Blooms in waves nearly continuously with long lasting blooms. Excellent as a long lasting cut flower. ‘Day Breaker’ grows strong and vigorously, making an excellent landscape shrub as well as a traditional bedding roses.
Floribunda ‘Europeana’
‘Europeana’ is an extraordinary floribunda. Dense clusters of rich red blooms literally cover the foliage, regular flushes appear throughout the season. A shame since the foliage itself is a lustrous bronze to reddish green maturing to deep green. ‘Europeana’ is a very popular rose, and for good reason. You won’t find a better red bloom, spectacular flushes all season, and a vigorous and hardy rose. It is well suited for landscaping or hedging, in a shrub border or as bedding roses. Exceptionally long lasting blooms on the plant and in the vase, make excellent cut flowers. This rose performs very well in heat. ‘Europeana’ is hardy in zone 5 (to -30 F) with minimal winter protection of heavy mulching.
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. Excellent cutting flower. Once established bloom production increases. 
orm that is pleasing for hedging and shrub borders. Also makes a striking standard, and will do well in large containers. Make sure 
green. ‘Betty Boop’ is an easy to care for floribunda that does not need deadheading to encourage blooming. Pruning is not needed to maintain a good shape. The plant is naturally rounded making it a perfect choice for bedding and border plants, as specimens, foundation plants or for massing. ‘Betty Boop’ will also do well in a container if it is large enough. 
loom, then continue to open to a full double form. The clusters are large sprays of well spaced blooms and can easily be de-budded to create a single bloom on each stem if desired. It is an excellent choice for cut flowers despite its’ shorter stems, and the compact habit makes it a good choice for your landscape or garden. Grows vigorously. Once established will hold up fairly well to hot dry summer periods and moderate wind.
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orange colors. Strong stems are just long enough to make a lovely cut flower. In the landscape 
ating, mid-spring to early fall
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