Ground Cover Roses basically describes roses of stature that are wider than they are tall. They are sometimes called Procumbent Roses. Some are truly ground hugging whereas others are bushier. Newer varieties are more remontant. Most are excellent landscaping roses but few prove useful for weed suppression.
Pruning Guide
Can be left unpruned until established. In subsequent years prune to suit when dormant. Large scale plantings can be tackled with a hedge trimmer.
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SIZE
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HIGHLY FRAGRANT
SITUATION
FLOWER FORM
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AWARD WINNING
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One of the few good yellow ground cover roses. Neat double blooms in clusters. Glossy healthy foliage. Good for landscaping or even does well in pots. Perpetual flowering, Summer to Autumn. Size: 60cm x 120cm. -
Received an Award of Garden Merit from the RHS. A truly prostrate grower with a profusion of single lilac pink blooms with paler centers and showy yellow stamens. Highly fragrant. Healthy, glossy foliage. Size: 45cm x 90cm. -
(Korstegli) A Gold Standard Award winner. Double cherry red blooms in large trusses. Procumbent growth with small dark green leaves. One of the healthiest of all the ground cover roses. Size: 50cm x 100cms. -
a.k.a. Athens Cover. A fairly prostrate growing yellow ground cover rose with masses of small, semi-double yellow flowers. Lovely wild rose scent. Very healthy dark shiny foliage. Fairly continuous flowering from June-November. Size 30cm x 90cm. -
Clusters of semi-double blooms of golden, cerise, pink and scarlet open from pointed buds. Slight scent. Spreading and compact growth. Glossy foliage. Continuous flowering. Size: 75cm x 150cms. -
Blush pink buds opening to double white blooms. Neat compact growth. Very useful in a limited space. Very attractive to bees. Continuous flowering. Size: height: 30cm, spread: 90cm. -
Smothered in dazzling trusses of deep rose pink blooms. Sweet fruity scent. Well foliated. Vigorous growth. Continuous flowering. Size: 60cm x 1.2m. -
Grouse is a densely growing very vigorous ground cover rose. Single pink to white blooms. Strongly scented. Excellent glossy healthy foliage. Summer flowering. Short unless given support. Size: 60cm x 3m. -
Kent is a perpetual flowering ground cover rose with pure white semi-double blooms. Tolerant of wet weather. Dense hugging growth. Size: 30cm x 90cm. -
Nozomi displays dainty sprays of single pearl pink blooms en masse at midsummer. Dark green glossy pointed foliage. Scented. Garden worthy. Size: 30cm x 1.2m. -
Surrey is a wide spreading shrub with huge quantities of soft pink double blooms throughout the season. Very healthy. Highly recommended. Continuous flowering. Size: 75cms x 120cms.
