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Great Colorful Rose Companion Plants

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Roses need friends or companion plants around them for various reasons, including pest and disease control, longer seasons of interest, and aesthetics.

A wide range of companion plants will bring out the best qualities of your roses and share their space with a serene balance. Select any ornamental grasses, perennials, annuals, or shrubs with the same growing requirements as your roses. Roses do best in full sun and well-drained soil. Once established, roses have average water needs and require regular fertilization to promote new blooms. Their companion plants should share similar water, fertilizer, and pesticide treatments.

Texture, color, and form are also important in selecting companion plants. Plants with tall spires complement the wide, cup-shaped flowers of roses, while perennials and shrubs with pale green, silver, or purple leaves accentuate the sumptuous rose blossoms.

Below are those most frequently admired in mixed rose borders. There are many other varieties suitable for companion planting with your roses, so don’t be afraid to experiment and find your successful rose combinations!

Guide Information

Hardiness 4 - 9
Plant Type Perennials, Roses
Genus Rosa, Rosa - Grandiflora Rose, Rosa - Floribunda Rose, Rosa - English Rose, Rosa - Shrub Rose, Rosa - Hybrid Tea Rose
Exposure Full Sun, Partial Sun
Season of Interest Spring (Late)
Summer (Early, Mid, Late)
Fall
Height
Spread
Maintenance Average
Water Needs Average
Soil Type Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil pH Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Soil Drainage Moist but Well-Drained, Well-Drained
Characteristics Cut Flowers, Fragrant, Showy
Attracts Butterflies
Landscaping Ideas Beds And Borders, Underplanting Roses And Shrubs
Garden Styles City and Courtyard, Formal Garden, Informal and Cottage, Traditional Garden

Great Colorful Rose Companion Plants

With such a multitude of companion plants to pair your roses with, you are sure to find several combinations that will enhance your landscape and please your eye!

Discover These Helpful Guides for Further Reading

Great Colorful Rose Companion Plants
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Great Rose Companion Plants: Geraniums
Underplanting Roses – Companion Plants for Roses
Underplanting Roses with Low-Growing Spring Bulbs
Rosa (Rose)

Garden Examples

A Fabulous Duo to Try: Rose ‘Sharifa Asma’ with Campanula
A Fabulous Duo: Rose ‘Teasing Georgia’ & Achillea ‘Paprika’
A Fabulous Duo: Rose ‘Wisley 2008’ & Aster x frikartii ‘Monch’
A Fragrant Garden Haven Idea
A Fragrant Garden Retreat Idea
A Welcoming Hedge
While every effort has been made to describe these plants accurately, please keep in mind that height, bloom time, and color may differ in various climates. The description of these plants has been written based on numerous outside resources.

Guide Information

Hardiness 4 - 9
Plant Type Perennials, Roses
Genus Rosa, Rosa - Grandiflora Rose, Rosa - Floribunda Rose, Rosa - English Rose, Rosa - Shrub Rose, Rosa - Hybrid Tea Rose
Exposure Full Sun, Partial Sun
Season of Interest Spring (Late)
Summer (Early, Mid, Late)
Fall
Height
Spread
Maintenance Average
Water Needs Average
Soil Type Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil pH Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Soil Drainage Moist but Well-Drained, Well-Drained
Characteristics Cut Flowers, Fragrant, Showy
Attracts Butterflies
Landscaping Ideas Beds And Borders, Underplanting Roses And Shrubs
Garden Styles City and Courtyard, Formal Garden, Informal and Cottage, Traditional Garden

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