Great Rose Companion Plants: Alliums
Best Rose Companions, Companion Planting
Roses need friends or companion plants around them for various reasons, including pest and disease control, the longer season of interest, and aesthetics.
Growing roses by themselves is an open invitation to the pests and diseases that favor roses. Roses are healthier when provided with companion plants that help repel destructive bugs while encouraging beneficial insects. For instance, Alliums repel aphids, weevils, borers, and moles.
Alliums are plants of exquisite beauty that deserve a place in rose borders. Reliable, they come back year after year, are easy to grow and undemanding and many outstanding varieties harmonize perfectly with early blooming roses. Chives are easy to grow and look very charming among shrub roses.
Guide Information
Hardiness |
4 - 9
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Plant Type | Bulbs, Roses |
Plant Family | Allium, Rosa - English Roses, Rosa - Floribunda Roses, Rosa - Grandiflora Roses, Rosa - Hybrid Tea Roses, Rosa - Shrub Roses, Rosa - Roses |
Exposure | Full Sun, Partial Sun |
Season of Interest |
Spring (Late) Summer (Early) |
Water Needs | Average |
Maintenance | 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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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 | Bulbs, Roses |
Plant Family | Allium, Rosa - English Roses, Rosa - Floribunda Roses, Rosa - Grandiflora Roses, Rosa - Hybrid Tea Roses, Rosa - Shrub Roses, Rosa - Roses |
Exposure | Full Sun, Partial Sun |
Season of Interest |
Spring (Late) Summer (Early) |
Water Needs | Average |
Maintenance | 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 |