Glossary of Rose Terms

Everything you want to know about bare root roses

Growing roses can be a challenge, but it doesn't have to be. Here are a list of some of the more commonly used phrases to help you get started.
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Landscape Rose

Any rose that will fit into the garden landscape as a low-maintenance shrub or groundcover.

Large-flowered climber

A climbing rose that originated as such rather than sporting from a bush form. Altissimo is a large-flowered limber because it has always climbed and there is no bush form.

Large-flowered rose

A European designation for Hybrid Teas and Grandifloras.