I was wondering if you could send me information about Floribunda roses. I’m doing a research paper.
We have a large selection of books on roses here in the Elisabeth C.
Miller Library. You are welcome to come in and browse as well as borrow
books.
The Seattle Rose Society says the following about Floribunda roses:
Floribunda roses combine the best aspects of their parent plants: the
Hybrid Tea rose and Polyantha rose. They receive their flower form and
foliage from the Hybrid Tea while taking after the Polyantha in increased
hardiness and exuberance of blooms. This link is to their lists of recommended roses for the Puget Sound region, including the best Floribundas.
Here are additional links which may be useful.
Roses and everything rose & gardening related
Most of our books have at least a little information on Floribundas, but
none is specifically and exclusively about them. I recommend The
Companion to Roses by John Fisher (Salem House, 1987) for history of rose
classification, and Jeff Cox’s Landscape with Roses (Taunton Press, 2002)
for practical ideas on using roses in the garden, and recommendations of
specific Floribundas which do well. Cox says that Floribundas are the
best of the Modern roses for most landscaping situations because of their
hardiness, free-flowering habit, bushy form, and flowering season. They
work well both as specimen plants and in combination with other flowers
and shrubs in beds and borders. Most grow 2-4 feet tall, and are dense
enough to be used as hedge plants. Varieties range from single,
semi-double, to double flowers. Some are fragrant. Specific varieties
mentioned by Cox are ‘Gruss an Aachen,’ ‘Iceberg,’ ‘Queen Elizabeth,’
‘Marmalade Skies,’ ‘Showbiz,’ ‘Betty Prior,’ ‘Escapade,’ ‘Nearly Wild,’
‘Lilac Charm,’ ‘Europeana,’ ‘Sunsprite,’ and ‘Apricot Nectar.’