The queen of garden plants has always been the rose. Much has changed in the field of rose breeding over the years. New varieties were created. Because they are less susceptible to rose diseases, they are often found in gardens, although they do not have a particularly intense smell. However, there are also modern roses, where particular care was taken to ensure that they smell intense and versatile and yet are not susceptible to rose diseases.
Old English rose varieties and rambler roses are famous for their fragrance. The real rose lover cares for and guards these treasures intensively so that they stay healthy. You thank it with lush, fragrant blooms. But what would a rose bed be if fragrant perennials did not form the framework for its effective appearance. Scented perennials enrich every rose bed with beauty and wonderful scents. It is normal that not all roses have the same fragrance and fragrance at the same time of day.
Tip: A person can perceive and differentiate many different scents. Therefore, not only the appearance of a garden is important. The scents of flowers, which caress the senses, also make the garden something special.
Scented roses
The most beautiful fragrant roses include:
- 'Beverly' tea hybrid. Its delicate pink flowers are very double, and their scent is beguilingly fruity.
- Hybrid tea 'Countess Diana'. Its flowers are purple-violet and very double. Her scent is sweet-fruity-lemony.
- Floribunda rose 'Rosengräfin Marie Henriette'. Its medium pink flowers are very double. Its scent is fruity and spicy.
- Floribunda rose 'Duchess Christiana'. Its flowers are cream to pale pink. Its scent is delicately sweet to fruity-lemony.
- Climbing rose 'Laguna'. Its bright pink flowers are very double. Its scent is fruity, earthy, lemony, vanilla.
- Climbing rose 'Jasmina'. Its purple-pink flowers are very double. Its scent is warm and fruity-fresh.
There is a large selection of exceptionally fragrant rose varieties. Everyone should take the time to explore and recognize their scents. If there are exceptionally beautiful and noble roses in the garden, the best plant neighbors are fragrant perennials. The classic rose companions include the blue-flowered perennials such as catnip or steppe sage.
Scented perennials
Scented perennials like:
- Wormwood 'Artemisia absinthum'. Its silvery-looking foliage goes wonderfully with small white or pink roses.
- Cranesbill 'Geranium macrorhizium' has fragrant pink-violet to blue-violet flowers. Very nice as a frame or as an underplanting of low white, pink or yellow bed and shrub roses.
- Lavender 'Lavandula angustifolie' With its blue-tinged flowers, it forms an expressive frame for low to medium-high small shrub, shrub and bed roses.
- Catnip 'Nepeta faassenii'. Because of its light blue-silvery-green foliage, it goes extremely well with low white or pink small shrub and bed roses.
- Salbai 'Salvia nemoroas'. It has deep blue flowers and is the perfect plant neighbor to medium-high and low small shrub, shrub and bed roses.
- Phlox 'Plox paniculata'. The color palette of its flowers ranges from white to pink, from red to purple. It shines as a plant neighbor to medium-high or low small shrub, shrub and bed roses. It is important to ensure that only powdery mildew solid varieties are planted in the garden.
Tip: The time of flowering of scented perennials and scented roses should match. Do not plant perennials and roses too densely, because rose petals must be able to dry off quickly. In this way leaf diseases are avoided.
Some varieties of roses and perennials develop their fragrances most intensely in the early morning. The strength of the fragrance decreases as the sun rises. Other varieties give off their scent from late afternoon until late in the evening. Through the clever selection of roses and perennials, their sensual scents enchant the breakfast terrace and the evening seat in a fragrant place of relaxation.
Planting rules for roses and perennials
The rose is the queen of the garden. It should not be towered over by tall shrubs. Tall perennials in matching flower colors and planted at a respectful distance create an expressive garden image. The growth forms of perennials can create a nice contrast to the roses. They underline their beauty and flatter them. The effect is terrific when the leaf and flower colors of the perennials in the rose bed create a harmonious overall picture. An impressive visual effect is created when the flower shapes of the neighboring perennials contrast with the flower of the rose. Such a contrast, among other things, forms veil and panicle flowers, as well as flower candles.
Grasses also belong in a bed between scented roses and scented shrubs. The interplay of roses, shrubs and grasses rounds off the garden image perfectly. When walking through the garden, the eye is delighted with the upright stalks of the garden sand pipe and the filigree and loose, feathery flower panicles of the diamond riding grass. The picturesque Chinese reeds stand in the background of the bed. And the switchgrass and the lamp-cleaner grass unfold their special effect between roses and perennials.
Fragrant roses and fragrant shrubs and grasses are essential for an expressive rose bed. The effect of noble roses is often enhanced by the green of the lawn and the evergreen plants and trees. In front of a wall of evergreen trees and with a green lawn in front of the rose bed, an almost fairytale romance emerges from a special style, beauty and intoxicating fragrance experience.
Tip: Climbing roses decorate the gazebos in a picturesque way. Shrub roses create quiet corners in which a bench can easily be found. So
Small islands can be created in the garden with fragrant roses, which, in addition to the beauty of the large rose / shrub beds, are suitable as a quiet retreat.Frequently asked questions
- When is the right date for the rose pruning? - There is no fixed date. Around the end of March, when the forsythias start to bloom, the rose pruning should take place. About five millimeters above an outward-pointing bud, the wood is cut off smoothly with sharp rose scissors. Keep the wound area as small as possible.
- Can scented perennials also be cut back after flowering? - Yes. Also for scented perennials, pruning promotes the health of the perennial. The cut also stimulates the scented perennial to bloom a second time. Seed formation and the associated self-sowing are prevented. A scented shrub made from seeds will not look like the mother plant, nor will it exude a special scent.
More ideas for fragrant plants in the garden
Fragrant deciduous trees, shrubs and ornamental trees
The most fragrant and magical flowering ornamental trees include the gorse with its butterfly blossoms, hawthorn, rose deutzia, Forsythia, hydrangea, rhododendron, lilac, ranunculus, laburnum, crabapple, magnolia, almond tree, ornamental church, wild currant and the Black locust. With their colorful flowers, they ring in the spring.
Magnificent, wild and cushion perennials
Perennials are plants that enhance the garden landscape with their constant abundance of shapes and colors. They decorate beds and borders from early spring to late autumn. With tall shrubs such as delphinium, coneflower and phlox, beds can be made very impressive. The low perennials that grow close to the ground include the blue pillow, the pillow primrose, saxifrage or the candytuft. Due to their habit, they belong to the cushion and rosette perennials. They are particularly suitable for planting flower beds and rock gardens.
The peony, chrysanthemum and bearded iris fit into the row of splendid perennials. They are called magnificent perennials because of their lush and beautiful flower colors. Wild perennials enchant with their naturalness, including the watery heart and goatee. Wild perennials are particularly suitable for planting near-natural areas, in front of groups of trees or at the edges of ponds. They are very robust and easy to care for garden plants with a graceful charm.
