Tree roses are becoming more and more popular due to their compact growth habit. We present the most beautiful tree rose varieties in all sizes from dwarf to standard.
If you roses (pink) in shrub or trellis form are too boring, we have just the right thing for you here. Richly flowering standard roses are a real eye-catcher and can even be found in a small garden. Colloquially, the rose tree is also often mentioned. However, roses usually do not form stems by nature. In order for a bed, shrub or climbing rose to become a standard rose, a suitable variety must first be selected and grafted onto a specially cultivated wild rose shoot. A regular pruning later ensures that the shape of the crown is maintained and the rose produces many flowers throughout the summer.
What distinguishes standard roses and what needs to be considered when caring for them is explained below. We also introduce you to some of the most popular varieties of tree roses.
Standard roses: characteristics and growth habit
Strictly speaking, a standard rose always consists of at least two varieties. In most cases, the rootstock is a robust wild rose variety. For example, a noble or bush rose variety is then grafted onto it, which forms numerous beautiful flowers. However, the growth height of the standard rose does not depend on the variety of the tea rose, but rather on the grafting height on the rootstock. In many tree and rose nurseries, standard roses with the same variety designation are therefore produced in different sizes for example as a dwarf trunk (up to 50 centimetres), half trunk (up to 70 centimetres) or high trunk (90 centimetres) offered. In the case of so-called cascade standard roses (weeping stem), climbing or rambler roses are grafted onto wild roses, which form long, overhanging shoots. They reach a trunk height of 120 to 140 centimeters.
If you don't have your own garden, you can also plant smaller varieties in a large pot or bucket. As with planted specimens, care depends on the grafted variety. Regular pruning in spring (March/April) ensures that the crown shape is maintained. A wind-protected location is also a must for the graceful standard roses. A support stick and a special rose stand or umbrella can give the rose extra support in windy weather. In order to overwinter your standard roses successfully, you should protect them both in the bed and in the pot so that they are not damaged. The best way to winterize your rose is with a crown pad and trunk protection made of jute sacks or bamboo mats. Like you at the Overwintering standard roses How to proceed correctly, we explain to you here.
The most beautiful standard rose varieties
There are many different varieties of roses that are grafted onto stems. Depending on the supplier, one and the same variety also comes in different sizes. In case you want to buy your own standard rose, we have put together a small selection of beautiful varieties in different colors and shapes below:
White stem roses
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'Snow Ballet'
Actually an effective ground cover; very double, pure white flowers; trunk height of about 40 to 50 cm; arching overhanging shoots; medium leaf health -
‘Aspirin Rose’
Beautiful floribunda variety; double, white flowers with a delicate rose-colored center; light fragrance; trunk height from 60 to 70 cm; very good leaf health; hardy -
'Guirlande d'Amour'
Slow-growing rambler rose; many small, double flowers in white; pleasant smell; compact growth; trunk height from 130 to 140 cm; very good leaf health
Yellow stem roses
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'Golden Celebration'
English rose variety; magnificent, very double flowers in rich golden yellow; strong berry scent; trunk height of about 140 cm; broad, bushy growth; good leaf health; hardy -
‘Hanseatic City of Rostock’
A variety of floribunda with double, amber-apricot colored flowers; slightly spicy fragrance; trunk height from 60 to 70 cm; medium to good leaf health; hardy -
'Golden Else'
Compact floribunda variety; very double, decoratively wavy dark orange flowers; delicate fragrance; trunk height of about 90 cm; medium leaf health; very good winter hardiness
Pink stem roses
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‘Apricot’
Frequent flowering bed rose variety; semi-double flowers in apricot yellow to pink; good smelling; trunk height from 60 to 70 cm; very resistant to leaf diseases; hardy -
'Marie Curie'
A floribunda variety with a compact, bushy crown; depending on the weather, flowers in apricot-orange to pink; pleasant smell; trunk height of up to 70 cm; good leaf health; hardy -
'Eden Rose 85'
Old-fashioned shrub rose; also known as 'Pierre de Ronsard'; very large, full flowers of fading pink; trunk height of 90 cm; good leaf health -
Leonardo da Vinci
Free-flowering floribunda variety; densely filled, dark pink flowers; hardly fade; delicate fragrance; trunk height of about 50 cm; medium leaf health; hardy
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'Pink Swany'
Ranks among the ground cover roses; nostalgic double flowers in a strong pink; trunk height of about 40 to 50 cm; overhanging shoots; healthy, robust and frost hardy -
'pagan dream'
Hardy ground cover rose; semi-double flowers in bright pink; delicate fragrance; slightly overhanging shoots; trunk height of 90 cm; good leaf health; hardy -
'Augusta Louise'
Vigorous Hybrid Tea variety; densely filled, peach-colored flowers; strong fragrance; flowers in clusters; trunk height from 60 to 70 cm; medium leaf health; hardy -
'The Fairy'
Free-flowering groundcover rose; small, double flowers of pure pink; light fragrance; dense, overhanging growth; trunk height of about 90 cm; very good leaf health
Red stem roses
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'scent cloud'
Strongly scented bed rose variety; double, coral red flowers; slender, upright habit with good branching (trunk height of 60 to 70 cm); medium leaf health; hardy -
'Gardener's Delight'
Ground cover rose with spreading crown; double, raspberry-red flowers; soft, overhanging shoots; trunk height from 130 to 140 cm; hardy ADR rose -
‘Climbing Alberich’
Lovely climbing rose with small, currant-red flowers; very willing to flower; light fragrance; grows arching overhanging; trunk height of about 140 cm; hardy -
'Ingrid Bergman'
Beautiful variety of hybrid tea; double flowers in a deep dark red; delicate fragrance; trunk height of about 60 to 70 cm; medium leaf health; very hardy
Purple stem roses
'Minerva'
Free-flowering floribunda variety; double, purple flowers with a wonderful scent; flowers from early summer; trunk height of about 60 cm; hardy; suitable for pot planting
Multicolored stem roses
‘Broceliande’
Exceptional, red-striped flowers with a very strong scent; rich autumn blooms; trunk height of up to 50 cm; dark glossy foliage; good leaf health; hardy
If you've got a taste for it, you'll find more beautiful ones here varieties of roses of bed roses, climbing roses and Co.
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