Introduced - 1963
If you have a preference for red roses, especially true reds, then 'Europeana' is the right flower for you. 'Europeana' bears large flowers, each of which measure up to 3 inches (7.6 cm) across, they are full and have a clear crimson hue.
These flowers are simply the best roses that need to be cut and presented to someone special. The best part about these flowers is that they are borne in natural bouquets - which are large clusters decorated with bronze-green, glossy foliage.
In fact, 'Europeana' rose is possibly the closest to really ever-blooming that one may find in any rose. If you plant this floribunda variety en masse in any formal bed, which is often done, this shrub may prove to be overwhelming when it is in full bloom.
You can achieve a more stylish effect if you plant this rose in the form of fountain planting, as a container plant or an accent in a flower border. If your style happens to be making bold statements, you may plant 'Europeana' rose as an informal hedge.
However, this rose is vulnerable to fungal infections and, hence, you need to ensure that you plant this rose in an airy, sunny site and allow enough room around it for proper air circulation, which will help in blowing away the spores of the diseases.
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Introduced - 1949
The floribunda cultivar known as 'Fashion' produces oval-shaped, deep peach hued buds that unfurl into sparkling coral-peachy pink blooms having a sweet fragrance. Each flower of 'Fashion' rose measures about 3 ½ inches and is composed of 20 to 25 petals.
The blooms are borne in large sprays on vigorously growing plants that reach a height of 3 feet. 'Fashion', in fact, is one of the parents of several floribunda hybrids of present day.
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Introduced - 1959
'Fire King' produces oval shaped buds that unfurls into sprays of very double blooms whose color varies from fiery scarlet to orange red. When the flowers open, initially they have a high-centered form but gradually they become flat.
Each flower of 'Fire King' rose measures about 2 ½ inches wide and is composed of as many as 50 petals. The flowers have a musky scent, while the foliage is dark green and has a leathery texture.
The plants are bushy in nature and grow up to a height of anything between 4 feet and 5 feet. While this rose is remarkably winter hardy, they are rather susceptible to mildew.
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Introduced - 1976
'First Edition' rose produces pointed buds of coral-orange hue and they unfurl into coral-rose flowers having a touch of orange. The petals encircle bright yellow anthers. The color of the blooms intensifies when the weather is cool.
The flowers are double, slightly fragrant and appear in flat-top clusters. Each flower of this floribunda cultivar measures anything between 2 inches and 2 ½ inches across. The foliage is average green and glossy.
The plants are bushy and have an upright and vigorous habit. This rose is ideal for growing in garden beds and borders, as container plants and also in the form of a low hedge.
The flowers of 'First Edition' are a wonderful source of cut flowers and also for exhibition. The plants' ability to resist rose disease is also remarkable.
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Introduced - 1980
'French Lace', as the name suggests, is a rather tender rose and its winter hardiness is not very reliable. However, 'French Lace' is a star when grown in places having milder climatic conditions such as those prevailing in the Mid-Atlantic coast as well as the upper Southeast.
The flowers of this floribunda cultivar are certainly impressive. The blooms are double and their color varies from apricot to creamy white. The form of these flowers is very elegant, typical of hybrid tea roses. The flowers appear in abundance all through the growing season. They appear in generous clusters of as many as 12 flowers.
Introduced - 1969
'Gene Boerner' rose is a classic among all floribundas and it bears large, medium pink hued blooms whose appearance is very similar to those of hybrid tea roses. On the other hand, compared to hybrid teas, the flowers of 'Gene Boerner' are dense and each flower is composed of 35 petals.
As a result, when the flowers are fully open, it gives the flowers a luscious beauty. The profile of 'Gene Boerner' is exceptionally tall as well as slender for any floribunda and this makes the rose a wonderful selection for growing in a small backyard or a narrow border space.
In addition, this rose also possesses remarkable ability to endure heat as well as humidity. In fact, 'Gene Boerner' is extremely reliable even when grown in central Texas - a place where the hot and humid summers are very hard for floribundas.
Introduced - 1909
'Gruss an Aachen' rose produces buds that are tainted with red-orange and yellow. However when these buds unfurl, they reveal pallid apricot-pink flowers whose color eventually fades to creamy white. The flowers of this rose remind one of the old garden roses.
The individual flower is double, measuring about 3 inches in diameter, is cup-shaped and are cupped. The flowers have a rich fragrance and they appear in clusters all through the growing season. The leaves have a rich green hue and a leathery texture.
The plants of 'Gruss an Aachen' have a bushy habit, are low growing and bloom very freely even when they are grown in partial shade. This rose is an excellent selection for growing in a garden bed or as a low growing hedge. The plants are fairly hardy and able to resist rose diseases.
Introduced - 1983
'Hannah Gordon' rose bears large, double blooms with bold cerise-pink markings as well as petal edges. Each flower of this floribunda cultivar is composed of lightly fragrant 35 petals. The flowers of this rose are in bloom continuously all through the growing season.
The foliage of 'Hannah Gordon' is medium green, large and semi-glossy. The plants have an upright habit and they are bushy and compact.
'Hanna Gordon' rose is well suited for growing in garden borders and beds and they may prove to be very useful when planted in a mass. In addition, this rose performs well when grown in the form of a low hedge.
Introduced - 1958
As the name of this rose suggests, 'Iceberg' is one of the few floribundas that is able to endure cold best. As a result, 'Iceberg' rose performs excellently when grown in the South, despite its slight vulnerability to black spot. This rose is also perfect for growing in the Southeast.
However, 'Iceberg' is also among the half dozen roses that have been recommended for growing in the arid Southwest. In fact, growing this rose in this region is not only easy, but also rewarding. Irrespective of where you grow this rose, the abundance as well as the beauty of the flowers of 'Iceberg' will possibly make them irresistible.
The pure white flowers of this rose are double, extremely fragrant and appear in clusters above the plants' light green, semi-glossy foliage.
Each flower measures about 3 inches (7.6 cm across and is composed of 30 petals. 'Iceberg' rose is well suited for growing in the form of a winter-hardy hedge which will keep on blooming from the later part of spring to fall. In the South, the plants remain in bloom well into the winter.
Introduced - 1984
The naming of this floribunda variety is quite interesting. Initially, this rose was named 'Impatient' to denote that the plant was impatient to bloom. However, gardeners later discovered that the plants of this rose actually became impatient waiting to bloom, since the repeat interval of 'Impatient' is rather long.
This rose bears high-centered, somewhat fragrant blooms having vivid orange hue, while their base is yellow. Each flower of this rose measures about 3 inches across and is composed of anything between 20 and 30 petals.
The flowers are borne singly or appear in small sprays. The canes produce plentiful of thorns and are covered with dark green to mahogany hued leaves that are semi-glossy and capable of resisting diseases. The plants of 'Impatient' rose grow up to a height of 2 feet to 3 ½ feet.
Introduced - 1951
'Independence' rose bears vivid orange-red hued flowers that make a dramatic contrast to the new growth which has a bronze-purple hue. The flowers are double, fragrant and they make a wonderful display dark green, glossy leaves.
Each flower of this rose measures about 4 ½ inches (11 cm) across. While 'Independence' flowers intermittently compared to many other cultivars of floribunda, it flowers puts up a wonderful show when they do bloom.
This rose bears shapely and large flowers in cluster of up to 10. The origin of 'Independence' rose is quite significant. It was actually bred by a German nurseryman and a master rosarian Wilhelm Kordes, whose name has become synonymous with healthy and hardy shrubs.
Introduced - 1984
This rose is indeed intriguing because very few roses have a medium purple to plum hue leaden with grey. 'Intrigue' rose bears high-centered, fragrant blooms that open as decorative ruffled flowers.
Each flower of this floribunda cultivar measures about 3 inches in diameter and is composed of 20 petals. The color of the foliage varies from glossy medium or dark green. The foliage of this plant clothes the thorny canes.
The plants are compact and grow only up to a height of 1 foot to 2 feet, making them very useful for edging. 'Intrigue' rose does not re-bloom very quickly.
Introduced - 1958
'Ivory Fashion' bears creamy white flowers that last for a long time. The rounded buds of this rose are immersed in yellow and peach hues. The buds unfurl into flat, fragrant flowers, each measuring anything between 3 ½ inches and 4 inches across and composed of about 15 to 18 petals.
The flowers appear in sprays and are in bloom throughout summer. The plants of 'Ivory Fashion' grow up to a height of 3 ½ feet to 4 feet and have medium green hue, partially glossy foliage having a leathery texture. The canes of this rose are nearly without thorns.
