For the first time, floribunda roses were bred at the beginning of the last century when crossing polyanthus and tea roses. As a result, a new species was obtained that optimally combined all the positive characteristics of the original groups. Successful experience encouraged breeders to new crosses, and as a result, a number of subspecies were developed. In 1976, at Oxford, the World Federation of Rose Growing Societies gave this group of flowers the official name "floribunda", which means "abundantly blooming." Different may be floribunda roses. Varieties of this flower are represented by low curbs, with a height of only about 40 centimeters, medium-tall - 60-80 centimeters and tall, whose height is 1 meter or more. In the form of a bud, these roses resemble tea roses. Flowers can be simple, semi-double and double with a diameter of 4-8 centimeters. The color scheme is huge, it even contains a striped rose floribunda. Planting and caring for this flower justifies itself with excellent winter hardiness, disease resistance and long, abundant flowering.
However, when deciding on the cultivation of roses of this species, it should be remembered that they relate to flowers for growing in a garden of sufficient area, as they have very lush bushes. Bouquet flowering is the next characteristic feature of such a plant as the floribunda rose. Planting and caring for it is carried out at the rate of 2-3 bushes per 1 square meter. Subject to this requirement, the bush gives wave flowering lush inflorescences, bouquets. In the weather and climatic conditions of Russia, there can be three such waves. Behind magnificent blossoms peace always comes.
It is impossible not to mention that regarding a plant such as floribunda rose, planting and care is a very painstaking task. These roses can be grown in open ground, but if desired, they are planted in large pots. This plant needs a large number of additional nutrients in the soil, since abundant wave flowering requires significant energy costs from it. That is why roses of this species must be constantly fed with nutritious fertilizers.
You can call quite demanding such a plant as a floribunda rose. Planting and care necessarily involve frequent weeding, as it does not get along well with weeds, and abundant watering, since the soil at the base of the flower should always be moist. Beginning rose growers must also consider that these plants do not like strong pruning. They only need to be trimmed periodically.
Despite everything, floribunda roses are very popular among gardeners. Reviews, as a rule, focus on long-term decorativeness, a variety of colors and smells, excellent quality of colors, high winter hardiness and comparative unpretentiousness. They are usually planted in gardens and parks along the alleys, from them create decorative internal hedges, planted on flower beds of squares.
In the cultivation business, the attractiveness of the rose floribunda plant comes first, planting and care with all the subtleties fade into the background. This flower has many advantages, but almost its only drawback is the complete lack of aroma in some subspecies.