The rose is considered from the oldest times as being the queen of the flowering plants for the extraordinary beauty of its blooms. The rose family offers an enormous range of flower color, shape and scent, from the simple purity of the wild rose to the pastel charm of an old garden rose or the jewel-like brilliance of a modern hybrid. Whether grown alone in the splendor of a formal garden or used to heighten a mixed planting, rose epitomize the glory of a summer's day.
There are more than a hundred wild roses and all 13.000 cultivated roses now commercially available descend from them. The rose genus comprises many flower forms, from the simple, single flowers of species roses to the elegantly furled blooms of the modern rose and the cabbage-like complexity of many old rose flowers.
Roses have also long prized for their scent, most old garden species and some modern roses possess enchanting and diverse perfumes with hints of clove, musk, honey, lemon, spice and even tea, as well as the "true rose" flagrance.
Modern roses embrace virtually every color of the spectrum, from pale pastels to bold, bright reds and yellows.
Whether you chose to grow old garden roses for their grace of habit, foliage and scent, or modern roses for their long flowering season and showy blooms, the diversity of roses makes it possible to find the right plant for almost every part of the garden. Roses are adaptable plants that grow happy in almost all parts of the world.
