Rosa Black Forest Rose - Floribunda Rose

Rosa 'Black Forest Rose' Floribunda rose is an almost perfect rose bush. This variety from the 'Sans contrainte®' series is easy to grow and floriferous and extremely disease-resistant, as confirmed by the highly demanding A.D.R label it has been awarded. Combining endless cherry red flowers with a particularly compact habit, this carefree bush forms a truly radiant ground cover, lacking only fragrance. Its semi-double roses, grouped in generous clusters, bloom continuously throughout summer. Ideal for creating borders and sunny flower beds, for small spaces or a terrace.

Black Forest Rose floribunda rose was bred in 2000 by German rose breeder Kordes. It has regular growth and a compact, bushy habit, which will not exceed 70 cm (28in) high and 50 cm (20in) wide. This variety, belonging to the floribunda rose family, develops thorny stems, covered with reddish foliage that turns dark green in summer and is immune to rose diseases. It flowers abundantly from June to September, as long as the weather remains mild. Its 6-7 cm (2-3in) wide, semi-double flowers are composed of 25 petals and gathered in clusters of 5 to 7. The tightly closed buds open into rounded flowers, with petals curved in shells, gradually blooming into more flat and open cups. The petals are bright red, sometimes discreetly streaked with white.

Floribunda roses can be used to create beautiful small hedges, planted along the edge of a terrace or in beds with small shrubs. Combine them with abelias, Mexican orange blossoms, or bluebeard, for example. They are good companions for paniculate phlox, annual plants, and tall baby's breath. The modest size and resistance of 'Black Forest Rose' make it an interesting variety for all gardens, even small ones, and for large pots. It requires very little maintenance, with minimum annual pruning. Its uses are varied, plant it along a pathway, in a large rose bed, mixed with white varieties (Marie Pavie, Swany), or mauve ones (Blue Boy, Rhapsody in Blue, Novalis), or combined with easy-care perennials such as perennial geraniums, small-flowered carnations, or asters.