List of Rosa species

Rosa × centifolia, drawing Koehler 1887

Since the dawn of rose breeding in the 18th century until today more than 30,000 varieties of roses have emerged worldwide. They are assigned different rose gardening classes that can be grouped together. In the Rose classes are not a class or another taxon in terms of biological systematics, the term is therefore not to be found in the system of the plant kingdom. There are no internationally binding regulation on the classification and consequently different divisions are common in different countries.

Roughly speaking, you can see the roses in wild roses and selected breeding cultivated roses (garden roses) divided, the garden roses turn in old roses and modern roses.

Another way to divide roses into groups, based on the growth form and use. For example, shrub roses, floribunda roses and climbing roses can be distinguished.

Wild Rose

In the large group of wild roses gardeners take all botanical varieties of roses together. Usually, wild roses are genetically highly variable and cross also across species. Therefore, there are many subspecies, varieties and forms. Many wild roses are cultivated in gardens and parks and are the starting point for the growth of garden roses.

Garden roses

The garden roses are divided into two major groups: Old roses (also called " antique " or " historical Roses" called ) are Rose classes that were cultivated before 1867. Modern roses are rose classes that have arisen since the introduction of the Hybrid Teas from 1867.

Old roses

  • Alba Roses
  • Bourbon roses
  • China Rose
  • Damask rose
  • Gallica roses
  • Noisette Roses
  • Portland roses
  • Remontant Roses
  • Tea roses
  • Zentifolien, with its subgroup of moss roses

Suitably, the classification of Old Roses in two groups ( according to David Austin, Old Rose & English roses, Cologne 1993):

  • Old European Roses Alba Roses, Gallica Rose, Damascena Rose, Zentifolien and moss roses
  • Old roses with influence of China Roses: China Roses, Portland roses, bourbon roses, Noisette roses, remontant roses, tea roses

Modern Rose

  • Ground cover roses (now often referred to as " Small Shrub Roses " )
  • English roses, not officially recognized as a class ( and romance roses)
  • Floribundarosen
  • Musk Rose (also called " Moschata hybrids " referred to )
  • Polyantha roses
  • Climbing roses
  • Rambler Roses
  • Hybrid Teas
  • Miniature roses (also known as " dwarf roses ") is

Floribunda roses and Polyantha roses are also summarized to the group of Büschelblütigen roses.

Classification according to growth form and possible use

  • Precious Rose ( plant height 60 to 100 cm)
  • Bedding roses, also: discounts Rose ( plant height 60 to 100 cm)
  • Small Shrub Roses ( plant height 50 to 120 cm)
  • Shrub roses (up to 250 cm), Once Flowering Shrub roses and bloom often Shrub Rose
  • Climbing roses (up to about 10 m ), also: stem roses and cascading roses, Rambler Roses
  • Miniature Roses ( plant height 30 to 50 cm), also: miniature roses
  • Summarized groundcover roses, diverse group by purpose
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