How to plant roses correctly?

Roses are among the world's most beautiful flowers, and can be grown outdoors or indoors, in soil or hydroponically. New fertilizer technologies developed by Advanced Nutrients have given growers unprecedented ability to enhance the quality, size and amount of roses per plant. They are grown as domestic plants and commercially.

There are hundreds of varieties of roses and infinite variety in the look, smell, color and growth characteristics of these ever-popular plants. There are hundreds of varieties of roses and infinite variety in the look, smell, color and growth characteristics of these ever-popular plants.

If you plan to grow roses indoors, you can purchase a complete package of 4x4 grow tent, control the temperature, and take good care of them, you can save a lot of trouble. but if you intend to grow roses outdoors, selecting the best-suited rose varieties for your local climate (wherever you happen to live in North America) can be tricky.

If you happen to live in on the edge of a desert, you might want to grow Rosa Rugosa and its hybrids, since they can survive without water for several weeks. If you live in a warm area near an ocean, these varieties can tolerate salt air and sandy soil.

North America is divided into climactic zones, with Zone 1 incorporating the northernmost regions where winter temperatures dip below -40° Celsius, to the southern tip of Florida, where the coldest it ever gets is -1° C (rarely) to 4° Celsius. The bulk of North America, including the southern populated regions of Canada, falls somewhere between Zones 2 and 5, where winter temperatures fluctuate between the minus forties to the minus twenties, Celsius.

Most modern roses will not do well in hot climates, because they need cold weather and a period of winter dormancy. Roses that can somewhat tolerate hot climates include floribunda, Iceberg, Queen Elizabeth, Moonstone, Oklahoma, Sun Flare, Brandy, Crystalline, Intrigue, and Sunset Celebration. In general, however, the best choices for hot climates are the old garden roses, especially shrub roses, hybrid perpetuals, Chinas, and Teas.

Zone 6 is a slanted swath that goes from southern New York State in the East, through the lower parts of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, down to New Mexico and Arizona. The southern parts of the latter two states are in Zones 7 and 8. Any location below Zone 6 will grow most varieties of roses. California is designated as Zone 8 or 9, and thus has a thriving rose industry.

Unlike other garden plants, roses have not been totally tested by government agriculture agencies as regards climate zones. Every other garden plant has been assigned a hardiness rating. However, most rose varieties can be expected to be hardy to Zone 6 (-29° to -23° C or -10° to 0° Fahrenheit).

Many miniature roses, old garden roses, shrubs, and species roses are hardy enough for cold climates (Zones 2 to 5). Zone 5 covers the upper halves of the above-mentioned states, all the way up to Nova Scotia and Newfoundland in the East and British Columbia in the West. This zone is crescent shaped, with a cold zone 4 in the middle, covering Minnesota, the Dakotas, Wyoming, and Montana.

If you live in a cold climate, including the populated areas of Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec (Zones 2 and 3), you will need to choose from a hardy varieties of roses. Rosa Acicularis, Rosa Alba, Rosa Beggeriana, Rosa Blanda, Rosa Centifolia, Rosa Cinnomomea, Rosa Eglanteria, Rosa Foetida, Rosa Gallicia, Rosa Glauca, Rosa Moyessi, Rosa Nitida, Rosa Polyantha, Rosa Rugosa, Rosa Setigera, Rosa Spinossimia, Rosa Suffulta, and Rosa Xanthina are hardy varieties you might consider.

The above are better known by the romantic names such as Belle Amour, Jeanne d'Arc, Maiden's Blush, La Noblesse, Lady Penzance, Soleil d'Or, Belle Isis, Duchess de Montebello, Tuscany or Old Velvet Rose, Carmen, Baltimore Belle, Suzanne, and Golden Wings.

Don't grow yellow roses in cold climates; they don't adjust too well to the harsh winters.

If you are serious about rose growing and you intend to grow them outdoors rather than indoors or in greenhouses, do lots of research to find the best variety for the climate where you will grow them. Good luck to you!