What are the main varieties of Chinese rose? Introduction to common varieties
There are many varieties of Chinese rose, which form the main body of modern roses. The Chinese rose plant is robust, bearing single or clustered flowers; the blooms are large, elegant and graceful in form, with numerous bright and vivid colors and a fragrant scent, offering strong ornamental value. The main varieties include:
1. White: Tinwalt, Kennedy (classic variety), Wedding White, First White, White Satin, Green Cloud, Tineke (classic variety), White Christmas (classic variety), White Wine, etc.
2. Yellow: Golden Phoenix, Ohio Gold, Gold Medal, Rhine Gold (classic variety), Gold Medal, Solidor, Green Field, Princess Cantor, etc.
3. Red: Scarlet Fan, Mingxing (classic variety), Melang Lipstick, Cator Card, Hanqian, Rose Center, Congressman Buda, Fragrant Magic, Olympic Games, Fragrant Cloud, etc.
4. Blue: Blue Moon (classic variety), Blue Peace, Sapphire, Blue Ribbon (classic variety), Jacaranda, Blue Perfume (classic variety), Blue River (classic variety), Heaven, etc.
5. Black-red: Mister Lincoln (classic variety, one of the 10 most fragrant Chinese rose varieties, a large-flowered fragrant rose variety, the standard flower of Chinese rose judging), Warrior, Great Purple Light, Black Whirlwind, Banli Rock, Black Pearl, Vermilion and Ink Double Radiance, etc.
6. Green: Green Star, Green Calyx.
7. Orange: Jesta, Joey, Kuntley, Golden Bull, Maxina, Grand Medal, etc.
8. Pink: Pink Fan, Pink Peace (classic variety), First-Class Lady, Japanese Pink, Drunken Fragrance Wine, Chuck Red, Tang Red, etc.
9. Bicolor: Peace (classic variety), Fire Peace, Chicago Peace (classic variety), Double Delight (classic variety, first among the 10 most fragrant Chinese rose varieties), Greek Homeland (fragrant) (classic variety), Melang Capriccio, Love, My Choice, Light of Peace, Chicoco, Modern Art, Princess of Monaco, Colorful Cloud, Garibaldi, Float, etc.
10. Floribunda rose: Floribunda roses have an expansive growth habit, with flower heads forming clusters. They are cold-tolerant, heat-tolerant, drought-resistant, waterlogging-resistant and disease-resistant, with extremely strong adaptability to the environment. They are widely used for urban environmental greening, laying out garden flower beds, highways and so on.
11. Miniature rose: A new variety in the rose family, with a short, spherical plant type and numerous flower heads. Because of its unique character, it is also called “diamond rose”. It is mainly used for potted ornamental display, embellishing lawns and arranging color patterns.
12. Tree rose: Tree rose, also called rose tree or rose standard, achieves a standard upright trunk and crown through more than two grafting procedures. Current tree rose specifications (height 0.4-2.0 m, trunk diameter 1-5 cm).