Choosing Roses For Color

Modern hybridizers have enlarged the palette of rose colors to an extent that would amaze the gardener of a hundred years ago. While old garden roses were restricted mainly to stripes and solids in the white, pink, lavender, and red color range, today's modern hybrids come in vivid mixtures of every color except true blue and black — although genetic engineers may well achieve these colors in the future. (There is actually a green rose, R. chinensis ‘Viridiflora.') Flowers may be solid-colored, bi-colored (different colors on the insides and the outside of the petals), or blends (two or more colors intermingled on each petal.)

Warm Colors

Flower color is an important factor in selecting roses for your garden, since the colors you choose project your personality and that of your home. A warm color scheme, made up of red, orange, gold, and yellow tones, is exciting, happy, and cheerful. It draws the eye to the garden and makes it look smaller than it is. However, a warm color scheme also makes the garden seem hotter, so it would not be a good choice where temperatures are high in the summer, especially if the roses are planted near outdoor living areas.

Cool Colors

A cool color scheme, composed of violet, mauve, and purple, is soothing and refreshing. It is the best choice for a quiet garden meant for relaxing. It also makes a small garden look larger and is a good color scheme to use when you want to hide an eyesore because it does not draw attention to itself. Although they are technically not cool colors, whites, pastel yellows, and light pinks also have this same low-key effect.

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