The Best Roses to Grow in Florida

Double Delight

• A bicolor strawberry with white colored rose, "Double Delight" hybrid tea rose is recommended by Central Florida Rose Society as one of the best performers for Florida. "Double Delight" grows 3 to 4 feet in height. It has a fruity fragrance and is a hardy rose that blooms easily and continuously in Florida.

Knock Out

• Recommended as the most popular shrub rose for Florida by the Bradenton-Sarasota Rose Society, "Knock Out" is an easy- to-care-for variety of rose that is spectacular in full bloom. Bearing blossoms of red or pink, "Knock Out" grows up to 4 feet in height. It was the All-American Rose Society winner for outstanding garden performance in 2000. It is an exceptionally hardy rose with good disease resistance that provides a high number of blooms throughout the year in Florida.

Don Juan

• A climbing variety of rose recommended as one of the best for Florida by Central Florida Rose Society, "Don Juan" is easy to grow in heat and humidity, making it a good performer for Florida. It has an outstanding strong damask fragrance and large, double blooms of velvety red. "Don Juan" does well on pillars, fences and trellises, and blooms abundantly throughout the season.

Gold Medal

• "Gold Medal" is a yellow grandiflora rose with a spicy-fruity fragrance. It grows to a height of 4 to 6 feet. Recommended by the Central Florida Rose Society as a favorite rose variety for the state, it is considered fairly easy to grow. "Gold Medal" thrives in the well-drained, high temperature soil that is characteristic of coastal areas, making it ideal for Florida. It a good rose for cuttings.