Roses

Roses are one of the most timeless flowering plants you can enjoy. The intoxicating fragrance, elegant form, lush petals and delightful colors continue to make roses a favorite addition to the garden.

Whether you want classic fragrance, thousands of blooms, or tasty rose hips, there's a kind of rose to meet your needs and add beauty to your garden.

With proper care, you shouldn't need to use harsh chemicals to enjoy healthy, beautiful blooms from spring until late fall.

We place rose orders a year in advance and are unable to get more roses during the season. See our 2024 offerings below.

Rose Types

Featured
Hybrid Tea
Hybrid Tea

Hybrid teas became the first modern rose type when introduced in 1867. The wide range of colors and large fragrant blooms, make these a favorite of seasoned gardeners, exhibitors, and florists. They can be higher maintenance and more susceptible to pests and diseases than other roses.

Approximately 3-8’ tall

Shown: Rio Samba

Floribunda
Floribunda

First developed around 1940, floribunda flowers are smaller than hybrid teas, but are borne in profuse clusters on bushy plants, creating a striking effect in the landscape. They are suitable in mixed cottage-style borders, massed along a slope for erosion control, as privacy hedging, or in containers.

Approximately 2-5' tall

Shown: Earth Angel Parfuma

Grandiflora Rose
Grandiflora Rose

These taller shrub types, which were introduced in the 1950s, are a cross between hybrid teas and floribundas. They are characterized by clusters of 5-7 large, showy blooms on robust stems. Use in a mixed border, as hedging, or as a striking focal point in the landscape. Makes an excellent cut flower.

Approximately 3-8' tall

Shown: About Face

Climbing
Climbing

These are the romantic vining types that are seen growing up pergolas and arbors and trained along fences. Unlike true vines, they don’t climb on their own and need careful training and sturdy support. Climbers are best used as screening and to provide vertical interest in the landscape.

Approximately 6-12' tall

Shown: Red Eden

David Austin Roses
David Austin Roses

David Austin Roses have the look of Old Roses, but have been bred for improved fragrance, disease resistance, and repeat bloom. Most David Austin roses have large, densely petalled blooms and are known as English Roses.

Approximately 3-5' tall

Shown: Teasing Georgia

Rugosa
Rugosa

Sometimes called “wild” roses (although most are modern hybrids), Rugosa roses are the toughest, most resilient roses for our climate. Most rugosas are in shades of pink or white. Quilted rich green foliage and rose hips are defining characteristics.

Approximately 4-6' tall

Shown: Hansa

Knock Out
Knock Out

Known for their easy care, extended blooming season with repeat flowering, and increased disease resistance when compared to traditional tea roses. These fast-growing, compact, deciduous shrubs can be grown singly or in groups.

Approximately 3-4' tall

Shown: Knock Out Orange Glow

Patio/Miniature
Patio/Miniature

Bred for their compact size and diminutive one-inch blooms, the name is somewhat deceiving, as some varieties can grow as large as floribundas. Flower clusters occur on sturdy plants in shrub or climbing forms.

Approximately 1-3’ tall

Shown: Gourmet Popcorn

2024 Rose List

Roses are here!

The list below reflects what we currently have in stock. Please call ahead or email the buyer to confirm availability.

Questions? Email nicole@westseattlenursery.com

List updated April 7th, 2024

Meet the buyer!

Nicole is the Rose Buyer and manager of back end operations (ordering, vendor relations, records, inventory). She has been working at WSN since 2018 and brings her background in user experience design, Master Gardening, and garden design consulting to the team.

Favorite rose? Rosa glauca!