Although the rose is called the queen of flowers, but without the right environment, its beauty may not appear so bright. There are many plants that will become excellent neighbors of roses, adding the necessary accents to the rose garden.
Roses go well with a variety of flowers that not only highlight their delicacy, but also fill the void when the rose buds have not yet bloomed or have already bloomed.
In order not to spoil the overall composition, you should follow only a few simple rules when choosing neighbors for roses. First, choose plants that require about the same soil, moisture, and sun as roses. Then these neighbors will get along perfectly.
Of course, do not forget about the correct color scheme: for example, flowers that perfectly highlight the beauty of white roses are unlikely to look so good among red or yellow roses.
Annual plants
Annuals are a great choice because they give your rose garden a brand new look every year. You can also experiment with them, choosing the most harmonious combinations of shades. True, not every annual plant is suitable for this.
Flox
Flox can be both annual and perennial. Let’s start with annuals. This may be a better choice, as you can experiment to find the best combination. In addition, it is possible to choose varieties that will bloom at the same time as roses or, conversely, at a time when they have not yet bloomed.
Petunias, sprigs, geraniums, begonias
These annuals look most impressive as container plants: simply plant them in pots and place them in the most suitable places in the rose garden. This will allow you to periodically change the most suitable shades of rose companions.
Rusmene
Like phloxes, these plants can be annuals or perennials. Due to the wide variety of colors, rose growers like to plant these plants next to roses. The most important thing is to choose varieties of suitable shades.
However, it is good to know that these flowers disperse their seeds and self-seed, so their spread may need to be strictly controlled.
Pentiums
Pentinius is no less interesting companion of roses: tall varieties will be an ideal background for miniature varieties of roses. By the way, you can also choose the reverse option.
Guboja
Florists quite often combine roses and hydrangeas in bouquets, because the combination of these plants looks very elegant and sophisticated. Among garden roses, especially among red, white and pink shades, guppies will look really impressive.
However, do not forget that gubias are self-seeding, so if you do not cut the inflorescences of these plants, these plants will appear again in the rose garden next year.
Perennial plants
Before you start combining roses with perennials, pay attention to such an important factor as the growth rate. For example, small maples, thuja or junipers will look very nice in a rose garden, but after a few years they will cover the rose flowers.
Lilies
The “union” of lilies and roses can be called almost ideal: these flowers perfectly emphasize each other’s beauty, and their aromas are perfectly combined. In addition, they require almost the same conditions for intensive growth and flowering, so it is not difficult to take care of such “neighbors”.
Lavender
In modern gardens, a combination of lavender and roses is often found, because the purple inflorescences perfectly complement the delicate buds, and the aromas of these flowers are also very harmonious.
However, if you don’t like lavender, you can decorate your rose garden with other, no less impressive, purple perennials: for example, sage or catnip.
Common whitehead
These tall plants with straight shoots bloom all summer – the key is to remove the flower stalks in time. Whiteheads go well with different types of roses, but care should be taken not to overspread the whiteheads throughout the flowerbed.
Witch
Climbing roses and witches are one of the most successful combinations. That is why the combination of these flowers is so popular when decorating terraces or gazebos. If you want to choose such a combination of plants, it is recommended to plant the witches first so that they become established and grow slowly.
Lankasva
Roses and daisies require very similar care, and these flowers complement each other perfectly. However, it is best to plant miniature flexible varieties next to roses, because then the result will not disappoint you.
Decorative grasses
Bitter barley
Bitter barley can replace rose hips beyond recognition. You can also choose other varieties of barley, of which there are quite a few. So, you can create endless garden compositions.
Monarda
Monarda inflorescences come in a variety of colors: from white and pink to dark red and purple. The pleasant aroma of these plants does not overshadow the smell of roses, and the “fluffy” inflorescences look very harmonious against the background of roses.
