Best Pink Floribunda and Polyantha Roses for South Texas Heat: A Local Expert's Picks

Top Pink Picks

• Gene Boerner — cake-frosting pink, high-centered, blooms 12 months/year (even Dec–Feb).
• Bonica — light pink, tough.
• Gruss an Aachen — shade-tolerant, peachy-pink.
• Hermosa — China rose, floribunda-like bloom.
• Angel Face — lilac-pink.
• Betty Prior
• China Doll (Polyantha)
• Simplicity (Pink)
• The Fairy (Polyantha)
• Baby Blanket (J&P)
• Nearly Wild
• Belinda's Dream — Hybrid Tea quality, Earth-Kind®, divine fragrance.
• Queen Elizabeth — Grandiflora, nearly immune to black spot.

Bed Design

Back: Belinda's Dream or Queen Elizabeth (5–7 ft). Middle: Gene Boerner, China Doll (4 ft). Front: The Fairy, Baby Blanket, Bonica, Hermosa, Nearly Wild (<3 ft). Or circular with tall center.

Sources

Chamblees Rose Nursery, Antique Rose Emporium, Walmart ($7.98), Lowe's. Buy potted—bareroot dries out before heat hits.