Almost all HT's, grandifloras, floribundas and climbers can be grown anywhere with SUITABLE WINTER PROTECTION.

Except for the hardy Canadian roses, all roses will need winter protection in Zones 2 - 4 and many in Zones 5-6.

The roses listed below have been suggested by our members as roses they have grown. For planting care and how to winter protect your roses (see Planting & Care)

For roses that need no winter protection, see Winter Hardy Roses
 
Recommended Roses
Zones 5 - 6

 
Zones 7- 9

Roses for Canadian Zones 2.
Roses in these zones should be on their own roots. If grafted tender roses (hybrid teas etc.) are purchased they must be on Rosa multiflora rootstock or their chances of survival are minimal.
Hybrid teas, floribundas, miniatures and other shrub roses can be grown when available but must be given adequate winter protection or in most cases treated as annuals for the year.
Parkland Roses
  • Adelaide Hoodless    (dp)
    (not suitable in parts of western Alberta)
  • Hope for Humanity    (dr)
  • Morden Centennial   (mp)
  • Morden Ruby   (pb)
  • Prairie Joy    (mp)
  • Winnipeg Parks    (dp)
Explorer Roses
  • De Montarville    (mp)
  • Frontenac    (dp)
  • John Davis   (mp)
  • Louis Jolliet   (mp)
  • Martin Frobisher    (lp
Other Hardy Roses
  • Prairie Peace    (yb )
    (Very Limited Availability)
  • Aurora    (mr ) VLA
  • Hazeldean   (my)
  • Musician   (ly)
  • Therese Bugnet    (mp)
  • Dr. Merkeley    (dp ) VLA
  • Mrs John McNabb    (w)VLA
  • Suzanne    (op) VLA
  • Wasagaming   (mp) VLA
  • Will Alderman   (mp) VLA
  • Marie Bugnet    (w) VLA
  • Rita Bugnet    (w) VLA
  • Hansa    (mr)
  • Polstjarnan(Polestar)    (w) Good in Zone 1
  • Redleaf Rose (Rosa glauca)   (mp)
  • Father Hugo (species)   (my)
  • Harison's Yellow    (dy)
  • Altaica    (w)
  • Yellow Altai    (yb) VLA
  • Stanwell Perpetual    (yb)
  • William III    (dr)
Roses for Canadian Zones 3 - 4.
Except for the hardy Canadian roses, all roses will need winter protection in Zones 3 - 4
Hybrid Teas and Grandifloras    Zone 4 only - Need Winter protection
  • Double Delight (rb)
  • Folklore    (ob)
  • Garden Party   (yb)
  • Loving Memory (Burgund81)   (mr)
  • Pristine    (w)
  • Tournament of Roses (GR)    (mp)
Floribundas    Zone 4 only - Need Winter protection
  • Apricot Nectar   (ab)
  • Escapade (m)
  • Friesia/Sunsprite   (dy)
  • Iceberg   (w)
  • Playboy   (rb)
  • Sexy Rexy   (mp)
  • Sea Pearl    (pb)
Climbers and Tall Shrubs that can be grown as climbers
  • Dortmund (Kordesii)   (mr)
  • John Cabot (Kordesii)    (mr)
  • New Dawn   (lp)
  • Polstjaran (Polestar)   (w)
  • Quadra   (dr)
  • Rosarium Uetersen    (dp)
  • William Baffin (Kordesii)   (dp)
    • Miniatures    Zone 4 only - Need Winter protection
    • Jeanne Lajoie, Cl.   (mp)
    • Ko's Yellow   (yb)
    • Magic Carrousel   (rb)
    • Minnie Pearl   (pb)
    • Pink Petticoat   (pb)
    • Snow Bride   (w)
    • Starina   (or)
    • Warm Welcome, Cl.   (or)
    Modern Shrubs
    • Bonica   (mp)
    • Champlain   (dr)
    • Hansa    (mr)
    • Hawkeye Belle   (w)
    • Henry Hudson  (w)
    • Hope for Humanity   (dr)
    • Jens Munk   (mp)
    • John Cabot   (mr)
    • Morden Blush   (lp)
    • Morden Centennial    (mp)
    • Morden Fireglow   (or)
    • Morden Sunrise   (yb)
    • Pink Robusta   (mp)
    • Prairie Joy   (mp)
    • Prairie Peace   (yb)
    • The Fairy    (lp)
    • Therese Bugnet   (mp)
    • Winnipeg Parks   (dp)
    • William Baffin   (dp)
    Old Garden Roses
    • Félicité Parmentier    (lp)   A
    • Henri Martin  (mr)    Moss
    • Louise Odier  (dp)    B
    • Mme. Hardy    (w)    D
    • Mrs John Laing    (mp)    HP
    • R.hugonia (Father Hugo's Rose) (my)   Sp
    • Rosa Mundi    (pb)    G
    • Rose de Rescht    (dp)    D
    • Salet  (mp)    Moss (reblooms)
    • Stanwell Perpetual    (w)    HSp
    Austin Roses    Zone 4 only - Need Winter protection
    • Brother Cadfael (mp)
    • Charles Austin (ab)
    • Gertude Jekyll (mp)
  • Graham Thomas (dy)
  • Mary Rose (mp)
  • Molineux (dy)
    Roses for Canadian Zones 5 - 6
    Except for the hardy Canadian roses, most other roses will need some winter protection in Zones 5 - 6
    ** Disease Resistant
    Hybrid Teas and Grandifloras
    • About Face (ob) Gr.
    • Alec's Red (mr)
    • Double Delight (rb)
    • ** Elina (Peaudouce) (ly)
    • **Folklore (ob)
    • Moonstone (w)
    • Strike it Rich (yb) Gr.
    • Touch of Class (op)
    • Tournament of Roses (Gr) (mp)
    Floribundas
    • Escapade (m)
    • Friesia/Sunsprite (dy)
    • Iceberg (w)
    • Lavaglut (Lavaglow) (dr)
    • ** Lion's Fairy Tale (my)
    • Margaret Merril (w)
    • Playboy (rb)
    • Sexy Rexy (mp)
    • Trumpeter (or)
    Climbers
    • Altissimo (mr)
    • America (op)
    • Eden Rose/Pierre de Ronsard (pbw)
    • ** Golden Gate (my)
    • New Dawn (lp)
    • Penny Lane (ab)
    • ** Rosarium Uetersen (dp)
    • Quadra (dr)
    Miniaturesand Mini-Floras
    • Carley  (mryb)
    • Dandenong  (mr)MinFl
    • Debut (rb)
    • Gourmet Popcorn  (w)
    • Graduation Day;(ab) MinFl
    • Irresistible  (w)
    • Little Artist  (rb)
    • Pierrine  (op)
    • Reah Nicole ( pb)
    • Sweet Xhariot (m)
    • Warm Welcome  (or)MinCl
    • Water Lily  (w)MinFl
    Modern Shrubs
    • ** Belinda's Dream  (mo)
    • Bonica  (mp)
    • Carefree Beauty  (mo)
    • Golden Wings (ly)
    • **Home Run  (mr)
    • **Hope for Humanity  (dr)
    • Nevada (w)
    • Sally Holmes  (w)
    • **Sea Foam (w)
    • **The Fairy  (lp)
    Old Garden Roses
    • Austrian Copper,   (rb)  Sp
    • Charles de Mills (m) G
    • Fantin-Latour (lp) C
    • Hermosa  (lp)  China
    • Louise Odier (dp) Bourbon
    • **Rosa glauca  (mp) species
    • **Rosa hugonis (my)species
    • Rose de Rescht (dp) Damask
    • Stanwell Perpetual (w) H.Spin
    Austin Roses
    • Ambridge Rose (ab)
    • Falstaff  (dr)
    • Heritage (lp)
    • Golden Celebration (dy)
    • Graham Thomas (dy)
    • James Galway (lp)
    • **Mary Rose (mp)
    • Pat Austin (or)
    • Tradescant (dr)
    Roses for Canadian Zones 7 - 9
    These roses were recommended for the Lower Mainland by the Vancouver Rose Society 2007
    Hybrid Teas and Grandifloras
    • Andrea Stelzer (light pink)
    • Apperitif (yellow)
    • Aromatherapy (pink)
    • Baronne Edmond de Rothschild (red blend)
    • Dainty Bess (light pink)
    • Elina/Peaudouce (light yellow)
    • Fragrant Cloud (orange red)
    • Gemini (pink blend)
    • Gerda Hnatyshyn (light pink)
    • Honor (white)
    • Ingrid Bergman (dark red)
    • Just Joey (orange blend)
    • Liebeszauber (medium red)
    • Loving Memory/Burgund ‘81 (medium red)
    • Marijke Koopman (medium pink)
    • Opening Night (dark red)
    • Peace (yellow blend)
    • Pristine (white)
    • Queen Elizabeth (Grandiflora) (medium pink)
    • Rosemary Harkness (orange pink)
    • Royal William (dark red)
    • Savoy Hotel (light pink)
    • Veterans’ Honor (dark red)
    • Warm Wishes/Sunset Celebration (apricot blend)
    Floribundas
    • About Face (orange blend) - GR
    • Blueberry Hill (mauve)
    • Day Breaker (yellow blend)
    • Easy Going (yellow blend)
    • Escapade (mauve)
    • Fame (deep pink) – GR
    • Fellowship (Livin'Easy) (orange blend)
    • Friesia (Sunsprite) (dark yellow)
    • Glad Tidings (dark red)
    • Gold Medal (yellow) - GR)
    • Hot Cocoa (russet)
    • Iceberg (white)
    • Julia Child (yellow)
    • L’aimant (Victorian Spice) (light pink)
    • Lavaglut (Lavaglow) (dark red)
    • Marmalade Skies (orange blend)
    • Mountbatten (yellow)
    • Octoberfest (Orange Blend GRv
    • Pensioner’s Voice (apricot))
    • Playboy (red blend)
    • Pretty Lady (light pink)
    • Rainbow Sorbet (yellow blend)
    • Queen Elizabeth (pink) - GR
    • Tabris/Hannah Gordon (pink blend)
    • Tatton (orange)
    • Top Rose (yellow)
    • Trier 2000 (Anna Livia) (pink)
    • Valentine Heart (pink)
    • Zambra (orange pink)
    Climbers and Ramblers (*indicated non-recurrent)
      Climbers:
    • *Adélaïde d’Orléans (white)*
    • Altissimo (medium red)
    • Bobbie James (white)*
    • * *City of York (white)
    • Compassion (orange pink)
    • Crimson Cascade (red)
    • *Dortmund (medium red) (Shrub)
    • Dublin Bay (medium red)
    • Félicité Perpétue (white)*
    • Freisinger Morgenrote (orange blend)
    • Ghislaine de Féligonde (light yellow)
    • Golden Olymp (yellow)
    • High Society (hot pink)
    • John Davis (medium pink)
    • Kiftsgate (white)*
    • Lykkefund (white blend)*
    • Mme.Alfred Carriere (white)
    • Night Light (deep yellow)
    • Night Owl (purple)
    • Paul's Himalayan Musk (light pink)
    • Penny Lane (apricot blend)
    • Rosa mulliganii (white)*
    • Royal Sunset (apricot blend)
    • Salita (orange-red)
    • Sanders White Rambler (white)*
    • Seagull (white)*
    • Veilchenblau (mauve)*
    • Wedding Day (white)*
      Rambers:
    • *Adélaïde d’Orléans (white)
    • *Bobbie James (white)
    • *Félicité Perpétue (white)
    • Ghislaine de Féligonde (light yellow)
    • *Kew Rambler (medium pink)
    • *Lykkefund (white blend)
    • Paul's Himalayan Musk (light pink)
    • *Rosa mulliganii (white)
    • *Sanders White Rambler (white)
    • *Seagull (white)
    • *Veilchenblau (mauve)
    Miniatures
    • Anita Russell (pink)
    • Brittany’s Glowing Star (orange blend)
    • Cinderella (white)
    • Glowing Amber (red blend)
    • Gourmet Popcorn (white)
    • Graduation Day (apricot blend) MF
    • Green Ice (white)
    • Hot Tamale (yellow blend)
    • Loving Touch (apricot blend)
    • Orange Honey (orange blend)
    • Pearl (pink)
    • Pink Petticoat (pink blend)
    • Rainbow's End (yellow blend)
    • Red Patio Wonder (medium red)
    • Reiko (pink)
    • Snow Bride (white)
    • Sun Chariot (medium yellow)
    • Sun Sprinkles (yellow)
    • Sweet Chariot (mauve)
    • Waterlily (white) MF

      Climbing Mini Roses:
    • Gloriana (mauve)
    • Jeanne Lajoie (medium pink)
    • Laura Ford (medium yellow)
    • Warm Welcome (orange red)
    Modern Shrubs
    • Abraham Darby (orange pink)
    • Autumn Sunset (apricot blend)
    • All That Jazz (orange pink)
    • Ballerina (medium pink)
    • Bonica (medium pink)
    • Buff Beauty (apricot blend)
    • Darlow's Enigma (white)
    • Eglantyne (light pink)
    • Falstaff (dark red)
    • Felicia (pink blend)
    • Flower Carpet (deep pink)
    • Flutterbye (yellow blend)
    • Fred Loads (orange red)
    • Fru Dagmar Hastrup (medium pink)
    • Gertrude Jekyll (medium pink)
    • Golden Celebration (deep yellow)
    • Golden Wings (light yellow)
    • Graham Thomas (deep yellow)
    • Hansa (medium red)
    • Heart ‘n Soul (red blend)
    • James Galway (pink)
    • Knock Out (red blend)
    • Lichtkonigin Lucia (yellow)
    • Marjorie Fair (red blend)
    • Autumn Sunset (apricot blend)
    • Mary Rose (pink)
    • Molineux (deep yellow)
    • Pat Austin (orange)
    • Pavement series of roses
    • Penelope (light pink)
    • Pink Meidiland (pink)
    • Sally Holmes (white)
    • Teasing Georgia (yellow blend)
    • The Fairy (pink)
    • Therese Bugnet (medium pink)
    • Westerland (apricot)
    • Winchester Cathedral (white)
    Old Garden Roses (* indicates non-recurrent)
    • *Celestial (pink)
    • *Celsiana (light pink)
    • *Charles de Mills (mauve)
    • *Complicata (pink blend)
    • Comte de Chambord (pink blend)
    • *Duchesse de Montebello (medium pink)
    • *Fantin-Latour (light pink)
    • Ferdinand Pichard (red blend)
    • *Henri Martin (medium red)
    • *Ispahan (medium pink)
    • Jacques Cartier/Marchesa Boccella (medium pink)
    • *Konigin von Dänemark (medium pink)
    • *La Ville de Bruxelles (deep pink)
    • *Mme. Plantier (white)
    • Mutabilis (yellow blend)
    • Reine des Violettes (mauve)
    • *Rosa glauca (medium pink)
    • *Rosa Macrantha (light pink)
    • *Rosa Mundi (pink blend)
    • Rose de Rescht (deep pink)
    • *Tuscany Superb (red/mauve)
    • *William Lobb (mauve)


      * once blooming roses