The best location for roses is neither too hot nor too dry or even too wet. Instead, the flowers love an airy place, sun and well-aerated, humus-rich soil - these conditions are the ideal basis for good growth and rich flowering. In addition, the better the location, the less maintenance you have to do. But there are roses with special properties that also thrive in less favorable places.
Roses need space and sun to thrive
Roses need air and light
The most important thing for roses is a warm and sunny spot that allows at least four to five hours of sun a day. The location should protect the plant from strong winds, but air must still be able to circulate. Locations with trapped heat promote pest infestation and diseases, to which roses are unfortunately quite susceptible.
South-east or south-west locations are best
South-east and south-west locations are particularly suitable for a rose culture. On the other hand, south-facing locations, especially in front of a white wall or similar, can lead to leaf and flower burns due to the excessive heat development. But even if you own a rather shady garden: there are vigorous specialists among the roses even for northern locations. For example, the shrub roses 'Madame Hardy', 'Vogelpark Walsrode', 'Frühlingsgold', 'Light Queen Lucia' or 'Rosarium Uetersen' as well as the climbing roses 'Veilchenblau' and 'New Dawn' grow here.
Roses love loamy, humus-rich soil
The ideal soil for roses is deep, loamy, humus-rich, with sand and well-drained. You can either improve less suitable soils or plant varieties there that can cope better with the special conditions. But what no rose tolerates are compacted clay soils. The pH should be in the slightly acidic range between 6 and 6.5.
tips
If possible, look for a place for your roses where there have not been any roses before. Otherwise you run the risk that your roses will only show stunted growth due to the so-called soil fatigue or reproductive disease. Also make sure that the planting distance is sufficient.