Roses are a real eye-catcher on their own, but they look even more beautiful when combined with suitable plants. You can find out below which plants in the rose bed are suitable as companion plants.

Pink roses and blue delphiniums are a winning combination

Select companion plants for the rose bed sensibly

Roses should not lose their dominant role in the bed of roses. Therefore, you should always only use companions selectively and, above all, never set higher-growing plants.
You can combine roses with flowering plants of a different color, but be careful not to make the result too colourful. It makes sense to combine roses with only one other color. Particularly popular color combinations for white or pink flowering roses are blue/purple or white.

Blue companion plants for roses

Pink or red roses are often combined with blue flowering perennials. The following are possible:

  • delphinium
  • bluebell
  • aconite
  • steppe sage
  • Blue lupins
  • lavender

White companion plants for roses

White-flowering perennials in combination with pink or red roses look particularly elegant. White roses can also be combined with white perennials, although a light pink tone would be more appropriate here.

  • gypsum herbs
  • White lupins
  • White phlox
  • White bluebells
  • White Thyme
  • White cranesbill
  • silver candle
  • white sage

Grasses as companion plants for rose beds

A nice companion are ornamental grasses. The swaying stalks and ears bring movement to the bed of roses without stealing the show from the vigorously blooming roses. Nevertheless, you should choose short-growing grass varieties. Beautiful ornamental grasses for rose beds are:

  • Pennisetum grass
  • blue fescue
  • diamond grass
  • Switchgrass
  • feather bristle grass
  • pearl grass

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Leave some space between your roses and companion plants so they don't interfere with each other as they grow.

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