Check out the list of the most stunning Roses that Bloom in Shade. Grow them in your garden and add a refreshing dose of fragrance and colors!
If you don’t have a sunny garden but still want to grow roses, then fret not! Here are some gorgeous Roses that Bloom in Shade for you!
Here are the top secrets to getting more flowers in a Rose plant
Shade Loving Rose Plants
The basic science behind roses and sunlight is—varieties that bloom the most, like floribundas and shrub roses, can still flower in part sun, meaning at least 3-4 hours of direct sunlight, which is comparatively less than other types of roses that need full sun.
You can also opt for vining and climbing varieties that need less light than the other rose varieties.
Have a look at the best types of thornless roses here
Roses that Bloom in Shade
1. Carefree Wonder
Botanical Name: Rosa ‘Carefree Wonder’
USDA Zones: 5-9
Also known as the ‘Meipitac’ rose, this repeat bloomer shows off single flowers in pink with white hues. It grows up to 3-4 feet tall.
2. Eden Climber
Botanical Name: Rosa ‘Eden’
USDA Zones: 5-9
This floriferous climber is a large, old-fashioned rose and offers fragrant double flowers in pastel hues of cream, pink, and yellow.
3. Ballerina
Botanical Name: Rosa ‘Ballerina’
USDA Zones: 5-10
‘Ballerina’ produces clusters of dainty, five-petaled flowers in pink and white color. This variety is admired for shade tolerance, fragrance, and disease resistance.
4. Fair Bianca
Botanical Name: Rosa ‘Fair Bianca’
USDA Zones: 4-9
Also known as ‘Ausca,’ it features pure white flowers with a spicy aroma. This rose is pest-resistant, heat-tolerant, and cold-hardy.
5. Anthony Meilland
Botanical Name: Rosa floribunda ‘Anthony Meilland’
USDA Zones: 6-10
This shade-tolerant variety exhibits mild fragrant yellow blooms that do not fade and flower a second time in late summer. You can grow it on hedges, borders, and as a mass planting.
6. Golden Showers
Botanical Name: Rosa ‘Golden Showers’
USDA Zones: 5-9
This modern climber was entitled an All American Rose Selection winner in 1957. The name is derived from the bright yellow flowers that bloom continuously with a honey-like scent.
7. Red Knock Out
Botanical Name: Rosa x ‘Radrazz’
USDA Zones:4-9
This was a winner of All America Rose Selection 2000 and American Rose Member’s Choice Winner 2004. It is a drought-tolerant variety that showcases cherry-red flowers.
8. F. J. Grootendorst
Botanical Name: Rosa rugosa ‘F. J. Grootendorst’
USDA Zones: 4-8
This classic shade-resistant cultivar is also known as Grootendorst roses. It has leathery foliage and grows clusters of bright red double blooms.
9. Ice Meidiland
Botanical Name: Rosa ‘Ice Meidiland’
USDA Zones: 5-9
It is also known as Meivahyn and titled as ‘a perfect rose for busy people.’ This pest-resistant early ground cover shows off white pompom-shaped flowers with a pink hue.
10. Mary Rose
Botanical Name: Rosa ‘Mary Rose’
USDA Zones: 6-10
Sometimes classified as Rosa ‘Ausmary’ Mary Rose, its deep pink buds open to pale pink rosettes with a soft honey scent.
11. Gruss an Aachen
Botanical Name: Rosa floribunda ‘Gruss an Aachen’
USDA Zones: 4-9
The beautiful flowers open in clusters of salmon pink shade that fade to a creamy white hue. It grows up to 2-3 feet wide and 1-2 feet tall.
12. Iceberg
Botanical Name: Rosa floribunda ‘Iceberg’
USDA Zones: 5-9
It was introduced in the World Federation of Rose Societies Hall of Fame in 1983. The plant offers icy-white buds that open into double rose flowers.
13. Marmalade Skies
Botanical Name: Rosa floribunda ‘Marmalade Skies’
USDA Zones: 5-9
This 2001 All America Rose Selection award winner produces tangerine-hue flowers. It flowers from early summer through fall.
14. Passionate Kisses
Botanical Name: Rosa floribunda ‘Passionate Kisses’
USDA Zones: 5-9
The official name of this rose variety is ‘Meizebel,’ and is a new cultivar that features salmon-colored blooms. It is a great choice for borders and pots.
15. Zepherine Drouhin
Botanical Name: Rosa ‘Zéphirine Drouhin’
USDA Zones: 6-9
This thorn-less climber displays deep cerise-pink flowers with an old-fashioned rose fragrance. The canes of this variety can be trellised and trained.
16. New Dawn
Botanical Name: Rosa ‘New Dawn’
USDA Zones: 5-9
It was introduced by the Federation of Rose Society Hall of Fame in 1997. The plant produces aromatic roses that fade to soft pink in spring and again during late summer.
17. Seafoam
Botanical Name: Rosa floribunda ‘Seafoam’
USDA Zones: 4-9
This floribunda was first originated in 1963. It offers a mass of white flowers that you can train as a short climber, use as a landscape rose, or mounding ground cover.
18. Paul’s Himalayan Musk
Botanical Name: Rosa ‘Paul’s Himalayan Musk’
USDA Zones: 4-9
This huge rambling rose is an heirloom variety from 1876 and offers pale pink, fragrant, double blooms from June to August.
19. Claire Austin
Botanical Name: Rosa ‘Claire Austin’
USDA Zones: 5-9
‘Claire Austin’ features scented cream colored double blooms over shiny green foliage. It was named after the popular breeder David Austin’s daughter.
20. The Lark Ascending
Botanical Name: Rosa ‘The Lark Ascending’
USDA Zones: 5-9
This English shrub rose has semi-double and cupped blooms in apricot to salmon hue with a mild light tea to myrrh fragrance.
21. Garden Unicorn
Botanical Name: Rosa ‘Garden Unicorn’
USDA Zones: 4-9
‘Garden Unicorn’ features 4-6 inches wide double blooms with a base yellow hue having gold, salmon, and peach overtones. It is one of the best Roses that Bloom in Shade.
22. Malvern Hills
Botanical Name: Rosa ‘Malvern Hills’
USDA Zones: 5-9
This variety is ideal for the areas that get indirect light. ‘Marlvern Hills’ offers soft yellow flowers that look stunning in clusters.
23. French Lace
Botanical Name: Rosa ‘French Lace’
USDA Zones: 5-9
‘French Lace’ is a floribunda rose variety created in 1981 and offers double flowers with a light pastel apricot hue and bright yellow in the center.
24. Princess Alexandra of Kent
Botanical Name: Rosa ‘Princess Alexandra of Kent’
USDA Zones: 5-9
‘Princess Alexandra of Kent’ is a shade-tolerant cultivar and displays full double-flowers in a bright pink hue with a strong fragrance.
25. Playboy
Botanical Name: Rosa ‘Playboy’
USDA Zones: 4-9
Considered as one of the best shade-tolerant roses, ‘Playboy’ is also a 1989 gold medal winner. It produces glossy green leaves and orange-scarlet, semi-double flowers.
26. Summersnow Rose
Botanical Name: Rosa ‘Summer snow’
USDA Zones: 6-9
The bright white blooms of this plant match really well with the dark green foliage. It carries a mild fragrance and flowers throughout the season.
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I live in SoCal Zone 10a and many of these roses grow very well in our zone. I’m not sure why the author chose to leave zone 10 .