Wednesday, February 15, 2012

How many kinds of roses are there in the world?

It depends on what you mean by "kind".



If you mean commercially available cultivars, Modern Roses XI lists over 12,000 different kinds that you can buy from somewhere in the world!



If you mean types, or classes of roses, there are several dozen, including:

Chinas

Teas

Hybrid Perpetuals

Damasks

Portlands

Albas

Gallicas

Hybrid Teas

Floribundas

Miniatures

Modern Shrubs

Species



If you mean species, or the kinds of wild roses, there are at least several dozen, including

Rosa gallica, Rosa banksaie, Rosa blanda, Rosa alba, and so on.

How many kinds of roses are there in the world?
two.

red and ugly
Reply:Two, climbers and bushes. AK


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