GROUNDCOVER    

Groundcover roses borrow from all classes and are grouped here for what they do well:  provide a dense carpet over the ground.  In many rose books, other roses are included in this category that don't suit my definition of a groundcover rose.  I only want roses that are low to the ground; either prostrate, or of a very short height and dense growth habit.  Here are some wonderful blankets.

MAX GRAF  A true ground cover.  Spreads widely and roots as it goes.  A lovely bright mat of color that densely covers an amazing area, growing to 1 foot by 10+ feet.  This rose belongs to the blissfully healthy rugosa class.   Once blooming and fragrant.   Health is EX

 

NOZOMI  A very dense and spreading growth habit; ideal spilling over a wall or slope.  Foliage is small and glossy.  Pristine little white blooms are recurrent.  Health is EX

 

 

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PARTRIDGE  A small single white with pink buds.  Great dark glossy leaves and a wonderful spreading groundcover that reblooms.  It even has a pleasant fragrance and will root as it spreads.  Canes will reach up to 10 feet.  Health is EX