Fact Sheets no. Select a site in full sun with well-drained soil, free of competing tree and shrub roots. Select recommended plants from a reputable nursery or mail-order catalog and plant properly in good or improved soil. Plant bare-root and packaged roses in early spring and protect them by covering the entire plant with loose, loamy, moist soil until the root system starts to function. Do not allow bare-root and packaged roses to dry out before and after planting.
Roses can grow in most communities in Colorado.
Colorado roses exhibit some of the most vivid colors seen anywhere in the country. The hybrid tea, originally a cross between a tea rose and a hybrid perpetual, is the most popular Garden rose. Generally, they produce large blooms on long stems and are preferred for exhibition and cut flowers. Miniatures are naturally dwarf roses and are rapidly gaining in popularity. With proper care, they are a good choice for potted indoor culture.