8 red groundcover roses

The rose bush Décorosier 'Kadora', an excellent groundcover.

The Kadora Decorosier rose is an excellent groundcover, highly floriferous and easy to grow. From May to October, it bears clusters of around ten small semi-double bright red roses measuring 5 cm. The flowers bloom against a backdrop of glossy semi-evergreen foliage, which beautifully highlights their cheerful colour.
The ‘Kadora’ rose forms a bush that is 70 cm high and 40 cm wide. It has received the ADR label, a guarantee of its disease resistance and excellence. It requires no maintenance and adapts to all soils, thriving in full sun or partial shade. It can be used in borders, on slopes, in beds, or in pots. The only downside is that the flowers are not fragrant.

‘Kadora’ Rose (copyright Décorosiers)

The rose 'Knock Out Radraz', a light fragrance

The ‘Knock Out Radraz’ rose is also an excellent groundcover. It blooms continuously from May to October, producing small, bright light red, semi-double flowers that are slightly fragrant. The glossy dark green foliage takes on a purplish hue in summer and a reddish-purple shade in autumn. It is semi-evergreen and features thorny, reddish stems. It shows great resistance to diseases. The rose has received the ADR label, a mark of its excellent quality and good health.
This selection from Meilland has a creeping silhouette, reaching 70 cm in height and 60 cm in width. It acclimatises to all types of soil, as well as sunny or partially shaded exposures.

‘Knock Out Radraz’ rose

The 'Black Forest Rose' rose, a cherry red.

With its cherry-red colour and long flowering period, lasting from June to September, the ‘Black Forest Rose’ rose adds a touch of flair to the garden. Floriferous, resilient, and easy to grow, it belongs to the ‘Sans contrainte’ series created by Kordes. The flowers, 6 to 7 cm wide, appear as tight buds, then become globular and open into flat cup shapes. The foliage, initially red, turns dark green.
This bush has an attractive compact shape, reaching 70 cm in height and 50 cm in width. Reliable, it has received the ADR label and requires little maintenance. It brightens up both borders and the edges of flower beds in gardens as well as pots intended for balconies.

‘Black Forest Rose’ rose

The rose 'Rouge Cascade', with bright red flower carpets

The ‘Rouge Cascade’ rose blooms from May to October, covering itself with small bright red flowers with yellow stamen at their heart. The flowers are single and consist of 5 petals. The foliage is elegant and dense, with a glossy dark green colour, and the stems are very thorny.
This small bush has a spreading and inclined silhouette, standing 45 cm tall and 90 cm wide. If left to grow freely, it transforms into a carpet-like display that catches the eye. Place it at the foot of a flowerbed with other roses or plant it in a lovely pot.

‘Rouge Cascade’ rose

The rosebush Sans Contrainte 'Toscana', a raspberry red

The rose ‘Toscana’ is also part of the “Sans contrainte” series created by Kordes. It stands out with its raspberry red colour leaning towards dark pink. Its 3 cm double flowers with undulating petals appear against a backdrop of glossy dark green foliage. This rose is easy to grow and has a spreading habit. It becomes wider than it is tall, reaching 30 cm in height and 60 cm in spread. It has received the ADR label and fits well in pots, borders, flower beds, and slopes.

Rose ‘Toscana’

The 'Marondo' rose, a velvet red.

Here is a recent creation by Kordes. The ‘Marondo’ rose offers, from June to October, an abundance of small bouquets of tiny flowers in velvet red tones. It forms a dome of semi-double roses 5 cm wide opening to reveal a heart of golden stamens. The rose becomes a bush with a spreading habit of 60 cm by 70 cm in width. Hardy, it is easy to grow, covering the soil and brightening pots with cheerfulness.

‘Marondo’ rose

The dwarf rose 'Ruby ruby', an adorable rose.

Charming and compact, the ‘Ruby Ruby’ rose is adorned with small ruby red flowers from May until the first frosts. It reaches a height of 50 cm and a width of 70 cm, displaying a spreading habit. With its glossy green foliage, it is delightful in a bowl, rockery, or small border. Floriferous, it is resistant to diseases.

‘Ruby Ruby’ Rose

Dwarf rose 'Zepeti', a miniature rose

Here is a final groundcover rose: the ‘Zepeti’ dwarf rose, which reaches 35 cm in all directions. From May to October, it is covered in small carmine red roses and looks wonderful in rockeries, in pots, or even in window boxes. Compact, it has semi-evergreen foliage. This lovely creation by Meilland has received several awards. Place it in full sun, in fertile soil, and pair it with blue or white flowers for a lovely effect.

‘Zepeti’ rose

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