The History of Roses

Even in prehistoric times were known, and roses, there are hundreds of varieties. Every year, planted over 30 million new roses. Even before people there were roses on the ground, as evidenced by fossil finds in Europe and America. In the northern temperate zone, they grew wild and formed during the development of forms of small bush to a powerful climber.

The primary mode is the wild rose, of which there are at least 150 different varieties. The majority comes from Asia. With few exceptions, all single flowers with five petals.

The cultivation of the rose over the centuries gave rise to double flowers, and incur the spitzknospigen modern hybrids, whose original flower characteristics almost completely disappeared. One of the oldest species, the French rose, also known under the name of vinegar or pharmacist Rose. It is considered a source of European garden roses. yielded an intersection at an unknown time, the R. damascena, which was introduced by Crusaders into Europe. Towards the end of the 15th Century were cultivated in England 14 rose varieties, reflected in the next two centuries, did not change significantly.

In the gardens of Europe were growing at that time only forms and varieties of species of origin. These were caused by mutations, such as might appear on a rose bush with white flowers, usually a pink flower. By cuttings, grafting and budding, this mutation was increased.
The history of the Rose learned through the implementation of the China rose in Europe, a turning point. Gardener, who had now learned the rose breeding bred, a hybrid of old and new roses. Thus arose tea roses and flowering duration hybrids. They had until the end of the 19th Century, very popular.

In the late 19th Century the favorite in today's home gardeners Hybrid Teas. They were bred in France as a cross between a tea roses and flowering duration hybrids.
Also from France Polyantharosen came as the result of a cross between the Japanese R. multiflora with a China rose. From it developed the now popular Floribundarose. Many hybrids also came from France. Empress Josephine made it known by all varieties of roses and planted rose garden.
In the 19th Century, mostly roses - separate from other flowers - planted in geometric beds, the growth was only one kind.