Selecting accompanying plants for the rose bed makes sense
Roses should not lose their dominant role in the rose bed. Therefore, you should always use companions only selectively and, above all, never place plants that grow taller.
You can combine roses with different colored flowering plants, but be careful not to get too colorful. It makes sense to combine roses with just one other color. Particularly popular color combinations for white or pink blooming roses are blue / purple or white.
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Blue companion plants for roses
Pink or red roses are often combined with blue flowering perennials. The following are possible:
- delphinium
- Bellflower
- Monkshood
- Steppe sage
- Blue lupins
- lavender
White companion plants for roses
White-flowering perennials in combination with pink or red roses look particularly elegant. White roses can also be combined with white perennials, although a light pink shade would be more appropriate here.
- Gypsum herbs
- White lupins
- White phlox
- White bluebells
- White thyme
- White cranesbill
- Silver candle
- White sage
Grasses as accompanying plants for the rose bed
Ornamental grasses are a nice companion. The swaying stalks and ears of corn bring movement into the rose bed without stealing the show from the vigorously blooming roses. Nevertheless, you should choose short grass types. Beautiful ornamental grasses for the rose bed are:
- Lamp cleaner grass
- Blue fescue
- Diamond grass
- Switchgrass
- Feather bristle grass
- Pearl grass
Tips
Leave some space between your roses and the companion plants so that they don't interfere with each other as they grow.
