Standard Roses

These are drawn from several rose groups and are budded onto the top of a rootstock to hold the flowers 1m or more above the ground.There are weeping kinds available with budded rambling roses. All need staking for support.

Source: Spencer, R. (2002). Rosaceae. In: Spencer, R.. Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 3. Flowering plants. Dicotyledons. Part 2. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.

kingdom Plantae
phylum   Tracheophyta
class    Magnoliopsida
superorder     Rosanae
order      Rosales
family       Rosaceae
genus        Rosa L.