Easy Does It, an aptly named floribunda rose.
Fear roses no more!
Lady Banks is a climbing species rose and one of the earliest to flower. Blossoms only once but it is smothered with gorgeous yellow flowers that smell of violets. Lovely.
'Ketchup & Mustard' is a disease resistant and reliable floribunda that pumps out red petals with yellow on the undersides.
'Knock Out' roses are easy care and dependable with repeat flowering.
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If you love roses but are afraid of taking the plunge because you don’t want the extra maintenance, fear not as there are many types of easy care roses. Some have been around for generations, such as Old Garden roses, species and rugosas, but there are also new selections that require very little care.
The following roses do well in the Pacific Northwest, specifically Vancouver, BC. Winters are wet; sometimes it snows but mostly are winters are green, soggy and grey. Mild summers follow but they are surprisingly dry. Most of the roses in this article do well here, despite the lack of sun and heat for much of the year. Black spot is a problem, so is mildew, and aphids. Due to the wet cool climate here, black spot and powdery mildew plague many roses, especially hybrid teas. If you want to grow roses with little fuss, do your research. Go to your local nursery, ask your rose growing neighbours and check out rose clubs and societies in your area. They are a great resource. The roses listed here do well in temperate climates of North America and the UK. 
The Hermosa China rose is low, compact and fragrant with repeat blooms.
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'Take it Easy' has excellent disease resistance and fragrant blossoms with repeat blooms.
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The Oso Happy Smoothie landscape rose by Proven Winners, flowers profusely and doesn't suffer from insects or diseases. It's thornless too.
Sweet Kordatura shrub rose,easy roses, is tough, bears oodles of blossoms and is disease free.
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The light pink rose is Bonica, a modern shrub rose (R. bonica). John Cabot, from the Explorer series is the deep pink rose.
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Plant Breeders are Listening!
Hybridizers and breeders have worked diligently to develop continuous flowering, pest free, hardy, dependable roses that are beautiful. Flower clusters replace the traditional romantic single rose. Tresses of flower laden canes throughout the summer translates well as reliable garden shrubs. Many are also fragrant - yay! Hardy, Continuous Flowering & Easy Care Roses Canadian breeders have developed hardy roses for the north with their Canadian Explorer Series, named after explorers of note. Other easy roses that take the worry and stress out of rose growing include Parkland Roses, Meidiland Landscape Rose, Flower Carpet Rose, OSO Easy Roses by Proven Winners and Knock Out roses. |
'Hansa' is a rugosa shrub rose that has excellent disease resistance and colourful rose hips.
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Flower Carpet Coral Carpet groundcover rose, flowers all summer into fall, is disease and insect free.
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Don't Dismiss the Old Garden Roses
Other easy care roses are Old Garden roses: Alba, Centifolia, Damask, Gallica, Moss, China, Bourbon, Hybrid Perpetual, Noisette and Tea roses are made of tougher stuff. Some bloom only once, but when they do, they drip with beautiful and bountiful blossoms. Flowers are usually fragrant, come in a myriad of colours and either bear 5 petals to blossoms bursting with them. Some bear colourful hips come fall, which also feed hungry birds during the winter.
Other easy care roses are Old Garden roses: Alba, Centifolia, Damask, Gallica, Moss, China, Bourbon, Hybrid Perpetual, Noisette and Tea roses are made of tougher stuff. Some bloom only once, but when they do, they drip with beautiful and bountiful blossoms. Flowers are usually fragrant, come in a myriad of colours and either bear 5 petals to blossoms bursting with them. Some bear colourful hips come fall, which also feed hungry birds during the winter.
F. J. Grootendorst is a lightly scented rugosa rose. It flowers all summer and is trouble free.
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Meidiland roses 'Meipotal' and 'Carefree Delight' are easy care trademark roses.
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Species Roses are Tough!
Species roses (wild roses) have been unaltered by plant breeders. They grow on their own roots and are not grafted like the hybrid teas, grandifloras and floribundas. This makes them hardy and pest resistant especially when grown in their native habitat. The Nootka rose hails from Nootka Sound in BC, others include Lady Banks’ rose, Alberta rose, Musk rose and the Multiflora rose.
Species roses (wild roses) have been unaltered by plant breeders. They grow on their own roots and are not grafted like the hybrid teas, grandifloras and floribundas. This makes them hardy and pest resistant especially when grown in their native habitat. The Nootka rose hails from Nootka Sound in BC, others include Lady Banks’ rose, Alberta rose, Musk rose and the Multiflora rose.
A pink Meidiland rose is disease resistant and can handle some shade.
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A species rose from Nootka Sound, the Nootka rose, Rosa nutkana.
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Worthy of a mention are shrub roses Hybrid musk and Rugosa rose. They are also easy care and bloom more than once, are fragrant, bear nice rose hips and tolerate partial shade. They are tough, hardy and the bees and birds love them.
The Butterfly Rose (R. chinensis 'Mutabilis') is an Old Garden rose flowers resemble butterflies.
'Betty Boop' is slightly scented and easy care.
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'Julia Child', like most floribundas are easy care and very floriferous.
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