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FLOWERS WITH ROSES......Certain flowers seem to blend well with roses, from some tall perennials to the shorter ones in the front of a rose garden or even to edge around the front of a rose display. Most of the plants I grow are easy care but do prefer well drained soil. I prefer pastel to medium shades in the garden, but my main colour is blue as there are no blue roses, yet and blue compliments all the colours of the roses. However garden colour is a personal thing and so because it is your creation, the colours must be yours alone. Many shapes of flowers go well with roses especially the smaller ones that grow in sprays. I will be uploading many more this spring and summer to give you a wider choice but first I'll start with the small flowered clematis, small flowered lilies and then the different perennials

Viticella BETTY CORNING 6 feet tall
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Never over powers a rose, has small flowers

Integrifolia ARABELLA 6 feet needs support
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Looks good with deep red roses

Species SUMMER SNOW 20 feet very fragrant
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A must to go up a tree even with a climber, tiny flws

CLEMATIS OVER POWERING
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Clematis is too large and is covering up the roses

Unknown tall lily
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It compliments the new growth of the roses

Lily AMERICAN SPIRIT very tall for climbers
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You can pick up the orange with an orange rose

Bi-coloured Asiatic lily
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Has modern rose colours

GOLDEN STARGAZER
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Plain colours best, loud stripes draw eye from roses

Peony RASPBERRY SUNDAE
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You also get green coverage for rose bare canes

Japanese peony
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Use to zap a rose colour up

Peony SUPERIOR
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Tall one, early bloom and then attractive leaves

Auricula primrose
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They like part ,rich shade, rose bases have that

Phlox BRIGHT EYES tall, large
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Good for carmine rose shades

English single holly hocks
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The doubles seem to look too clutsy for roses

Small flowered daylily, medium height
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Only those that don't bulk up quickly, copy eye colour

Violet ROYAL ROBE, tiny and creeps along
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Don't forget violets, perfect for base of roses

CLEMATIS JILLIAN BLADES
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Pointed types don't distract from the rose shapes

Texensis SIR TREVOR LAURENCE
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Many stems but not tall, cut down to base yearly

Alpina WILLY grows well along a fence to 9 feet
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Good one to lay a carmine climber along the top

ROSEMOOR new large flowered clematis 6 feet
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Ideal for white or pink roses

Lily Winnipeg smaller dainty flowers
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Excellent with whites and pinks

Medium height Asiatic lily
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Good colour to go with any shade of yellows

Cream coloured Asiatic
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Cream is a divider for rose colours that clash

Unknown Asiatic
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You can see how it blends with the roses in the photo

Unknown Japanese peony
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Single Japanese ones don't over power roses

Japanese peony LETO
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You can always use a pure white peony

Peony MRS. F. D.R. ROOSEVELT
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Smaller bush which doesn't compete with roses

Campanula PRICHARDS VARIETY tall, large
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Perfect for a fill in around pink roses

California poppy CHAMPAYNE & ROSES
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Good for very dry areas near rose bed edges

Daisy ARTIC QUEEN medium, large
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Looks nice with large single roses in between

Another small flowered daylily
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Don't plant too close as they do bulk up

ORIENTAL POPPIES
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Another dainty flower that mixes well with roses

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Species TRITERNATA RUBROMARGINATA
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Tiny flowers, ideal for small pale pink roses

Montana var rubens TETRAROSE
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Very tall and fragrant or along a fence

WISLEY new large flowered goes only 6 feet
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This colour goes well with most rose colours

Macropetala clematis JAN LINDMARK
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Blends well with red or pink roses

Unknown white lily many small flowers
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Antique white shows up rose colours well

Bi-colour Asiatic lily
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Bi-colours are good for picking up two rose colours

Asiatic lily NEGRO
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A must with white roses

Unknown rose pink Asiatic
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Good with shades of pink or white roses

Peony CORA STUBBS
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Both colours go with pink or white roses

Peony SARAH BERNHEARDT
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Careful with large peonies, will dominate the rose

Peony GERRY
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If you re into bling bling then his peony is for you

Campanula allifoilia tall. large
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Another good filler as flowers small and pointed

Salmon oriental poppy
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Dainty foilage, dies down so hide with another plant

Unknown blue iris, small or medium height only
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Colour is good for all rose colours, likes dry soil

Muscari VALERIE FINNIS small, blue green leafs
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Good for all around the base as it multiplys well

IRISES
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This is a colour which will go with all rose colours