Best floribunda roses to grow

If you're seeking roses for fragrance, take a look at our pick of the top roses to grow for scent.

Rosa 'York Minster'

The blooms of 'York Minster' are creamy-white, with just a hint of orange. It also has a gentle, sweet fragrance. Deadhead spent blooms to ensure it repeat flowers from summer into autumn.

Height x spread: 1m x 80cm.

Rosa 'Gold Spice'

Rosa 'Gold Spice' has a compact, bushy growing habit with warm, gold-amber flowers. A lovely choice for small gardens where it can be grown in the ground or in a large pot.

H x S: 80cm x 70cm.

Rosa 'Togmeister'

With its rich butter-yellow flowers, 'Togmeister' is great floribunda rose to grow if you're looking to inject some colour into a gloomy area of the garden. Plus, the flowers have a delicious fragrance.

H x S: 75cm x 75cm.

Rosa 'Lady Marmalade'

As the name suggests, Rosa 'Lady Marmalade' has gorgeous peony-like blooms that are a rosy-orange colour. Deadhead regularly to promote more of the spicily fragranced flowers. A compact, tidy cultivar.

H x S: 90cm x 70cm.

Rosa 'Celebration Time'

A compact, American-bred cultivar, 'Celebration Time' has beautiful red blooms with a lavender tinge to them. Each flower cluster bears eight to 10 blooms with a light fragrance. Makes a pretty addition to a herbaceous border.

H x S: 1.2m x 1m.

Rosa 'Hot Chocolate'

'Hot Chocolate' has stunning smoky red flowers that are complemented by dark, glossy foliage. A strong fragrance enhances their appeal as a cut flower.

H x S: 1.2m x 1m.

Rosa 'Pomponella'

'Pomponella' is a compact variety with excellent disease resistance. The intense pink blooms look beautiful combined with other pink- and purple-flowered plants like salvias and alliums.

H x S: 80cm x 60cm.

Rosa 'Claire Marshall'

A bushy, compact habit and superb lilac-mauve flowers make 'Claire Marshall' a great choice for small gardens or containers. It has a rich fragrance and makes a lovely cut flower. You might also come across it under the name 'Harunite'.

H x S: 60cm x 60cm.

Rosa 'Durrell'

Rosa 'Durrell' has strikingly coloured flowers, mottled with red and pink. With a gentle fragrance, it'll provide eye-catching cut flowers. Grow in a mixed herbaceous border or in a container.

H x S: 1m x 75cm.

Rosa 'Moment in Time'

If you're after a pure red floribunda, consider 'Moment in Time'. It's a compact cultivar, growing to around 50cm tall and producing masses of blooms from summer and into autumn.

H x S: 50cm x 50cm.

Siting your floribunda rose

Floribunda roses will grow in almost any soil as long as it is well drained – they thrive in a soil rich in organic matter. As they are vigorous, with strong roots, they need plenty of space.