11 Rose Varieties to Grow for Perfect Fall-Themed Bouquets

Long-flowering roses bring a fall flush perfect for end-of-season bouquets. To usher in autumn, we shouldn’t overlook adding repeat-blooming roses to other mainstays of the season like asters, chrysanthemums, sunflowers, marigolds, and coreopsis.

In the landscape and in the vase, they make lovely companions. Pair roses with harvest decor like pumpkins and other gourds to elevate a centerpiece. From natural and informal to refined and elegant, fall-flowering roses in hues of the season enrich the display.

From rustic peach to lavender to deep scarlet, roses for fall bouquets invite warmth, vibrance, and even nostalgia. Rich neutrals soften the look while bold purples contrast with brighter colors. Showy rose hips, too, make a unique accent in fresh arrangements later in the season. From celebratory events to savoring the season’s easy bounty, roses bring the garden indoors with their lush blooms and sweet fragrance. 

In addition to enjoying roses with extended flowering, fall is prime for adding to our collections. Plan to plant roses this month, allowing several weeks before the first anticipated frost for roots to develop before freezing conditions. Enjoy a robust growing season to follow with plenty of bouquets in the making.

‘French Lace™’

	botanical name Rosa ‘JAClace’
	sun requirements Full sun
	height 4′
	hardiness zones 6-10

‘French Lace™’ brings the antique to fall rose bouquets. The papery, buff blooms in soft ivory and faint apricot dot compact shrubs. 

‘French Lace™’ is a floriferous variety with large, double blooms that emerge in clusters. The floribunda is an All-America Rose Selection for its performance in flowering, plant health, and vigor.

‘French Lace™’ shows resistance to rust and powdery mildew, even in heat and humidity, making it a contender for warmer climates. In true floribunda fashion, its champagne flowers appear all season long.

‘Reine des Violettes’

	botanical name Rosa ‘Reine des Violettes’
	sun requirements Full sun to partial shade
	height 4-8’
	hardiness zones 4-9

‘Reine des Violettes’ is a hybrid perpetual old garden rose with fully double lilac blooms. In the fall bouquet, this rose offers a rich contrast in seasonal jewel tones. The large, cupped flowers hold over 60 petals as quartered rosettes. The violet blooms pop among the attractive gray-green foliage.

The purple tones fade to deep violet and are as near blue as roses get. The four to five-inch cups and superlative fragrance add to ‘Reine’s’ merits on the stem and in the vase.

‘Reine des Violettes’, an 1860s heirloom, boasts the adaptability that’s characteristic of hybrid perpetuals. They span the contemporary garden with their disease resistance, vigor, and continual budding. Thick canes are nearly thornless for easy clipping.

‘Crépuscule’

	botanical name Rosa ‘Crépuscule’
	sun requirements Full sun
	height 6-12’
	hardiness zones 7-10

‘Crépuscule’ lends a soft glow to fall rose bouquets with blousy apricot petals. The heirloom has classic Noisette characteristics of high fragrance and full, ruffly flowers on a climbing form. Noisettes originally crossed musk (R. moschata) and China (R. chinensis) roses, and later with teas. French for “twilight,” ‘Crépuscule’ has delicately colored, warm blooms that reveal golden centers as they open. 

This robust old garden rose grows as an arching, sprawling specimen shrub. Train canes to climb along walls and up pillars, arches, and trellises. The nearly thornless canes are easy to work with and ideal for high-traffic areas. Situate ‘Crépuscule’ where you can enjoy its hallmark sweet, musky perfume.

Introduced in 1864 as a vigorous repeat-bloomer, ‘Crépuscule’ flowers almost continually from spring through fall (the biggest flush occurring in early spring). In addition to its vintage, tissuey blooms have good drought tolerance and disease resistance. 

‘The Lark Ascending’

	botanical name Rosa ‘AUSursula’
	sun requirements Full sun
	height 4-6’
	hardiness zones 5-9

‘The Lark Ascending’ is a David Austin English rose introduction. It embodies graceful elegance with light apricot blooms that appear lit from within. With golden centers, the loosely cupped, open-petaled flowers hold a lilting, musky, myrrh tea rose fragrance.

The tall, bushy shrubs show robust flowering from the ground up, carrying bunches per stem with good coverage. ‘The Lark Ascending’ is perfect for medium to large hedges and screens in mixed borders or mass plantings.

‘The Lark Ascending’ is named for a prized musical piece by English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams, inspired by the George Meredith poem. The piece depicts the lark’s joyful song and soaring flight. The dreamy rose inspires tales of art, culture, and nature with its garden beauty.

‘Love Song™’

	botanical name Rosa ‘WEKstameda’
	sun requirements Full sun to partial shade
	height 3-5’
	hardiness zones 5-10

‘Love Song™’ is a unique highlight in fall rose bouquets with luscious, lavender roses. The floribunda has waves of purple blooms all summer, where fully double flowers cover rich, green foliage.

‘Love Song™’ has long-lasting blooms that retain their color. As heavily-petaled purple roses, they make exquisite landscape specimens and cut flowers.

Cool temperatures in spring and fall yield the most blooms, though there’s a lot to enjoy even in the heat of summer. Adding to its appeal, the international award winner has a mild citrus fragrance.

‘FlavoretteⓇ Honey-Apricot’

	botanical name Rosa ‘Boznatafra’
	sun requirements Full sun
	height 5-8’
	hardiness zones 4-8

‘FlavoretteⓇ Honey-Apricot’ is a new variety from 2024 from Proven Winners. Noted for superior cold hardiness and disease resistance, it boasts easy care and long and continual blooming.

The buff blooms imbue warm tones of orange and amber. They emerge in clusters in quick succession from spring until deep frost. A fun twist on using ‘Flavorette’ in fall florals is the edible petals with a sweet honey flavor. Use them as a lovely garnish to autumnal desserts and platters.

The hearty shrubs grow about four feet wide and make vigorous specimens good for mass planting, hedges, or in large containers. Under optimal cultural conditions, ‘Honey-Apricot’ needs little maintenance and flowers without deadheading.

‘Dark Desire™ Parfuma®’

	botanical name Rosa ‘KORdiagraf’
	sun requirements Full sun
	height 4-5’
	hardiness zones 5-9

A dramatic study in contrasts, ‘Dark Desire™ ParfumaⓇ’ is a deep violet rose with magenta and velvety red shades. Near-black buds unfurl to reveal intense shades of violet-red with black edges along the petals.

The ParfumaⓇ series by Kordes combines romantic blooms with exceptional fragrance and plant vigor. ‘Dark Desire™’ is disease-resistant with all the charm of an old-world rose. It thrives in various conditions and is a good performer in warm climates.

The award-winning hybrid tea features a classic high-centered flower. ‘Dark Desire™,’ striking and moody, is an old-fashioned rose bloom with luxe color and a rich honey-and-spice fragrance.

‘The Poet’s Wife’

	botanical name Rosa ‘AUSwhirl’
	sun requirements Full sun to partial shade
	height 4’
	hardiness zones 5-11

‘The Poet’s Wife’ is a David Austin introduction with signature romantic flowers, great fragrance, and an attractive shrub form. Petals are a rich sunshine yellow and fade to paler creamy shades as they age. The roses infuse fall bouquets with seasonal golds to complement purple, scarlet, pink, and ivory autumnal hues.

‘The Poet’s Wife’ has shiny foliage and gently arching canes for a rounded habit. The disease-resistant shrub brightens the border with all-season blooms. To delight the senses, their fragrance carries a hint of lemon that becomes sweeter and stronger as the blooms mature.

‘At Last®’

	botanical name Rosa ‘HORCOGJIL’
	sun requirements Full sun
	height 2.5-3’
	hardiness zones 5-9

‘At Last®’ creates a warm autumnal glow with richly-petaled double blooms in stunning apricot, orange, and pink shades. Long-blooming, they bring a uniquely vintage coloration across the growing season.

‘At Last®’ is bred for the performance of a rugged landscape rose with a shapely, round habit and profuse blooms. It resists powdery mildew and blackspot, avoiding the need for sprays or treatments. Like most roses, it benefits from early spring pruning for a full, leafy, healthy form. The unfussy variety keeps blooming without the need for deadheading.

Deep, green, glossy foliage provides a handsome backdrop to the standout blooms. Use ‘At Last®’ as a specimen for its color, in a container for up-close interest and fragrance, or in a grouping for impact. 

‘Spice’

	botanical name Rosa ‘Spice’
	sun requirements Full sun
	height 5’
	hardiness zones 7-9

‘Spice’ is a China rose with romantic double flowers in blush pink. In the heat of summer, they become milky white. ‘Spice’ brings neutral tones and a peppery scent to shake up the fall rose bouquet. It shows successive flushes of blooms from spring through fall.

‘Spice’ is an adaptable, low-maintenance, and easy-to-grow Earth-KindⓇ rose. The designation rigorously trials roses for landscape performance and pest resistance without the need for extra resources. ‘Spice’ is drought-tolerant and a fit for hot, humid climates.

Add ‘Spice’ in small groups behind perennials and annuals as an elegant neutral. The heirloom, old-world rose, is somewhat twiggy and well-suited for informal settings. The lovely ‘Spice’ also makes an excellent cut flower to savor and share.

‘Crazy Love™’

	botanical name Rosa ‘KORbamflu’
	sun requirements Full sun
	height 5’
	hardiness zones 5-10

‘Crazy Love™’ is a sorbet swirl of color that transitions to pretty pink as blooms mature. The copper, orange, and peach blends saturate large, fully double blooms. ‘Crazy Love™’ packs the petals, pigment, and high fragrance.