Alternatives to Osiria Rose

‘Osiria’ Rose (Rosa ‘Osiria’) has almost developed a cult following on social media among budding rose gardeners. Experienced rose gardeners who are true collectors may want to include ‘Osiria’ rose in their collections. Newer rose gardeners may want to pass on this bicolor Hybrid Tea rose due to slow growth, overall poor plant health and few flowers. Instead, try one of these roses, which team a bicolor blossom with strong plant growth and many more flowers over the course of the growing season.

Love rose is a Grandiflora type that opens deep red blossoms with silver-white on the reverse of petals. Flowers appear throughout the growing season in several flushes. Expect single blooms or sprays. This is a 1980 All-America Rose Selections Award Winner with good disease resistance.

Introduced in 2014, this Grandiflora rose features creamy buds that blush with coral tints as the petals unfold. Expect clusters of bloom in flushes throughout the growing season. Plants have good disease resistance.

This yellow blend beauty is a Grandiflora rose introduced in 2006. Flowers feature golden yellow petals with ruby tinted edges. Expect flowers to occur in flushes throughout the growing season. This is a 2008 All-America Rose Selections Award Winner.