Floribunda (rose)

Floribunda (Latin for "many-flowering") is a modern cultivar group of garden roses that was developed by crossing hybrid teas with polyantha roses, the latter being derived from crosses between Rosa chinensis and Rosa multiflora (sometimes called R.

[1] The idea was to create roses that bloomed with the polyantha profusion, but with hybrid tea floral beauty and colour range.

The first polyantha/hybrid tea cross, 'Rødhætte' ('Red Riding Hood'), was introduced by the Danish breeder Dines Poulsen in 1907.

[1] It possessed characteristics of both its parent classes, and was initially called a Hybrid Polyantha or Poulsen rose.

The flowers are often smaller than hybrid teas but are carried in large sprays, giving a better floral effect in the garden.