PlantFiles: Floribunda Rose, Grandiflora Rose
Rosa 'Queen Elizabeth'

The canes on this rose shoot upward at an amazing rate and the dark leathery foliage is glossy and pretty as well. It does tend to black spot in my wet spring but a little spraying and trimming once the weather clears up leaves a clean plant for the remainder of the year once the rains have passed. Too tall for the standard trellis forms it is excellent on arbors or growing over porches and sheds.

The fragrance is mild and sweet and wafts through the air gently caressing the senses.

Pretty pink-flowered rose. Flowers are fairly big, and the plant doesn't grow too tall. Looks nice when growing with lilies.

when i lived in tucson,az i grew this splendid rose. had nothing but a wonderful experience. i found if i bent the runners over on the fence i had twicw the bloomers. the blooms were very large nd such a beautiful coral pink color. never had to put pesticide on it, just prune it once in awhile and enjoy. i now live in or near branson ,mo. and i am looking for another one.

I havent had the opportunity to see this plant grow as of yet as it is newly planted, but I am looking forward to seeing the blooms. The plant has greened up and began growing rapidly, and there is the first sight of a bud just now appearing. I am looking forward to a very wonderful plant...and thanks to those who left messages..it helps with the cultivation!

Very easy to grow and nearly indestructible when planted in well prepared soil, even in a northeastern exposure. This would be a great rose for a beginnner, particularly in colder northern climes. After two years on a northeastern wall, this rose grew to 6+ feet and bloomed prolifically. The flowers themselves don't have "perfect" form, but the color, size of the bloom and the plant's overall hardiness more than make up for it. A very sentimental favorite!

A wonderful rose: I had one for about 8 years and it remained healthy and bloomed well, even though I couldn't control the blackspot. A hard, dry winter finally killed it. In the spring, I used to mulch it heavily with aged horse manure, and the plant would spring to life with lots of new buds.

This was one of our first roses and I love it's habit, form and color. It's just a shame it doesn't have much scent. It gets a bit of black spot in my zone 5 garden. It's winter hardy with a little protection.

Does very well here. Gets very tall.

Easy to grow and beautiful blooms. These have very upright stiff canes, so hard to shape over, or around, structures.

On the other hand, the stiff canes make it great for growing up a fence. They grow very tall, so can easily reach the top of an 8, or even 10 ft tall fence. I've had to fasten the canes to the fence for strong winds, but otherwise it just naturally holds itself straight up.

It makes a great tall framework for annual vines to cling to...it also is a nice long stemmed rose for cutting.

...great rose for the right application.
-T

I bought a QE tree rose at WM. First year I potted it and it started declining, so transplanted in ground and it improved immediately. Flowers are big and beautiful.

However, since canes grow upward and very quickly and stiffly, it it hard to keep a pom-pom shaped tree. It seems susceptible to blackspot but not seriously so.

I will enjoy this rose as long as it lasts in my garden, but I would not get another QE tree rose as I'm not sure its growth pattern is best suited for that style.

On HGTV.com's list of Carefree Roses by Mary C. Weaver:
'Queen Elizabeth': This regal beauty was the first rose introduced in the grandiflora class in 1954. Its large and fragrant medium-pink blooms are cupped, double and loosely informal, and repeat bloom is reliable. 'Queen Elizabeth' is good for cutting, as the stems are long and the blooms fairly long-lasting. The plant is vigorous and upright, with dark-green, leathery, disease-resistant foliage. An easy beginner's rose, 'Queen Elizabeth' has won numerous honors, including the All-America Rose Selections (AARS) designation, Britain's Royal National Rose Society President's International Trophy and World's Favorite Rose. Hardy to Zone 6. Reaches 5 to 7 feet in height and 2 to 3 feet in width.

My first 'Queen Elizabeth' is pink. It's a standard so I've this overwinter in an unheated makeship - green house. With adequate suplemental lightings (just ordinary flourescent lights), the Queen forgets to go dormant part of winter, and an occossional bonuse blooms indoor.

During the the early spring, Queen Elizabeth will provide abundant repeated blooms throughout the growing seasons. With the ease of cares on this rose, and its spectacular showy, beautiful, big flowers. I've acquired another shrub, this time it's going to be in my perenials garden. Black spots problem with this rose is eased with open - form prunings. Good air-circulation areas. Quite resistant to other common roses diseases.