Do you have a special wedding anniversary looming on the horizon? Here we have a quick run through of some of the available wedding anniversary roses, or, to be more precise, wedding anniversary rose bushes, as in plants for your garden, not a bouquet of flowers.
There are those roses named for a certain number of years, such as a thirty year Pearl Wedding Anniversary, and those which are more generic. I’ve included some essential information, such as colour, scent and there are links below with planting design inspiration and rose growing tips.
But why roses? Firstly because the rose has been one of the world’s favourite flowers for hundreds of years. And secondly, because roses are also romantic flowers, often given to loved ones on Valentine’s Day and other sentimental occasions.
Lets begin with discovering the themes for various wedding anniversaries and then onto the roses listed in the same order.
| Which Wedding Anniversary | Theme |
| 1st | Paper |
| 2nd | Cotton |
| 10th | Tin |
| 15th | Crystal |
| 20th | China |
| 25th | Silver |
| 30th | Pearl |
| 35th | Coral |
| 40th | Ruby |
| 45th | Sapphire |
| 50th | Golden |
| 60th | Diamond |
| 70th | Platinum |
Wedding Anniversary Roses – a List
- Paper Wedding is a smallish bush rose at c 2ft high, with pure white blooms and a delicate fragrance.
- Cotton Wedding is a floribunda rose reaching c 2 ½ ft, with high creamy white and a medium fragrance.
- Tin Wedding is a floribunda rose reaching 3 ½ ft high, with white blooms and a medium fragrance.
- Crystal Wedding is a bush rose reaching 3 ½ ft high with white blooms and yellow stamens, and a medium fragrance..
- China Wedding is a floribunda rose reaching 3 ½ ft high, with repeat flowering shell pink blooms that have a delicate fragrance.
- Silver Wedding is a floribunda rose reaching c 3 ft high, with pure white blooms and a medium fragrance.
- Pearl Anniversary is a smallish bush rose at c 2ft high, which has pearly pink flowers and a delicate fragrance.
- Coral Wedding is a smallish bush rose at c 2 ½ ft high, with coral / apricot blooms and a delicate fragrance.
- Ruby Wedding is a bush rose reaching 3 ½ ft high with red blooms and a medium fragrance.
- Sapphire 45th Wedding Anniversary is a bush rose reaching 2 ft high with deep lilac blooms and a strong fragrance.
- Golden Wedding is a bush rose reaching 3 ft high with golden yellow blooms and a delicate fragrance.
- Diamond Wedding is a floribunda rose reaching 2 ½ ft high, with white blooms and a medium fragrance.
- Platinum 70th Wedding is a bush rose reaching 3 ft high with apricot pink blooms and a strong fragrance.
More Roses for Anniversaries
If your anniversary isn’t included in the table above, why not go with a more generic name? These three fit the bill rather well:
- Special Anniversary Rose is a hybrid tea rose reaching 2 ft high with glowing pink blooms and a strong fragrance.
- The Happy Anniversary Rose is a floribunda rose reaching 3 ft high with pink blooms and a medium fragrance.
- Anniversary Waltz Rose is a hybrid tea rose reaching 3 ft high with creamy blooms that have pink edges and a strong fragrance.
Or perhaps you’re giving the rose bush to your spouse. These wedding anniversary roses might meet your need. Firstly a couple of obvious ones:
- To My Wonderful Husband is a floribunda rose reaching 2 1/2 ft high with red blooms and a medium fragrance.
- To My Wonderful Wife Rose is a hybrid tea rose reaching 2 ½ ft high with cerise / mauve blooms and a medium fragrance.
Or you might prefer –
- Simply The Best Rose Life is a hybrid tea rose reaching 3 ½ ft high with stunning burnt orange / copper blooms and a medium / strong fragrance. Rose of the Year Winner 2002.
- Always Love You Rose is a floribunda rose reaching 3 ft high with yellow blooms and a light / medium fragrance.
but I have a soft spot for this one –
Rosa Love of My Life is a hybrid tea rose reaching 2 ½ ft high with deep red blooms edged with dark, almost petal edges and a medium / strong fragrance.
And finally
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