13 Fast-Growing Roses You'll Want To Add To Your Flower Bed

Roses are one of the most popular flowers in the world. Almost everyone enjoys being surprised with a bouquet of beautiful roses for a birthday or special occasion. There is an almost endless array of rosa (Rosa spp.) species and cultivars to choose from. Meanings are associated with different colored roses, and that can help you choose which ones to grow — or give as gifts. However, if you want to plant roses in your yard and see results quickly, you need to select fast-growing roses. For example, rapid climbers like 'New Dawn,' 'Joseph's Coat,' and 'Buff Beauty' are perfect for trellises, arbors, and pergolas, while shrubby 'Roseraie de l'Hay,' 'Easy Does It,' and 'Queen Elizabeth' get bushy fast and work well in borders and backdrops.

Choosing the right variety of roses for your yard is largely about personal preference, but it's important to consider growing conditions, too. Knowing what a USDA growing zone is and which one you are in is crucial for rose-growing success. Zones 7 to 9 cover the widest range of rose varieties. That doesn't mean you can't grow these pretty plants if you live in other zones, you just need to choose the right fast-growing species that do well in colder — or warmer — climes. Also, research the time to maturity for any rose species or cultivar you're considering growing. A fast-growing plant reaches maturity in around one to four years.

'New Dawn' (Rosa 'New Dawn') is a climbing perennial hardy in Zones 5 to 9. 'New Dawn' has a long blooming period that runs from early in the summer to fall, giving you lots of time to enjoy its pale pink blooms and lovely scent. 'New Dawn' grows fast, reaching heights of 10 to 15 feet with a spread of 6 to 8 feet. This quick-vining rose is perfect for growing on trellises, pergolas, or fences.

'Joseph's Coat' (Rosa 'Joseph's Coat') is a climbing rose with multi-colored blooms in yellow, orange, and red. It has light green foliage. This fast-growing perennial is hardy in Zones 5 to 10 and flowers from late spring to fall. 'Joseph's Coat' reaches heights of 8 to 12 feet and grows up to 4 feet wide. This climbing rose is an absolutely stunning addition to arbors, fences, or trellises and works well as a living privacy screen when grown on these structures.

Lady Banks' rose (Rosa banksiae) is a large rose bush with gorgeous yellow blooms, named after Dorothea Lady Banks, who was the wife of Sir Joseph Banks, a botanist and former president of the Royal Society. This fast-growing rose bush can reach impressive heights of 40 feet. Lady Banks' is hardy in Zones 6 to 10, but will lose its leaves in the wintertime in Zones 6 to 8. Grow Lady Banks' roses on a trellis or plant them near a wall, pergola, or arbor for best results and to better support the vines.

'Roseraie de l'Hay' (Rosa rugosa) grows quickly into a large shrub with lots of dense green foliage and beautiful magenta-colored flowers that have a lovely scent. 'Roseraie de l'Hay' is hardy in Zones 4 to 11 and is a repeat bloomer, producing lovely flowers from early spring to early winter. Expect your plant to grow to 7 feet high and the same wide. It works well as a standalone bush, in a bed with companion plants and flowers, or shaped into a flowering hedge.

'Easy Does It' (Rosa 'Easy Does It') is a fast-growing disease-resistant floribunda rose featuring ruffled peach-pink flowers that grow in clusters about 4 inches across. 'Easy Does It' blooms from late spring through fall and has a pleasant fruity scent. This rose bush is hardy in Zones 5 to 9 and reaches heights of 3 to 4 feet tall and wide. It looks good and grows well in borders, flower beds, and front yards and is a stand-out addition to any rose garden.

Spirit of Freedom roses (Rosa Spirit of Freedom 'Ausbite') are a great choice for hedges, privacy screens, and mass planting anywhere in your yard. The shrub is hardy in Zones 5 to 11 and features beautiful pale pink blooms with a cupped design. This fast-growing, repeat bloomer produces visually pleasing, fragrant blooms from early summer to early fall and is best pruned in late winter after the threat of snow and frost has disappeared for the season. Spirit of Freedom grows 5 to 8 feet tall with a 4-foot spread.

'Buff Beauty' (Rosa 'Buff Beauty'), a musk rose, is a winner of the Award of Garden Merit by the Royal Horticulture Society. 'Buff Beauty' is hardy in Zones 5 to 9. This quick-sprouting shrub repeat-flowers from spring to fall, with blooms that range from tan to apricot, fading to primrose. 'Buff Beauty' reaches heights of 4 to 5 feet with a 3- to 5-foot spread and works well as a climber on trellises and arbors.

The stunningly beautiful 'Queen Elizabeth' (Rosa 'Queen Elizabeth') has the distinction of being the very first grandiflora rose ever created. This special rose is a cross between a floribunda rose and a hybrid tea rose and was bred in the U.S. in 1954 in honor of Queen Elizabeth II's ascension to the throne. 'Queen Elizabeth' is hardy in Zones 5 to 9 and is very much a shrub, quickly reaching heights of 4 to 6 feet. It needs a lot of space, making it the perfect rose for a privacy screen.

Cherry Frost (Rosa 'Overclimb') is a fast-growing climbing rose with vibrant red blooms that flower from mid-spring to mid-fall. Cherry Frost is hardy in Zones 4 to 10 and will reach heights of up to 7 feet with a spread of up to 6 feet. You can train Cherry Frost roses to fill a trellis, fence, archway, or wall, or you can encourage them to cascade over a rock wall or the top of a fence.

'Sally Holmes' (Rosa 'Sally Holmes') is a rose shrub that grows vigorously to 6 to 12 feet tall with a spread of 3 to 5 feet. 'Sally Holmes' is hardy in Zones 5 to 9 and produces lovely cream-white blooms pretty much non-stop from early summer into fall. Unlike some other rose varieties, 'Sally Holmes' has almost no thorns. This plant works well as a very bushy shrub or as a climber on trellises, arbors, and pergolas.

Blaze Improved roses (Rosa 'Demokracie' Blaze Improved) are vigorous repeat-flowering climbers, with large blooms in brilliant red from spring until the first frost. Blaze Improved is hardy in Zones 5 to 9 and reaches heights of 12 feet with a spread of up to 6 feet. This rose is perfect for trellises, pergolas, arbors, walls, and fences and will fill these structures with vibrant flowers that attract pollinators like butterflies and bees.

Icebergs (Rosa 'Korbin' Iceberg) are fast-growing fragrant floribunda roses that form a compact, bushy plant with abundant ruffled white blooms. They will really brighten up your yard. Iceberg roses are hardy in Zones 5 to 9 and grow up to 5 feet tall with a maximum spread of 3 feet. Deadheading this rose bush will encourage it to re-bloom. Iceberg roses can be grown as shrubs or trained to climb over pergolas or trellises.

'Blushing Knock Out' (Rosa 'Blushing Knock Out') is an easy to care for, quick to establish shrubby rose that produces pale pink blooms that get lighter in color over time. This bush rose blooms readily from spring until the first frost. 'Blushing Knock Out' is hardy in Zones 4 to 11 and grows up to 4 feet tall. It looks best in a hedge or ornamental border. It can also be mass planted or grown in a container.