Groundcover roses are one of the newest trends in roses. These low-growing, sprawling shrubs are actually not a class of their own like many other rose types. Generally, what people consider groundcover roses are just low-growing shrub roses. But no matter what they are, these plants excel at filling space with nonstop blooms. These roses also tend to be extremely disease resistant and low-maintenance.
Flower Carpet Ruby is a ground-cover rose, 50-60cm high, with glossy dark green leaves and clusters of slightly scented semi-double flowers, 4-5cm across, with bright pink-red petals and golden stamens, repeat-flowering from midsummer to autumn; leaf-cutting bees may use rose leaves to make nests for their larvae