{"id":611968647494,"date":"2025-10-16T16:41:52","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T16:41:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/blogs\/uncategorized\/rose-varieties-for-buttonholes\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T23:36:27","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T23:36:27","slug":"rose-varieties-for-buttonholes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/blogs\/roses\/rose-varieties-for-buttonholes\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Roses for Buttonholes"},"content":{"rendered":"<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"FAQPage\",\"mainEntity\":[{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"What are the best rose varieties for buttonholes?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"Hybrid Tea roses are generally the best choice \u2014 they produce single large blooms on long stems throughout summer. Good varieties include Whiter Shade of Pale and Diamond Jubilee. 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Hybrid Tea varieties are usually the most useful as they flower continuously from early summer to late autumn.\"}}]}\n<\/script>\n<p>Buttonhole flowers are a classic and elegant touch for formal occasions, especially weddings. <br>Strictly speaking, a buttonhole is a single flower, perhaps with some of its foliage, and a boutonni\u00e8re (which is French for buttonhole) is several flowers tied together, typically with foliage from other plants, such as asparagus.<\/p><figure class=\" size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/rose-buttonhole.jpg\" alt=\"White Rose Wedding Buttonhole\" class=\"wp-image-10527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/rose-buttonhole.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/rose-buttonhole-300x200_9.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"><\/figure><p>Many flowers could be used, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/collections\/rose-bushes\">roses<\/a> or carnations are the most popular choices. <br>Roses are beautiful, easy to find, often fragrant, and come in a range of colours to match any outfit.<\/p><p>Roses are relatively sturdy flowers: with proper pinning and a bit of tape to seal in the moisture, a rose buttonhole should remain beautiful for most of the day and evening, making them a reliable choice for long events.<\/p><h3>Colour Selection<\/h3><p>When selecting a rose for a boutonni\u00e8re, consider the colour scheme of the event and the outfit it will adorn:<\/p><ul>\n<li>\n<strong>Red Roses<\/strong>: Perfect for romantic and passionate settings, such as weddings and Valentine\u2019s Day events.<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong>White Roses<\/strong>: Ideal for weddings and formal events where purity and elegance are desired.<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong>Yellow Roses<\/strong>: Represent friendship and joy, great for celebrations and less formal gatherings.<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong>Pink Roses<\/strong>: Suitable for any joyful occasion!<\/li>\n<\/ul><figure class=\" size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/red-rose-buttonhole.jpg\" alt=\"Red Rose Buttonhole\" class=\"wp-image-10530\"><\/figure><!-- merlin:related start --><h3>Related guides<\/h3><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/blogs\/roses\/best-rose-varieties-shady-gardens\">Best Rose Varieties for Shady Gardens<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/blogs\/roses\/growing-climbing-and-rambling-roses\">Roses \u2013 to climb or to ramble?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/blogs\/roses\/david-austin-roses\">David Austin Roses \u2014 Varieties and Growing Guide<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/blogs\/roses\/old-vs-antique-rose-variety-difference\">Old vs Antique Rose Varieties \u2014 The Difference<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/blogs\/roses\/organic-care-for-roses\">Organic Care for Roses<\/a><\/li><\/ul><!-- merlin:related end --><h2>Making a Rose Buttonhole<\/h2><p>Triangle Nursery in Suffolk deliver flowers for every occasion, and their simple <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trianglenursery.co.uk\/help\/how-to\/articles\/prepare-rose-buttonhole\" rel=\"noopener\">guide on how to make buttonholes<\/a> is all you need to know to get started.<\/p><p>The convention is for men to wear a buttonhole on their jacket\u2019s left lapel with the flower head pointing up. <br>Ladies wear theirs on their right side with the flower pointing downwards so that it sits better on their bosom and won\u2019t tug their dress.<\/p><p>Is it cheating to use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.florenceandflowers.co.uk\/store\/p147\/Rustic_Rose_Buttonholes.html\" rel=\"noopener\">dried rose buttonholes<\/a> like the gorgeous ones at Florence and Flowers? Surely not just this once.<\/p><h3>Growing Your Own Roses for Buttonholes<\/h3><p>Which rose variety you choose is up to your personal style, but what could be more personally stylish than roses grown in your own garden? <\/p><p>Our pot-grown roses are ready to plant out this summer, and they will have the most time to establish and produce some perfect flowers for weddings next summer. <br>Bareroot roses that you plant at the start of the winter planting season in November won\u2019t be far behind. The soil should still be warm, and they will begin to root before Winter settles in.<\/p><p>To receive your bareroot roses in the post at the start of the planting season in November, it is worth ordering ahead<\/p><h3>Best Rose Varieties for Buttonholes<\/h3><p>These are some of the best rose varieties for buttonholes, conveniently delivered by the nice people at Ashridge (disclosure: this is the Ashridge Blog, which is known for shameless self-promotion).<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/collections\/hybrid-tea-rose-bushes\">Hybrid tea varieties<\/a> are usually the best, and their season lasts all summer; plenty of other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/collections\/shrub-rose-bushes\">old shrub varieties<\/a> are great too, but they only flower once around June.<\/p><ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/products\/a-whiter-shade-of-pale-hybrid-tea-rose-plants\">Whiter Shade of Pale<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/products\/diamond-jubilee-hybrid-tea-rose-plants\">Diamond Jubilee<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/collections\/climbing-rose-bushes\">Climbing roses<\/a> also bloom in a couple of waves during summer:<\/p><ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/products\/leaping-salmon-climbing-rose-plants\">Leaping Salmon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/products\/summertime-climbing-rose-plants\">Summertime<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<section class=\"prodshow-shopify-block\" \n         id=\"prodshow-block-1\"\n         >\n\t\n\t<div class=\"prodshow-container\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Multiple Products\/Collection View -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"prodshow-header\">\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"prodshow-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRelated Products\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"prodshow-carousel\" 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