How to Use polyantha in a Sentence
polyantha
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Less hardy roses include hybrid tea, English, polyantha, floribunda, grandiflora, miniature, and some climbing roses.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 20 Dec. 2025
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While shrub roses, climbers, and old garden roses need little fertilizing, hybrid teas, grandifloras, floribundas, polyanthas and miniatures will benefit from regular feeding.
—Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 June 2026
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Introduced in France in 1880 and often referred to as ‘The Sweetheart Rose,’ this polyantha rose can grow 15 to 20 feet as a climber or 8 feet as a shrub.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
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Indoors As Houseplants Miniature roses, patio roses, and polyantha roses can be grown as houseplants indoors over the winter, providing continuous color all season.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 30 Sep. 2025
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What Types Of Roses To Overwinter While bush, hybrid, and climbing varieties can be winterized and remain outdoors during winter, varieties like miniature, compact shrub, polyantha, patio, ground cover, and some tree roses require different care.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 30 Sep. 2025
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