This hybrid tea rose puts forth large, 5-inch blooms with up to 250 deep-pink petals apiece. Highly fragrant with a scent reminiscent of lilacs, pineapples and gardenias, the upright, shrubby plant grows to 5 feet tall and 2-3 feet wide in zones 5-11.

While flowers may not be something practical or anything the mother(s) in your life necessarily asks for, that’s the whole point.

After living in my current house for 24 years, these plants are our favorites. We want our plants to be low maintenance and very colorful.