Place of group of groundcover roses of the genus Rosa L. in modern garden classifications

Ground-cover roses of the genus Rosa L. are procumbent shrubs with long shoots. Due procumbent form, they are able to cover the soil surface and are perspective for wide use. There are more 400 cultivars of ground-cover roses. The modern garden classifications of roses were analyzed in the article: the national classification of Ukrainian Institute of examination of cultivars of plants according to the method of examination cultivars of roses (Rosa L.) to difference, uniformity and stability, classification of American Rose Society (ARS) and World Federation of Rose Societies (WFRS). The place of the group of ground-cover roses was ascertained in the leading garden classifications. The ambiguous positions of national and international registration institutions to the group of ground-cover roses are shown. It was found that the classification of garden roses by Peter Beals is alternative and can be used as a basis for the unified classification of roses with included group of ground-cover roses