Best Kept Secret™ Bare Root Rose Bush
- 🚚 Bare Root Roses ship January through April — perfectly timed for your growing zone
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Best Kept Secret™ Bare Root Rose Bush
Rosa ‘Meisaliza’ PP 26,411Best Kept Secret™
Best Kept Secret™ is a refined creamy-white rose with soft pink edges, introduced in the U.S. by Star® Roses & Plants. Bred by Alain Meilland of France, this compact and graceful variety blends exhibition-worthy form with reliable garden performance. Each bloom opens fully double into a peony-like cupped shape and delivers a strong citrus fragrance, making it ideal for cutting gardens and fragrant borders.
💐 Plant & Flower Traits
🌹 Rose Type: Hybrid Tea
🧬 Breeder: Alain Meilland (France, pre‑2013)
🏢 Introduced By: Star® Roses & Plants (USA, 2014)
🎨 Color: Creamy white petals edged in blush pink
🌸 Petal Count: ~35–45 petals
💠 Bloom Form: Fully double, high‑centered blooms
📏 Bloom Size: ~4–5″
🔁 Flowering: Repeats from late spring through fall
🧴 Fragrance: Strong citrus
🏺 Vase Life: Excellent — long-lasting and elegant
🏡 Growth & Garden Habits
🌿 Growth Type: Compact, bushy shrub
☀️ Light Requirements: Full sun
❄️ Hardiness Zones: USDA Zones 6–9
📐 Spacing: ~3–4′
↕️ Height: ~4′
↔️ Width: ~2–3′
🛡️ Health & Suitability
💪 Disease Resistance: Excellent — tolerant to rust and mildew - humid climates may need some black spot maintenance
🌞 Heat & Cool Adaptation: Thrives in a range of climates
🌎 Regional Recommendations:
West Coast • Intermountain West • Southwest • Pacific Northwest
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Bare Root Rose Season is Here!
Reserve the most beautiful, healthiest Better Bare Root™ roses for your garden. Shipping January through April, perfectly timed to your climate, each rose arrives ready to thrive. Discover the largest online selection of bare root roses, grown by America’s finest rose grower using sustainable farming practices and time-honored artistry—so every plant begins its journey with strength, beauty, and promise.
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WHAT MAKES A ROSE A BETTER BARE ROOT™?
Our bare root roses are carefully selected and prepared to give you the best start for your garden. Each rose is inspected for quality and health before shipping.
Whether you choose own root or budded roses, you'll receive premium plants that are ready to thrive in your garden.
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One-Year Grow With Grace™ Guarantee
At Grace Rose Farm®, we’re all about growing gorgeous gardens and happy hearts. That’s why we’ve got your back with our One-Year Grow With Grace™ Guarantee—because we know sometimes things just don’t go as planned in the garden. If your plant doesn’t make it within the first year, no worries—we’ll help make it right with a little store credit love 💗.