Children's Hope™ Bare Root Rose Bush
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Children’s Hope™ Bare Root Rose Bush
Rosa ‘WEKswegobab’ – Children’s Hope™
Children’s Hope™ is a rose that blooms with heart, hope, and purpose. Bred by legendary hybridizer Tom Carruth and introduced by Weeks Roses, this compact shrub rose was created to honor and support children’s hospitals across the United States. Its rich, ruby-red blooms open in charming clusters that appear continuously from spring through frost, each one a small symbol of care and compassion. With its clean foliage, vigorous growth, and nonstop color, Children’s Hope™ brings warmth and meaning to every garden it graces.
💐 Plant & Flower Traits
🌹 Rose Type: Polyantha
🧬 Cultivar: Rosa ‘WEKswegobab’
🧬 Breeder: Tom Carruth (USA)
🏢 Introduced By: Weeks Roses (USA)
🎨 Color: Deep ruby-red with subtle magenta undertones
🌸 Petal Count: ~10–15 petals (semi-double)
💠 Bloom Form: Rounded clusters of small, open blooms
📏 Bloom Size: ~1.5–2″ (4–5 cm)
🔁 Flowering: Continuous / repeat blooming from spring through frost
🧴 Fragrance: Light, sweet, and fresh
🏺 Vase Life: Lovely for petite arrangements and cutting gardens
🏡 Growth & Garden Habits
🌿 Growth Type: Compact, bushy, and well-branched
☀️ Light Requirements: Full sun (6+ hours daily)
❄️ Hardiness Zones: USDA 5–10
📐 Spacing: ~2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
↕️ Height: ~2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
↔️ Width: ~2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
🎯 Best Use: Containers, borders, small gardens, or charitable memorial plantings
🛡️ Health & Suitability
💪 Disease Resistance: Excellent — highly resistant to black spot and mildew
🌎 Regional Performance: Consistent in all climates, thriving in both heat and humidity
✨ Unique Traits:
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Blooms continuously on compact, tidy growth
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Vibrant red clusters symbolize love and resilience
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Created to benefit children’s hospitals — a rose that gives back
✨ Why We Love It
Children’s Hope™ is more than a rose — it’s a living tribute to compassion and courage. Its clusters of cheerful red blooms appear in abundance, brightening garden beds and hearts alike. Easy to grow, beautifully balanced, and meaningful in purpose, this variety embodies kindness in full flower. Plant it to celebrate love, remembrance, or the hope that each new day brings — because with Children’s Hope™, every bloom makes a difference.
About Our Rose Bouquets
- We are pleased to announce that our garden roses have achieved Carbon Neutral International Standard Certification from the United Nations Climate Change (UNFCCC). For more information, please read here.
- Furthermore, our ethically cultivated garden roses have received certification from Florverde Sustainable Flowers, recognizing our commitment to Social and Environmental Standard Practices. To learn more, please read here.
- Your roses are freshly cut to order by our passionate and skilled growers, who tend to each bloom with love and expertise. Each stem is processed with care and nestled in specially designed packaging that ensures their safe journey to you. To maintain the vitality and beauty of the roses, the thorns are intentionally left intact, adding a touch of natural elegance. Our farm takes pride in empowering women, with over half of our dedicated team being female. We invite you to explore our unwavering commitment to enhancing the overall well-being and success of our workers, as they bring the beauty of these roses to life. Read more here.
- For protection during transit, the roses are securely packaged in corrugated cardboard. Upon unwrapping, you can create your own floral arrangements.
- Please follow the care instructions for your garden roses here.
- We kindly ask that you allow two to four days for your roses to open from bud to bloom. For detailed information regarding bloom progression, please refer here.
- If these roses are intended for a specific event, we recommend selecting a delivery date approximately two to three days prior to the occasion to ensure that your roses will be in full bloom by the time of your celebration.
- Please note that vases are not included with the arrangements.
- Our garden roses are a gift from nature, and we make every effort to ensure that the right roses are blooming in time for your order. While we cannot guarantee that the exact colors depicted in the photographs will be available, we are dedicated to shipping the highest quality roses in colors that closely match those shown on our website. We assure you that your garden roses will be freshly harvested and beautiful, and we hope that you or your recipients will experience the joy infused into each bouquet.
- These roses are lovingly and sustainably grown by Alexandra Farms for Grace Rose Farm. To learn more about our commitment to sustainability, please visit our blog.
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