Gentle Giant™ Bare Root Rose Bush
Make Space for Something Magnificent
- 🚚 Bare Root Roses ship January–April — perfectly timed for your growing zone
- 🛡️ Complimentary One-Year Grow With Grace™ Guarantee
About Gentle Giant™ Bare-Root Rose Bush
Rosa ‘WEKrigoyelo’ — Gentle Giant™
Plant Patent: PP 18,536
🌹 A magnificent Hybrid Tea rose bred by Tom Carruth, celebrated for its enormous blooms and refined elegance.
Gentle Giant™ is a showstopping rose that lives up to its grand name. With massive, richly colored deep pink blooms highlighted by subtle purple undertones, this Hybrid Tea brings luxury and presence to any garden. Long stems, elegant bloom form, and dependable reblooming make it exceptional for cutting gardens, borders, and focal plantings. It is both dramatic and graceful — a true collector’s rose.
💐 Plant & Flower Traits
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🌹 Rose Type: Hybrid Tea — upright habit with classic high-centered blooms
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🎨 Color: Vibrant deep pink with warm rosy and purple shading
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🌸 Bloom Form: Very large, full flowers with 26–40 petals
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📏 Bloom Size: Approximately 4½″ — bold and commanding
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🔁 Flowering Habit: Repeats reliably from spring through fall
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🌼 Fragrance: Mild, fruity tea fragrance
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🌿 Foliage: Medium green, matte leaves that provide a refined backdrop to the enormous blooms
🏡 Growth & Garden Habits
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🌱 Growth Habit: Tall, upright, and well-branched
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↕️ Height: Approximately 4–6 ft
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↔️ Width: Around 26–33 in
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☀️ Sun Requirements: Full sun for strongest performance
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❄️ Winter Hardiness: USDA Zones 6–9
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🌡️ Adaptability: Performs well in warm and temperate climates with standard Hybrid Tea care
💛 Why Grace Rose Farm Loves It
Gentle Giant™ is a breathtaking garden presence — a rose that blends power and elegance in every bloom. Its immense flowers look like something out of a floral couture runway, and its vigorous growth habit keeps the show going from spring until frost. For gardeners who want a dramatic focal point and unforgettable cut flowers, this rose delivers luxury on every stem.
🌿 Growing & Care Recommendations
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Planting Site: Full sun with fertile, well-draining soil
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Spacing: Allow 3–4 ft for mature spread and airflow
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Watering: Keep evenly moist while establishing; deep watering supports abundant blooms
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Pruning: Light spring pruning encourages fresh growth and bloom production
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Maintenance: Deadhead regularly to extend the flowering season
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2026 Bare Root Rose Delivery
Bare root roses are shipped at the optimal planting time for your climate. Please find your state below to see when your roses will arrive.
January to Mid-February
Florida, California, Texas, Louisiana, Arizona
February
Georgia, North & South Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, Oregon, Washington, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Nevada, Virginia, Delaware, Maryland
March
Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Missouri, Kansas, Utah, New York, Massachusetts, Michigan, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Nebraska, Indiana, Illinois
April
Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North & South Dakota, Montana, Wyoming
Gracie's Better Bare Root™ Boutique
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.
Grow With Gracie™ Guides
Understanding the Difference Between Budded and Own-Root Roses
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How to Receive and Plant Your Better Bare Root™ Roses
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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 💗.