Grace Rose Farm

Nicolas Bare Root Rose Bush

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Bare Root - Bush - 2 Year Budded - Grade #1

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About Nicolas Bare-Root Rose Bush

Rosa ‘Nicolas’ — Nicolas
🧬 Breeder: Agriculture Canada (Dr. Felicitas Svejda & Dr. Ian Ogilvie)
🌹 A compact, cold-hardy shrub rose from Canada’s legendary Explorer Series.

Nicolas is a remarkably winter-hardy shrub rose, introduced in 1996 after extensive testing in both Ottawa and L’Assomption. With a naturally compact, resilient habit, it reaches about 0.75 meters (30 inches) in height and width and flowers continuously from June through September. Exceptionally floriferous, Nicolas produces clusters of medium-red blooms averaging 6 cm across, each with 18–20 petals. It shows strong resistance to powdery mildew, tolerance to black spot, and survives Zone 3 winters without protection, requiring only light spring pruning. Its dependable performance and easy propagation reflect its carefully developed lineage, combining classic rose genetics with modern hardiness.

💐 Plant & Flower Traits

🌹 Rose Type: Shrub Rose
🎨 Color: Medium red
🌸 Bloom Form: Double, rosette-style blooms borne in clusters
🌼 Bloom Size: Approximately 20 petals
🔁 Flowering Habit: Repeats bloom through the growing season
🌿 Fragrance: Light to mild
🌿 Foliage: Healthy, dark green foliage with good gloss

🏡 Growth & Garden Habits

🌱 Growth Habit: Compact, rounded shrub
↕️ Height: Approximately 2–3 ft
↔️ Width: Approximately 2–3 ft
❄️ Winter Hardiness: USDA Zones 3–8 — exceptionally cold hardy
☀️ Light Requirements: Full sun
🛡️ Disease Resistance: Very good — well suited to low-spray gardens

💛 Why Grace Rose Farm Loves It

Nicolas is proof that hardy roses can still be joyful and beautiful. Its bright red blooms, manageable size, and excellent resilience make it a perfect choice for borders, mass plantings, and smaller gardens — especially in colder climates. This is a rose you can count on, year after year, to show up strong and bloom freely with minimal fuss.

🌿 Growing & Care Recommendations

Planting Site: Full sun with well-drained soil
Spacing: Allow 2–3 ft between plants
Watering: Moderate; drought tolerant once established
Pruning: Minimal — remove dead or winter-damaged wood in spring
Maintenance: Very low-maintenance and beginner-friendly

About Our Roses

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.