Opening Night™ Bare Root Rose Bush
- 🚚 Bare Root Roses ship January through April — perfectly timed for your growing zone
- 🛡️ Complimentary One-Year Grow With Grace™ Guarantee
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About Opening Night™ Bare-Root Rose Bush
Rosa ‘JAColber’ — Opening Night™
🧬 Breeder: Dr. Keith W. Zary
🌹 A classic red Hybrid Tea rose renowned for rich color, elegant form, and standout performance in the garden and vase.
Opening Night™ is a striking Hybrid Tea rose introduced in the late 1990s by Bear Creek Gardens. It immediately caught attention for its deep red, velvety blooms, large, double petal count, and graceful presence on long, strong stems — making it equally stunning in garden beds or as cut flowers.
💐 Plant & Flower Traits
🌹 Rose Type: Hybrid Tea
🎨 Color: Rich, deep red — bold and classic
🌸 Bloom Form: Large, double blooms with 25–35 petals and high-centered to slightly flattened shape
🔁 Flowering Habit: Blooms in repeat flushes throughout the season
🌼 Fragrance: Mild rose scent
🌿 Foliage: Medium, dark green foliage that provides an elegant backdrop to the blooms
🏡 Growth & Garden Habits
🌱 Growth Habit: Upright, slightly bushy hybrid tea
↕️ Height: Approximately 4–6 ft at maturity
↔️ Width: Garden-friendly spread
☀️ Light Requirements: Full sun to bring out the best color and bloom performance
🛡️ Garden Use: Ideal for beds, borders, mixed plantings, and cutting gardens
Hardiness: Zone 6 -9
💛 Why Grace Rose Farm Loves It
Opening Night™ delivers classic red rose drama with petals that feel rich and velvety and a form that’s always elegant. Its blooms are perfect for garden display or cutting, and its repeat-blooming nature means there’s color to enjoy from early summer through fall. A dependable performer with timeless appeal, this rose brings confident sophistication to any landscape.
🌿 Growing & Care Recommendations
Planting Site: Full sun with well-drained soil
Spacing: Room for an upright shrub habit
Watering: Regular moisture during establishment and recurrent blooms
Pruning: Spring pruning encourages new wood and fresh bloom cycles
Maintenance: Moderate — classic hybrid teas respond well to thoughtful pruning and care
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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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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 💗.