Rosemary Harkness Bare Root Rose Bush
A name rooted in rose history
- 🚚 Bare Root Roses ship January–April — perfectly timed for your growing zone
- 🛡️ Complimentary One-Year Grow With Grace™ Guarantee
About Rosemary Harkness Bare-Root Rose Bush
Rosa ‘HARrowbond’ — Rosemary Harkness
🧬 Breeder: Harkness & Co. (United Kingdom)
🌹 A fragrant, orange-pink Hybrid Tea with classic bloom form and season-long charm.
Rosemary Harkness is a captivating Hybrid Tea rose introduced in 1985 by Harkness & Co., bred to deliver rich orange-pink blooms with a strong, sweet fragrance that fills the garden. With its refined form, repeat flowering habit, and medium, garden-friendly size, this rose brings timeless elegance and vivid color to beds, borders, and containers alike.
💐 Plant & Flower Traits
🌹 Rose Type: Hybrid Tea
🎨 Color: Orange-pink
🌸 Bloom Form: Double (17–25 petals), ~35 petal count overall
🔁 Flowering Habit: Blooms in flushes throughout the growing season
🌼 Fragrance: Strong, sweet fragrance
🌿 Foliage: Glossy, healthy leaves provide a lovely backdrop to blooms
🏡 Growth & Garden Habits
🌱 Growth Habit: Bushy, upright shrub
↕️ Height: ~30″–3′ (75–90 cm)
↔️ Width: ~30″–32″ (75–80 cm)
❄️ Winter Hardiness: USDA Zones 5b and warmer
☀️ Light Requirements: Full sun to light shade
🌿 Best Uses: Beds, borders, containers, and mixed garden plantings
💛 Why Grace Rose Farm Loves It
Rosemary Harkness is a garden classic with heart — a medium-sized rose that doesn’t compromise on presence. Its warm orange-pink blooms contrast beautifully with glossy green foliage, while the sweet, strong fragrance brings sensory magic to any outdoor space. Whether you’re seeking a standout in a mixed border or a fragrant centerpiece near your patio, this rose delivers consistent bloom and refined beauty through summer and beyond.
🌿 Growing & Care Recommendations
Planting Site: Full sun with fertile, well-drained soil
Spacing: Allow room for a 3′ broad shrub
Watering: Regular watering, especially while establishing
Pruning: Spring pruning to remove dead wood and shape; in warmer gardens cut back about one-third
Maintenance: Moderate — thrives with basic care and rewards you with long-lasting bloom cycles
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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
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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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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 💗.