Royal City Bare Root Rose Bush
Luxury blooms in shades of honeyed peach
- 🚚 Bare Root Roses ship January–April — perfectly timed for your growing zone
- 🛡️ Complimentary One-Year Grow With Grace™ Guarantee
About Royal City Rose Bare Root Rose Bush
Rosa ‘JAL-Pri’ — Royal City Rose™
Royal City Rose™ is a robust floribunda rose developed by Canadian breeder Brad Jalbert (1999) and introduced in 2009. This versatile variety was commissioned to mark the 150th anniversary of the City of New Westminster and combines longevity, hardiness and refined beauty—all wrapped in a silky peach-to-apricot bloom palette.
💐 Plant & Flower Traits
🌹 Rose Type: Floribunda
🧬 Breeder: Brad Jalbert
🎨 Color: Peachy–apricot to soft salmon with a classic tea-rose charm
🌸 Petal Count: ~17-25 petals, double bloom form
💠 Bloom Form: Classic tea-rose style, well-formed pointed buds, held singly or in small clusters
📏 Bloom Size: Medium (~3″)
🔁 Flowering: Repeat flowering throughout the season
🏺 Vase Life: Strong—long stems make it cutting-garden worthy
🧴 Fragrance: Light tea-rose scent
🏡 Growth & Garden Habits
🌿 Growth Type: Dense, bushy shrub with excellent vigor and sturdy canes
☀️ Light Requirements: Full sun, tolerates partial shade especially in cooler climates
❄️ Hardiness Zones: USDA ~7a and up; proven winter hardy (–17 °C / –0.6 °F recorded)
📐 Spacing: ~2-3′ apart
↕️ Height: ~2-3′ (~90 cm)
↔️ Width: ~2-3′ (~75 cm)
🛡️ Health & Suitability
🌱 Root Stock: Budded
💪 Disease Resistance: Very good—high resistance to black spot, mildew & rust; exceptional vigor and very durable foliage
🌎 Regional Recommendations: Ideal for cooler-climate gardens, public rose beds, no-spray plantings, and mixed borders where performance with minimal fuss is valued
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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.
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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 💗.