Secret™ Bare Root Rose Bush
A Touch of Mystery, A Trail of Awards
- 🚚 Bare Root Roses ship January–April — perfectly timed for your growing zone
- 🛡️ Complimentary One-Year Grow With Grace™ Guarantee
About Secret™ Bare Root Rose Bush
Rosa ‘HILaroma' Secret™
The Secret™ Bare Root Rose Bush from Star Roses is an award-winning Hybrid Tea introduced in 1994 after being bred by Daniel Tracy. Featuring creamy-yellow blooms brushed with rich pink, this glamorous rose is famous for its strong spicy fragrance and prolific, tidy flowering habit. It’s a top performer both in garden beds and the vase.
💐 Plant & Flower Traits
🌹 Rose Type: Hybrid Tea
🧬 Breeder: Daniel Tracy (USA, before 1992)
🏢 Introduced By: Star Roses and Plants (USA, 1994)
🎨 Color: Creamy-yellow base with blushes of rich pink
🌸 Petal Count: ~30–35 petals
💠 Bloom Form: High-centered classic Hybrid Tea, sometimes in small clusters
📏 Bloom Size: Medium–large (~4–5″)
🔁 Flowering: Flushes from late spring through fall
🏺 Vase Life: Excellent — long-lasting blooms perfect for cutting
🧴 Fragrance: Strong, spicy-sweet scent
🏡 Growth & Garden Habits
🌿 Growth Type: Vigorous, bushy upright shrub
☀️ Light Requirements: Full sun
❄️ Hardiness Zones: USDA Zones 6–10 ( Zone 5 requires winter protection of the bud union)
📐 Spacing: ~3–4′
↕️ Height: ~4–5′
↔️ Width: ~2–3′
🛡️ Health & Suitability
🌱 Rootstock: Budded onto Dr. Huey
💪 Disease Resistance: Excellent — very few thorns and glossy foliage
🌞 Heat & Cool Adaptation: Performs reliably across climates, maintaining bloom form and fragrance
🌎 Regional Recommendations:
West Coast • Mountain West • Midwest • Intermountain West Mid‑Atlantic • Pacific Northwest • Southeast (with good airflow)
🏅 Awards & Recognition
• All-America Rose Selections Winner (1994)
• Portland Gold Medal (1998)
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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 💗.