About Carefree Spirit™ Bare Root Rose Bush
Rosa ‘MEIzmea’ PP 20,175 — Carefree Spirit™
🌹 A reliable, low-maintenance shrub rose bred by Meilland
Carefree Spirit™ is a vibrant, hardy, and garden-worthy shrub rose that brings bright, cheerful color to landscapes, borders, and mixed beds with effortless ease. Its bold cherry-red blossoms, glossy dark foliage, and generous blooming habit make it a standout — offering beautiful impact season after season with little fuss.
💐 Plant & Flower Traits
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🎨 Color: Deep cherry red with a contrasting white “eye” and a white reverse often suffused with cherry-pink, maturing to a deep pink under heat.
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🌸 Bloom Form: Single, open-faced blooms (4–8 petals), produced in generous clusters.
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📏 Bloom Size: ~2.5" / ~6 cm across.
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🔁 Flowering Habit: Repeated flushes throughout the growing season — bloom after bloom.
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🌿 Foliage: Glossy dark green, clean, and disease-resistant — a perfect backdrop for the bright flowers.
🏡 Growth & Garden Habits
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🌱 Growth Habit: Medium, mounded shrub rose with an elegant, naturally rounded shape — great for beds, borders, and groundcover-style plantings.
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↕️ Height: Up to ~5 ft (≈ 150 cm) under good conditions.
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↔️ Width: Fills out to approximately the same spread — ideal for cottage gardens and informal landscape designs.
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☀️ Sun Requirements: Full sun yields the most prolific bloom and strongest color.
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🌎 Hardiness Zones: USDA Zones 4b–9b — performs reliably in a wide range of climates.
🛡️ Health & Suitability
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💪 Performance: Excellent vigor, strong bloom frequency, and reliable bloom display even under heat or varied conditions.
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🌼 Landscape Use: Perfect for beds and borders, cottage gardens, pollinator-friendly plantings (open blooms attract bees and butterflies), and mixed shrub plantings.
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✂️ Care: Simple — minimal pruning needed, and thrives with standard garden maintenance. Blooms freely with little fuss.
💖 Why Grace Rose Farm Loves It
“Carefree Spirit™ lives up to its name — carefree, vibrant, and endlessly generous with its color. Its scarlet bursts pop against glossy foliage, and it just keeps going, season after season. A perfect pick for gardeners who want beauty without bother.”
Whether planted along a sunny border, in a buzzing pollinator garden, or as a cheerful companion in mixed beds, Carefree Spirit™ brings effortless joy and dependable performance.
🌿 Growing Recommendations
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Planting Site: Full sun exposure for best bloom intensity and frequency.
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Soil: Well-draining, rich soil — enrich with compost if needed.
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Spacing: ~3–4 ft apart to allow room for full growth and airflow.
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Routine Care: Light spring pruning, standard watering until established, and optional deadheading to encourage fresh flushes.
