First Prize Bare Root Rose Bush
Enormous, show-winning pink blooms with perfect form and lasting elegance.
- 🚚 Bare Root Roses ship January through April — perfectly timed for your growing zone
- 🛡️ Complimentary One-Year Grow With Grace™ Guarantee
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First Prize Bare Root Rose Bush
Rosa ‘Arelset’ First Prize
First Prize is a hybrid tea rose introduced in the U.S. by Jackson & Perkins (USA) in 1970. Its classic exhibition blooms are among the largest of any rose, opening 6–7″ wide with over 40 petals. The flowers emerge soft pink with deeper rose edges, high-centered and elegant on long stems, making them a favorite for both garden show and cutting. Repeat blooms carry a light, sweet fragrance throughout the season on a tall, vigorous plant.
💐 Plant & Flower Traits
🌹 Rose Type: Hybrid Tea
🧬 Breeder: Dr. L. E. Cook, USA, 1970
🏢 Introduced By: Jackson & Perkins (USA), 1970
🎨 Color: Blush pink with deeper rose edges
🌸 Petal Count: 40+ petals
💠 Bloom Form: High-centered, fully double
📏 Bloom Size: ~6–7″ across
🔁 Flowering: Repeat blooming from spring through fall
🏺 Vase Life: Excellent—long stems for cutting
🧴 Fragrance: Light, sweet scent
🏡 Growth & Garden Habits
🌿 Growth Type: Tall, upright, vigorous
☀️ Light Requirements: Full sun
❄️ Hardiness Zones: USDA Zones 6–9
📐 Spacing: ~3–4 ft (90–120 cm)
↕️ Height: ~5–7 ft (150–210 cm)
↔️ Width: ~3–4 ft (90–120 cm)
🛡️ Health & Suitability
🌱 Rootstock: Budded onto Dr. Huey
💪 Disease Resistance: Good, dependable with proper care
🌎 Regional Recommendations: Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Southeast, West Coast, Pacific Northwest, Southwest
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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.
2026 Bare Root Roses — Your Delivery Timing by State
Your bare root roses are shipped at the perfect moment for planting in your climate. Find your state below to see when your roses will arrive, thoughtfully timed to give them the very best start in your garden.
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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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 💗.