Nicolas Bare Root Rose Bush
A Rose That Explores the Cold - and Goes North
- 🚚 Bare Root Roses ship January through April — perfectly timed for your growing zone
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About Nicolas Bare-Root Rose Bush
Rosa ‘Nicolas’ — Nicolas
🧬 Breeder: Agriculture Canada (Dr. Felicitas Svejda & Dr. Ian Ogilvie)
🌹 A compact, cold-hardy shrub rose from Canada’s legendary Explorer Series.
Nicolas is a remarkably winter-hardy shrub rose, introduced in 1996 after extensive testing in both Ottawa and L’Assomption. With a naturally compact, resilient habit, it reaches about 0.75 meters (30 inches) in height and width and flowers continuously from June through September. Exceptionally floriferous, Nicolas produces clusters of medium-red blooms averaging 6 cm across, each with 18–20 petals. It shows strong resistance to powdery mildew, tolerance to black spot, and survives Zone 3 winters without protection, requiring only light spring pruning. Its dependable performance and easy propagation reflect its carefully developed lineage, combining classic rose genetics with modern hardiness.
💐 Plant & Flower Traits
🌹 Rose Type: Shrub Rose
🎨 Color: Medium red
🌸 Bloom Form: Double, rosette-style blooms borne in clusters
🌼 Bloom Size: Approximately 20 petals
🔁 Flowering Habit: Repeats bloom through the growing season
🌿 Fragrance: Light to mild
🌿 Foliage: Healthy, dark green foliage with good gloss
🏡 Growth & Garden Habits
🌱 Growth Habit: Compact, rounded shrub
↕️ Height: Approximately 2–3 ft
↔️ Width: Approximately 2–3 ft
❄️ Winter Hardiness: USDA Zones 3–8 — exceptionally cold hardy
☀️ Light Requirements: Full sun
🛡️ Disease Resistance: Very good — well suited to low-spray gardens
💛 Why Grace Rose Farm Loves It
Nicolas is proof that hardy roses can still be joyful and beautiful. Its bright red blooms, manageable size, and excellent resilience make it a perfect choice for borders, mass plantings, and smaller gardens — especially in colder climates. This is a rose you can count on, year after year, to show up strong and bloom freely with minimal fuss.
🌿 Growing & Care Recommendations
Planting Site: Full sun with well-drained soil
Spacing: Allow 2–3 ft between plants
Watering: Moderate; drought tolerant once established
Pruning: Minimal — remove dead or winter-damaged wood in spring
Maintenance: Very low-maintenance and beginner-friendly
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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.
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February
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March
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April
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