Pope John Paul II Potted Rose Bush
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About Pope John Paul II™ Potted Rose Bush
Rosa ‘JACsegra’ — Pope John Paul II™
🧬 Breeder: Dr. Keith W. Zary (United States)
📅 Introduced: 2006
🌹 A luminous white Hybrid Tea rose celebrated for its enormous blooms, extraordinary citrus fragrance, and exceptional garden performance.
Pope John Paul II™ is a truly inspiring Hybrid Tea rose, created to honor the beloved pontiff whose life embodied peace, hope, and compassion. Chosen by the Vatican for planting in the Vatican Gardens overlooking St. Peter's Basilica, this remarkable variety produces breathtaking pure white blooms that seem to glow against their deep green foliage. The large, elegantly spiraled flowers are carried singly on long stems, making them equally stunning in the garden and in floral arrangements. Every bloom opens with classic Hybrid Tea form, revealing layers of pristine white petals that remain beautiful from bud to full bloom.
Beyond its beauty, Pope John Paul II™ is treasured for its unforgettable fragrance. One of the most fragrant white roses ever introduced, it fills the garden with a rich citrus perfume that has earned praise from gardeners around the world. Its vigorous upright habit, glossy foliage, and outstanding disease resistance make it as dependable as it is beautiful. Flowering repeatedly from late spring until frost, this exceptional rose brings elegance, fragrance, and timeless grace to every landscape.
💐 Plant & Flower Traits
🌹 Rose Type: Hybrid Tea Rose
🎨 Color: Pure white
🌸 Bloom Form: Very full, classic Hybrid Tea blooms borne mostly one per stem
🌼 Petal Count: 45–50 petals
📏 Bloom Size: Approximately 5½–6 inches
🌼 Fragrance: Exceptionally strong citrus fragrance
🔁 Flowering Habit: Repeat blooming in flushes throughout the growing season
🌿 Foliage: Glossy, dark green foliage that beautifully highlights the luminous white flowers
🏡 Growth & Garden Habits
🌱 Growth Habit: Tall, upright, vigorous shrub
↕️ Height: 4–5 feet
↔️ Width: 2–3 feet
☀️ Light Requirements: Full sun
❄️ Hardiness: USDA Zones 5–10
🛡️ Disease Resistance: Excellent disease resistance
🌿 Garden Use: Cutting gardens, fragrance gardens, formal rose beds, specimen plantings, memorial gardens, and mixed borders
💛 Why Grace Rose Farm Loves It
Pope John Paul II™ is one of those rare roses that excels in every category. The pristine white blooms are breathtakingly elegant, the citrus fragrance is among the finest we've ever experienced, and the plant itself is vigorous, healthy, and incredibly rewarding to grow. We especially love its long, strong stems for cutting and the way its luminous flowers seem to illuminate the garden in the evening light. It's a rose that brings beauty, peace, and inspiration to every season.
🌿 Growing & Care Recommendations
Planting Site: Plant in full sun with fertile, well-drained soil enriched with organic matter.
Spacing: Allow approximately 3 feet for mature growth and good air circulation.
Watering: Water deeply during establishment and maintain consistent soil moisture during active growth.
Pruning: Prune in late winter or early spring to encourage vigorous new growth and large exhibition-quality blooms.
Maintenance: Low to moderate — an exceptionally vigorous Hybrid Tea that rewards gardeners with magnificent flowers, outstanding fragrance, and reliable repeat blooming year after year.
About Our Rose Bouquets
- We are pleased to announce that our garden roses have achieved Carbon Neutral International Standard Certification from the United Nations Climate Change (UNFCCC). For more information, please read here.
- Furthermore, our ethically cultivated garden roses have received certification from Florverde Sustainable Flowers, recognizing our commitment to Social and Environmental Standard Practices. To learn more, please read here.
- Your roses are freshly cut to order by our passionate and skilled growers, who tend to each bloom with love and expertise. Each stem is processed with care and nestled in specially designed packaging that ensures their safe journey to you. To maintain the vitality and beauty of the roses, the thorns are intentionally left intact, adding a touch of natural elegance. Our farm takes pride in empowering women, with over half of our dedicated team being female. We invite you to explore our unwavering commitment to enhancing the overall well-being and success of our workers, as they bring the beauty of these roses to life. Read more here.
- For protection during transit, the roses are securely packaged in corrugated cardboard. Upon unwrapping, you can create your own floral arrangements.
- Please follow the care instructions for your garden roses here.
- We kindly ask that you allow two to four days for your roses to open from bud to bloom. For detailed information regarding bloom progression, please refer here.
- If these roses are intended for a specific event, we recommend selecting a delivery date approximately two to three days prior to the occasion to ensure that your roses will be in full bloom by the time of your celebration.
- Please note that vases are not included with the arrangements.
- Our garden roses are a gift from nature, and we make every effort to ensure that the right roses are blooming in time for your order. While we cannot guarantee that the exact colors depicted in the photographs will be available, we are dedicated to shipping the highest quality roses in colors that closely match those shown on our website. We assure you that your garden roses will be freshly harvested and beautiful, and we hope that you or your recipients will experience the joy infused into each bouquet.
- These roses are lovingly and sustainably grown by Alexandra Farms for Grace Rose Farm. To learn more about our commitment to sustainability, please visit our blog.
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