Special Occasion™ Bare Root Rose Bush
Because some moments deserve roses
- 🚚 Bare Root Roses ship January through April — perfectly timed for your growing zone
- 🛡️ Complimentary One-Year Grow With Grace™ Guarantee
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About Special Occasion™ Bare-Root Rose Bush
Rosa ‘FRYyoung’ — Special Occasion™
🧬 Breeder: Gareth Fryer (United Kingdom, 1995)
🌹 A richly fragrant hybrid tea rose with glowing apricot-copper blooms and elegant garden presence.
Special Occasion™ is a refined Hybrid Tea rose bred by Gareth Fryer and celebrated for its beautifully balanced combination of form, fragrance, and color. Its large blooms display a luminous blend of apricot and copper tones, opening in a classic high-centered form that feels both romantic and sophisticated. The flowers appear in flushes throughout the season, bringing repeated bursts of warm color from early summer into fall.
With its glossy dark green foliage and bushy, upright habit, this rose creates an elegant presence in beds, borders, and cutting gardens. The strongly fragrant blooms are especially noticeable in cooler temperatures or early morning hours, making it a rose that rewards those quiet moments in the garden.
💐 Plant & Flower Traits
🌹 Rose Type: Hybrid Tea
🎨 Color: Apricot-copper blend with warm glowing tones
🌸 Bloom Form: Large, full blooms with classic hybrid tea shape
🌼 Petal Count: Approximately 26–40 petals
🌼 Fragrance: Strong fragrance
🔁 Flowering Habit: Repeat blooming in flushes through the growing season
🌿 Foliage: Glossy, dark green foliage that highlights the blooms
🏡 Growth & Garden Habits
🌱 Growth Habit: Upright, bushy shrub
↕️ Height: Approximately 31 in (80 cm) to about 3–4 ft at maturity
↔️ Width: Balanced, garden-friendly spread
☀️ Light Requirements: Full sun for best flowering and fragrance
❄️ Hardiness: Best suited to warmer climates, generally Zone 6–10
🛡️ Disease Resistance: Known for good disease resistance
💛 Why Grace Rose Farm Loves It
Special Occasion™ truly lives up to its name. The warm copper-apricot petals glow like candlelight in the garden, while the rich fragrance adds another layer of delight. Whether planted in a rose bed or cut for a bouquet, this rose brings romance, elegance, and a sense of celebration to every bloom.
🌿 Growing & Care Recommendations
Planting Site: Full sun with well-drained soil
Spacing: Allow room for an upright shrub with good air circulation
Watering: Moderate watering, especially during establishment
Pruning: Prune in early spring to shape and encourage vigorous flowering
Maintenance: Moderate — classic hybrid tea care keeps it blooming beautifully
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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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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 💗.