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Catalog: Shrub Roses

The classification, Shrub Rose, is used to categorize a wide variety of roses that just don't seem to fit anywhere else. We've selected some of the best Shrub roses available for cold-climate gardening. Plants are shipped bareroot (no soil or pot) and dormant (no foliage) from early April to mid May.

Alexander MacKenzie	Cape Diamond	Carefree Beauty	Double Knock Out
Morden Blush	Music Box	Party Hardy	Pink Home Run
Rosa glauca	Sunrise Sunset	The Fairy

Roses need sun (at least 6 hours daily); well-drained, fertile soil; and consistent and adequate soil moisture to thrive and produce the most blossoms.

Learn more about growing roses:

• How to Grow Roses
• Planting Roses
• Pruning Roses
• Fertilizing Roses

What's a "bareroot" plant?

"Bareroot" is a term that describes how a plant is shipped to you. A bareroot plant is not in a pot, and is usually dormant (not actively growing). See the photo to the right that shows what a bareroot rose looks like. The bareroot plants that we ship to you were harvested in the fall and placed in cold storage over the winter to keep them dormant. In the spring, we ship the bareroot plants to our customers, from early April through mid May.

Bareroot plants are easy to grow. We include planting instructions with your order. When you receive your plant, take it out of the packing material and place it in a bucket of water so that the roots are completely covered. Let the roots soak for 4 to 24 hours, then plant it in your garden. Full planting instructions with photos are available on our Planting Roses page.