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Description

A rose with real star quality... The Elton John AIDS Foundation Rose! This extraordinary Hybrid Tea variety is more than just a pretty face, it's bursting with charisma, fragrance, and a beautiful purpose too. Launched at the prestigious 2025 RHS Chelsea Flower Show.

The flowers are spectacular. They open as pearly pink and gradually shift to a rich cherry blossom tone, creating a constantly changing show from June to November. Each bloom is packed with up to 50 petals, and you�ll often get clusters of seven blooms together, so it really puts on a display.

But the scent - oh, the scent! It's a heavenly mix of melon, rose and just a hint of citronella. You�ll catch it on the breeze long before you even see the flowers, which is why it�s lovely to grow near a seating area or path.

This variety doesn�t just rely on good looks, either. The foliage is glossy and dark green, and it�s impressively resistant to disease, making it easier to grow and enjoy without too much fuss. It�s robust, reliable, and grows to about a metre tall. The ideal size for borders, beds or large pots on the patio.

For every rose sold, Harkness Roses will donate �5 to the Elton John AIDS Foundation from 1 May 2025 - 31 December 2029, supporting their vital work in the fight against HIV/AIDS.

Supplied as a bare root rose, ready to plant.

About the Elton John AIDS Foundation

The Elton John AIDS Foundation is a leader in the global response to HIV. Since 1992, the foundation has raised more than $600 million to support over 3,100 projects in 95 countries globally to increase access to health care, tackle LGBTQ+ stigma, and end AIDS. The foundation is guided by love, compassion, and humanity. To learn more about the Foundation, visit www.eltonjohnaidsfoundation.org.

Top Tips

Add mycorrhizal fungi to the roots when planting to help the plant establish quicker.

Care Information

Planting Advice For Your Bare Root Rose:

Roses can be planted at any time of the year, as long as the soil is not frozen, waterlogged or drought dry.
Plant your rose where it can get plenty of sun for at least half of the day, and where it will be sheltered from the wind.
Add plenty of well-rotted manure into the hole and plant so that the graft union (the swollen are when the stems meet the roots) is just below soil level.

Aftercare Advice:

Water well every other day - daily if the weather is hot and dry.
Established roses can be watered around once a week through spring and summer - more if the weather is hot.
For best results, feed roses in late-March/April and again in late July.

Pruning Advice:

To prune, just remove any dead, dying, damaged and diseased stems and also deadhead regularly.
Traditionally, you would cut just above a leaf joint with a sloping cut away from the bud, however, this isn't necessary, and don�t worry about pruning too much - roses are very resilient and will grow back.
When pruning, make sure that your secateurs are clean and sharp to prevent squashing stems and introducing disease.

Delivery Information

Our experienced team at the nursery will always carefully package and send your plants nursery fresh in the perfect condition to thrive once you receive and plant them. Although most plants are extremely tough and will not be affected by all but the most extreme of weather conditions, we always avoid dispatching the most perishable plants if extreme frosts or heat is forecast. We also avoid dispatching orders over Bank Holiday weekends.

Please allow us 3-5 working days to dispatch your order. If you have ordered a 'pre-order' item, these will be sent out as soon as possible after the quoted dispatch date and we generally ship your entire order with any pre-ordered items. Once your order has been dispatched, we will send you an email with details on how you can track it.

We send most of our orders via a fully tracked courier service with Yodel. We will send you a tracking link as soon as your order has been dispatched. To avoid perishable items being stuck at depots and deteriorating, we will not require a signature on delivery, and we ask out couriers to leave your item in a safe place ad your delivery address.

*Please note, once your item has been delivered, we cannot be held responsible for loss or theft from your delivery address. If you have delivery instruction and require our courier to leave your item in a specific place, please let us know - there is an option to leave a message for the courier at the checkout.

For smaller and single-item orders, we may send these via the post with Royal Mail - Tracking will not be available for orders sent via this method.

**Please note, we cannot guarantee delivery on a certain day or time. Delivery to outlying postcode areas may take 1-2 days longer, dependent on your location.

For all orders, a small delivery fee of £4.99 will be charged or spend over £49.99 for FREE Delivery!

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