First Prize Rose

Choose to grow one of the world's best Hybrid Tea Roses for lush, bicolor blooms with a fabulous fragrance! First Prize Rose (Rosa 'First Prize'). Oversized blooms can reportedly reach six inches or more in certain geographies. First Prize is an exhibition Rose that won the coveted All-American Rose Selection prize.

Each double bloom is a unique knockout, with up to 30 petals blushed with swirled hues of rose-pink and silvery-white reverse! The lush green leaves fill out these upright and space-saving shrubs are the perfect counterbalance as a gorgeous backdrop for the blooms! Perfect strong stems for lovely bouquets and feeding your pollinators!

These durable, vigorous plants produce their fragrant blooms continuously throughout the season. Watch with interest as each long, pointed bud swirls open to reveal a high-centered bloom dressed in a shimmering costume of blended pink. This wonderful Hybrid Tea Rose is hardy throughout USDA growing zones 6 through 10 and are wonderfully tough and easy to grow.

Planting and Application:

First Prize Rose can develop into a large-scale landscape asset! It easily grows to the largest size listed on the Plant Highlights, especially in warmer climates. Create a beguiling garden feature with a mass planting near your patio. They look incredible near dark-foliaged shrubs and really "pop" against mature evergreen trees.

Perfume your neighborhood with these lovely flowers. Line your driveway, and pool deck or incorporate them in your foundation planting. Use them in a Cutting Garden where First Prize will provide you with plenty of exquisite blooms for indoor cut flower arrangements. In fact, taking them regularly encourages faster rebloom, so feel free to take your share!

First Prize Rose makes a wonderful housewarming present or "thinking of you" gift. Don't forget to include a thick set of leather gloves and sharp garden shears for a fun presentation. Butterfly gardens are ideal locations for these fantastic shrubs!

Growing 4-8 feet in height, these 2-3 foot wide Hybrid Tea Roses are ideal as backdrops, privacy hedges, and thorny barriers around your landscape. Create outdoor rooms and property division that adds fragrance and color to your garden! Hybrid Tea Roses make a wonderful grouping, especially when used in an odd-numbered group of 3, 5 or 7. Create a curved garden bed around your patio, so you won't miss a moment! They look great in a small informal bed, or in formal rows encased in a bed surrounded by a sheared Boxwood hedge.

• Rose-Pink Blooms & Silvery Undersides
• Full Lush Green Foliage
• Fragrant Blooms For Bouquets & Butterflies
• Tall & Narrow Hybrid Tea Roses
• Hedges, Specimens, Gifts & Privacy

#ProPlantTips for Care:

First Prize Rose flowers best in full sun with at least six hours of sun a day, especially favoring morning sun to dry the leaves of dew. Give these Hybrid Teas well-drained soil, as their roots won't tolerate standing water. Consistent watering is best during the long season of flowering. Feed as directed with a high-quality Rose fertilizer. Topdress with a 3-4 inch layer of arborist mulch to hold in moisture and insulate the roots. Provide good air circulation and a location with the morning sun to dry their leaves.

Learn about winterizing, and un-wintering your Roses in our Garden Blog, plus all the tips and tricks you need when pruning your new prize Rose bush!

• Full Sun
• Moist Enriched Well-Drained Soil
• Regular Fertility & Watering
• Prune Early Spring
• Mulch Very Well

The lovely First Prize Hybrid Tea Rose is a highly sought-after and award-winning Rose! So, don't wait too late to order yours. Order today at NatureHills.com and enjoy this gorgeous fragrant Rose in your landscape today!

Rose Bush FAQs

Where Is The Best Place To Plant Rose Bushes?

Rose Trees need a protected location and prefer full sun and favor the drying power of the morning sun and flower best in at least 6 hours of direct sunlight a day. Choose a location in good, enriched soil that drains well and has good air circulation.

What Is The Best Month to Plant Roses?

You can plant Roses any time if you are able to provide enough consistent moisture and attention. While there is not a specific month that is best, generally because it changes with temperatures, climate and growing zone. However, the easiest times of the year to get Rose bushes established in your landscape are in spring after the last frost date, and in fall about 4-6 weeks before the first frost.

Do Roses Come Back Every Year?

Rose bushes are deciduous woody perennial shrubs and will return bigger and better each year.

How Do I Find Rose Bushes & Trees for Sale Near Me?

Make your life easier and your yard happier by shopping for Roses at NatureHills.com online nursery. You'll find a massive selection of Rose bushes for sale, including many lovely Tree-form varieties!

Choose the right shrub for your area by first finding your growing zone by entering your zip code in the field above the Plant Highlights section on our product pages. Narrow down your options by plant hardiness zone, sun availability, and size requirements.

Place your order, knowing it's backed by the Nature Hills Nursery product guarantee and protected by Plant Sentry™, which helps ensure regulated plant materials aren't sent to prohibited areas.

Expect to receive your plants at the appropriate planting time for your growing zone when temperatures are safest to ship through and into.

What Shipping Options Do You Offer?

NatureHills.com works closely with our growers and nursery professionals to ensure we ship when it is most appropriate for your area. Our goal is to deliver the hardiest plants by avoiding extreme high and low temperatures. Check out our shipping schedule for more information and to learn our wills and don'ts when it comes to shipping plants. Find your Roses for sale here at NatureHills.com!