Francois Rabelais Rose Own Root Live Plant – Crimson Red Garden Rose

Francois Rabelais (大地主) is an own root garden rose admired for its rich crimson-red blooms and classic old garden rose appearance. This live rose plant forms a compact, well-branched shrub with densely layered flowers featuring abundant ruffled inner petals, making it suitable for garden beds, patio containers, borders, and ornamental landscape planting.

The plant grows approximately 100 cm tall and produces blooms measuring around 8–10 cm across. Flowers are densely double with a refined old rose style and carry a light to moderate fragrance. This variety flowers almost continuously through the season until late autumn and is valued for its strong disease resistance and reliable garden performance.

Important Note:
You will receive a live starter plant. Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

• Own root crimson-red garden rose
• Old garden rose style blooms
• Densely double ruffled petals
• Approximate bloom size: 8–10 cm
• Approximate mature height: 100 cm
• Compact well-branched shrub habit
• Light to moderate fragrance
• Nearly continuous flowering until late autumn
• Strong disease resistance
• Ornamental flowering rose variety

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Common Name: Francois Rabelais Rose
Scientific Name: Rosa hybrid
Plant Type: Shrub Rose Plant
Life Cycle: Perennial
Flower/Fruit Color: Crimson Red
Sunlight: Full Sun
Soil: Well-draining fertile soil
Water: Moderate watering
USDA Zone: 5–10