Tournament of Roses Grandiflora Rose

Strike up the band! Let the confetti fall! Tournament of Roses celebrates perhaps the most famous event dedicated to America's favorite flower. An award winner, its light-pink blooms with darker reverse are worthy of parade.

Featuring spectacular 4-inch, double pink flowers composed of as many as 40 petals paling near the edges, Tournament of Roses blooms vigorously from spring through fall, producing more flowers than other roses with a similar petal count. Opening from coral, pointed ovoid buds, the beautiful high-centered blooms take an elegant, precise form.

Perfect for cut flowers—a single snip provides a healthy bouquet—the blooms sit atop sturdy 15-inch stems. Easy to grow, the grandiflora varies in height from 3 to 4 feet with a width of 3 to 4 feet. The glossy green foliage creates a wonderful contrast of colors, resists disease, and thrives in great heat and humidity.

A great choice for several areas of your garden, the rose grows in the ground or in a container. Spring pruning is recommended. Remove old wood and dead canes and canes that cross. Cut back canes by one-third in the winter, more in colder climates. Spring freeze protection is required.