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

The plant reaches approximately 100 cm in height and produces blooms about 8–10 cm across. Flowers are densely double with a refined old rose appearance and emit a light to moderate fragrance. This variety flowers nearly continuously through the season until late autumn and is noted for its strong disease resistance and reliable garden performance.

Important Note: You will receive a live starter plant. Photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. 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

Plant Details:

• 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

Plant Condition Disclosure

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young 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.

Customer Notice for Live Plants

Live plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.

Please consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.

Due to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. If there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide the required photos for review.

• Photos of the shipping box
• Photo of the shipping label
• Clear photos of the plant from multiple angles
• Scratch test photos if the plant appears dead or dormant

Dormant, stressed, defoliated, wilted, or transit-shocked plants are not automatically considered dead.

Claims submitted without the required photos or more than 48 hours after delivery may not be eligible for review, replacement, or refund.