All-America Rose Selections (AARS) Winner 1969
Now is your chance to grow this fragrant, award-winning rose. Introduced in 1968 as a cross of Circus x Lavender Pinocchio x Sterling Silver, the Angel Face Floribunda Rose has delights gardeners with its abundant lavender-rose blooms, rich citrus fragrance, and continuous flowering habit. Angel Face has remained a garden favorite since its introduction, earning multiple prestigious awards, including the All-America Rose Selections (AARS) Award in 1969, the ARS John Cook Medal for fragrance in 1971, and the James Alexander Gamble Fragrance Medal in 2001. These accolades recognize both its striking appearance and its extraordinary aroma, rare qualities among modern roses.
What sets Angel Face apart from other floribunda roses is its distinct lavender hue, a color not often seen in roses. Each 4-inch double bloom has layers of gently ruffled petals, often edged in deep maroon as if delicately painted. As the flowers fully open, they reveal a golden center that creates a soft, distinct contrast against the cool-toned petals. The blooms appear in clusters rather than singly, as floribunda roses do, ensuring season-long interest and fresh, fragrant flowers for months.
Angel Face is one of the most intensely fragrant roses. Its strong citrus perfume carries through the garden, creating an inviting atmosphere near patios, walkways, and seating areas. The robust, lingering fragrance makes it very popular among gardeners who appreciate aromatic plants.
This modern floribunda rose thrives in full sun and prefers moist, well-drained soil. It grows in an upright, bushy habit, reaching 3 to 4 feet tall and about 3 feet wide so it's perfectly sized for beds, borders, and larger containers. Angel Face Floribunda Rose is well known for its reliability and easy care needs.
Plant Angel Face in your landscape along walkways and entryways where its fragrance can greet visitors. Its continuous blooms provide lasting color from spring to frost in garden borders and beds. Keep these aromatic roses close at hand by planting them in containers on patios and balconies. With its bold lavender-rose color, exquisite fragrance, and steady bloom cycle, Angel Face Floribunda Rose will provide months of beautiful blooms and intoxicating scent, making it one of the most rewarding roses to grow.
| Genus | Rosa |
| Zone | 5 - 9 |
| Bloom Start to End | Late Spring - Late Fall |
| Habit | Upright |
| Height | 3 ft - 4 ft |
| Width | 3 ft |
| Bloom Size | 4 in |
| Petal Count | 35 |
| Restrictions | *Due to state restrictions we cannot ship to the following: Canada, Guam, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands |
Bare root roses are the most common form of roses for spring and early season planting, and come in two types: grafted and own root.
Grafted roses, sometimes referred to as budded bare root roses, have roots that belong to a different variety of rose than the shoots. While the shoots will grow into the variety of rose you've selected, the root variety has been specially grown and developed for hardiness, improved resistance to common diseases, and improved resistance to certain weather conditions. The roots on any grafted rose you receive are usually already two years old, so they'll establish in your garden more quickly when planted.
Own root roses are grown from rose shoot cuttings and develop their own root system. Unlike grafted roses, both their roots and shoots come from the same variety of plant.
All Jackson & Perkins bare root roses are maintained in a suspended state of growth in our state-of-the-art wet cooler, so they'll be delivered to you with no foliage or blooms. The wet cooler has a uniform storage temperature set just above freezing and uses a fog system to provide consistent humidity of 100%, ensuring the roses remain fully hydrated and don't exit dormancy before leaving our facility. While you might see some variance in size, even within the same variety of bare root rose, all our roses meet the same rigorous standards of quality.
So, not sure which type of bare root rose you should choose? Don't worry, we've got that covered. We've researched which varieties of bare root roses grow better as grafted or own root, and both types can be planted in the early spring months, so just choose the variety of rose you're most interested in and get planting.
Though you might be surprised or intimidated when you receive a box of bare root roses filled with roots and shoots, rest assured, with the proper care, these little bundles will grow into stunning roses.
container roses are typically available in 2-quart sizes or larger and come with established foliage that may or may not have blooms. While bare root roses should generally be planted in early spring, container roses allow you quite a bit more flexibility in planting time, from spring all the way through fall in many zones. Fall can be a good season to plant container roses because it allows them enough time to establish themselves before cold or freezing temperatures arrive.
Jackson & Perkins is one of the most recognized names in the gardening industry. In fact, for decades rose lovers have considered Jackson & Perkins synonymous with great roses. How has Jackson & Perkins earned this reputation? Simple, for over 100 years we have brought our customers the world's finest selection of roses.
Jackson & Perkins became a leader in the world of roses by producing dozens of award-winning roses. Jackson & Perkins has won more All-America Rose Selection awards than any other US company. In addition to the AARS awards, Jackson & Perkins has won numerous other awards, including the coveted Golden Rose of The Hague and the Royal National Rose Society’s President’s International trophy, among others.
From seed to market a new garden rose can take 8 to 10 years to develop. Every year, thousands of seedlings are grown but only a handful are selected to move into the trial phase. During this time, potential new roses are grown and evaluated in different climatic regions of the country. Our rosarians are looking for rose bushes that have stronger disease resistance, vigorous growth habits, and clean healthy foliage. When it comes to blooms, they are looking for improved flower form, unique colors, and strong fragrance.
Today Jackson & Perkins offers over 200 varieties of roses that includes a broad selection of exclusive roses, historical favorites, and innovative genetics from hybridizers around the world. We have two seasons each year for roses. In the spring, we offer bare root rose bushes, bare root 36” trees, 24” patio trees, and container grown roses. Our fall season is all bush roses, and they are available in 2QT and 1GL containers.
Whether you are new to roses or are an experienced rosarian, our online store has rose varieties for you. Our website is packed with information. You will find each rose fully described and lots of articles and videos that will help answer all your questions. Our call center staff have decades of experience and are just a phone call away.
Jackson & Perkins is here to help you in every way on your rose-growing journey. There is no other plant in the garden that comes in more colors, fragrances, shapes, or forms, or performs as many functions than roses do.