Petal Pushers Ground Cover Rose

2-Quart
Item #30507
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Ground Cover Habit | Hybrid Tea Beauty

When chilly autumn breezes begin to blow and all your other roses have packed it in for the season, you might just have Petal Pushers Ground Cover Rose making a final big show on the garden floor. This ground cover shrub rose is a tireless repeater, known for being the "last rose standing" in many a fine garden. Why not make Petal Pushers Ground Cover Rose part of yours, too.

Petal Pushers Ground Cover Rose is a magnificent performer, just 3 feet tall in full bloom but quickly spreading about 4 feet wide. The bright pink blooms are fully double, quartered and whorled in the form associated with David Austin's English Roses. Each measuring about 2 to 3 inches across and packed with 40 or more petals, the flowers arise in big clusters on stems a foot long. So beautiful, like bouquets tossed among the fresh, glossy dark green leaves of this dense spreading shrub.

Best of all, Petal Pushers Ground Cover Rose is prepared to bloom in flushes over a very long summer-into-fall season. Even if you do not have it in full sun, Petal Pushers Ground Cover Rose will flower dependably in 4 to 6 hours of sunlight a day. This is ideal for those of us who have borders that run through partially shaded areas as well as full sun. You can carpet the whole garden with this vigorous shrub rose.

We are especially proud of Petal Pushers Ground Cover Rose because it is the product of our own Keith Zary, introduced in 2007 as part of the Ultimate Rose Collection. Zary bred this ground cover from a complicated line: the seed parent is a cross of a seedling and Footloose, while the pollen parent is Roller Coaster x seedling. The fine craftsmanship tells: Petal Pushers Ground Cover Rose is the ideal mix of color, form, flower size, bloom strength, and shade tolerance. You will find Petal Pushers Ground Cover Rose an exceptional presence in your landscape.

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Genus Rosa
Variety 'JACloose'
ppaf PP19,484
Item Form 2-Quart
Zone 5 - 9
Bloom Start to End Late Spring - Late Fall
Habit Compact
Height 3 ft
Width 4 ft
Bloom Size 2 in - 3 in
Petal Count 40
Additional Characteristics Bloom First Year, Free Bloomer, Easy Care Plants, Repeat Bloomer
Bloom Color Pink
Bud Shape Pointed, Ovoid
Flower Shape Double, Quartered, Old-fashioned
Foliage Color Dark Green, Glossy
Fragrance Light
Light Requirements Full Sun
Moisture Requirements Moist,  well-drained
Resistance Disease Resistant
Soil Tolerance Normal,  loamy
Uses Beds, Border
Restrictions *Due to state restrictions we cannot ship to the following:
Canada, Guam, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Hawaii
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Price for selected items:
$84.80

Product Review Summary
Based on 4 reviews
The average rating for this product is 4.5 out of 5 stars
Overall Rating: 4.5/5.0
Customer Reviews
October 29, 2025
Petal Pushers Ground Cover Rose
This shopper rated the product 2 out of 5 stars

Received it last week. Right now the leaves are getting yellow. Hopefully it will recover

Alicia from FL
May 10, 2018
Arrived. Great start....
This shopper rated the product 5 out of 5 stars

I bought 4 of these to plant on north side of a picket fence. A problem area in my rose garden. As expected from J&P, these were good, top notch quality and healthy upon unpacking. In ground for a month and taking off nicely.

NC Gardenguy from NC
March 12, 2018
Petal Pushers Groundcover Rose
This shopper rated the product 5 out of 5 stars

A delight! I bought this on sale last summer, so planted late. Took off immediately with startling pink blooms, healthy green foliage. And it kept going until mid-November. It was in a planter box with other mature plants nearby. No mildew, black spot, or other yuck, despite the hot, humid Virginia weather. Looks as if it has weathered winter well, and I can't wait to see this little darling again this spring.

VAbygrace from VA
January 27, 2016
Love it
This shopper rated the product 5 out of 5 stars

I ordered 3 plants and got only one. :( After 2 months (the first week of July) this plant was blooming. In October I had a fully developed rose bush that was blooming until frost. :) We have a mild winter this year and I hope the bush will survive.

Siam in Zone 5 from NY

Choosing Your Roses

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 Bare root Roses
Own root Bare root Roses

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

Container 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.


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The Jackson & Perkins Difference

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.


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