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Rose 'Drama Queen' (Floribunda)

Floribunda Rose

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£11.99

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3-4 Litre pot (Bush)

Code: 38838

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Variety: Floribunda
Size: Bare Root (November delivery)
Rose Class: Floribunda
Mature Height (?):

What does this mean?

Mature Height

You can expect the height to reach somewhere within this estimate. It is given as a guide but can vary dependant on several factors such as soil quality and position.

For Conifers and Trees this may be the height in 10-20 years, eventually the plant may exceed this height.

90cm
Mature Spread (?):

What does this mean?

Mature Spread

You can expect the plant to spread somewhere within this range estimate. It is given as a guide but can vary dependant on several factors such as soil quality and position.

For Conifers and Trees this may be the spread in 10-20 years, eventually the plant may exceed this.

60cm
Flower Colour (?):

What does this mean?

Flower Colour

Flowers come in a vast variety of colours from pure white to almost black. Colour can be affected by a number of factors including environment and diet. Use the photographs as a guide and expect variations.

Pink, Red
Flowering Time (?):

What does this mean?

Flowering Time

A plants development is synchronised with the changing seasons and flowering is one of several changes that occur at the appropriate time of year dependent on the specific plant. While our meteorological seasons are defined by specific dates; there can be two or the weeks difference in the start and end of the horticultural 'season' between the north and south of the UK.

Summer - Autumn
Foliage (?):

What does this mean?

Evergreen

Plants that have leaves all year round are classified as evergreen. They can however lose leaves sporadically throughout the year.

Deciduous

Deciduous plants drop their leaves in autumn, look bare in winter and put out new leaves again in spring. Some plants such a Beech retain their dead leaves until the new spring growth.

Semi-evergreen

There are exceptions, some plant drop their leaves in cold winters but keep them if it is mild. These are classified as Semi-evergreen.

Deciduous
Fragrant (?):

What does this mean?
Fragrant
For plants that are fragrant the level of fragrance may vary, results may improve by planting in larger blocks. The fragrance may come from flowers or foliage.

Yes
Growth Rate (?):

What does this mean?

Growth rate of a plant will determine how fast the plant reaches it ultimate height and is affected by four main factors: temperature, nutrients, light, and water.

Fast
Hardiness (?):

What does this mean?

Fully Hardy

Hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (to -15)

Half Hardy

Hardy throughout most of the UK (to -10)

Frost Hardy

Hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of UK (to -5)

Fully Hardy
Position (?):

What does this mean?

Full Sun

Six or more full hours of direct sunlight but don't forget to water.

Partial Shade

Two or three hours either in early morning or late evening sun. Very limited exposure to midday sun.

Dense Shade

Usually no more than two hours direct sunlight. Usually under dense trees, shurbs or in shade cast by buildings/fences etc.

Full sun
Soil Moisture (?):

What does this mean?

Well Drained

Well-drained soil allows water to percolate through reasonably quickly without pooling. Well drained soil can often be dry and lack nutrients.

Poorly Drained

Poorly Drained soil is usually saturated periodically during the growing season and remains wet for several days at a time. Saturated soil can deprive roots of oxygen.

Moist Well Drained

A moist well drained soil is the best of both worlds by combining high permeability with the ability to retain moisture. Adding well rotted organic matter to dry or wet soil will help improve both these characteristics.

Moist Well-drained
Soil PH (?):

What does this mean?

Acid

Soil with a pH between 1 and 7 is classed as acid, ericaceous plants such as Rhododendrons need acid soil.

Neutral

A neutral pH which is around 7, will be suitable for most plants. Clay soils tend to be neutral.

Alkaline

Soil with a pH between 7 and 14 are refereed to as Alkaline. Chalky soil is usually Alkaline.

Acid, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type (?):

What does this mean?

Chalk

Chalky or lime-rich soils may be light or heavy, largely made up of calcium carbonate and are very alkaline.

Clay

Clay soils are potentially fertile and hold a high proportion of water. They drain slowly and take longer to warm up in spring.

Loam

Loam soils are s mixture of clay, sand and silt that avoid the extremes of clay or sandy soils. Fertile, well-drained and easily worked.

Sand

Sandy soils have a low clay content, drain quickly, easy to cultivate and work. They can dry out quickly and are low in plant nutrients. Often very acidic.

Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand

Rose Drama Queen - Floribunda

Drama Queen is a spectacular Floribunda rose that truly lives up to its theatrical name, delivering show-stopping performance with bold, dramatic blooms that command attention from every corner of the garden. This striking variety produces large clusters of deep, velvety red flowers with an intensity that creates instant focal points and unforgettable garden moments. Perfect for gardeners who want to make a bold statement, Drama Queen combines theatrical visual impact with robust garden performance, ensuring that the drama continues reliably season after season.

Key Features

Flower Characteristics

Large, fully double blooms measuring 8-9cm across
Rich, deep crimson-red colour with velvety texture and darker shadings
Intense, classic rose fragrance with spicy undertones
Flowers produced in abundant clusters of 5-8 blooms
Exceptional colour saturation that intensifies in cooler weather
Outstanding repeat flowering with barely a pause between flushes
Excellent cut flowers with strong stems and good vase life

Plant Habit

Vigorous, upright growth reaching ~90cm in height
Well-branched spread of ~60cm
Dense, glossy dark green foliage that perfectly complements the red blooms
Strong, sturdy stems that support large flower clusters without bending
Excellent disease resistance with robust constitution
Good cold hardiness and weather tolerance

Growing Conditions

Ideal Location

Full sun for deepest colour development and best flowering performance
Good air circulation essential for maintaining plant health
Shelter from strong winds to protect the large flower clusters
Perfect for back-of-border positions where height can be appreciated
Excellent for creating dramatic garden focal points and specimen plantings
Suitable for formal rose gardens and contemporary landscape schemes

Soil Requirements

Well-drained, fertile soil enriched with organic matter
pH range of 6.0-7.0 (slightly acidic to neutral)
Deep, moisture-retentive soil that doesn't dry out completely
Benefits from generous organic matter incorporation at planting
Regular feeding essential for maintaining vigorous growth and flowering
Avoid waterlogged or very sandy soils without improvement

Planting and Care

Planting Guidelines

Plant bare root specimens between November and March during dormancy
Container-grown plants can be planted throughout the growing season
Prepare substantial planting hole with well-rotted manure or compost
Position graft union at soil level in temperate climates
Space plants 70-90cm apart to accommodate mature size
Water thoroughly after planting and maintain consistent moisture

Ongoing Maintenance

Regular, deep watering especially during dry periods and establishment
Apply balanced rose fertiliser in early spring as growth begins
Monthly feeding during growing season maintains vigorous performance
Annual mulching with organic matter conserves moisture and feeds soil
Regular deadheading essential for continuous flowering display
Annual pruning in late winter to maintain shape and encourage strong growth

Seasonal Performance

Spring: Emerges with vigorous new growth and dark, glossy foliage as substantial flower buds begin to develop.

Early Summer: Produces the first dramatic display of deep red blooms that immediately draw attention across the garden.

Mid-Summer: Continues flowering prolifically through warm weather, with blooms showing excellent heat tolerance.

Late Summer: Maintains consistent flowering performance when many roses begin to fade, justifying its reputation for reliability.

Autumn: Often produces the most intensely coloured blooms of the year as cooler temperatures enhance the deep red tones.

Winter: Shows good cold tolerance and requires minimal protection in most UK locations.

Garden Design Impact

Drama Queen is designed for maximum visual impact in the garden landscape. The deep, saturated red colour creates stunning contrasts with lighter coloured plants whilst harmonising beautifully with other rich, warm tones. Use as a dramatic backdrop for silver and grey foliage plants, or plant in groups for spectacular massed displays. The bold colouring works particularly well in contemporary garden designs where strong colour statements are desired.

Theatrical Garden Presence

True to its name, Drama Queen brings theatrical flair to garden compositions. The large, velvety blooms create scenes of high drama that change throughout the day as light conditions alter the appearance of the deep red petals. Morning dew enhances the velvety texture, whilst evening light intensifies the colour saturation, ensuring this rose performs its starring role from dawn to dusk.

Colour Combinations and Contrasts

The rich red blooms of Drama Queen create spectacular colour combinations in mixed plantings. Pair with silver-leaved perennials like artemisia or dusty miller for classic elegance, or combine with purple flowers such as lavender and salvia for rich, jewel-tone displays. White companions provide striking contrasts, whilst deep burgundy foliage plants like heuchera create sophisticated monochromatic schemes. Golden yellows offer complementary contrasts for bold, energetic displays.

Cut Flower Excellence

Drama Queen excels as a cut flower variety, with the large, fragrant blooms making dramatic statements in indoor arrangements. The strong stems and good vase life ensure cut flowers maintain their impact for extended periods, whilst the intense colour and fragrance fill rooms with presence. Regular cutting for indoor use encourages the plant to produce even more blooms throughout the season.

Fragrance and Sensory Appeal

The fragrance of Drama Queen is as bold as its appearance, offering a rich, classic rose scent enhanced by warm spicy notes. The intensity of the fragrance matches the visual drama, creating a multi-sensory garden experience that's particularly noticeable during calm evenings when the scent carries further. This combination of visual and olfactory impact makes it perfect for sensory gardens and therapeutic landscapes.

Modern Performance Reliability

Whilst Drama Queen delivers old-fashioned visual drama, it's built on modern breeding foundations that ensure reliable garden performance. The excellent disease resistance means the dramatic displays continue without the interruption of plant health problems, whilst the robust constitution ensures consistent flowering even during challenging weather conditions.

Maintenance for Maximum Drama

To maintain Drama Queen's spectacular performance, ensure consistent soil fertility through regular feeding and organic matter incorporation. The vigorous growth and abundant flowering demand adequate nutrition, so don't be sparing with fertiliser applications. Protection from extreme weather helps preserve the large blooms at their peak, ensuring the dramatic display continues uninterrupted.

Creating Garden Theatre

Drama Queen is perfect for gardeners who want to create scenes of garden theatre. Plant where the dramatic blooms can be viewed from multiple angles - near seating areas, along pathways, or as focal points in formal garden rooms. The bold presence makes it ideal for creating memorable garden moments that visitors will remember long after their visit.

Seasonal Staging

Like any good theatrical performance, Drama Queen offers different acts throughout the growing season. The spring emergence builds anticipation, early summer delivers the opening spectacular, whilst autumn provides the grand finale with the most intensely coloured blooms of the year. This seasonal progression ensures the garden drama unfolds throughout the year.

Drama Queen proves that sometimes gardens need a touch of theatrical flair to truly come alive. This remarkable variety delivers that drama whilst maintaining the reliability and performance that make rose growing a pleasure rather than a challenge, ensuring the show goes on year after year with unfailing spectacular results.

Why Buy Roses from Us
How Our Roses are Supplied
Rose Guide & Care
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Reasons to Buy Roses from Jacksons Nurseries

(1) ‘Excellent’ on Trustpilot

Buy with confidence from the only online rose grower rated ‘Excellent’ 4.9* on Trustpilot. We have been a trusted supplier of roses for 3 generations. We take pride in growing our own roses in the field before potting them up, allowing for meticulous quality control to sale.

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(2) Best Prices Guaranteed – Direct from the Grower

Save £££s by buying direct from a grower you can trust. We’ve already price checked all of our roses against competitors so you don’t have to. We are so confident we offer the best value, if you find a rose of the same type and grade elsewhere, we’ll beat it by 10%.

Price Promise

(3) 12 Month Plants Guarantee

We offer a 12 month guarantee on every plant that you buy from us that we have classified as Fully Hardy. If a plant you've bought from us fails in the first year, we will either replace it or refund you. See our satisfaction guarantee page for more details and conditions.

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(4) Third generation family-owned nursery specialising in roses

Jackson’s Nurseries is a 3rd generation family owned business which has been growing roses for over 60 years. Roses have always been our specialty, as you can see from the colourful array of blooms in the background to the old family photo below. Today, we offer over 200 different varieties of floribundas, hybrid teas, patio, shrub and David Austin roses. Our roses are initially grown in the field before being potted up for website dispatch.

Third Generation Rose Growing

(5) Grown at altitude to produce strong, healthy plants

Our North Staffordshire nursery is situated at 250 metres above sea level, producing strong, hardy plants that will thrive in your garden. Our nursery sits on clay, so you can be sure our roses can handle heavy soil too.

Grown at Altitude Healthy Plants

(6) Help & Advice and Aftercare

We are help to help you with any help and advice you need in choosing, planting and growing your roses before, during and after your purchase from us. The help and advice section of our website has extensive information, see below some examples of articles you may find useful:

Help and Advice Aftercare

How our roses are supplied through the seasons

All our roses are cultivated in an open field and are carefully dug up when the weather is optimal, typically in October or November. While other nurseries supply roses bare root, once our field-grown roses have been potted up we supply them freshly potted. This better protects the roots and helps keep them moist in transit, ensuring your roses arrive as healthy as when they left our nursery. So don’t be alarmed if the compost comes away from the roots when you remove them from the pot.

Pointing at Graft of Rose after Removing from Pot

The roses can remain in their pots over the winter, as long as they are properly watered and fed, but it's best to plant them out as soon as possible. If you do plant them straight away make sure the planting mix is prepared first, hold the root close to the top of the hole as you tip the pot upside down and try to keep as much compost as possible from falling away. They will already be pruned, so no additional pruning is needed except for trimming any dead tips. Regular pruning can start in late winter, the year after planting.

Tying up a Climbing Rose

Rose Types

Hybrid Tea Roses (HT)

Hybrid Tea roses are probably the most popular group of roses, available in both bush and standard form they have long flower stems and shapely blooms. Blooms are typically medium to large in size, with many petals which form a distinct central cone.

Floribunda Roses (FL)

Floribunda roses bears its flowers in clusters or trusses, with several blooms open at time in each truss. A popular choice the Floribunda rose group is unrivalled for colour, reliability and longevity as a bedding display however the flower form in generally inferior to the Hybrid Tea.

Patio Roses (PATIO)

Patio roses were introduced in the 1980’s and the group now contains several popular varieties. Generally low-growing roses that were once grouped with the Floribuna group but have now been put in their own group of compact versions. Usually growing about 50cm high they make excellent plants for patio containers or at the front of borders.

Climbing Roses (CLM)

Climbing roses as the name suggests are the perfect choice for covering a wall or screen. Often grouped together with Ramblers, Climbers tend to have stiffer stems, larger flowers but smaller trusses than Ramblers.

Rambling Roses (RAM)

Rambling roses are often grouped with Climbing Roses but the ramblers tend to have a more pliable stems that can be used to run along the soil to use as groundcover or can be used to make weeping standards.

Miniature Roses (MINI)

Miniature roses have increased in popularity in recent years due to their versatility, even grown indoors as temporary pot plants that grow to a maximum height of 40cm. An ideal choice for planting in tubs, edging beds and rockeries.

English Roses (ENG)

Often referred to as Austin or David Austin Roses, English roses are hybrids of old English roses and more modern varieties bread by David Austin to provide the best of both, mixing old rose shapes and scents with more modern colour range, compact habits and repeat flowering.

Diagram of different types of roses

Planting Advice

Roses like a generous root space, so dig a deep hole approximately twice as wide as the current root system, preferably adding composted organic matter to the soil. Never plant into frozen soil – in winter, await a frost-free period. Carefully remove the pot and gently tease the roots apart to spread them around the hole. Position the plant so that the ‘bud point’ (the place where the shoots emerge from, where the cultivated rose was grafted onto the rootstock) is at soil level. Replace the soil, firming it down gently, then water copiously. Ideally, a general purpose fertiliser should be applied to the surrounding soil as a top dressing. We also highly recommend the use of Rose Rootgrow, which provides a friendly fungus that prevents ‘rose replant syndrome’.

Digging Ground for Roses

Buying our Roses

Pot Size

Most of our roses are supplied in a 4 litre pot although this may vary slightly depending on rose variety. If the size of pot differes significatly from 4 litres then we will make this clear somewhere on the product page.

Seasonality

Our roses are grown outdoors and as such are subject to seasonal changes. As we sell potted stock throughout the year your rose may not arrive and look like you expect it to. If you are uncertain how your rose will arrive (especially if buying for a gift) then we suggest you contact us prior to making a purchase.

Freshly Potted

Each year a new batch of roses is potted up ready for the following season. Once potted (usually November/December time) they go on sale as 'Freshly Potted'. If you purchase a freshly potted rose and plant it soon after you will find that when removing the rose from the pot there will be a lot of loose soil as the roots will not have had time to grow and bind the compost.

Rose Raised Ready to be Planted

Pruned/Cut Back

In autumn the majority of our roses have finished flowering and begin to look untidy, at this point we prune them quite hard in preparation for the following season. We continue to sell roses throughout the year, when a rose has been pruned in such a way we will identify it has being so. If you are not sure what to expect then please ask prior to making a purchase. Some garden centres/supermarkets sell stock that has been grown abroad or in poly-tunnels so they look 'picture perfect' out of season, while this is ideal for a gift they are short lived once planted.

Aftercare

Water regularly until established. In spring, apply a specialised rose fertiliser along with manure mulch, taking care to avoid direct contact of the mulch with the stems. In winter remove all branches which are dead, diseased or damaged along with any older stems as necessary to avoid overcrowding at the centre. Cut back new growth by about a quarter and prune side-shoots to within three buds of the main stem to encourage vigour. Prompt removal of ‘dead-heads’ will encourage further flowering.

Freshly Potted*

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