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Rose 'Ruby Celebration' - Standard Rose Tree
The Rose 'Ruby Celebration' is a magnificent standard rose that commands attention with its rich, jewel-toned blooms. This award-winning variety produces sumptuous deep ruby-red flowers that glow with intensity in the garden, creating a sophisticated and luxurious display. Grown as a standard tree form, it adds valuable height and structure to planting schemes whilst delivering months of spectacular colour and a wonderful fragrance that fills the summer air.
Flower Characteristics
The flowers of 'Ruby Celebration' are truly exceptional, displaying a deep, velvety ruby-red colouration that maintains its intensity even in bright sunlight. Each perfectly formed bloom opens from elegant, pointed buds into fully double flowers with 40-50 petals arranged in a classic rosette form. The blooms typically measure 10-12cm across and possess a luxurious, deep cup shape that gradually opens to reveal golden stamens at the centre.
One of this variety's most appealing qualities is its strong, sweet fragrance with hints of lemon and tea rose notes. The scent is particularly pronounced on warm, still days and makes these roses excellent for cutting and bringing indoors.
'Ruby Celebration' is a repeat-flowering variety, producing generous flushes of blooms from late May through to October. The first flowering in early summer is typically the most abundant, followed by successive flushes throughout the season. Regular deadheading will promote continuous blooming and keep the plant looking tidy.
Growth Habit and Size
As a standard rose, 'Ruby Celebration' features a clear stem of approximately 90-100cm topped with a rounded, bushy crown of flowering growth. The overall height typically reaches 140-160cm, making it an ideal choice for creating structure in borders without blocking views or overwhelming neighbouring plants. The crown spreads to around 60-75cm wide, forming a well-balanced, lollipop shape.
This architectural form makes it perfect for formal garden settings, framing entrances, creating rhythm along pathways, or adding a vertical element to mixed borders. It's equally at home in large containers on patios where its elegant silhouette can be fully appreciated.
Foliage
The foliage is abundant, glossy, and dark green with a healthy, lustrous appearance that provides the perfect foil for the ruby-red blooms. The leaves emerge with attractive bronze tints before maturing to their deep green colour. This variety shows good disease resistance, particularly to mildew, though like all roses it may be susceptible to blackspot in humid conditions or if air circulation is poor.
The dense, healthy foliage remains attractive throughout the growing season and forms an excellent backdrop even when the rose isn't in flower.
Growing Conditions
'Ruby Celebration' performs best in a sunny, open position receiving at least six hours of direct sunlight daily. Whilst it will tolerate some light shade, flowering will be most prolific in full sun where the ruby-red colour develops its deepest, most saturated tones.
This rose thrives in fertile, well-drained soil that retains moisture without becoming waterlogged. Before planting, enrich the soil generously with well-rotted farmyard manure or garden compost to provide the nutrients needed for vigorous growth and abundant flowering.
The variety is fully hardy (RHS Hardiness Rating H6), withstanding temperatures down to -20°C, making it suitable for cultivation throughout the British Isles. However, standard roses can be vulnerable to wind rock and frost damage at the graft union, so choose a sheltered spot where possible and provide winter protection in exposed gardens.
Care and Maintenance
Watering: Water regularly during the first growing season to establish a strong root system. Once established, water deeply during dry spells, providing approximately 20 litres per week in hot weather. Water at the base of the plant rather than overhead to reduce the risk of fungal diseases.
Feeding: Apply a specialist rose fertiliser in early spring as growth begins, following the manufacturer's instructions. Feed again after the first flush of flowers (typically late June/early July) to encourage repeat blooming. A spring mulch of well-rotted organic matter will help feed the soil, retain moisture, and suppress weeds.
Pruning: Prune in late February or early March, just as the buds begin to swell. Remove any dead, diseased, damaged, or crossing branches first. Then reduce the remaining healthy stems by approximately one-third to one-half, cutting to outward-facing buds to maintain an open, balanced crown. Also remove any shoots (suckers) that appear from the stem below the graft union, as these will be from the rootstock rather than 'Ruby Celebration'.
Staking: Standard roses require permanent support throughout their life due to their top-heavy structure. Use a sturdy stake (5cm diameter) that reaches just below the flowering head, securing it with adjustable rose ties. Check ties regularly to ensure they're not constricting growth as the stem expands.
Disease Prevention: Remove fallen leaves promptly to prevent overwintering of fungal spores. Ensure good air circulation around the plant and avoid overhead watering. If necessary, apply an organic fungicide in early spring as a preventative measure.
Planting Tips
Container-grown plants can be planted year-round, providing the ground is not frozen or waterlogged and its not excessively windy. Dig a planting hole at least 60cm wide and 45cm deep, incorporating plenty of organic matter into the base and sides. Insert the stake before planting to avoid damaging the roots – position it on the windward side so the rose blows away from rather than against the stake. Plant at the same depth as the rose was growing in its container, ensuring the graft union (the swollen area on the stem) remains above soil level.
Backfill with the improved soil, firm gently with your heel, and water thoroughly. Apply a 7-10cm mulch around the base, keeping it clear of the stem to prevent rot.
Uses in the Garden
The Rose 'Ruby Celebration' standard is exceptionally versatile and can be used to create various effects:
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Formal gardens: Plant in pairs to flank pathways, doorways, or gates for symmetrical elegance
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Mixed borders: Use as focal points among herbaceous perennials and ornamental grasses
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Rose gardens: Combine with bush roses for varied heights and extended interest
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Container displays: Plant in large pots (minimum 45cm diameter) for patios, courtyards, and balconies
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Cutting gardens: The long-stemmed blooms are perfect for flower arrangements
The deep ruby-red flowers combine beautifully with silver and grey foliage plants such as artemisia and lavender, complement purple salvias and catmint, and create striking contrasts with white or pale pink roses and cream-coloured perennials.
Awards and Recognition
'Ruby Celebration' has received recognition from rose societies for its outstanding garden performance, including its excellent disease resistance, continuous flowering habit, and exceptional flower quality. It was bred by Amanda Beales at Peter Beales Roses and introduced to mark a special anniversary.
Why Choose 'Ruby Celebration'?
This outstanding rose offers the perfect combination of classic beauty, reliability, and ease of care. The sumptuous ruby-red blooms are produced with remarkable consistency throughout the season, whilst the strong fragrance adds sensory depth to the garden. Its standard form provides instant height and structure, making it ideal for creating impact in new gardens or adding architectural interest to established borders.
With good disease resistance and hardy constitution, 'Ruby Celebration' is well-suited to British gardens and requires only straightforward care to deliver years of pleasure. Whether you're an experienced rose grower or a novice gardener, this magnificent variety will reward you with a stunning display and become a treasured feature in your garden.
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.
(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%.
(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.
(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.
(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.
(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:
- Different types of roses and what they each mean
- Guide to climbing roses
- Guide to floribunda roses
- Guide to hybrid tea roses
- How to plant a climbing rose
- How to grow hybrid tea roses
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.
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.
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.
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’.
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.
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.
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