What is an “own-root” rose?
Most roses are grafted on to a the hardy rootstock of another rose variety. This makes for a great performing rose in the summer. Unfortunately in our cold winters sometimes the grafted rose dies and all you have left is the rootstock which grows back as an unappealing rose. Own root roses are growing on their own roots so if they die back in the winter, they will grow back as the same variety. They are therefore more cold hardy than a grafted rose. Protect your grafted roses in the winter by using rose collars filled with bark mulch.
