Updated information. March 2026
NEW for 2025-2026 season We welcome Spring Reach Nursery, and hope to welcome more soon. So do remember to go back frequently to the site as new suppliers are added and existing growers update their varieties for the new season starting late October onwards. Even now some of the varieties which showed no growers for Autumn 2024-Summer 2025 have reappeared.
NEW Growers added last season were Ashridge Nurseries & Cottage Memories nursery who have updated their varieties for Autumn 2025-Summer 2026.
*If you are a grower not included and would like to be then please contact for details email findthatrose.co.uk. There is no charge
If you are seeking a rose with a particular Christian name (which could be hidden) I have now been able to include ‘A Rose Named Just For You’ ( a popular item when Find That Rose was an annual publication) on the website
I am increasingly seeing newspapers adverts for cheaply priced roses (of various types) being marketed by colour and not name. Please be aware that roses should not be marketed by colour; all roses have a commercial name and should have these names on their labels. Most modern roses are also covered by royalties etc. and this information is usually on the label.
March is the last full month for planting bare root roses. Make sure the area is prepared ready for planting. If when you plant roses the soil is very wet then do not tread them in too hard; wait until the soil has dried out and re-tread. If dry keep well watered. If you are unlikely to be ready within a week of receipt then consider waiting and purchasing containerised plants which will be more expensive.
Containerised roses are likely to be available now but will benefit by being kept in their container for a few weeks ( or be guided by the specialist nursery/garden centre you purchased from) to allow their root system to develop If when planting the the soil drops off; then ease back into the pot and leave for about a month. before trying again .
March is the main pruning season for all modern roses. Pruning gets rid of spindly and possibly diseased stems, and encourages new strong growth which will support the blooms this summer. Any bush/Standard roses newly planted this season should be left until approximately third week in March to let them get their roots established. Unless the nursery has indicated that the plants are ready pruned, it is very important to prune these. If you have never tackled pruning before do not get frightened, an ‘eye'(usually find second or third above the root system)a raised area just cut above the ‘eye’. If you can’t see these then just cut back to within 10.5 CMS (4.ins.) of the union i.e. the join between the cultivated rose and root system, or in the case of the Standards the stem and union of the cultivated top growth. Newly planted climbers should not need pruning this year, but check over for any ‘die-back’ and remove this.
If you need any further guidance look at the planting guide which was produced many years ago by the HTA, or use the contact form and ask your question(s).
Please give British growers/suppliers (who in the main are small businesses) a boost by purchasing from those listed on this website. With the ever increasing general costs they face; including Government N. Insurance and hike in minimum living wage and proposed new working regulations in the pipeline means they need all the help they can get. When you look at the price of a rose do remember that a rose plant ready for sale takes sometime to produce. Stocks planted Jan-March this year are ‘budded’ with the cultivated rose this summer but will not be ready to lift until Autumn 2027. During that time there are certain procedures to follow and also general care to be maintained. Also many varieties are subject to royalty payments to the Breeder. Usually on all the plants of that variety budded. So if the plant fails or not sold the Grower still has to pay this royalty. Remember a rose can give you pleasure for decades with simple care.
ALL SUPPLIERS LISTED ON THE SITE HAVE BEEN INVITED TO UPDATE THEIR VARIETIES, FOR AUTUMN 2025-SUMMER 2026 YOU WILL FIND NOTED IN THEIR INDIVIDUAL GROWERS DETAILS WHEN THEY HAVE BEEN UPDATED. GO BACK TO THE SITE FREQUENTLY. Equally if you cannot find the information you need on the site, then please do use the contact form to submit your question on the form or email findthatrose.co.uk
New varieties are always being added; the site includes the various Rose of The Yea; 2022 ‘ It’s A Wonderful Life ‘ ‘Peach Melba ‘ Rose of The Year for 2023 and ‘Meteor’ Rose of The Year for 2024 and Rose of The Year 2025 ‘You’re My Everything’. The Rose of the Year 2026 should also be available. List of suppliers are on the website. It is a floribunda ‘CORAL GARDENS’ illustrated.
Do also remember that just because a name of a rose comes up on the internet it doesn’t necessarily mean it is in commerce in the U.K. It maybe that our climate is not suitable for a particular variety, or it may have ceased being produced due to various reasons.
Angela Pawsey (Editor)
*UPDATING FOR AUTUMN 2025-SUMMER 2026. If you are a grower/supplier and can supply a ‘proper’ list of varieties which have been grown in the U.K and would like to be included, please use CONTACT FORM to ask for further information. There is no cost.
*Find That Rose was a published booklet for over 38 years (the first of the U.K .Finder nursery books) but the cost etc. has meant the website is now the only way to obtain the basic information the book was focused on; varieties and growers. The last Find That Rose was the 38th Edition* of Find That Rose covering season Autumn 2020-Summer 2021. The website covers the latest season.
The original domain for this site was www.findthatrose.net. Using www.findthatrose.co.uk is better as it identifies where this site is based.
Every effort is made to be as accurate as possible and is produced with the complete support of those growers and outlets featured. In many cases other rose finding sites just indicate the name of a variety and little else. Many varieties cease to be produced each season as new varieties take their place. Some sites give names of varieties with no indication that they no longer in production and many sites are not U.K. based. In recent years I have left the name of a variety where there is no grower; but do not despair as when updating sometimes a variety which has been recorded like this ‘comes back’ and this season update has seen nearly a 100t have returned.
I am not promoting the book as this is now out of date, but will willingly try to help with any questions and to see if I can locate new varieties which have not been covered. Please use the Contact form. .
Angela Pawsey –Editor
The Rose Society UK
With the demise of the Royal National Rose Society in May 2017, a group of enthusiastic amateur rose lovers formed The Rose Society UK. Their first aim was to protect the many Rose Shows where they competed. The Society has however become a very well respected Society which still takes part in Shows and have several affiliated Societies. They are also heavily involved with the Rose Trials. Their mission is to promote roses and rose growing. They are a mind of information with lots of ‘publications’ including a quarterly magazine. The membership fee remains the same as in 2017 at a very modest £10 a year. Although essentially an online Society they can provide a mail order service but this may cost a little more. They also sell some sundries. Such a bargain in these days, and a must for all rose lovers. For further information of this very proactive Society go to their website www.therosesociety.org.uk
