Better Times® Eleganza® is a hybrid tea rose that produces very large, double blooms with a cupped form. The colour variation can be large and sometimes leaving you wondering… “Is this the same rose?” Yes it is, that is the nature of Better Times® Eleganza®.
You can expect this rose to bloom in small clusters and in flushes throughout the season. Better Times® Eleganza® puts on a vivid show of colour, and as alluded to above, the petals varying in playful shades of deep pink, orange, and yellow. These blooms are longer-lasting, making them an excellent choice for the cut flower gardener.
This plant has a upright habit, reaching at least 6′ in height, with mat, dark green, and leathery foliage. This variety has recently been recognized by several awards, including the Belfast Best Large Flowered Rose/Best Hybrid Tea and Belfast Golden Rose in 2023, as well as the Baden-Baden Gold Medal, Nyon Gold Medal, Rome Bronze Medal in 2022, and Barcelona Silver Medal in 2020.
For helpful rose care tips for the Better Times® Eleganza® rose, please visit our Rose Care page.
| Other Names | KORtimbett |
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| Colour | Deep Pink, Orange and Orange Blend, Orange Pink and Orange Pink Blend, Pink Blend, Yellow Blend |
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| Awards | Belfast Best Large Flowered Rose/Best Hybrid Tea 2023, Belfast Golden Rose 2023, Baden-Baden Gold Medal 2022, Nyon Gold Medal 2022, Rome Bronze Medal 2022, Barcelona Silver Medal in 2020. |
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We ship throughout North America from the end of February to the end of April. We cannot ship outside of North America at this time.
When you place your order, select your preferred shipping date based upon your personal schedule, gardening preferences, and circumstances. You may have surgery or a travel schedule you need to consider. You may also have a green house or a micro climate that may require a different than suggested shipping date.
The general planting guidelines are as follows:
On rare occasions we may reach out to you with a different ship to date. This is solely to protect the quality and well being of the plants in response to ever changing weather patterns. Would we need to change your date you will be notified in advance by email.
All orders ship on Mondays. Canadian orders will be shipped via Purolator straight from our nursery to you. You will receive a tracking number from Purolator.
We reserve the right to refuse to ship orders if we deem the weather to be too risky to the plant’s health.
Please see Shipping Rates in Canada.
Under CUSMA, roses shipped from Canada to the U.S. are exempt from tariffs. However, with the new administration announcing a potential 25% tariff on Canadian goods, we may have to add these tariffs to your final invoice before shipping.
US orders are exported to our US Warehouse and ship Mondays via UPS. You will receive a tracking number from the warehouse, Freight Boy Inc. On occasions these tracking numbers have found their way into our customers’ email junk mail. Before reaching out to us please have a look there for a UPS shipment coming from Freight Boy, Niagara Falls, NY.
We reserve the right to refuse to ship orders if we deem the weather to be too risky to the plant’s health.
Please see Shipping Rates in USA.
Bare-root pick up roses are only available if pre-ordered. For the health of the plants we can only hold pre-ordered bare-root roses for pick up until April 28, 2025, after which point, we will need to pot the roses and charge a potting fee.
Potted roses are available for pick up in-store, while quantities last, until the end of summer. Our garden centre hours of operation are Monday-Saturday, 9 am-5 pm. When placing an online order of potted roses, you will be asked to select a pick up date. These dates will only be available 48 hours from when you place your order, to allow our staff time to arrange the pick up. If you need to reschedule a pick up, please contact store staff at (905) 468-8627 or store@palatineroses.com as soon as possible.
Palatine Roses is the leading bare-root rose supplier in Ontario, servicing Canada and the United States for over a decade.
As of September 9, 2024 our garden centre is closed for the season. Visitors are welcome in fall and winter by appointment only.
Our garden centre will open for it’s last season April 11, 2025.
Please know that under CUSMA, roses shipped to the USA are currently tariff-free. However, with the new administration announcing a potential 25% tariff on Canadian goods, we may have to add these tariffs to your final invoice before shipping.
