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Abracadabra

Root Type
Price: £23.00
Key Information
Please use this as a guide, these are live plants and can be different due to your soil, sunlight, watering routine and feed.
Rose Type
Potted Rose
Rose Family
Floribundas (cluster roses), Modern Shrubs
Suitable For
Growing in pots
Growing Position
Borders
Height Range
60-90cm (2-3ft)
Fragrance
Fragrant
Repeat Flowering
Yes

Potted roses are supplied in a 5.5 litre pot.

A unique floribunda with striking marbled blooms of deep red and creamy yellow, Rose Abracadabra is compact, repeat-flowering, and ideal for borders or containers. Its unusual colour and good disease resistance make it a standout in any garden.

Abracadabra (Floribunda Rose)

Description:
The Abracadabra Floribunda Rose is an extraordinary rose variety, offering striking, marbled blooms that bring a unique and magical touch to any garden. Its eye-catching colours and repeat-flowering habit make it a showstopper.

Key Features:

  • Bloom Type: Abracadabra produces semi-double to double blooms, forming in clusters, typical of floribundas, ensuring a consistent and abundant display.
  • Colour: The standout feature of this rose is its marbled blooms, with deep reds and creamy yellows blending together in a dramatic striped pattern.
  • Fragrance: While the scent is mild, it adds a subtle hint of fragrance that enhances its appeal in any garden setting.
  • Growth Habit: Compact and bushy, this rose typically reaches 2-3 feet in height, making it ideal for containers, borders, or smaller gardens where space is limited.
  • Hardiness: Abracadabra is well-adapted to a range of conditions and thrives in well-drained soil with access to full sun.

Care:
Plant your Abracadabra Floribunda Rose in fertile, humus-rich soil for the best results. Apply a balanced fertiliser in early spring and again in summer to promote strong, healthy growth. Regular pruning in late winter will help maintain its shape and encourage abundant flowering.

Planting Tips:
Select a sunny location with moist, well-drained soil for your Abracadabra. Regular watering is essential during the first year to establish strong roots. Mulch around the base to retain moisture and suppress weeds.

Seasonal Interest:
This repeat-flowering variety will bring excitement to your garden from late spring through to autumn with its unique blooms. Its main flowering season begins in early summer, with further flushes of colour appearing until the first frost.

The Abracadabra Floribunda Rose is perfect for gardeners looking for something truly extraordinary, offering unique beauty, reliable performance, and a touch of magic.

Key Information

  • Height Range: 60-90cm (2-3ft)
  • Rose Type: Bare Root & Potted Rose
  • Rose Family: Floribundas (cluster roses), Modern Shrubs
  • Colour: Deep red and creamy yellow (marbled)
  • Blooms: Semi-double to double
  • Fragrance: Mild
  • Flowering Period: Early summer to first frost (repeat flowering)
Important product information

Bare-root roses ship November–March only. Orders placed April–October will be held as a pre-order and dispatched November–December, weather permitting.

Tracking details will be sent by email.

Potted roses ship year-round.

Price: £23.00
Abracadabra
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Rose Features

  • Fragrance icon Fragrant
  • Repeat flowering icon Repeat Flowering
  • Suitable for pot icon Suitable for Pots

Great companion plants for Abracadabra

Plants that grow well alongside Floribunda roses like Abracadabra.

  • Catmint

    Catmint

    Why grow this with Abracadabra?

    Its billowing grey-green foliage softens bare rose stems, and its long flowering season keeps pollinators visiting long after the first flush of roses is over.

  • Salvia

    Salvia

    Why grow this with Abracadabra?

    Its upright flower spikes contrast beautifully with rounded rose blooms, and it flowers for months, keeping colour going in the border once the first flush of roses fades.

  • Yarrow

    Yarrow

    Why grow this with Abracadabra?

    Attracts hoverflies and ladybirds that help keep aphid numbers down on nearby roses, and its flat flowerheads add contrast to rounded rose blooms.

  • Hardy Geranium

    Hardy Geranium

    Why grow this with Abracadabra?

    A low, spreading habit that shades the soil around a rose's roots, helping keep them cool while suppressing weeds at the base of the border.

  • Foxglove

    Foxglove

    Why grow this with Abracadabra?

    Tall flower spires give height and vertical contrast behind roses, and its bell-shaped blooms are a magnet for bees.

  • Verbena Bonariensis

    Verbena Bonariensis

    Why grow this with Abracadabra?

    Tall, airy stems let you see through to the roses behind, while its lilac flowers keep the border buzzing with bees and butterflies well into autumn.

Frequently asked questions

Bare-root Abracadabra roses are best planted during their dormant season, from November to March, which is also when we dispatch them. Potted roses are grown in containers and can be planted at any time of year — just avoid periods of hard frost or drought, and water thoroughly after planting.

Every rose we sell is covered by our 1-year Rose Guarantee, so you can plant Abracadabra with confidence. See our Rose Guarantee page for the full details.

Often, yes — we grow our roses ourselves and stock varies through the season, so a variety that's sold out can come back. Use the "Notify me" button above to be emailed the moment Abracadabra is back in stock.

Abracadabra's mature growth range is 60-90cm (2-3ft). Growing conditions such as soil, sunlight, feeding and pruning can affect the final size, so treat this as a guide rather than an exact figure.

Floribunda roses produce large clusters of blooms on each stem rather than one flower at a time, giving a bold, continuous show of colour from summer into autumn. They're generally bushier and more free-flowering than Hybrid Teas, making them excellent for borders and bedding.

Abracadabra is a Floribunda rose.

Shrub roses are a broad, informal group bred mainly for garden performance rather than a single flower shape — most repeat-flower generously, have good disease resistance, and combine well with other plants in a mixed border. They typically grow into a rounded, bushy shape rather than climbing or trailing.

Abracadabra belongs to our Floribundas (cluster roses), Modern Shrubs group.

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What the icons on our roses mean.

  • Fragrant Has a noticeable scent. The product page tells you how strong it is.
  • Repeat flowering Flowers more than once through the season, rather than a single show.
  • Disease tolerant Naturally tolerant of common rose diseases such as blackspot and mildew.
  • Wildlife friendly Flowers that provide pollen and nectar for bees and other pollinators.
  • Good for cutting Long-lasting blooms on stems that suit cutting for the vase.
  • Ornamental hips Produces decorative hips in autumn, which also feed the birds.
  • Award winning Has won awards. They are listed under Key Information on the product page.
  • Suitable for pots Happy growing in a container on a patio or balcony.
  • Grow up an arch Can be trained over an arch, pergola or doorway.
  • Grow up a wall Can be trained up a wall or fence.
  • Partial shade tolerant Copes with a position that only gets sun for part of the day.

Icons only appear on roses that have the feature. Please use them as a guide: roses are living plants and can vary with your soil, sunlight and care.