Rose (Gulaab) Plants Collection Online
Every flower has admirers, but only one is called the queen. The Rose has ruled gardens, poetry, and hearts for thousands of years, and no Indian garden ever feels complete without at least one Gulab in bloom. From the deeply fragrant Desi Gulab of our grandmothers' courtyards to elegant long stemmed Hybrid Teas, this is the flower every gardener eventually comes home to.
At Online Plants Cart, you can buy healthy Rose plants online and have them delivered fresh from our own Delhi nursery to your doorstep. Every Gulab plant in this collection is nursery grown, properly grafted or rooted, and selected for strong flowering in Indian conditions. We offer all India home delivery, and customers in Delhi NCR enjoy our Next Day Delivery service.
Whether you dream of a red rose bed, a fragrant Desi Gulab for gulkand and puja, a climbing rose over your gate, or cute button roses for your balcony, this collection has your perfect plant.
Rose Plant: Also Known As
The Rose is loved in every Indian language, and its name is one of the first flower words every child learns.
Common Names: Rose, Gulab, Desi Gulab, Queen of Flowers, Button Rose (miniature types)
Botanical Name: Rosa species and hybrids, including Rosa damascena (Damask rose) and Rosa chinensis (Family: Rosaceae)
The Rose's Indian story is ancient and proud. The fragrant Damask rose has been distilled into rose water and attar in Kannauj for centuries, Pushkar in Rajasthan is famous for its rose farms, and Chandigarh's Zakir Hussain Rose Garden is among the largest in Asia. When you grow a Gulab, you join a very old Indian love affair.
Names in Hindi and Other Indian Languages
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Hindi | गुलाब (Gulab) |
| Sanskrit | शतपत्री (Shatapatri), तरुणी (Taruni) |
| Bengali | গোলাপ (Golap) |
| Marathi | गुलाब (Gulab) |
| Tamil | ரோஜா (Roja) |
| Telugu | గులాబీ (Gulabi) |
| Kannada | ಗುಲಾಬಿ (Gulabi) |
| Malayalam | റോസാപ്പൂവ് (Rosappoovu), പനിനീർപ്പൂവ് (Panineerppoovu) |
| Gujarati | ગુલાબ (Gulab) |
| Punjabi | ਗੁਲਾਬ (Gulab) |
Quick Plant Facts
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Botanical Name | Rosa spp. and hybrids |
| Family | Rosaceae |
| Plant Type | Flowering shrub; bush, climbing, and miniature forms |
| Common Types | Hybrid Tea, Desi Gulab, Floribunda, Climbing Rose, Miniature (Button) Rose |
| Height | Miniature 20 to 40 cm; bush 60 cm to 1.5 metres; climbers 2 to 4 metres |
| Flower Colours | Red, Pink, Yellow, White, Orange, Peach, and bicolour shades |
| Fragrance | Light to intense, strongest in Desi Gulab and Damask types |
| Flowering Season in India | Peak blooming from October to March in the plains; flushes through the year |
| Light Requirement | Full sun, at least 6 hours daily |
| Watering | Regular; deep watering when topsoil dries |
| Soil | Rich, well draining loamy soil with plenty of compost |
| Ideal Temperature | 15°C to 30°C for best blooms |
| Growth Rate | Moderate to fast |
| Placement | Garden beds, borders, pots, terraces, balconies, arches for climbers |
| Uses | Cut flowers, puja, gulkand, rose water, gifting, garden display |
| Pet Safety | Non toxic to cats and dogs; only thorns need care |
| Difficulty Level | Easy to moderate |
What Makes Rose Plants So Special?
Gardeners try many flowers, but they measure their gardens by their roses. Here is why the Gulab has never lost its crown.
First, no flower matches its range. Rose flower plants come in nearly every colour except true blue, in sizes from thumb sized button blooms to palm wide show flowers, on plants shaped as neat bushes, spreading climbers, and tabletop miniatures. Whatever your space, style, or colour dream, there is a rose bred exactly for it.
Second, the fragrance and its gifts. The Desi Gulab is not just beautiful; it is useful in a way few plants are. Its petals make gulkand, flavour sherbets and desserts, scent rose water for skin and puja, and fill the home with perfume. A single healthy plant supplies fresh, chemical free petals for months.
Third, the Indian winter magic. Here is a happy secret of gardening in the Indian plains: while Western gardens grow roses in summer, our roses reach their absolute peak from October to March. In the cool months, when much of the garden slows down, rose blooms grow bigger, brighter, and longer lasting. A well fed rose bed turns Indian winter into the most colourful season of the year.
Fourth, the reward of care. A rose responds to attention like no other plant. Feed it, prune it, and give it sunshine, and it answers within weeks with flush after flush of blooms. This living conversation between gardener and plant is why rose growing becomes a lifelong hobby, and why every gardener remembers their first perfect bloom.
Popular Rose Varieties in Our Collection
Our Rose Plants Collection covers every classic form, all grown and hardened at our own Delhi nursery.
1. Hybrid Tea Roses
The classic florist rose on a garden plant. Large, high centred blooms on long single stems, perfect for cutting and gifting. Available in rich reds, yellows, pinks, whites, and dramatic bicolours. If you want that perfect Valentine rose growing at home, this is your plant.
2. Desi Gulab (Fragrant Indian Rose)
The heritage treasure. Deep pink, intensely fragrant blooms of the old Indian rose, flowering generously and repeatedly. This is the rose for gulkand, rose water, puja, and pure nostalgia. Hardy, forgiving, and wonderfully easy for beginners.
3. Climbing Roses
Turn gates, arches, walls, and pergolas into flowering landmarks. Climbing roses produce sprays of blooms along long flexible canes and create the kind of romantic entrance people stop to photograph.
4. Miniature / Button Roses
Complete rose bushes in a compact 20 to 40 cm size, covered in small perfect blooms. Button roses thrive in small pots, making them ideal for balconies, window sills, and desks, and they make charming gifts.
5. Floribunda Roses
Bred for sheer flower power. Instead of one bloom per stem, Floribundas carry clusters of blooms that keep the whole bush in colour for weeks at a stretch. Perfect for beds and borders where you want maximum, continuous display.
6. Yellow, White, and Speciality Roses
From sunny yellows and pure whites to lavender shades and striped novelties, our speciality section rotates through collector favourites. These sell out quickly, so pick them up when in stock.
Why Buy Rose Plants Online from Online Plants Cart?
A rose is a long term companion, often blooming for ten years or more. Starting with a healthy, true to variety plant makes all the difference.
- Grown in our own nursery. Online Plants Cart runs its own plant nursery in Delhi, in the very climate zone where north Indian roses excel. Our plants are hardened outdoors, not pampered in greenhouses.
- Properly grafted, true to colour. Our grafted roses use vigorous rootstock for strong growth, and every plant is labelled true to its bloom colour and type, so the rose you order is the rose that flowers.
- Bud and bloom ready. We ship established plants with healthy canes and active growth, many already budding, so you see your first flowers within weeks, not seasons.
- Careful thorn safe packaging. Each plant is secured so canes, buds, and roots arrive intact and handlers stay safe.
- All India home delivery. We deliver Rose plants online to metros, small cities, and towns across the country through trusted courier partners.
- Next Day Delivery in Delhi NCR. Customers in Delhi, Noida, Gurugram, Ghaziabad, Faridabad, and Greater Noida can receive their plants the very next day.
- Nursery direct pricing. Our Rose plant price stays honest and affordable, from budget friendly Desi Gulab to premium Hybrid Tea varieties.
- Complete rose care support. We also stock pots, soil, fertilizers, and gardening tools, plus friendly guidance after delivery, so your rose journey starts right.
How to Care for Rose Plants: A Simple Guide
Roses have a fussy reputation they do not fully deserve. Master five basics, sun, water, food, pruning, and cleanliness, and your Gulab will flourish.
Sunlight
Roses are sun lovers, full stop. Give them at least 6 hours of direct sunlight daily; morning sun is especially valuable because it dries dew off the leaves and prevents disease. A rose in shade produces weak stems, few flowers, and more fungal problems, so always reserve your sunniest spot for the queen.
Watering
Water deeply at the base of the plant when the top inch of soil feels dry, usually daily or on alternate days in summer and every two to three days in winter. Avoid wetting the leaves, especially in the evening, since wet foliage overnight invites black spot disease. Deep, less frequent watering builds deeper roots than daily sprinkles.
Soil
Roses are hungry plants that live in their soil for years, so prepare it well. Use rich loamy soil mixed generously with well rotted cow dung manure or compost, plus a little sand for drainage. For pots, choose at least a 12 inch container for miniatures and 14 to 16 inches for bush roses, always with drainage holes.
Fertilizer
Feed monthly during the growing season with compost, vermicompost, or a balanced rose fertilizer. From September onward in the plains, add a phosphorus and potash rich feed to fuel the great winter flush. Mustard cake soaked in water is a time tested Indian rose tonic. Pause feeding in peak summer heat.
Pruning
This is the golden ritual of Indian rose growing. In the plains, prune your roses in October, cutting bushes back by one third to one half, removing dead and crossing canes, and keeping an open centre. This single act triggers the spectacular November to March blooming season. Deadhead spent flowers year round, cutting above a healthy five leaflet leaf to trigger the next bloom.
Pest and Disease Care
Roses attract a few regular visitors: aphids on new buds, mites in dry heat, and black spot in humid weather. A neem oil spray once in ten to fifteen days handles most problems organically. Remove and discard spotted leaves, water at the base, and give plants breathing space, and disease rarely takes hold.
Repotting
Repot container roses every two years in October, refreshing the soil with compost. Between repottings, top dress each autumn by replacing the top two inches of soil with fresh compost.
Where to Grow Rose Plants
- Garden beds: The classic rose bed in full sun, with plants spaced for airflow, delivers the biggest winter show.
- Pots on terraces: Bush and miniature roses thrive in containers, letting you chase the sun through seasons.
- Balconies: Button roses bloom happily in small pots on sunny balconies and window sills.
- Arches and gates: Climbing roses turn entrances into flowering archways within two seasons.
- Borders and hedges: Floribundas planted in a row create a continuous ribbon of colour.
- Puja and kitchen garden: A Desi Gulab near the kitchen supplies fresh petals for worship, gulkand, and rose water.
Rose Care Through Indian Seasons
- Autumn (September to October): The most important weeks of the rose year in the plains. Prune, feed, and repot now to set up the grand winter season.
- Winter (November to February): Glory time. Blooms are at their largest, colours deepest, and fragrance richest. Water moderately, feed monthly, and deadhead to keep flushes coming.
- Spring (February to March): Flowering continues strongly. Watch for aphids on soft new growth and treat early with neem spray.
- Summer (April to June): Roses rest in the heat. Blooms shrink and pause, which is normal. Water deeply, mulch the soil, provide afternoon shade for pots if possible, and skip heavy feeding. The plant is conserving strength.
- Monsoon (July to September): Growth resumes lushly, but humidity brings fungal risk. Ensure drainage, remove spotted leaves promptly, and lightly trim for airflow.
Benefits of Growing Rose Plants
A rose garden repays you in every currency. It supplies cut flowers that would cost hundreds of rupees monthly at a florist. A Desi Gulab yields petals for homemade gulkand, rose water, and daily puja. Roses are non toxic to pets, safe around family, and their nectar and pollen support bees. Rose gardening itself is famously therapeutic, a gentle daily practice of pruning, feeding, and admiring that generations of Indians have found calming. And few things boost a home's charm like a gate framed in climbing roses or a winter bed in full bloom.
We Deliver Rose Plants Across India
Online Plants Cart delivers healthy Gulab plants and thousands of other plants to every corner of the country. Our top delivery cities include:
Delhi, Noida, Gurugram, Ghaziabad, Faridabad, Greater Noida (with Next Day Delivery), Mumbai, Pune, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Lucknow, Chandigarh, Indore, Bhopal, Nagpur, Surat, Patna, Kanpur, Dehradun, Coimbatore, Kochi, Visakhapatnam, Bhubaneswar, Guwahati, Ranchi and Raipur.
Wherever you live, the queen of flowers is only a few clicks away.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1. Can I buy Rose plants online in India? Yes. You can buy healthy, nursery grown Rose plants online from Online Plants Cart. Choose from Hybrid Tea, Desi Gulab, climbing, Floribunda, and button rose varieties, and we will deliver your plant safely anywhere in India.
2. Which rose is best for beginners in India? The Desi Gulab is the best starter rose. It is hardy, disease tolerant, intensely fragrant, and flowers repeatedly with basic care. Button roses are another easy choice for balconies and small pots.
3. When do rose plants flower in India? In the Indian plains, roses bloom in flushes through much of the year, but their peak season runs from October to March, when cool weather produces the largest, brightest, longest lasting blooms.
4. How much sunlight do rose plants need? At least 6 hours of direct sunlight daily, and morning sun is the most valuable. Roses kept in shade grow weak, flower poorly, and fall sick more often, so always give them your brightest spot.
5. Can I grow roses in pots on my balcony? Yes. Button and miniature roses thrive in 10 to 12 inch pots, and bush roses do well in 14 to 16 inch containers. A sunny balcony with 6 hours of light can host a beautiful potted rose garden.
6. What is the price of rose plants at Online Plants Cart? Our Rose plant price depends on the variety and size. Desi Gulab and button roses are very budget friendly, while premium Hybrid Tea and climbing varieties cost a little more. Current prices are listed with each product on this page.
7. When and how should I prune my roses in India? Prune in October in the plains, cutting bushes back by one third to one half, removing dead or crossing canes, and keeping the centre open. This triggers the heavy winter flowering. Also deadhead faded blooms year round to keep new flushes coming.
8. Why are my rose plant's leaves getting black spots? Black spot is a fungal disease encouraged by wet leaves and humid weather. Water at the base rather than overhead, remove and discard affected leaves, improve air flow around the plant, and spray neem oil once in ten to fifteen days.
9. How do I get bigger roses on my plant? Feed monthly with a rose fertilizer plus compost, give full sun, water deeply, and prune correctly in October. For extra large Hybrid Tea blooms, pinch off the side buds around each main bud so the plant puts all its energy into one flower.
10. Are rose plants safe for pets? Yes. Roses are non toxic to cats and dogs. The only caution is the thorns, so keep boisterous pets from playing in the rose bed.
11. What is the difference between grafted and desi rose plants? Grafted roses join a premium flowering variety onto tough rootstock, guaranteeing the exact bloom colour and form with strong growth. Desi Gulab grows on its own roots, is extremely hardy, and is prized for fragrance and petal use rather than showroom perfect blooms.
12. Why is my rose plant not flowering? The usual suspects are less than 6 hours of sun, no feeding, and skipped pruning. Move the plant to full sun, feed monthly in the growing season, prune in October, and deadhead regularly. Also note that a summer pause in flowering is natural in Indian heat.
13. Can I make gulkand and rose water from my own roses? Yes, if you grow the fragrant Desi Gulab type and keep it chemical free. Pick petals in the morning, and use them for homemade gulkand, rose water, and puja. This is one of the biggest joys of growing your own Gulab.
14. How long does a rose plant live? With basic yearly care, a garden rose easily lives and blooms for ten to fifteen years, and many desi roses go far longer. An annual October pruning and regular feeding keep old plants young.
15. Which cities does Online Plants Cart deliver rose plants to? We deliver across India, including Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai, Pune, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Lucknow, and many more cities and towns. Customers in Delhi, Noida, Gurugram, Ghaziabad, Faridabad, and Greater Noida also enjoy our Next Day Delivery service.
Bring Home the Queen of Flowers Today
Some plants decorate a season. A rose graces a decade. It gives you winter mornings wrapped in colour, fresh petals for your puja thali, flowers worth gifting straight from your own garden, and the quiet pride every gardener feels at their first perfect bloom.
Browse the collection above, choose the colours your garden has been waiting for, and order your Rose plants online from Online Plants Cart today. Fresh from our own Delhi nursery to your doorstep, anywhere in India, with Next Day Delivery across Delhi NCR. Your rose story begins here.