What is a hydroponic rose?

Hydroponic roses are roses grown in a solution rather than soil. Nutrients are easier to uptake by the root system through a solution rather than soil. In other words, this is a more efficient system.

This is more cost prohibitive, because of water pumps, fertilizer, lights and so on.
Are the roses nicer? Probably because there is more control in how they are grown versus mother nature.

Bottom line, roses are being grown in new ways and more modern farming techniques that enhance the quality of the roses that the end consumer receives. Prices can be better also. However, with diesel prices rising, it becomes more expensive to ship stuff so prices may never actually go down.

Hydroponic roses are more disease free because there are less bugs due to lack of soil,and roses being grown in a greenhouse environment with more temperature control
and less excess moisture causing leaf fungi to develop less.

We all want more environmentally friendly farming for the future and personally I believe this to be a great method to move things like rose farming into the future.
Kind of a bit complicated for a rose, but I think they are worth it considering all the joy they bring to us rose lovers.