Hybrid Tea Roses


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Hybrid tea roses are a rose that will add greatness and beauty to your garden, yard or just on the patio near a window so you can see your hybrid tea roses every time you look out.

Hybrid tea roses, a cross between hybrid perpetuals and old fashioned tea roses, are rose royalty. They are the most popular rose in the world and perhaps the most popular flower. Hybrid tea roses have all the virtues you look for in a flower, fragrance and easy care.

Hybrid tea roses generally produce only one bloom at the end of the stem, rather than clusters of flowers. They have an open rather than bushy habit. Most hybrid roses have repeat blooms throw the growing season with some degree of fragrance.

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A signature of hybrid tea roses is the long, pointed buds that open slowly unfurling. Plants will grow anywhere from three to six feet tall depending on the variety and the growing conditions. The long, strong stems make them great cut flowers. Hybrid tea roses have been cultivated in almost every color except blue, with many extraordinary Bi-colors to choose from.

As with any type of plants, not all hybrid tea roses are created equal. However, the idea that hybrid tea roses are fussier than other rose types is unwarranted. The key as always, is to choose a variety suited to your climate and zone. If summers are dry, look for hot tolerance and vigorous root systems. Be extra certain of zone rating if you live where winters are harsh and provide extra protection. Roses with thick petals are hardier in variable weather and last longer as cut flowers.

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If your hybrid tea roses come bare rooted, remove packing around the roots and soak them in a bucket of water for at least two hours and up to twenty four hours. Be sure your soil is loose and rich with compost. Dig a hole large enough to spread the roots, usually twelve to eighteen inches in diameter, make a cone shape mound in the middle with soil, spread the roots out over the mound. Check the depth of the rose in the hole by placing a shovel handle across the hole. Fill the hole half way with soil and water to remove any air pockets. Finish filling the hole with water and soil. Once the hybrid tea rose planted you can prune the top growth.

Water the soil, not the leaves, to prevent disease water deeply to encourage roots to grow strong, deep roots will help your hybrid tea roses survive periods of drought.

Hybrid tea roses, being repeat bloomers are heavy feeders and need regular applications of food. Start in early spring either a month before new growth or when you remove winter protection. Continue feeding weekly on every other week depending on the fertilizer being used. Choose a balanced fertilizer or one labeled for roses.

Hybrid tea roses should be mulched to cool the roots and conserve water. Add a three to four inch layer of mulch in spring, when removing winter protection.