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Cultivating Hybrid Tea Roses
Because of their growth habit, Hybrid tea roses are very sought-after by florists, as their long flower stems make them the ideal roses for cutting and showing in vases. Should you ever receive a single rose, or better yet a dozen roses, the likelihood is, that they are one of the many varieties of Hybrid tea roses. Their foliage can be either matt or glossy; usually a mid to deep green in color and some varieties will often produce a flush of red, especially on their younger foliage. Their leaves consist of 7 ovate leaflets, and their stems are often long and slender with some varieties sporting few prickles and other varieties many. Roses, by the way, don’t have thorns in the true sense of the word, they have prickles. Hybrid tea roses, like most roses, prefer full sun but many are tolerant of a light partial shade. They thrive best in a fertile well drained soil with a pH balance of between 6.0 and 6.9, a soil that is full of nutrition because, like all roses, they are greedy feeders. They come in a multitude of colors from the white of Rosa ‘Message’ through to the peach pink flowers of Rosa ‘Bonsoir’ to the rich pure yellow of Rosa ‘King’s Ransom’ to the crimson scarlet of a Rosa ‘Ena Harkeness’. There is seemingly no color that is not available to the Hybrid teas. The flowers of Hybrid teas are usually double in form but singles do also exist. Some varieties that sport a large and densely petalled flower can have these damaged by long spells of continuous rain, whereas other varieties can be fully opened but short lived in strong uninterrupted sunshine. Many of the older more established varieties of the Hybrid tea roses have a superb perfume, but unfortunately, many haven’t. If like me, you consider a rose without a perfume has lost a great deal of its appeal, then it may be worth asking your local rose grower for his advice for an alternative should you find your first choice lacking. Some nurserymen and established rose growers recommend that Hybrid teas should be allocated a bed of their own, as they don’t appreciate competition from other shrubs. Should you decide to plant several varieties of roses closely together in the one bed, it’s important that you take into account each variety’s strength, vigor and growth habit. Because you want all varieties to show themselves off to their best advantage, it would be unfortunate if one variety turned out to be a bit of a thug (albeit a beautiful one) and started trying to beat the other varieties into submission. Although you can resort to pruning to keep the stronger variety under control, situations like this are best avoided in the beginning. Most Hybrid tea roses are prone to the usual rose diseases such as blackspot, honey fungus and rust and also the pests such as aphids, chafer beetles and sawfly larvae. Article Directory: http://www.articledashboard.com Keith Berwick is a rose growing enthusiast who has been growing roses both professionally and for pleasure for over 40 years and enjoys helping others to get started in this rewarding hobby. For more great information on the Hybrid tea roses, visit www.rosecaretoptips.com |
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