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In the beautiful and vast world of roses, we always highlight hybrid tea varieties. Along with floribunda roses, they are most often grown in our gardens and are considered classic - after all, it is the hybrid tea rose that we represent when it comes to these wonderful flowers. This is both the largest group and the most popular. If the rose is the queen of flowers, then its hybrid tea variety is undoubtedly the queen of roses. It is difficult to imagine that a century and a half ago these flowers simply did not exist. Let's take a closer look at them.
Description of hybrid tea roses
A typical hybrid tea rose has large to medium-sized buds with many petals that form a well-defined central cone. Long flowering stems bear one or more buds. It is the roses of this group that are most often used for cutting and forcing.
Flower
Hybrid tea roses are aristocratic, each flower can be called a work of art. Their graceful elongated glasses with sharp tops reveal satin or velvety curved petals, which in the middle remain rolled into a tall cone for a long time.
The flowers can be double or double, the number of petals usually ranges from 25 to 60 pieces per bud, the diameter is from 8 to 15 cm. They are located on slender peduncles 20-80 cm long one by one or in small inflorescences of 5-7 pieces.
Roses of the hybrid tea group are unrivaled in terms of the richness of colors, shades, color transitions and shading, many varieties change color as the buds open.
Almost all varieties of hybrid tea roses bloom in the middle lane in mid-June and bloom almost until frost.
Bush
For this group of roses, the shape of the bushes plays an important role, which, unfortunately, sometimes leaves much to be desired. They should have strong, even shoots with a height of 0.5 to 1.0 m, well leafy, with delicate or dense, glossy or matte foliage.
The bush should have a proportional addition, have a shape from spreading to pyramidal. Unfortunately, many varieties suffer from the fact that from improper pruning, excess nitrogen fertilizers or unfavorable weather conditions, their bushes do not hold their shape well or simply fall apart.
Scent
The best varieties of hybrid tea roses have a rich range of smells, they can be thin and light, subtle, or they can be thick, heavy.
The fragrance is exuded by microscopic glands with precious essential oil, located on delicate petals. Roses of dark varieties with dense dense petals in the morning usually smell the strongest.
What is tea rose scent? This is the aroma of freshly dried selected tea.
Disadvantages of hybrid tea roses
First of all, it should be noted that hybrid tea varieties grow on rootstocks and propagate very poorly by cuttings. Weak winter hardiness is also a feature of the group, therefore, all bushes require good shelter for the winter.
Reading the rave reviews and catalog descriptions, you might think this group of roses is perfect, but some of the best varieties produce woefully few buds. In the brightness of the colors, they clearly lose to the floribunda, the shoots are tough and form crumbling bushes, moreover, you rarely find a hybrid tea variety that has good resistance to bud wetting.
You should not rely on the number of awards of flowers in this group - some of the award-winning beauties are good as show specimens and are not at all suitable for decorating the garden. So you need to be very careful when choosing hybrid tea roses. Photos do not always reflect the true state of affairs. It is best to see the flower with your own eyes, on video or read reviews of experienced rose growers.
History of creation
The first hybrid tea rose is considered to be the La France variety, obtained by the French breeder Jean-Baptiste André Guillot in 1967 by crossing the Madame Victor Verdier remontant rose with the Madame Bravy tea rose. "La France" opened the era of modern roses, which combined the beauty and wondrous scent of old roses and repeated blooming, winter hardiness, resistance to adverse weather factors from rose hips, in particular, from Rose Remontantnaya.
- Madame Victor Verdier
- La France
In 1990, the first yellow rose "Soleil de Or" was received, after which breeders have bred so many new varieties with a variety of colors that all of them can be viewed only in the catalogs of the largest companies involved in the sale of these flowers.
Hybrid tea varieties of roses
We decided to present to your attention the roses of this group, dividing the varieties according to the color of the flowers.
Red varieties
Although this color is often found in the flower kingdom, real, pure red is a rarity.
Dominica
A beautiful compact bush up to half a meter in height has a high resistance to diseases, blooms continuously and abundantly in the sixth zone. Flowers can serve as a standard for red, are up to 10 cm in size, collected in 3-5. When fully blooming, the petals are slightly wavy along the edge, have a medium-intensity aroma.
Black Baccarat
This re-blooming rose is known as the “blackest” rose. In fact, she has a real dark red color. Densely double flower with angular velvet petals has a faint smell and is not impressive in size - only 7-8 cm. The bush is up to 1.0 m high, up to 0.7 wide, moderately resistant to diseases. The buds are located on the stems one at a time.
Red Nostalgi
Large single flowers up to 10 cm in size have an unusual blood-red color and a classic-shaped glass. Re-flowering bushes up to 1.2 m in height have excellent health, are intended for cultivation in the sixth zone.
Raspberry varieties
Roses are often painted exactly in crimson color, there is plenty to choose from. We bring to your attention those varieties that we liked.
George Dixon
Large double flowers of a rich crimson color with a strong aroma are up to 13 cm in size, located one at a time on the peduncle and are used in the perfumery industry. The bush does not exceed 1.3 m, blooms in two waves, has an average resistance and is intended for the sixth zone.
Alain Souchon
Fragrant crimson-red flowers with 75-100 petals are 12-13 cm in size, arranged one at a time. The bush up to 1.0 m blooms again and is medium resistant. Designed for cultivation in the sixth zone.
Pink varieties
This color is consonant with the name of the roses themselves, bushes with pink flowers will bring a romantic mood to any garden.
Frederic Mistral
This romantic double rose is one of the top ten.This is not surprising, its amazing pale pink flowers up to 11 cm in diameter at first look like a real hybrid tea rose, when opened it resembles the best English varieties. It blooms again, and very profusely, which is not the rule for this group, has a strong sweet aroma.
A strong, slender shrub up to 1.1 m in size can grow much taller in hot climates. If we add to this its high resistance to diseases, then it becomes clear why this rose is so loved all over the world. Designed for the sixth zone.
Mondial
This medium resilience re-blooming rose performed well in cut. Weakly fragrant single flowers have pink petals with a coral tint, collected in a classic 11 cm glass. The narrow bush grows up to 0.8 m, has dense foliage and a reddish growth.
Romina
The newest variety introduced in 2015. Its color is stated as "antique pink". Whatever you call it, but densely double single flowers 10 cm in size are very beautiful, moreover, they bloom again. Bushes up to one and a half meters in height have excellent health and are intended for the sixth zone.
White varieties
It would seem the most common color. But flowers of pure white color are very rare.
White Christmas
Large double flowers of a true white color of a classic goblet shape reach a size of 12 cm, have a strong aroma and re-flowering. An upright bush does not exceed 1.0 m, to wetting and diseases of average resistance, it is grown in the sixth zone.
Pierre Arditi
White flowers of the romantic series with an intense aroma reach 14 cm in diameter and are located on neat bushes up to 1.2 m in height and 0.7 in width. Flowering - continuous, highest resistance to disease and soaking.
Yellow varieties
This color is very suitable for roses, although it does not occur as often as one would like.
Gloria Day
This rose is better known all over the world under the name "Peace". She is the most famous of all existing today and with her appearance has set new quality standards for roses. A powerful beautiful bush 1.0-1.5 m high, up to 1.25 m wide, with single flowers up to 15 cm in diameter, which constantly change color. Usually its petals are pale yellow with a crimson edge, eventually fade to pink, cream or salmon. In fact, its color is very dependent on the place of growth, soil, care and even the weather. Its aroma is described by some as subtle, while others argue that it is thick, strong, sweet with fruity notes. It blooms again, grows best in the sixth zone, has an average resistance to diseases and wetting (which is very decent performance for this group).
Chipindale Gold
A magnificent flower of yellow, even golden color with a diameter of 10 cm with a weak aroma, when fully opened, the glass is cup-shaped, quartered. A bush 0.7-1.0 m in size is intended for the sixth zone, medium resistance to diseases and soaking. It is considered re-blooming, but rose growers claim that it blooms continuously with good care.
Orange varieties
Orange flowers are consistently popular.
Abbay de Clooney
Apricot flowers up to 11 cm in size at the base have an almost creamy color, at the ends of the petals - orange or copper, so densely double that they resemble a tight head of cabbage. Most often, there is one flower on the stem with a weak aroma of spices, occasionally - 2-3. A powerful bush up to 1.25 m in height and 0.7 m in width has a high resistance to diseases, it is intended for cultivation in the fifth zone. Blooms again.
Lolita
Flowers of an extraordinary orange color with yellow and pink shades, wavy petals when fully opened, always a darker shade on the wrong side. The size of the bud is up to 13 cm, flowering is repeated, the aroma is heavy, strong. Bush - 0.7-1.2 m, healthy, for the sixth zone.
Lilac varieties
At one time, these flowers made a splash.
Sterling Silver
The first flower of lilac-lavender color, 8-9 cm in size, with single beautifully shaped buds exuding a strong sweet aroma. The bush grows 1.0-1.25 m in height, 0.8 m in width. It has a weak resistance to diseases, it is intended for the sixth zone. Unfortunately, in cool climates, it forms a weak bush, does not bloom well, even if throughout the season.
Mainzer Fastnacht
One of the most popular and famous lilac roses, many consider it the best. Large, up to 11 cm, buds are located one by one on the peduncle, slowly open. It blooms again, has a strong aroma, and is resistant to diseases. An upright bush reaches 0.7-1.0 m, it grows up to 0.7 m wide. It grows well in the sixth zone, with good shelter and proper care, you can try to grow it in the fifth. Looks great in single plantings, but does not combine well with other flowering plants.
Varieties of multicolored colors
Gorgeous roses with glasses, painted in harmonious combinations of different colors.
Utopia
Yellow, densely double flowers, 10 cm in size, have a red edging of petals and a high cone in the center. The bush does not exceed 1.2 m, it is intended for the fifth zone. Blooms again, medium resistance to disease and soaking.
Double Delight
Someone calls this rose vulgar, and someone - gorgeous, but one way or another, for many years it remains one of the most famous and popular. An ideal, classic-shaped bud blooms for a long time and stands in the cut. The color is a stunning contrast between the white center and the crimson outer petals, which grow in size as the flower ages. On the stem, one bud up to 14 cm in size with a strong spicy aroma, repeated flowering. The height and width of the bush can reach one and a half meters. Average disease resistance, sixth zone.
Columbine
Beautiful single glasses of classical shape up to 10 cm in size have white petals with crimson edges. Continuously blooming the bushes reach 1.0 meters in height, are distinguished by excellent health and resistance to soaking, grow in the sixth zone. Straight strong shoots have almost no thorns.
Conclusion
As you can see, hybrid tea roses are diverse and everyone can find a flower to their liking among them. True, they often require constant attention to themselves, but their incredible beauty pays for all the efforts expended.
