Hybrid tea rose

Questions about hybrid tea rose

Does hybrid tea rose need sun or shade?

Hybrid tea rose grows in full sun (6 or more hours of direct sun a day).

It wants ordinary well-drained soil, rich in organic matter, and a good soak in dry spells.

What zones does hybrid tea rose grow in?

USDA zones 5 to 9. It is hardy to zone 5, which means it survives winter nights down to about −10 °F (−23 °C).

Gardening in Canada? Use the USDA zone for your town: Canada's own zone map uses different numbers.

When does hybrid tea rose flower in my zone?

In zone 5 it flowers early June to early October. As a summer flower it moves about half a week for every zone: earlier where it is warmer.

Worked out from Hopkins' bioclimatic law: spring arrives about four days later for each degree of latitude north, and one zone is roughly two degrees. A warm spring or a cold one moves any garden two weeks either way.

How far apart should hybrid tea rose be planted?

24 in (60 cm) apart, from the middle of one plant to the middle of the next. That is a little closer than its full width of 2½ ft (75 cm), so a group knits into one patch.

It grows 4 ft (120 cm) tall. Give it the full distance from anything taller, or it will lean out towards the light.

How many hybrid tea rose plants do I need?

At 24 in apart, set out in staggered rows:

• 3 to fill 10 square feet (about 1 m²)
• 6 for a single row 10 ft (3 m) long
• 10 to fill a 4 × 8 ft bed on its own

In a mixed border, plant it as one, planted singly: it is the bed's structure, and everything else is arranged around it.

In the bed above, the planner used one in one group.

Is hybrid tea rose poisonous to dogs and cats?

No toxicity is recorded for dogs, cats, horses or people, according to the ASPCA.

"Not toxic" is not "edible": a pet that eats a lot of any plant can be sick.

Is there a native plant like hybrid tea rose?

Hybrid tea rose is not native to North America. These North American natives come closest to doing its job:

• False sunflower: the same size; a drift, not an anchor, flowers late June to early September.
• Sneezeweed: the same size and the same colour; a drift, not an anchor, flowers early August to late September.
• Bee balm 'Jacob Cline': the same size and the same colour; a drift, not an anchor, flowers late June to mid August.

Matched the way the planner's Swap button matches plants: the same job in a bed, then size, then flowering time.

What flowers after hybrid tea rose?

Hybrid tea rose is over by early October. These start as it finishes and carry the same spot on, so it never goes flat:

• Chrysanthemum 'Sheffield Pink': from late September to early November, 2½ ft tall, to stand in front of it and cover its fading stems.
• Tatarian aster 'Jindai': from early October to early November, 4 ft tall.
• Japanese onion 'Ozawa': from early October to early November, 10 in tall, to stand in front of it and cover its fading stems.

What does hybrid tea rose look like in winter?

Hybrid tea rose drops its leaves and stands as bare branches. That is when to see its shape, and to prune it if it needs pruning.