Hybrid Tea Rose
Rosa
Hybrid Tea Rose blooms from May through October.
Mature size, hardiness zones, sun and the trait tags were checked against named botanical sources for this plant. The bloom months and water need on this page were not.
Growing Hybrid Tea Rose
Plant it in full sun. It prefers moderate water. It is hardy in USDA zones 5–9. Expect it to reach about 3.9 ft tall and 2.6 ft wide at maturity, in roughly 3 years.
When to plant Hybrid Tea Rose
Plant Hybrid Tea Rose in early spring as soon as the soil is workable, or in early fall at least six weeks before your first frost, so roots establish in cool weather. For the middle of its hardy zones 5 to 9 range, spring means March to May and fall means September or October. Once settled, it blooms from May to October.
Month-by-month timing for your zone is on the planting calendar: for the middle of its range, start with zone 7 in March.
17 more colors in the Hybrid Tea & Grandiflora Roses family
Same family, similar care - pick the one you are growing.
Good to know about Hybrid Tea Rose
Curated from university extensions, botanic gardens and other primary sources, with the source named on every note.
Worth knowing
Black spot, the main rose disease, only infects leaves left wet seven or more hours. Water at the base in the morning; full sun helps foliage dry fast. per UC IPM and Maryland
Graft depth splits by climate
Sources split by climate: warm zones set the grafted bud union at soil level, cold zones set it 2 inches below and mound soil over it. Match your winter. per Clemson and Missouri
Spray program or tough cultivars
Two valid approaches: protect a prized but disease-prone rose with a preventive fungicide program, or skip spraying entirely by planting proven disease-resistant cultivars like Earth-Kind roses. per Maryland and Texas A&M
Rose rosette disease is fatal
The worst rose threat: a virus spread by a wind-borne mite causes witches' broom and excess thorns. There is no cure, so dig up and destroy the whole plant. per UGA and Tennessee
Safe around pets, but thorny
The ASPCA lists roses as non-toxic to dogs, cats and horses, a real plus next to many toxic ornamentals. The only injury risk is the thorns. per ASPCA
Double blooms feed few bees
The dense petals that make a show rose beautiful replace the stamens, so it offers bees little pollen. Add a single-flowered or species rose for pollinators. per RHS
What pairs well with Hybrid Tea Rose
Good companions share its growing conditions and add something it lacks: an earlier or later bloom, a lower carpet in front, or structure through winter.
Candytuft
Shares full sun and low to moderate water; opens in mid spring and overlaps into this one's season; lower at 10 in, for the front of the border; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter.
Snow-in-Summer
Shares full sun and low to moderate water; low at 6 in, to carpet the ground beneath; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter; its white flowers settle the red.
Sea Thrift
Shares full sun and low to moderate water; opens in mid spring and overlaps into this one's season; lower at 8 in, for the front of the border; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter.
Siberian Squill
Shares full sun and moderate water; blooms in early spring, before this one opens; low at 6 in, to carpet the ground beneath.
Windflower
Takes full sun to part sun and moderate water; blooms in early spring, before this one opens; low at 6 in, to carpet the ground beneath.
Hyacinth
Shares full sun and moderate water; blooms in early spring, before this one opens; lower at 10 in, for the front of the border.
Arborvitae
Shares full sun and moderate water; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter; taller at 20 ft, for the layer behind it.
Saucer Magnolia
Shares full sun and moderate water; blooms in early spring, before this one opens; taller at 23 ft, for the layer behind it; pink sits close to red on the wheel.
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