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This is about the time every winter where I start missing my easy-to-grow hybrid tea roses. They look so sad, so bare. But spring will come and they, and I, will perk up.
I’m often asked which roses are the easiest to grow. First, most roses are easy to grow. Why so many gardeners are afraid of them is beyond me.
While some will say that hybrid tea roses aren’t the easiest to grow, that long-stemmed flower is still one of the most popular on Earth. The good news is that some hybrid tea roses are easier to grow than others.
Peace Rose
Introduced to the world at the end of the second World War, the Peace rose (Rosa ‘Madame A. Meilland’), quickly became one of the most popular roses on the planet. In fact, by the early 1990s, more than 100 million Peace roses had been sold.
When you look at the yellow blooms with pink edges, it is easy to understand why. This award-winning rose is as simple to grow as it is pretty.
Resistant to black spot and mildew, the Peace rose does require acidic soil. If you have a soil pH testing meter, aim for a range of 5.6 to 6.5. If you don’t have one, Amazon.com sells an inexpensive soil testing kit that works quite well. Find it here.
Gardeners in areas with mild weather should routinely deadhead the plant for non-stop bloom. The Peace cultivar of hybrid tea rose is hardy to USDA zones 4a to 9b. Shop online for the Peace rose at Nature Hills Nursery and Amazon.com.
Silver Jubilee Hybrid Tea Rose
Bred in Scotland, Silver Jubilee (Rosa ‘Silver Jubilee’) was introduced in 1981. Its double blooms are typically called “silvery-pink) in color, although you will no doubt see hints of apricot as well. Silver Jubilee is ideal for the cutting garden, offering up show-stopping blooms for vases.
The Silver Jubilee is another award-winning rose and has been used to parent many other hybrids. This hybrid tea rose is hardy to USDA zones 5a to 9b.
Shop for Silver Jubilee from Heirloom Roses at Amazon.com.
Alpine Sunset Hybrid Tea Rose
Yellow roses are becoming quite popular and the Alpine Sunset cultivar is one of the prettiest. Although it’s technically known as “moderately fragrant,” Alpine Sunset won the Hague Fragrance Award at the 1976 Hague Rose Trials.
Alpine Sunset’s blossoms start out pale pink in the spring, turning to the soft yellows and peach of an Alpine sunset in summer.
A rather short plant, the bush will grow to 3 feet in height and requires full sun. Hardy to USDA zones 5 to 9. Check out Alpine Sunset at Heirloom Roses.
About hybrid tea roses
If you’ve ever received or purchased a bouquet of roses, they were most likely hybrid tea roses. They boast long, usually straight stems topped with blooms in a variety of colors.
Tea roses get their name from their home country, China. Apparently folks thought their fragrance smelled like tea. I guess they kind of do, right?
Fast forward to the mid 1800s and a French man, Guillot, crossed a hybrid perpetual rose with a tea rose and the result was the very first hybrid tea rose, dubbed ‘La France.’
A hybrid tea bush typically produces one flower per stem, they repeatedly bloom from spring through summer and they’re fragrant (some more than others). Speaking of those incredible flowers, they may have over 60 petals and can be as large as five inches across,” according to the experts at Meadowview Growers. “A signature of hybrid teas is the long, pointed buds that open by slowly unfurling,” they conclude.
Hybrid tree rose shrubs grow quickly and, depending on cultivar, can reach 3 to 8 feet in height.
When growing hybrid tea roses pay close attention to their growing requirements. Some are particular as to the soil’s pH, others are prone to fungus if grown in a too-humid environment.
There are many cultivars of hybrid tea roses so you are sure to find the perfect one for your garden.
Learn more about growing roses by picking up the excellent “Growing Good Roses” or “The Rose Bible,” both by Rayford Clayton, Reddell or “Foolproof Guide to Growing Roses,” by Field Roebuck.
Learn more about roses: What is the best way to plant potted roses?
