Planting hybrid tea roses and caring for them in open ground

Let's get acquainted: hybrid tea rose

Hybrid tea rose variety Watercolor

People have been admiring hybrid tea roses for 150 years. This class of flowers is the result of breeding work that combined remontant and tea roses.

The bred roses have attracted attention for their ability to bloom several times per season, obtained from remontant roses. And the teahouses imparted to the new class varieties the delicate aroma of tea leaves after picking, as well as the beautiful shape of the flower.

Selection work on hybrid tea roses was not interrupted. Their advantages became more and more. Varieties of this class have become resistant to diseases and can better withstand frosty winters.

When describing their favorite plants, professionals pay attention to large flowers, abundant flowering, and delicate aroma. By listening to the advice of experts who talk about the hybrid tea rose, the features of its planting and care, you will make your flower garden unique!

More details Varieties of hybrid tea roses

Description

Since then, breeders, flower growers and rose growers have bred more than 10,000 different species. Hybrid tea varieties have a long flowering period. Instilling the qualities of remontant varieties allows the hybrid to resist some pathogens and not freeze out in severe frosts.

Hybrid tea roses are classified according to several characteristics. If we look at the growth of the bushes, then these are tall, medium-sized and low-growing roses. In terms of design, there are pyramidal, compact bushes and bushes with shoots spread in all directions.

There is a classification by color. There are seven main classes: red (including burgundy shades), white (all shades of white and shades of beige), pink (the entire palette of pink shades, including salmon color tones), yellow-apricot-orange colors, lilac, with all shades lilac color.

The seventh class is represented by transitional shades and varieties that have two different colors on one bud.

Varieties of roses

There are a lot of hybrid tea varieties. There are so many lovers of this culture. There is a feeling that every day a new variety of this beautiful plant is replenished. If we describe even well-known varieties, the list will be incredibly long. Let's look at some varieties and their main characteristics.

An early variety of hybrid tea rose is represented by the Peer Gynt variety. The height of the bush is almost 1 meter, but the bush is very compact. A lot of foliage grows on the shoots, and the shoots themselves have sharp and thin growths.

The buds are formed solitary, large when opened, yellow in color with a golden tint. The aroma of the petals is very delicate and subtle. When the flowering of the bud ends, a pink border appears on the edges of the petals.

Very long flowering of each bud. Many flower buds are formed on the bush, which bloom into beautiful flowers. The disadvantage of this variety is its susceptibility to powdery mildew.

Dame de Kerr roses are frost-resistant, with double inflorescences of crimson color. Opened buds are up to 12 cm in diameter, cup-shaped. The bush is tall, about 90 cm.

The flowers grow one at a time, but the plant produces many shoots with flower buds. Used as a standard culture. They look beautiful in group plantings. They are also grown for cutting.

Popular among gardeners is the Lucky Peace variety, with unusual, double-sided petals: at the bottom the petals are orange with a red tint, and at the top they are pink with an apricot tint. The bush is very compact, up to 80 cm high. There are up to 50 petals on a blossoming bud.

The Alexander variety is grown to create bouquets. The bush is tall and can grow up to one and a half meters. The buds are semi-double, orange-red in color.

When blooming, the diameter is up to 12 cm. The petals have a faint pink smell. They look good in cut bouquets and are planted as flowering living fences.

The flowerbed variety Prima Ballerina is also very famous among rose bush lovers. The aroma of the petals is very pronounced. The flowers are large, cone-shaped, pinkish cherry in color. The height of the bush reaches one meter.

Choosing material for planting

Rose seedling

When purchasing a seedling, it is necessary to take into account not only the height and color of the flower. A seedling suitable for planting has the following characteristics:

• Age - 1-2 years.
• The root collar is 8 - 10 mm in diameter.
• Lack of leaves, flowers, fruits.

What else must be taken into account when choosing a rose seedling?

Carefully inspect the seedling when purchasing. Pay attention to:

• Seedling roots . Give preference to one whose root system is well developed and has branches. Such a plant will develop better.
• Number of stems . It is worth buying a seedling that has more than two stems. The stems should be sufficiently developed and strong. The diameter of the stems is at least 6-7 mm, the color is a healthy green.
• Kidneys . Choose a seedling whose buds are dormant.

Planting a hybrid tea rose

How to plant a hybrid tea rose

Experts have developed a unique algorithm for planting hybrid tea roses. Compliance with all of its points will ensure good survival and further development of the flower.

1. Landing dates

The optimal time for planting hybrid tea roses is May, after warm weather has set in and the soil has warmed up well. Planting a hybrid tea rose can last until the onset of intense heat in June.

1. Seedling preparation

The purchased seedling must be prepared for planting by placing it in water for 2-3 hours. Before this, the roots of the plant are trimmed by a few millimeters. It is also allowed not to completely immerse the entire seedling in water, but to partially immerse the roots in a container of water.

1. Selecting a location

The rose is quite picky about the planting site. She will feel good in a lighted, sunny place. The plant must be protected from drafts, to which the rose is sensitive. Experience shows that it is best to plant a rose near the wall of a house, another building or tall bushes that will shelter it from drafts and gusts of wind.

The most suitable soil is slightly acidic. It is necessary to prepare in advance for planting roses. Adding humus or cow manure to the area where the rose is supposed to be planted in the fall will give good results.

Avoid unwanted proximity. Raspberries or cherries, rowan, pear, quince, and other Rosaceae should not be placed next to the rose. It is also not worth planting a flower in the place of these plants; these predecessors are undesirable.

1. Preparing the planting hole

To plant a hybrid tea rose, prepare a hole about half a meter deep (50-60 cm). The roots of the plant should feel free in it. The first layer filling the hole is the soil mixture. To prepare it, thoroughly mix equal proportions of soil, sand with organic matter - cow manure, peat, humus. The hole with the soil mixture is spilled with water. The seedling is lowered into the hole and covered with soil, making sure that the grafting site (a noticeable thickening) is not deeper than 2-3 cm underground. The soil around the seedling needs to be compacted well. The planting procedure ends with watering.

Video “Planting Roses”

Growing roses

Having selected a high-quality seedling and planted it according to all the rules, you should continue to follow the rules for caring for and growing hybrid tea roses.

1. Watering

Hybrid tea rose needs systematic watering. Drying out immediately affects the condition and development of the plant. Its flowers become smaller and its leaves dry out. Overmoistening is also undesirable, as it can lead to fungal diseases. Optimal watering regime: abundant watering once every 7 days in summer, in hot weather. In spring and autumn, the plant is watered less often - once every 1.5 - 2 weeks.

1. Mulching

Mulching will help maintain sufficient soil moisture. It is best to use humus or peat as mulch.

1. Top dressing

For normal development and abundant long-term flowering, hybrid tea roses require constant feeding. Today it is best to use special complex mineral fertilizers, which contain the chemical elements necessary for the flower: potassium, magnesium, phosphorus.

Fertilizing is carried out in the spring, during plant growth (the first is nitrogen, the second is potassium), then at the time of budding, then after the first flowering. In summer it is useful to combine the use of mineral and organic fertilizers. In the fall, phosphorus-potassium fertilizers are applied to prepare the plants for the winter.

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Basic growing conditions

Roses can be planted both in open ground and indoors. The method must be selected according to climatic conditions. Rose bushes are characterized by abundant, long-lasting flowering, so pruning the bushes must be done twice a season, namely in spring and autumn.

In the 1st year of flowering, prune the plant by 2 - 3 buds, in the 2nd year and subsequent years by 5 - 7 buds. If you prune your rose bush in the summer, it will encourage further growth of the shoots, which may lead to reblooming.

Experienced gardeners do not recommend pruning more than 2 flowers from 1 bush.

The main pruning of bushes is done in the spring. It determines what shape the rose bush will be. You should start pruning immediately after the plants have woken up from winter hibernation and spring planting has begun.

Regardless of the type of rose, you need to trim the top shoots. In this case, on strong shoots it is necessary to leave 2-3 well-formed buds and remove 10 - 15 cm of the shoot. On weak branches you should leave only 1 - 2 buds.

In autumn, shoots that have not bloomed this season are pruned. It is important to know that all cut shoots must be burned. In the fall, after pruning, it is necessary to prepare the rose bush for winter frosts. To do this, it must be covered with spruce branches and covered with peat or soil on top. The plant is insulated to a bush height of 25 - 30 cm.

If winter promises to be frosty, it is advisable to completely insulate the bush. To do this, you need to build a frame, cover it with insulation and film to prevent it from getting wet, and cover the remaining film with earth from below. This way the rose bush will overwinter well and is not afraid of frost.

Trimming

When growing roses, it is important to prune the flower in a timely manner. Without old shoots, the rose bush becomes more decorative. But the main functions of pruning are not decorative. It preserves the quality of flowers and prevents their size from shrinking. A rose bush thinned out as a result of pruning becomes more resistant to fungal diseases.

More details Growing garden roses: pruning

Pruning is carried out several times during the season. Hybrid tea roses are pruned in spring and summer. If necessary, autumn pruning is also possible. This procedure must be carried out competently, making an oblique cut with a sharp pruning shears, the distance between the bud and the cut is 5 mm.

Let's look at how to prune a hybrid tea rose.

Pruning roses

Timely pruning plays an important role in the proper care of hybrid tea roses. It comes in several types:

Heavy pruning. More than half of the shoot is cut off so that 3-4 buds remain. This promotes the formation of larger flowers, but in smaller quantities. Flowering begins later than usual.

Weak pruning. The damaged or frozen top of the shoot is removed. The plant begins to bloom early and produces more flowers. But the flowers themselves will be smaller.

Spring pruning is the most important. It is done when the buds have reached sizes from 0.5 to about.8 cm. For low-growing varieties, you need to leave 3-4 buds and a shoot length of 15-20 cm. For tall plants, up to 8 buds are left, the shoot length is 30 cm.

Summer pruning. It is carried out after flowering. Withered flowers with a small part of the shoot are removed. At the same time, roses do not devote energy to the formation of fruits, which will ensure abundant flowering in the future.

Autumn pruning. Produced before preparing for wintering. Unripe and damaged shoots are cut out. It is not recommended to prune heavily, as in severe winters the branches can freeze deeply, which can greatly harm the plant.

Don't forget about autumn pruning

After the pruning process, all removed shoots and leaves must be removed away from the bushes or burned. They may contain pathogens of plant diseases.

Preparing for winter

Preparing roses for winter

Winter, the time when the rose does not please us with its blooms, is also an important period in the life of a flower. At the same time, this is a difficult period for which the plant needs to be prepared.

In order for the rose to survive the frosty winter and not die, it is necessary to create special conditions for it. The plant is pruned, leaving shoots no more than 10 cm. Excess shoots are removed. To disinfect the sections, sprinkle them with ash. Then the rose bush is hilled up, covering the left shoots with dry leaves or spruce branches.

You can cover the bush with a wooden box and wrap it with agrofibre on top of it. If you choose this method, do not try to wrap the rose completely; be sure to leave some air space to ensure air circulation.

You cannot use sawdust, hay, straw, moss, or manure when preparing roses for winter! These materials will lead to dampness, rotting of the roots, and death of the flower!

Diseases and pests of hybrid tea roses

Hybrid tea rose requires constant attention. The flower turns out to be attractive not only to humans; diseases and pests become a problem.

Pest control

If, when examining the rose garden, you notice damage to the leaves or buds of the plant, be careful; this could be caused by a caterpillar or spider mite, aphid or leaf roller. It is urgent to remove the damaged leaves, and then treat the bush with special chemical protection products in accordance with the instructions.

If you didn’t notice any insects upon careful inspection, but you are concerned about the plant’s slow growth, its wilting, or the drying out of its leaves, perhaps a nematode has settled in its roots. In this case, treating the plant is not enough; it is necessary to act on its roots. The rose is dug up, the remaining soil is washed off from the roots, and the roots are treated with special products in accordance with the instructions. At the same time, they are looking for a new landing site. Preventing the reappearance of the nematode is to plant calendula flowers in a new hole before planting, the smell of which will repel the nematode.

More details Pests of garden roses and methods of combating them

We treat diseases

The main diseases of hybrid tea roses are fungal diseases: powdery mildew, gray rot, rust, black spot. The main cause of disease is excess humidity. Treatment consists of observing watering standards and using fungicides (Fundazol, Topaz, etc.). The preparations are used in accordance with the instructions for treating the plant. Disease prevention and soil treatment are also carried out with fungicides.

More details: Diseases of garden roses and their treatment

Agricultural technology varieties

Flowering is abundant. Moreover, they can bloom several times per season. To achieve the lushness of the bush, bright flowers and abundant flowering, you should know some rules:

1. It is recommended to plant rose bush seedlings in the spring. It is necessary that the grafting site is 2 cm below the ground surface.

2. The plant requires periodic pruning. It is carried out in spring, summer, and autumn. The main one is spring pruning. It depends on it how the bush will be formed. It begins to be carried out immediately after the end of winter and the opening of the bushes or during spring replanting.
3. The upper strong shoots, regardless of the variety, are shortened by about 10-15 cm. There should be 2-3 well-formed buds left on them. Weak shoots are shortened by 1-2 cm.

This type of roses is not frost-resistant, so they need to be properly covered for the winter.

Diseases of rose bushes

The bushes need to be carefully monitored and cared for. This will help protect them from various diseases. The faster the disease is identified, the more effective the fight against it will be. Their main diseases that affect the plant can be identified:

• fungal;
• infectious.

Fungal diseases appear due to exposure to parasitic fungi. They live off the nutrients received by the plant. Excess humidity, heat and excessive fertilization with nitrogen-containing compounds contribute to their appearance. Reproduction is carried out using airborne spores, and they spread quite quickly. Black spot, rust and powdery mildew are common on roses.

Rust can spread to the rose bush from juniper, so it is better not to plant these plants nearby. Powdery mildew occurs mainly due to excess moisture, especially when the weather is rainy outside. Mold appears on the bush, turning into reddish and brownish spots. To prevent its occurrence, it is advisable to plant roses in places that are well ventilated. If the foliage is affected by powdery mildew, it is recommended to remove it.

The plant may also have sooty deposits or gray rot. You can get rid of soot deposits by treating the plants with a soap solution. For gray rot, you can try treating the bush using horsetail decoction. Affected parts should be cut off and destroyed.

Bushes are susceptible to viral diseases. Viruses can get onto flowers from insect pests or when pruning with dirty tools. As a result, plant growth slows down, the foliage becomes lighter, and flowering is less abundant. For preventive purposes, pruning tools should be disinfected and pests should be destroyed in a timely manner.

Possible pests

In addition to diseases, insects can also harm rose bushes. They are carriers of dangerous diseases, so when they are detected, control should begin. Most often on roses you can find aphids, scale insects, leaf rollers, and thrips.

Leafhoppers are small butterflies. They lay eggs on branches. They remain on them all winter, and in the spring small brownish caterpillars hatch from them. They feed on the leaves and buds of the plant, and then envelop them in webs and pupate inside a cocoon. Such leaves, along with the cobwebs, should be removed and destroyed, and the bush itself should be treated with insecticidal agents.

Green caterpillars usually eat foliage, buds and young shoots. Areas affected by them should be pruned and destroyed.

Spider mites are also a pest of roses. The red spider mite is considered especially dangerous. It begins to suck the juice from the shoots, as a result of which the plant begins to turn yellow and gradually dies. Most often, this pest causes damage during drought periods.

The roots of the bushes can be damaged by nematodes. These are small transparent worms 0.5−2 mm. Because of them, plant growth is disrupted, and thickenings form on the roots. Affected plants should be removed. It is best to plant calendula in their place. It helps eliminate the pest.

Cuttings

Having planted the purchased seedling, you can then prepare the planting material yourself. Hybrid tea roses are usually propagated using cuttings.

In the summer, when the rose has bloomed and its shoots are half woody, they are used as material for cuttings. In this case, use the middle of the shoot, measuring from 7 to 10 cm; the presence of 3 buds is mandatory. Cut the cutting so that the top cut is oblique and the bottom cut is straight. The bottom of the cutting is located directly below the lower bud, the top is above the top one at a distance of 0.5 to 1 cm. The lowest leaf is torn off, the remaining leaves are cut by a third or half.

How to take rose cuttings correctly

Cuttings need to be soaked before planting; for this, use Kornevin’s solution. Then they are planted in the garden. They are planted obliquely, the angle of inclination is approximately 45°. The planted cuttings are watered and sprayed with water so that they are constantly moist. To maintain a moist environment, cover with a glass container or polyethylene. It takes up to 2 years for the cutting to develop into a seedling; during this period it must be insulated in preparation for winter.

When growing, a hybrid tea rose will require some attention and care from you, and then generously reward you with flowering and aroma!

Application in landscape design

You can use roses as an independent crop to decorate areas or combine different varieties with each other. This design is recommended for decorating garden paths, alleys or gazebos. Roses also look attractive in combination with evergreen shrubs and a lawn.

Roses in landscape design

Roses are plants that can be found in almost any flower bed. The culture is undemanding in care and pleases with its lush flowering throughout the summer. Hybrid tea varieties are the most popular and their list is constantly updated. Therefore, everyone can choose the appropriate variety depending on personal preferences and growing region.