When you see a red rose, you usually think of a hybrid tea. We present the variety of hybrid tea varieties that have more to offer than just red.
Roses (pink) are always a very special eye-catcher in the garden. And especially specimens of the hybrid tea group usually have large and particularly beautifully shaped flowers in bright colors. They are the result of cross-breeding between tea and remontant roses that bloom more often. Unfortunately, in the meantime the plant breeders have probably forgotten that appearance and permanent bloom are not everything. The first attempts at crossing were therefore extremely susceptible to disease and lacked winter hardiness. Nowadays, however, there are innumerable hybrid tea varieties that are both pretty to look at and also shine with other properties, such as good leaf health.
In this article, we have compiled the most important properties of hybrid tea roses for you and then introduce you to some of the most popular hybrid tea varieties.
Hybrid tea: characteristics and growth habit
Hybrid tea roses are the oldest class of modern roses. They were created in the 19th Century through the crossing of Chinese tea roses and European remontant roses, which is why they are often referred to as tea hybrids. In addition to positive properties such as an expanded color range, new fragrances and a longer bloom, the However, the introduction of the Chinese roses also has negative properties such as the increased susceptibility to rose diseases - for example for Soot (Diplocarpon rosae) or Powdery mildew (Erysiphales) - and the lack of winter hardiness in the breeding line of modern varieties. All rose varieties that existed before the introduction of the hybrid tea are therefore called "old roses" today.
From the efforts of the plant breeders, however, some wonderful varieties with predominantly positive properties have emerged in the decades that followed. These hybrid tea roses carry their double and often fragrant flowers individually on long stems. In addition, the large flowers are usually characterized by a particularly elegant shape. Hybrid teas look best when they are planted in groups in the garden or combined with delicate summer flowers, grasses or perennials.
The 20 most beautiful hybrid tea varieties
If you still have space in your garden, you should now consider buying your own hybrid tea rose. The selection of beautiful varieties is huge. Perhaps the following overview can serve as inspiration for you.
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'Admiral'
Nostalgic hybrid tea; large, black buds; later double, velvety ruby red flowers; strong scent of pear; more often blooming; upright growth; becomes about 80 to 120 cm high; high leaf health
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"Ambience"
Creamy white flowers with a yellowish center; more often blooming; delicate fragrance; good shelf life of the flowers; is suitable as a cut flower; bushy growth; reaches heights of up to 80 cm; excellent leaf health; can also be planted in pots
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‘Augusta Luise’
Robust and vigorous variety; large, peach-colored flowers; fruity sweet fragrance; exudes nostalgic charm; more often blooming; upright growth; reaches heights of growth of up to 120 cm; good leaf health; hardy
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"Blue River"
Robust variety; medium-sized, double flowers in magenta-purple with a darker edge; powdered white towards the center; grows in loose umbels; wonderful fragrance; dense, glossy foliage; bushy, branched growth; reaches heights of growth of up to 70 cm
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‘Candlelight’
Noble, nostalgically shaped rose; double flowers in golden yellow from June to September; strong fragrance; very vigorous; becomes about 70 to 100 cm high; good leaf health; Winter protection is recommended
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‘Chandos Beauty’
Convinces with elegantly shaped buds and flowers in salmon pink; more often blooming; fruity-spicy fragrance; upright growth; reaches heights of up to 120 cm; good leaf health; hardy
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‘Cherry Brandy 85’
Double, copper-colored flowers; intense fruity fragrance; flowers from June to November; strong, bushy growth; reaches heights of 70 to 100 cm; tolerates partial shade; medium leaf health
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‘Cherry Lady’
Strong, double flowers in rose-red; excellent leaf health; more often blooming; even, upright bushy growth; grows up to 90 cm high; suitable as a cut flower; only partially hardy
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‘Scent cloud’
Double, coral red flowers; very strong hybrid tea scent; early flowering; leathery, shiny foliage; bushy growth; reaches heights of growth of 50 to 80 cm; is also often offered as a stem rose
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"Eddy Mitchell"
Dedicated to the French singer; dark carmine red flowers with a touch of black, golden yellow on the outside; light fragrance; good leaf health; hardy
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‘Florence on the Elbe’
Also known as ‘Line Renaud’; received her name in honor of the city of Dresden; robust rose with medium-sized, dusky pink flowers; smells intensely of lemon; more often blooming; upright growth; grows up to 100 cm; recognized ADR rose; good leaf health
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‘Erotica’
Good cut flower; very large, velvety flowers in dark red on long stems; floriferous; strong fragrance; strong, upright growth; grows up to 80 cm high; rainproof; heat tolerant; high leaf health; frost hardy
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‘Gloria Dei’
Also as ‘Madame A. Meilland ’or‘ Peace ’known; most popular hybrid tea variety; loosely double, light yellow flower with a pink border; pleasant smell; more often blooming; bushy growth; grows up to 100 cm high; weatherproof
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‘Countess Diana’
Named after Countess Diana Bernadotte; medium-sized, purple-violet flowers; gives off an intense fragrance; long-lasting bloom; upright, bushy growth; reaches heights of growth of up to 120 cm; recognized ADR rose; conditionally hardy
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‘Grande Amore’
Double flowers in romantic, bright red; delicate fragrance; more often blooming; recognized ADR rose; medium leaf health; heat tolerant
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‘Ingrid Bergmann’
Was named World Rose in 2000; large, dark red flowers; delicate fragrance; more often blooming; upright bushy growth; well branched; reaches heights of growth of up to 100 cm; good cut rose; long flowering period; medium leaf health
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‘Pascali’
Was named World Rose in 1991; medium-sized, pure white flowers in a noble shape; slightly fragrant; profuse; bushy, sturdy growth; grows up to 70 cm high; good leaf health
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‘Sutter’s Gold’
Hybrid tea with noble bud; loosely double flowers in light orange to yellow with a reddish sheen in the edge; strong fragrance; blooms into October; glossy, dark green foliage; reaches heights of growth of up to 100 cm; medium leaf health
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'Valencia'
Double, coppery yellow flowers; intense fragrance; more often blooming; upright bushy growth; becomes about 60 to 80 cm high; medium leaf health; can be used as a cut rose; rainproof and tolerant of heat
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'Whiskey'
Hybrid tea blooming well into autumn; double, amber-yellow flowers; strong fragrance; dark green foliage; bushy growth; strongly drifting; grows up to 90 cm high; good cut rose; conditionally hardy
The most beautiful varieties of bed roses, climbing roses & Co can be found in our overview article on the topic Types of roses.
Would you like to find out more about hybrid tea care? Like yours Cut hybrid tea roses properlyso that they stay in shape and produce lots of flowers, we explain to you in our special article.
