Rose Hybrid Tea Collection

Where to Plant
Choose a sunny, sheltered position with fertile, moisture-retentive but well-drained soil. Hybrid Tea roses flower best with plenty of sunshine and good air circulation around the plants.

Planting Bare-Root Roses
Bare-root roses are best planted while dormant. Unpack your roses promptly and soak the roots in a bucket of water for a couple of hours before planting. Dig a generous hole, spread the roots out naturally and position each rose with the graft union around soil level. Backfill, firm gently and water well.

Planting Potted Roses
If offered as potted plants later in the season, water well before planting and dig a hole slightly wider than the root ball. Remove the rose from its pot, gently loosen any tightly packed roots and plant at the same depth it was growing in the pot. Backfill, gently firm and water thoroughly.

Watering
Water regularly during the first growing season while your roses establish, particularly during warm, dry weather. Established plants will also appreciate a thorough watering during prolonged dry spells.

Feeding & Mulching
Feed with a suitable rose fertiliser in spring as new growth begins and again in summer to support repeat flowering. Mulch with well-rotted garden compost or organic matter to help retain moisture and suppress weeds, keeping the mulch clear of the stems.

Beds & Borders
Hybrid Tea roses make excellent border plants, producing their distinctive flowers on strong, upright stems. Give them a sunny position where you can enjoy both their colour and fragrance.

Create a Rose Bed
Plant the five roses together for a colourful display of red, white, yellow and orange, or repeat them through an existing rose bed to add more colour through the summer.

Grow for Cutting
Hybrid Tea roses are particularly good for cutting thanks to their large, shapely flowers and strong stems. Plant them somewhere easily accessible so you can regularly pick a few blooms for the house.

Large Containers
They can also be grown in generous containers with good drainage. Container-grown roses will need regular watering and feeding throughout the growing season.

Pruning
Prune Hybrid Tea roses in late winter or early spring. Remove dead, damaged or weak growth first, then cut back healthy stems to encourage strong new shoots and maintain a neat, open shape.

Deadheading
Remove faded flowers regularly during the flowering season to keep plants looking tidy and encourage further flushes of blooms.

Cutting Flowers
Cut blooms as the buds begin to open using clean, sharp secateurs. Avoid taking too much stem from young plants while they're still establishing.

Summer Care
Water during prolonged dry spells and feed again in summer to support continued flowering. Container-grown roses will need more regular watering and feeding during warm weather.

Soften the Edges
Plant lower-growing perennials such as hardy geraniums and nepeta around Hybrid Tea roses to soften the base of the plants and add another layer of summer colour.

Add Contrasting Shapes
Salvias, veronicas and penstemons provide upright flower spikes that contrast beautifully with the large, rounded rose blooms.

Add Spring Colour
Spring bulbs bring colour to beds and borders before the roses get into their stride. Alliums are particularly useful for carrying colour from late spring towards the start of the rose season.

Let the Roses Lead
With red, white, yellow and orange already included in this collection, keep surrounding planting relatively simple and let the roses provide the main blocks of colour.

Bare-Root Roses
Bare-root roses are supplied dormant without a pot or compost around their roots. They will usually arrive with woody stems and exposed roots, with little or no foliage. This is completely normal and fresh growth will appear as temperatures rise.

Potted Roses
If available as potted plants, these will be supplied established in compost. Their appearance will vary naturally with the season, from fresh growth in spring and leafy or flowering plants in summer to less active growth later in the year.

If You Can't Plant Straight Away
Keep bare-root roses cool with their roots moist and protected from drying out, and plant as soon as possible. Potted roses can be kept in a sheltered outdoor position and watered as needed until you're ready to plant.

What to Expect After Planting
The roses will gradually develop their upright, bushy shape as they establish. Displays will become more generous as the plants mature and produce more flowering stems.

Mature Size
These Hybrid Tea roses grow to approximately 60–90cm tall with a spread of up to 90cm, making them a useful size for beds, borders, rose gardens and large containers.