Rose ‘Hopes and Dreams’ (Hybrid Tea)

Where to Plant Roses

Choose a sunny position with fertile, moisture-retentive but well-drained soil. ‘Hopes and Dreams’ has an upright, bushy habit that's ideal for borders and can also be grown in a large patio container. Plant it somewhere you'll be able to enjoy the wonderful fragrance of its flowers.

Planting Bare Root Roses

Before planting, soak the roots in a bucket of water for a couple of hours. Dig a generous hole wide enough for the roots to spread out naturally without bending or crowding them. Position the rose so the graft union – the swollen point where the stems meet the roots – sits around soil level, then backfill, firm gently and water thoroughly.

Planting Potted Roses

Water the rose well before planting and dig a hole slightly wider than the root ball. Remove the plant carefully from its pot, position it at the same depth it was growing previously, backfill with soil and gently firm around the roots. Water thoroughly after planting.

Growing Roses in Pots

‘Hopes and Dreams’ can be grown in a large patio container. Choose a substantial pot with good drainage and fill with a good-quality compost. Water regularly during the growing season, particularly during warm, dry weather, and feed to encourage healthy growth and plenty of flowers.

Watering & Feeding

Keep newly planted roses well watered while they establish. Feed established plants as growth begins in spring and again in early summer. An annual mulch of well-rotted manure or garden compost will help retain moisture and improve the soil.

Top Tip

Make the most of its strong fragrance by planting ‘Hopes and Dreams’ near a path, patio or seating area, and cut a few blooms to enjoy their perfume indoors too.

When to Prune

Prune ‘Hopes and Dreams’ in late winter or early spring as new growth begins. Remove dead, damaged, weak or crossing stems first, along with any very thin growth.

Pruning Hybrid Tea Roses

Hybrid Tea roses respond well to fairly hard pruning. Cut healthy stems back to vigorous outward-facing buds, creating an open, balanced framework that will produce strong new flowering stems.

Keep the Flowers Coming

Deadhead faded flowers regularly to encourage further flushes through the season. Keep your rose well watered during prolonged dry spells and feed during the growing season to support healthy growth and continued flowering.

Top Tip

Cut flowers when the buds are beginning to open if you'd like to enjoy them indoors, leaving plenty of healthy foliage on the plant to support further growth.

Show Off the Lilac

The unusual pink and pale-lilac flowers of ‘Hopes and Dreams’ look gorgeous amongst softer shades. Try white, blush pink and pale-blue perennials to pick up the cooler tones in the petals without competing with the rose.

Add a Deeper Contrast

Deep purple salvias and hardy geraniums will bring out the lilac colouring, while their smaller flowers create a lovely contrast with the large Hybrid Tea blooms.

Bring in Silver

Silver-grey foliage works particularly well with ‘Hopes and Dreams’, echoing the silvery tones that develop in its petals as the flowers mature. Add spring bulbs nearby for an earlier splash of colour before your rose comes into flower.

Top Tip

Keep lower-growing companions a little away from the base of your rose so there's plenty of room for watering, feeding and good air circulation.

Your Rose – Hybrid Tea

‘Hopes and Dreams’ is a Hybrid Tea rose, producing large, beautifully formed flowers on strong, upright stems. Hybrid Teas are a great choice when you want standout blooms in your borders, with many varieties also producing wonderfully fragrant flowers that are excellent for cutting.

Other Types of Rose

Floribunda Roses

Floribunda roses produce their flowers in generous clusters, creating plenty of colour over a long period. They usually have a bushy habit and repeat flower through summer, making them excellent choices for beds, borders and larger containers.

Shrub Roses

Shrub roses develop into naturally shaped bushes and are particularly useful for adding height and structure to borders. Their flowers vary from simple open blooms to large, fully double roses, depending on the variety.

Climbing Roses

Climbing roses produce long flowering stems that can be trained over walls, fences, arches and other supports. They don't cling by themselves, so their stems need to be tied to a suitable support as they grow.

Rambling Roses

Rambling roses generally produce longer, more flexible stems than climbing roses and are excellent for covering larger structures, pergolas and mature trees. Many produce impressive displays of smaller flowers carried in generous clusters.

Flower Carpet Roses

Flower Carpet roses are a range of ground cover roses bred for their spreading habit, long flowering season and good garden performance. They're particularly useful for creating low-maintenance colour in borders, banks and larger planting schemes.

Persica Roses

Persica roses are instantly recognisable by the contrasting eye at the centre of their flowers. Modern varieties combine this distinctive colouring with repeat flowering and strong garden performance.

Bare Root Roses

Bare root roses are supplied during autumn and winter while they are dormant. Although they may look simple and leafless when they arrive, the plants have stored energy in their roots ready to support fresh growth once conditions warm in spring.

How They Arrive

Your bare root rose will arrive without a pot or compost around its roots. Unpack it promptly and aim to plant it as soon as possible.

If You Can't Plant Straight Away

Keep the roots covered with moist soil in a cool, sheltered place and keep the stems dry. Aim to plant within seven days, avoiding frozen or waterlogged ground.

Planting Bare Root Roses

Soak the roots in a bucket of water for a couple of hours before planting. Dig a generous hole, improve the soil with compost or well-rotted organic matter and position the rose so the graft union sits around soil level. Backfill, firm gently and water well.

Potted Roses

Potted roses are established plants supplied ready to plant and can be planted at almost any time of year, avoiding frozen, waterlogged or extremely dry conditions.

How They Arrive

Plants are carefully selected and pruned where necessary to encourage a strong, open framework. The pot is protected during transit to help retain moisture and safeguard the roots.

If You Can't Plant Straight Away

Place the pot in a sheltered outdoor position and water regularly to keep the compost moist until you're ready to plant.

Planting in the Ground or Containers

Dig a hole slightly wider than the root ball and plant at the same depth as it was growing in the pot. Improve the soil with organic matter where needed, firm gently and water thoroughly. ‘Hopes and Dreams’ can also be grown in a large container with good drainage.

Seasonal Appearance

The appearance of your rose will naturally vary depending on the time of year. In spring you'll see fresh new growth, while during summer plants may arrive in leaf or flower. In autumn and winter they may have yellowing leaves or be completely leafless as they enter dormancy. Fresh growth will appear again when conditions improve.

Growing On

Once established, ‘Hopes and Dreams’ develops into a strong, upright Hybrid Tea rose approximately 80cm high × 80cm wide, with dark green foliage and beautifully fragrant pink to pale-lilac flowers.