Scientific Name:
Rosa
cvs.
Pronunciation:
ROE-zuh
Common Name:
hybrid tea rose, cut flower rose, miniature potted rose
Family Name:
Rosaceae
Plant Type:
Flowering cut plant, Flowering pot plant, Shrub - deciduous
Key ID Features:
Long stem roses and small sized potted roses; prickles; leaves alternate, pinnately compound; most with 7 serrated leaflets, leafy stipules extend up petiole.
Habit:
Spreading, Upright
Form:
Oval - vertical
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
2 - 3m
Mature Spread:
1.5 - 2.0m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Garden origin
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Humus rich, Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Cut flower or foliage, Indoor plant, Mixed shrub border, Summer interest
Additional Info:
Google. Miniature types used as indoor potted plants. Cut flowers - 3 classes: Hybrid Tea (large single flower), Floribunda (small single flower, = intermediate, 'sweetheart'), spray (multiflowered).
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Compound
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Lustrous
Compound Leaf:
Odd-pinnate
Shapes:
Obovate, Ovate
Apices:
Acuminate, Acute
Bases:
Cuneate, Rounded
Margins:
Serrate
Inflorescence Type:
Cyme
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
11+
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Ovary Position:
Perigynous
Colour (petals):
Not showy, White, Yellow, Pink, Red
Flower Scent:
Fragrant
Flower Time at Peak:
Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
Additional Info:
Cut flower or foliage cvs. grouped into 3 classes: Hybrid Tea = large, single flower per stem; Floribunda = 'Sweetheart' = single medium flower per stem; spray = multiple flowers per stem. Many simple pistils
Fruit Type:
Aggregate fruit, Achene, Edible
Fruit Colour:
Orange, Red
Fruiting Time:
Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
Fruit insignificant, Accessory tissue, Edible, Persistent, Rose hips have accessory tissue that forms the outer fleshy red-orange covering which is derived from the floral tube (hypanthium), but may not form on some cultivars or if spent flowers are removed
Bark or Stem Colour:
Organ Modifications:
Prickles, Stipule, leafy
Propagation:
Seed, Softwood cuttings, Hardwood cuttings
Optimal Temp.:
Medium
Light Level:
High
Maintenance:
Medium
Pest Susceptibility:
Fungal leaf spot, Mites, Thrips
Specific Pests:
Black spot common outdoors
