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Figure 4.35
The large-flowered hybrid tea rose. Remove
any dead, crossed or weak growth.
Figure 4.36
Hard prune large-flowered roses.
is usually met with in the local garden centre
and produces long petalled large flowers with
a high centre, a pointy shaped rose when just
opened. They have become the modern idea
of what comprises a 'traditional' rose. In fact,
they are the result of thousands of years of
breeding and are the staple of florists (see
Table 4.11).
Table 4.11
Large-flowered roses (hybrid teas and perpetuals)
Amorosa
Blue Moon
Dainty Bess
First love
Flamingo
Frau Karl Druschi
Jacaranda
Just Joey
La Reine
Lorraine Lee - the exception, as it flowers in winter, prune
after flowering.
Mr Lincoln
Mrs John Laing
Oklahoma
Ophelia
Pascali
Peace
Red Devil
Super Star
Susan
Whisky Mac
Large-flowered roses benefit from hard
pruning in late winter or early spring
depending on climate. Prune back the main
stems to between 25 and 60 cm (depending
on the vigor of the cultivar) and shorten the
side growths to two to three buds. This
growth will carry the next season's flower.
Growth that is thinner than a pencil is
unlikely to support flowers, so remove the
weak and spindly as well (see Figure 4.36).
Deadheading throughout the season helps to
encourage fresh bloom. In autumn,
shortening the flowered stems and the
removal of any crossed or dead wood will tidy
