tea rose

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A vigorous rose, variable in height and spread from 1.2m as a shrub or 4.5m trained as a climber, with glossy, mid-green leaves and very fragrant, large blooms varying from semi-double or double, creamy-white to blush pink, that line the long branches, repeat-flowering through summer

Scientific classification

Species: tea rose (Rosa × odorata)
Genus: Rosa
Family: Rosaceae

Fruit are ornamental - not to be eaten. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling
Toxicity: Roses
Plant type: 4-8 metres
Height: 2.5-4 metres
Spread: Deciduous · Semi evergreen
Foliage: Bushy
Habit: Spring · Summer · Autumn
Season of interest: Full sun
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Distribution of tea rose

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Culture

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Toxicity

Fruit are ornamental - not to be eaten. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling

Quick identification of tea rose

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tea rose care guide

Deep soak roots as top soil dries, drain excess water completely
Watering: Full sun
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Watering

Deep soak roots as top soil dries, drain excess water completely

Fertilizing

Monthly organic rose fertilizer from spring to mid-autumn period

Pruning

Keep single-flowering shrub roses lightly pruned, removing dead, diseased, crossing and weak growth. Thin a few old unproductive stems if crowded. Prune in late summer after flowering.

Propagation

Propagate by hardwood cuttings in autumn, softwood cuttings (under glass) in spring or summer or by chip budding in summer

Growing

Grow in fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil in full sun, in a warm sheltered position. Best suited to southern counties and inner city locations, can be grown in a container and overwintered in a greenhouse in colder areas. Mulch with well-rotted organic matter in late winter or early spring, and for best flowering apply a general rose or shrub fertiliser in early spring and again in early summer. See rose cultivation

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Common pests and diseases

Diseases

May be susceptible to rose black spot, rose rust, replant disease, rose dieback, and rose powdery mildew and sometimes honey fungus. May also be susceptible to disorders rose blindness and flower balling

Pests

May be susceptible to aphids, rose leafhopper, glasshouse red spider mite, scale insects, caterpillars, large rose sawfly, rose slugworm sawfly and rose leaf-rolling sawfly. Deer and rabbits can cause damage

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