Rosa Double Delight (Hybrid Tea Rose)
Rose Double Delight, Rosa 'Andeli', Hybrid Tea Roses, Shrub Roses
One of the world's most famous roses, award-winning Rosa Double Delight is a terrific Hybrid Tea rose with extremely fragrant, very large, up to 5 in. across (12 cm), high-centered flowers. The ravishing, spicy scented, double flowers feature creamy-white petals (up to 30 petals), with lightly-ruffled, strawberry-red petal edges. Quick to repeat, this outstanding rose blooms in flushes from spring to fall. Vigorous, bushy, handsomely shaped shrub with matte, medium green leaves which provide an ideal backdrop for its summer-long floral display.
- Voted into the Rose Hall of Fame by the World Federation of Rose Societies in 1985.
- Grows up to 3-5 ft. tall and wide (90-150 cm). An excellent choice for beds, borders, flowering hedges, or containers. Stunning when mass-planted. Excellent cut flowers.
- Best grown in full sun, in rich, fertile with adequate moisture, well-drained soils.
- Propagate by hardwood cuttings in autumn or by chip budding in summer.
- Bred by A.E. & A.W. Ellis (United States, before 1976).
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Requirements
Hardiness | 5
– 9 |
---|---|
Heat Zones | 5
– 9 |
Climate Zones | 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, H1, H2 |
Plant Type | Roses |
Plant Family | Rosa - Hybrid Tea Roses, Rosa - Shrub Roses, Rosa - Roses |
Exposure | Full Sun |
Season of Interest |
Spring (Late) Summer (Early,Mid,Late) Fall |
Height | 3' – 5' (90cm – 150cm) |
Spread | 3' – 5' (90cm – 150cm) |
Spacing | 60" (150cm) |
Water Needs | Average |
Maintenance | Average |
Soil Type | Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand |
Soil pH | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
Soil Drainage | Moist but Well-Drained, Well-Drained |
Characteristics | Cut Flowers, Fragrant, Plant of Merit, Showy |
Attracts | Butterflies |
Garden Uses | Beds and Borders, Hedges and Screens, Patio and Containers |
Garden Styles | City and Courtyard, Cutting Garden, Informal and Cottage, Traditional Garden |
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While every effort has been made to describe these plants accurately, please keep in mind that height, bloom time, and color may differ in various climates. The description of these plants has been written based on numerous outside resources.
Requirements
Hardiness | 5
– 9 |
---|---|
Heat Zones | 5
– 9 |
Climate Zones | 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, H1, H2 |
Plant Type | Roses |
Plant Family | Rosa - Hybrid Tea Roses, Rosa - Shrub Roses, Rosa - Roses |
Exposure | Full Sun |
Season of Interest |
Spring (Late) Summer (Early,Mid,Late) Fall |
Height | 3' – 5' (90cm – 150cm) |
Spread | 3' – 5' (90cm – 150cm) |
Spacing | 60" (150cm) |
Water Needs | Average |
Maintenance | Average |
Soil Type | Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand |
Soil pH | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
Soil Drainage | Moist but Well-Drained, Well-Drained |
Characteristics | Cut Flowers, Fragrant, Plant of Merit, Showy |
Attracts | Butterflies |
Garden Uses | Beds and Borders, Hedges and Screens, Patio and Containers |
Garden Styles | City and Courtyard, Cutting Garden, Informal and Cottage, Traditional Garden |
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