How does a floribunda differ from a hybrid tea rose?

Growing roses is not an easy task, requiring a lot of experience and knowledge. But this is the case that the game is said to be worth the candle. With their magical scent and exquisite beauty, these flowers have won the hearts of millions of women around the world. Do-it-yourself roses are a delight for the eyes, and aromatherapy, and just relaxation for the soul, which in our fast-paced age of stress is so necessary for any person.

However, the wide variety of varieties of these beautiful flowers makes you wonder what option to choose for decorating your garden. In this article, we will look at how floribunda differs from hybrid tea rose.

Flowers of this variety saw the light thanks to the French breeder J. B. André Guillot. At the end of the 19th century, he managed to cross tea and remontant roses. The flowers of hybrid tea roses have a graceful shape and clear color. Moreover, they bloom for a long time several times per season. The buds have an attractive goblet shape. Cut flowers do not fade for a long time, have a delicate aroma. All these qualities have made hybrid tea roses the best-selling varieties in flower shops.

Currently, there are more than ten thousand varieties of this color category. Their inflorescences can be simple and lush, one-color and two-color, and they can also have rare unusual shades.

These are whimsical flowers in growing, they require compliance with all rules and regulations. Saplings are planted in mid-May or autumn. Watering must be done with warm water. It is necessary to water at the root, while it is important to ensure that water does not fall on the leaves.

Several times a season, hybrid tea bushes need to be fed with nitrogen and phosphorus-potassium fertilizers. It also requires procedures such as loosening the soil after each watering, combating infectious diseases (powdery mildew, rust), pruning faded inflorescences and autumn pruning of leaves, shelter for the winter with spruce branches.

The name of this group of varieties of roses is translated as "abundant flowering". Any roses in this category have abundant, long-lasting, almost continuous flowering. Floribunda is the result of crossing tea and polyanthus roses at the end of the 19th century. Bushes vary in height: from curbs (about 40 centimeters) to plants over 1 meter high. Flowers come in different shapes. The variety of colors is also wide.

The floribunda rose is also planted in spring and autumn. Water should only be done with warm water. After irrigation, you must immediately loosen the soil. Plants require the introduction of nitrogen fertilizers during the flowering period, and in the fall, after the flowers wither, phosphorus-potassium fertilizers. You can propagate these gorgeous flowers by seeds, cuttings, dropping.

A feature of hybrid tea roses is the red-burgundy shade of leaves and stems. It gives them a special decorative effect. The flowers of these roses are more elegant and lush than those of the floribunda. However, the latter have brighter, abundantly and long-flowering inflorescences.

A hybrid tea always has one flower per stem, while a floribunda can have more than ten of them., while it actively forms side shoots.Floribunda flowers are easy to spot by smelling them (they smell very weak or have no scent at all), while the enchanting scent of hybrid tea roses is sure to spread throughout the garden.

Both plants need sub-root watering with warm water, nitrogen and phosphorus-potassium fertilizers, pruning after flowering, shelter for the winter. However, the floribunda differs from the hybrid tea rose in that it cannot be pruned in the fall. Floribunda is easier to care for, as it is more resistant to various diseases. Hybrid tea beauties do not tolerate winter frosts well.

It is impossible to give an unambiguous answer to this question, because everything depends on individual preferences. If you are a subtle connoisseur of the graceful beauty of flowers, and it is also important for you that the rose has a wonderful aroma, then you should choose a hybrid tea variety. If the smell does not really matter to you, but rather attracts long and abundant flowering, then you should make a choice in favor of floribunda.

Consider also the fact that hybrid tea roses are more difficult to care for and require more free time. If you are too busy, but have a strong desire to grow these beautiful flowers, plant a less whimsical floribunda. The lack of a large space for a flower garden will not prevent you from growing this species, since there are special border options that do not exceed 40 centimeters.

Whichever variety you choose to decorate your flower garden, with proper care, the result will surely delight you with the indescribable charm of rose bushes. The ideal option is to try growing both varieties, and then decide which flowers your heart lies more in. Sometimes one small unpretentious bush becomes the beginning of a future multi-varietal rose garden, amazing in its beauty.

You can find out the secrets of proper planting of a rose by watching the video below.