Hybrid Tea
The birth of the ubiquitous Hybrid Tea rose occurred around the mid 1880’s and eventuated from some fairly random crosses between Hybrid Perpetual and Tea Roses. The resulting off-spring were not called Hybrid Teas but classified according to the dominant pollen parent. It wasn’t until 1884 that Hybrid Tea Roses were listed (in a catalogue put out by Dickson’s of Northern Ireland) as a distinct group. Many years later in 1898 the National Rose Society finally accepted these “new” roses as a separate class. In modern times Hybrid Teas have been re-classified officially as “Large Flowered Roses”. However in all my many years of working in horticulture I have never heard them referred to as such and it seems the term Hybrid Tea is here to stay.
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PAGE 1 ALL aka Devotion Hybrid Tea. An elegant rose with richly coloured (unfading) blooms that are shades of warm apricot and amber. Long, strong stems hold the flowers well and are perfect for picking. Plenty of blooms from summer to autumn. Nice soft fragrance and an upright and bushy habit. 2003. Amber Flush Expected Stock Height: 20/40 ? New stock expected End of May, 2026. Waitlist now. Estimated price TBA. Payment on order.
Hybrid Tea. Double blooms which are a subtle blend of apricot, amber and pink. Really pretty. The flowers are very fragrant, well spaced and produced regularly in large clusters. Strong compact, healthy bush. 1985. Amberlight Current Stock Height: 10/20 cm ? Container: pb8 ? WAS $45.99 LESS 20% aka New Zealand Hybrid Tea. Celebrate your love of NZ with this beautiful rose. The perfect buds open to fragrant blooms shaded a rich salmon pink. A strong healthy, hardy rose with disease resistant foliage. Lovely to pick. Released by Sam McGredy in 1990 to mark this country’s 150th anniversary. Aotearoa Current Stock Height: 20/40 cm ? Container: pb8 ? WAS $45.99 LESS 20% Hybrid Tea Std. Celebrate your love of NZ with this beautiful rose. The perfect buds open to fragrant blooms shaded a rich salmon pink. A strong healthy plant with disease resistant foliage. Lovely to pick. 1989. Aotearoa Std 80cm Expected Stock Height: STD-80/HGT-110 cm ? New stock expected End of May, 2026. Waitlist now. Estimated price TBA. Payment on order.
Hybrid Tea. A superb picking or exhibition rose with lovely intense apricot large, double blooms forms. Moderate fragrance. Healthy foliage and a strong, delightful scent as long as grown in an open sunny position. Apricot Delight Current Stock Height: 10/20 cm ? Container: pb8 ? WAS $45.99 LESS 20% Hybrid Tea. Perfectly shaped and scented cherry red blooms ideal for picking. Bred by Bob Matthews of Mathews Roses, NZ, this rose is ideally suited to New Zealand conditions and would be an outstanding addition to any garden. Healthy glossy foliage,. Aroha Expected Stock Height: 20/40 cm ? New stock expected End of May, 2026. Waitlist now. Estimated price TBA. Payment on order.
Hybrid Tea. This rose looks most beautiful when fully open. Powerfully fragrant with perfect-creamy white blooms, exceptionally free flowering. Great rose for picking for vase display. We have this in our garden at Wairere and it never fails to please. 1990. Auckland Metro Current Stock Height: 20/40 cm ? Container: pb8 ? WAS $45.99 LESS 20% Hybrid Tea. An excellent rose with healthy, disease resistant foliage, seductively scented, long stemmed, deep purple blooms that are perfect to pick. Stunning addition to any garden and bred right here in NZ by Rob Somerfield. 1996. Multi Award Winner. Blackberry Nip Current Stock Height: 20/40 cm ? Container: pb8 ? WAS $45.99 LESS 20% Hybrid Tea. This free flowering hybrid tea has lovely large full blooms of rich cream set against dark green foliage. The blooms have a light sweet scent. Nice dense habit and shows good disease resistance. Excellent for picking and exhibition. 1988. Cameo Cream Current Stock Height: 10/20 cm ? Container: pb8 ? WAS $45.99 LESS 20% aka Eternally Yours Hybrid Tea. A rose with beautiful, large, shapely blooms of deep crimson-maroon with a hint of silver on the reverse of the petals. Nice light fragrance and good repeat flowering. Resistant to disease. 1994 AKA 'Eternally Yours'.
Candella Current Stock Height: 20/40 cm ? Container: pb8 ? WAS $45.99 LESS 20% 
Habit: Upright
Leaves: Deciduous, Green
Mature Size (HxW): 1.2m x 1m
Habit: Upright
Leaves: Deciduous, Green
Mature Size (HxW): 0.75m x 0.6m
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Habit: Upright
Leaves: Deciduous, Green
Mature Size (HxW): 1.2m x 0.9m
NOW $36.79
Aotearoa was released by Sam McGredy in 1990 to mark this country’s 150th anniversary
Habit: Standard
Leaves: Deciduous, Green
Mature Size (HxW): Standard 80cm
Habit: Upright
Leaves: Deciduous, Green
Mature Size (HxW): 100cm x 60cm
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PVR: 37100
Habit: Upright
Leaves: Deciduous, Green
Habit: Upright
Leaves: Deciduous, Green
Mature Size (HxW): 1m x 0.6m
NOW $36.79
Rob Somerfield says this rose is "named after the liqueur 'Blackberry Nip' that many will remember from our past. I'm afraid my memory of it is not a great one - my fault as I somewhat over indulged, now days I would choose to drink in the scent of this beautiful rose rather than the liqueur!
Habit: Upright
Leaves: Deciduous, Green
Mature Size (HxW): 1m x 60cm
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This rose is also known as Caroline de Monaco and was named after Princess Caroline of Monaco after she selected the rose when visiting Meilland's Nursery in France.
Habit: Upright
Leaves: Deciduous, Green
Mature Size (HxW): 1.5m x 0.6m
NOW $36.79
Habit: Upright
Leaves: Deciduous, Green
Mature Size (HxW): 1m x 0.6m
NOW $36.79
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