Hybrid Tea Rose 'Rio Samba'

I bought couple of these rose as barefoot from HD last year, one in front my house one in back, but WOW.. What the wonderful rainbow colo...Read Morers, really light up the garden, just beautiful rose bush, only think wish blooms was much BIGGER, but is real beautiful vivid sunset colors, make sure planted it in sunny area, loves the sunshine & heat, then less in getting diseases!
ONLY Thing about it is VERY Susceptible to Powdery Mildew,Needs a lots spraying

This is a wonderful rose. It is extremely floriferous, the rebloom is fast, and the colors are wonderful. I have had three; the first o...Read Morene had more fragrant blooms than the other two.

This is a wonderful rose EXCEPT I cannot keep one through the ugly NE Wisconsin (zone 5) winters, even by burying it in ground. The first one I had lasted about three years. I liked it so much that when it succumbed to a winter, I got another. That one also died, and I got a third. When that one froze out, I gave up.

I rate this rose as neutral because it would be one of my all-time favorite roses if I could only keep one alive. I would guess that in a warmer climate, it would be wonderful.

I just got this plant today, and am going to keep it in a container. I'm loving it so far, it does change colors as the bloom opens! I'm ...Read Morehearing all kinds of good stuff about this rose!

Without a doubt, I can say that Rio Samba is one of my favorite roses. It changes color everyday, and even when fully opened each flower ...Read Morewill last at least 9 days. The petals are thick and waxy making it a perfect cut flower. My blossoms are 4" across on the average, but I've seen a 7 year old bush that is nearly 6 feet tall with blossoms nearly 6 inches wide.
The scent is unique - a lemony vanilla smell. Not overpowering but enough so that you can smell it three feet away.

As with nearly any rose, I've had some minor problems with black spot, and for some reason the caterpillars LOVE chewing on the leaves. I've switched to Bayer 3 in 1 Systemic instead of Bayer 2 in 1 and Sulpur sprays. Hopefully we'll see an improvement over blackspot this year.

Beautiful - fun to grow. I get nothing but raves on how beautiful they are from neighbors (one dropped off a watermelon to show their ap...Read Morepreciation) and strangers that just stop on the edge of the road to look at them. Even the wildlife love them. I had a mockingbird nest in one last year, and the adult and baby lizards help control bad bugs. I have about a half dozen of these with other varieties mixed in, but these are the show stoppers and mainstay. Mine are older now, and I am in a very humid southern climate. I have some minor troubles with blackspot and aphids, but they are treatable. These were my first roses and I am an amatuer gardener.

This rose is my most prolific bloomer. It is constantly surprising me with the different-colored blooms--I never know whether they will ...Read Morebe orange-yellow or orange-red. I have only had it for a few months but so far it has been disease-free. It is fast becoming my favorite rose!

My Rio was just planted a year ago, from J & P bare root, own root stock. What a difference a year has made! She has gone from a spindl...Read Morey stick to a chest high to me, (I am 5 ft 2) masterpiece! She is the pride of my garden with high marks for disease resistance, as well as heat, drought, & cold resistance here between Jacksonville & St. Augustine, FL. I do nothing but water once in a while, weed & dead head. I do not spray or use any sort of bug repellents, & it still flourishes. I fell in love with it from the photo in the catalog, & I am more in love now!

In my humid and somewhat fickle southern climate, Rio Samba is a SHOWSTOPPER! I have had some success with other roses here but Rio is so...Read More far the healthiest,most consistant rose to date. I found it loves morning sun (7-2pm) best. Now it is 4yrs old,6x6,120+buds,with no hint of disease.When people ask what do I do to make Rio Samba so healthy, I really only know it likes it's spot!

I have a Rio that I planted in 1995.The plant blooms profusely all season and seems to get better every year.The fragrance is unbelievabl...Read Moree and the color changes as the blooms open from yellow to coral.There really have been no disease problems either.This is one great rose.

This rose has proven beautiful in every stage, from first bud to falling petals. It changes colors from yellow tinged with scarlet at the...Read More beginning, to a cream with pink edges toward the end of the bloom life.
I am growing this in a container and have had no problems so far, but just got it this year (May 2005). I watered it every day when first planted, and now am falling back to every other day.
Light fragrance, lovely to behold!

Bred and introduced in the United States. Won the All-America Rose Selection in 1993, the Hybrid Tea Spray in 1997, the Court of Show Hon...Read Moreor in 1999, and the King of Show in 2000.

Parentage:
Seed: Seedling
Pollen: Sunbright

I live in the Florida Panhandle and this rose has bloomed continuously all year. So far from March 2003- March 2004. It hasn't slowed dow...Read Moren even a fraction. It has continued to grow even through some of the worst cold spells in the area.

This is a wonderful rose with blooms that change color as they open up. Her fragrance is very pleasing to the nose. She is extremely hard...Read Morey here in Colorado. No real disease problems.

Flaming yellow petals splashed with orange-red.
Pointed buds
5 inch blooms
25-30 petals
16-18 inch stem
...Read More medium green foliage
light fragrance