Hybrid Tea Rose 'Heirloom'

Rosa

Family
Rosaceae (ro-ZAY-see-ee)
Genus
Rosa (RO-zuh)
Synonym
Spacing
4-6 ft. (1.2-1.8 m)
Hardiness
36-48 in. (90-120 cm)
Bloom Time
USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F)
USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F)
USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F)
USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)
USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)
Bloom Color
Late Spring/Early Summer
Blooms repeatedly
Sun Exposure
Hardiness
Bloom Color
Bloom Time
Bloom Time
Bush
Bloom Color
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Flower Fragrance
Bloom Shape
Patent Information
From softwood cuttings
From semi-hardwood cuttings
From hardwood cuttings
By grafting
By budding
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Pruning Instructions
Foliage Color
Bloom Characteristics
Water Requirements
Where to Grow
Seed Collecting
Fruit Shape
5.6 to 6.0 (acidic)
6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)
Fruit Size
Fruit Colors
Growing Habit
Days to Maturity
Seed Type
Disease Resistance
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Where to Grow
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Slightly Fragrant
Patent Information
Plant Size (check one)
Growing Habit
Growth Rate
Leaf Shape
Leaf Appearance
Degree to which the appearance is present
Leaf Texture (top)
Leaf Texture (bottom)
Leaf Color
Color of Leaf Margin
Leaf Substance
Number of Vein Pairs
Appearance of Margin
Mauve and mauve blend (mb)
Margin Width
Semi-double
Flower Shape
Shade-tolerant
Sets hips
Flower Fragrance
Blooms on new wood; prune early to promote new growth
Does it set seed?
Flower Size
Flower Type
Blooming Habit
Foliage Habit
Color Patterns
Awards (if applicable)
Hybrid Tea
Seed Type
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Days to Maturity
Awards (if applicable)
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Kernel Color
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Color Pattern
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Heat (Pungency)
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Disease Resistance
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Propagation
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Classification
Regional

This plant is said to grow outdoors in the following regions:

Phoenix, Arizona

Grass Valley, California

San Diego, California

San Dimas, California

San Leandro, California

Denver, Colorado

Ocala, Florida

Palm City, Florida

Panama City, Florida

Chicago, Illinois

Downers Grove, Illinois

Noblesville, Indiana

Kalona, Iowa

Vidalia, Louisiana

Piedmont, Missouri

Elba, New York

Matthews, North Carolina

Sanford, North Carolina

Winston Salem, North Carolina

Diamond, Ohio

Clatskanie, Oregon

North Augusta, South Carolina

Ooltewah, Tennessee

Dallas, Texas

Victoria, Texas

Whitesboro, Texas

Willis, Texas

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Gardener's Notes:

5
positives
3
neutrals
0
negative
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Ooltewah, TN | April 2016 | neutral

Please tell me the buds are supposed to be yellow for this rose! I was so excited to add it to my purple/blue flower bed and I am worrie...Read More

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Denver, CO | May 2013 | positive

heirloom is perhaps the perfect rose. gracing us with it's ever changing color cycle , in bloom, and aging. i first planted this ros...Read More

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Victoria, TX | May 2011 | positive

I have two in my garden; one originally bare root and the other potted. Both were planted during the same season and there is no differe...Read More

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Dallas, TX | October 2010 | positive

This rose is just wonderful in my garden! Buds are similar in color to Stephen's Big Purple, and they age to a very elegant mauve. They a...Read More

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Belfield, ND (Zone 4a) | April 2009 | neutral


Editor's Note

Plant Patent number 3234 has expired

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Sanford, NC | July 2007 | positive

I am totaly in love with this rose. The color is wonderful muave to violet, the smell...amazing, reminds me of the smell of a big patch o...Read More

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Sault Sainte Marie, MI | July 2005 | neutral

Bought one in 2004, and it survived its first Zone4b winter without protection. It had a bad time with black spot last year though (very ...Read More

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Piedmont, MO (Zone 6a) | April 2004 | positive

Heirloom has made it through the past 3 winters here in zone 6 without any problems...no dieback at all this year. This is a fragrant pu...Read More

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