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As a class, grandiflora roses bear large, long-stemmed, hybrid tea-like flowers, either in clusters or one to a stem. Generally, grandiflora plants are tall, hardy, and vigorous, but plant habits can vary a bit. Some of the newer varieties are smaller, more compact plants.

Care for grandifloras as you would hybrid teas — watering, fertilizing, winter protection, pruning practices, and so on are pretty much the same. Gardeners often use grandifloras like hybrid teas, planting them in rows for cut flowers. However, they tend to put on a better show of color than many hybrid teas do, so don’t hesitate to use them in the landscape. Tall varieties make useful hedges or background plants.

Grandifloras are tall-growing roses, often reaching 5 feet or more in height even in harsh climates. They are sturdy, upright-growing plants that are generally well-clothed in large, shiny leaves similar to the leaves of hybrid teas. They bear clusters of large flowers that, in the best cultivated varieties, are as attractive in both bud and bloom as hybrid teas, although often not as perfumed. Grandifloras generally bloom continually over the flowering season rather than in bursts.

Grandifloras are generally hardier than hybrid teas and suffer less from winter kill. Nevertheless, they require full winter protection in cold regions. Remove faded flowers to ensure continual bloom. Although their tall stems may suggest a need for staking, they are self-supporting.

Their tall size makes grandifloras perfect choices for the back of the rose bed. Their long stems make excellent cut flowers.

Here is some of all-time favorite grandifloras:

‘Candy Apple’: Lustrous apple-red blossoms with a slight fragrance and lots of petals bloom in a cupped form.

‘Fame!’: Large, beautifully formed, deep pink, lightly scented double blossoms (30 to 35 petals).

‘Love’: Bright red flowers with a silvery reverse and 35 petals. Slight, spicy fragrance.

‘Prima Donna’: Deep, fuschia-pink flowers have 27 petals. Light fragrance

‘Queen Elizabeth’: The first grandiflora, and still the finest. Clear pink, ruffled blooms adorn the stately, tall bush in long-stemmed clusters. The abundant blooms are high-centered or cup-shaped, moderately fragrant, and vigorous.

‘Candelabra’: Glowing coral orange, double flowers (about 25 petals) have exceptional form and a slight fragrance.

‘Montezuma’: Produces loads of long-stemmed, reddened coral-orange flowers with 30 to 35 petals and a light scent.

‘Reba McEntire’: Bright orange-red, double blooms with about 30 petals are borne in clusters and have a slight fragrance.

‘Solitude’: Brilliant bright orange blooms with hints of yellow and gold and 30 to 35 petals show their best color with heat. Mild, spicy fragrance.

‘Gold Medal’: Nearly constant supply of dark gold buds and richly fragrant, golden-yellow flowers have a flirtation of red at the tips and 30 to 35 petals. (This rose is featured in the color insert.)

‘Mt. Hood’: Masses of full and fleshy ivory-white flowers with 40 to 45petals on a bushy plant. Light fragrance.

‘Shining Hour’: Deep yellow, cup-shaped flowers grow singly and in clusters or sprays with 33 petals and have a moderate fragrance.

‘White Lightnin’: Small, white clusters of cupped, very fragrant flowers with 26 to 32 petals burst forth all season on the low growing, robust bush.

‘Cologne’: Light lavender, intensely fragrant double flowers with 17 to 25 petals.

‘Fragrant Plum’: The buds are long and pointed; elegant, deep plum flowers have good form and a strong, fruity fragrance. Color brightens inheat.

‘Spellcaster’: Deep mauve and lavender blooms with 26 to 40 petals and intense fragrance.

‘Heart O’ Gold’: Deep golden-yellow blooms edged with soft pink. Flowers have 30 to 35 petals and a strong, fruity fragrance.

‘Octoberfest’: Autumn shades of red, orange, and yellow bloom in large clusters of double blooms with about 17 to 25 petals. Pleasing, fruity fragrance.

‘Quaker Star’: The double flowers with 35 to 40 petals are dark pink with orange tips and orange reverse. Free-blooming but has no fragrance.

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