Is Hybrid Tea Rose deer resistant?
Rosa x hybrida
Browsed where deer pressure is high. Protect it.
Rating source: Rutgers NJAES E271
About Hybrid Tea Rose
The classic long-stemmed florist rose shape, and the most demanding roses to grow: prone to blackspot, mildew and rust, and heavily browsed by deer, which take buds and new canes first. If deer are resident, shrub roses recover from browsing far better than these do.
Soil and care
- Soil pH
- 6 to 7
- Drainage
- Well drained
- Water
- Moderate
- Spacing
- 24 to 35 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Maintenance
- High
Deer-resistant alternatives to Hybrid Tea Rose
Same plant type, hardy in the same zones, but rated better on the Rutgers scale. If Hybrid Tea Rose keeps getting eaten, these go in the same spot.
Similar to Hybrid Tea Rose
Other shrubs with the same deer rating.
- Bigleaf HydrangeaHydrangea macrophyllaZones 6–11Occasionally damaged
- Bloodtwig DogwoodCornus sanguineaZones 5–7Occasionally damaged
- Blue HollyIlex x meserveaeZones 5–7Occasionally damaged
- Carolina RhododendronRhododendron carolinianumZones 5–8Occasionally damaged
- Catawba RhododendronRhododendron catawbienseZones 4–8Occasionally damaged
- Chinese LilacSyringa x chinensisZones 3–7Occasionally damaged
Protecting Hybrid Tea Rose
Whether this survives comes down to local pressure, so it is worth knowing the options before it gets browsed rather than after.
- How tall a deer fence needs to beEight feet, and six is the most common expensive mistake in deer fencing.
- Repellent that actually worksThe egg-based recipe that reproduces the active ingredient in the commercial sprays that win university trials.
- Check it is actually deerDeer tear and leave a ragged stub. A clean 45-degree cut is rabbits, and slug holes get blamed on deer constantly.
Where Hybrid Tea Rose grows
Hardy across most of these 50 states on zone range alone. Mountain and coastal areas sit outside the ranges used here, so check your own zone before ordering.
- Pennsylvania
- New Jersey
- New York
- Connecticut
- Massachusetts
- Virginia
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Wisconsin
- Ohio
- Indiana
- Illinois
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- North Carolina
- Tennessee
- Georgia
- Texas
- Colorado
- California
- Oregon
- Washington
- New Hampshire
- Vermont
- Maine
- Rhode Island
- Delaware
- West Virginia
- Kentucky
- South Carolina
- Florida
- Alabama
- Mississippi
- Louisiana
- Arkansas
- Oklahoma
- Kansas
- Nebraska
- Iowa
- South Dakota
- Montana
- Wyoming
- Idaho
- Utah
- Nevada
- Arizona
- New Mexico
- Alaska
- District of Columbia
- Hawaii
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Hardy in these zones
Common questions about Hybrid Tea Rose
- Is Hybrid Tea Rose deer resistant?
- Hybrid Tea Rose (Rosa x hybrida) is rated Occasionally Severely Damaged on the Rutgers NJAES four-tier scale. Browsed where deer pressure is high. Protect it.
- What hardiness zones does Hybrid Tea Rose grow in?
- Hybrid Tea Rose is hardy in USDA zones 5 to 9. Outside that range it will either not survive winter or will struggle with summer heat.
- Does Hybrid Tea Rose grow in shade?
- No. Hybrid Tea Rose wants full sun and will grow thin and flop in shade.