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Perennial hybrid roses were strong, healthy plants that made tea roses look rather week-old and spindly, but tea roses had beautiful buds and flowers in soft yellow shades that were not present in the perennial combination. Crossing the two was an obvious move, and in 1867 the first hybrid tea "La France" appeared. A highly fragrant rose with soft pink blooms that took the rose world by storm and is still available in specialist gardens today.

Pink and slightly pale yellow colours followed La France, but the lack of bright colours meant that hybrid roses did not seem to be much of an improvement over existing forms, so they did not initially cause much excitement.

It was not until the bright yellow, double-flowered Rosa foetida var. Persiana was introduced into the breeding program by the French breeder Pernet Ducher when hybrid teas were beginning to become the dominant rose. His first bright yellow, “Soleil d Or” was exhibited in 1898 and is still available. Unfortunately, the early hybrid teas for European gardens were rather delicate. This problem was overcome with the introduction of R.wichraiana into the mix in the mid-1940s and most of our modern hardy hybrid teas date from this period.

There are now hundreds of hybrid roses to choose from and most are very heavy bloomers with large blooms on long stems that are ideal for cutting. New hybrid teas are introduced every year and the selection is now amazing with a wide range of colors and fragrances. Many of the new hybrid teas now have multiple blooms on one stem, rather than the single blooms of years past.