Blue Girl Hybrid Tea Rose Bush - Bare Root

Although disguised under the guise of 'blue', the clear clean lavender tones and large blooms produced by this vigorous plant makes her a breakthrough in the older lavender roses. Classic high pointed 5" blooms of a lavender blue, with rose and lilac fragrance produced on a strong growing upright well foliaged continual blooming bush. Mid-green matte-leaves. This is a winner of the Rome Gold Medal. Held aloft on long stems, these are perhaps the perfect Rose for cutting. This beautiful rose is used in many wedding arrangements. Watch in amazement as the icy tones of this beauty reveal themselves to you. Opening from dark buds, the huge flowers have a true silvery-lavender blue finish. The classic high pointed petals glaze into an incredible rare gray-blue as the flower ages.The silvery-lavender color is so unusual. The color changes in different lighting, and as each bloom ages. They will eventually mature into a head-turning, steel gray-blue when fully open. Cooler weather brings out the best flower form and size, and soil conditions affect the color, with the color having more blue tones in more acidic soils.

• Zones 4-9
• Mature Size: 3-4' Tall x 2-3' Wide
• Height/Habit: Medium/Bushy, Fragrance: Lightly fruity
• Bloom/Size: Large, double (35-40 petals)
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