Grandpa Dickson Rose Bushes

Grandpa Dickson Rose Bushes

'Grandpa Dickson' if you're looking for a smaller hybrid tea rose with champion flowers, then look no further than Grandpa Dickson. Created at the height of the sixties when hybrid teas were all the rage, Grandpa Dickson packs a punch with its large lemon-yellow blooms, complemented by the glossy green foliage, on a compact plant. It only grows up to 75cm tall, making it superb for bedding, and one of the few hybrid tea roses that's suitable for growing in a container.

The blooms are exhibition size, what you would expect from a plant twice the height, and if you're after a taller version, then Golden Jubilee rose is worth a look.

Garden Design Ideas

A highly versatile choice, its compact growth means that it looks great grown en masse as a bedding rose, in a smaller version of the traditional rose bed. You won't get the 'legginess' often associated with taller-growing hybrid teas, and the huge flowers in luminous lemon-yellow really brighten up any planting scheme.

On a smaller scale, you can plant three together to give a similar effect without taking up as much room. Grandpa Dickson will happily grow in a large container, as long as you water and feed well.

Features

• Height: 75cm
• Colour: Lemon-yellow petals
• Shape: Double flowers
• Scent: Light fragrance
• Flowering: Repeat-flowering blooms
• Flowering period: From June to autumn
• Type: Hybrid Tea rose

History & Trivia

It was bred by the family-owned Dickson Nurseries in County Down, Northern Ireland, released in 1966, and won several awards from 1965-1970.

It was created by fifth generation rosarian Patrick Dickson, who bred 156 roses during his career. The company was founded in 1836 and granted a Royal Warrant by Queen Victoria in 1885.