Are Tea Roses Fragrant?

Hybrid tea roses, a cross between hybrid perpetual and old fashioned tea roses, are the most popular rose in the world. Hybrid teas are valued for their long, sturdy stems, perfectly shaped flowers, and unparalleled fragrance.

Do tea roses smell?

Roses with Tea aroma

It's hard to describe, it's a sweet smell with tonnes of nasturtium, nutmeg and fruit. 'Gloire de Dijon', 'Jayne Austin', 'Pegasus', 'Molineux', 'Young Lucidas', 'Port Sunlight', and many other yellow and cream roses are known for their tea fragrances.

What does tea rose smell like?

Tea Rose. ... odorata) were actually 'tea-scented', smelling like black China tea, and were thought to be Oriental cultivars - a cross between Rosa chinensis (China Roses) and Rosa gigantea, a large climbing yellow rose from Asia with pale yellow blossoms, before 1810.