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Sweet Spirit™
Pickup available at 1540 Gordon Road
Usually ready in 24 hours
'Meithatie' PP 30,860
Sweet Spirit™ has a fully double, traditional Hybrid Tea Rose bloom with a strong, sweet fragrance. It grows well in hot, humid climates. A breakthrough combining fragrance and disease resistance on a Grandiflora Plant, it is a wonderful rose for cutting.
USDA Zones: 5-9
Plant Specifications
Height
3-4 feet
Spread
3 feet
Bloom Color
Cherry Red
Planting and Care Tips
Plant
There are a wide range of growing environments. However, most customers are growing roses either inside a heated
greenhouse, directly outside in a mild environment, or in an unheated cold frame.
Whether your location is indoors or outside, it must have ample light from dawn to dusk, should have good air circulation, and the plant material should never be in standing water.
Feed
Use a balanced fertilizer specifically formulated for roses, like a rose food or a slow-release granular fertilizer, applying it at least three times during the growing season
Water
It is extremely important to keep the bare root plants from drying out during the entire planting operation. Roses prefer a thorough watering but do not want “wet
feet.” To reduce disease, avoid leaving foliage wet into the night. Roses do best when they dry down so they are
slightly moist before the next irrigation. It is important to make and execute irrigation decisions early in the day. You
want your foliage to be dry and your humidity to be as low as possible at the end of the day.
Prune
Prior to planting, prune the canes of bare root liners to 6” above the bud union for two year roses, or 4½–5” for one
year plants. This pruning will encourage a more uniform break and a better finished product. Root pruning is not
recommended, unless the roots are too big for the container, in which case, trim only the minimum and leave as many
fibrous roots as possible.
Exposure
Do not expose plants to extreme cold (below 22 degrees F) during planting and spacing. Full Sun