Key facts
- Growth habit
- Bush
- Flowering
- Repeat-flowering
- Breeder
- Fryer
- Listed for
- United Kingdom
Overview
Especially for You is a yellow hybrid tea rose bred by Fryer and introduced in 1996. Its flowers have a moderate scent. The bush grows to about 1 m (3 ft 3 in) high and across. It received the RHS Award of Garden Merit in 2012. Plant in a sunny bed, mulch in spring and prune in late winter to keep growth strong. Its colour and scent suit both garden display and cutting for the house.
Especially for You traits
- Yellow flowers
- Moderate fragrance
- About 1 m (3 ft 3 in) tall and wide
- Fryer hybrid tea, 1996
- RHS Award of Garden Merit, 2012
Good for
- Cut flowers
- Rose beds
- Gift planting
Compare with other rose varieties
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| Variety | Days to maturity | Growth habit | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Especially for You this page | — | Bush | — |
| A Whiter Shade of Pale | — | Bush | — |
| Absolutely Fabulous | — | Bush | — |
| Alexander | — | Bush | — |
| Alpine Sunset | — | Bush | — |
| Amber Queen | — | Bush | — |
| Anne Harkness | — | Bush | — |
Especially for You FAQ
What kind of rose is Especially for You?
Especially for You is a yellow hybrid tea rose bred by Fryer and introduced in 1996. Its flowers have a moderate scent.
How does Especially for You compare with other rose varieties?
Especially for You: bush. Similar rose varieties include A Whiter Shade of Pale, Absolutely Fabulous, Alexander. The comparison table on this page lists days to maturity, growth habit and type side by side.
What is Especially for You good for?
Especially for You is grown for cut flowers, rose beds, gift planting.
Sowing, care and common problems
Sowing times, care and common problems are the same for every rose variety, so they are covered once in the growing guide.
- Rose growing guide
- How to Prune Roses: When to Cut and How Hard
- Types of Roses: How the Group Decides the Pruning
- Rose Problems: Black Spot, Powdery Mildew and Aphids
- How to Care for Roses: Feeding, Watering and Deadheading
- Rose Growing Calendar: What to Do in Each Season
- Overwintering Roses: Protecting the Graft and the Canes
- All 321 rose varieties
Source
Source: Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
The text on this page is our own summary written from the published variety record, not a copy of it.