Key facts
- Growth habit
- Bush
- Flowering
- Repeat-flowering
- Breeder
- Dickson
- Listed for
- United Kingdom
Overview
Freedom is a hybrid tea from Dickson, introduced in 1984. It carries yellow blooms with a strong fragrance. The bush is neat and small for a hybrid tea, reaching around 0.75 m (2.5 ft) in height and spread, so several plants sit comfortably in a modest bed. It holds the RHS Award of Garden Merit from 1993. Suits gardeners who want classic hybrid tea flowers in yellow without a large plant.
Freedom traits
- Yellow hybrid tea blooms
- Strong fragrance
- Compact bush of about 0.75 m (2.5 ft)
- RHS Award of Garden Merit, 1993
Good for
- Rose beds
- Cutting for the house
- Small borders
Compare with other rose varieties
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| Variety | Days to maturity | Growth habit | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freedom this page | — | Bush | — |
| A Whiter Shade of Pale | — | Bush | — |
| Absolutely Fabulous | — | Bush | — |
| Alexander | — | Bush | — |
| Alpine Sunset | — | Bush | — |
| Amber Queen | — | Bush | — |
| Anne Harkness | — | Bush | — |
Freedom FAQ
What kind of rose is Freedom?
Freedom is a hybrid tea from Dickson, introduced in 1984. It carries yellow blooms with a strong fragrance.
How does Freedom compare with other rose varieties?
Freedom: 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 Freedom good for?
Freedom is grown for rose beds, cutting for the house, small borders.
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.