The Mr. Lincoln intercrossed afternoon tea rose is a classic rose with mellisonant - smelling multiple petaled blooms on prospicient stems . It is a durable blush wine bush that will grow in most parts of the US . However , it is prone to many of the same disease problems as other tea roses such as black spot and powdery mould , so found it in a location with the proper amount of sun and air circulation is of import . The Mr. Lincoln hybrid tea go up has a tall upright habit , up to 7 human foot tall , so it should be placed in the back of the garden or given its own space to grow as a specimen plant .
Step 1
Determine the geographical zone of your garden by consulting the single-valued function on the USDA site ( http://www.usna.usda.gov/Hardzone/ushzmap.html ) . Mr. Lincoln is sturdy in USDA zone 5 to 9 .
Step 2
Locate a position in the garden that have full to partial Dominicus . The Mr. Lincoln rose prefers to spring up in an orbit with at least six hours of Sunday but will turn with as little as four hours of direct sun during the twenty-four hour period . The location must have good air circulation to protect against fungal disease . Also , the area you choose to plant the Mr. Lincoln intercrossed tea rise take to be well - drained as rosaceous bushes do n’t like to sit in water for recollective periods of time .
Step 3
Plant the Mr. Lincoln intercrossed tea leaf rose in a mixture of one - one-half well - rotted compost and one - half native grunge . The bribery is the area that is the thick offset surface area on the trunk above the root word . It should be planted 1 to 2 inch below the solid ground in domain where the ground freeze in the winter and slightly above the ground everywhere else .
Step 4
Cover the surface of the ground over the root area with a 1 - column inch stratum of mulch leaving a 1 - column inch gap between the bole of the rose bush and the mulch so mold can not diffuse to the rose bush .
Step 5
feed the rose bush with a fertilizer recommend for rosiness and follow the covering pedagogy on the label carefully . Do not over fertilize .
Step 6
Deadhead the Mr. Lincoln hybrid teatime rose by cutting the sometime bloom off as they fade . Cut to the third or fourth folio node below the honest-to-goodness bloom at a 45 degree slant . Prune out any dead woodwind instrument and cane that hybridize other canes . Water sprouts are vigorous lush green shoot that come out of the priming around the base of the rose bush . Prune them to just below ground level .
Tip
Use an all purpose lift spray that kills sinister maculation and powdery mold as well as pests such as thrips .
