Identifying an Unknown Yellow Hybrid Tea: Resources and Search Strategies

Felicia: Modern rose, likely hybrid tea, dark green leathery foliage, huge buttery yellow blooms, thick canes, many thorns. Wants ID and source for 5 bushes.

Search Tools

1. HelpMeFind.com/roses – advanced search: color (yellow), class (hybrid tea), foliage (leathery).
2. Jackson & Perkins retail site – large catalog, filter by color/class.
3. Angelique-Roses.com – Janet's curated selection.
4. Local nursery – bring photo/bloom; staff know regional favorites.

Top Yellow Hybrid Tea Candidates

• 'Midas Touch' – deep yellow, glossy leaves, fragrant
• 'Sunflare' – bright yellow, disease-resistant
• 'Gold Medal' / 'Grandiflora' – buttery, vigorous
• 'Peace' – classic, yellow-pink blend
• 'Sunsprite' – deep yellow, floribunda but tea-like

Buy Own-Root

From Chamblee's or Antique Rose Emporium – longer-lived, virus-free.