Hybrid Tea Rose - Midas Touch
Rosa 'Midas Touch'
An award-winning yellow hybrid tea rose that produces stunning golden-yellow blooms with perfect classic form and strong fragrance. This vigorous grower consistently produces exhibition-quality flowers on long stems, making it ideal for cutting gardens and formal rose beds. Winner of multiple All-America Rose Selection awards for its outstanding performance and disease resistance.
Harvest
N/Ad
Days to harvest
Sun
White-Tailed Deer
Zones
5–11
USDA hardiness
Height
1-8 feet
Planting Timeline
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Hybrid Tea Rose - Midas Touch · Zones 5–11
Growing Details
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Complete Growing Guide
Light: White-Tailed Deer, Cottontail Rabbit. Soil: Clay, Loam (Silt). Soil pH: Acid (<6.0), Neutral (6.0-8.0). Height: 1 ft. 0 in. - 8 ft. 0 in.. Spread: 1 ft. 0 in. - 6 ft. 0 in.. Spacing: Less than 12 inches, 12 inches-3 feet, 3 feet-6 feet, 6-feet-12 feet. Growth rate: Medium. Propagation: Grafting.
Harvesting
The accessory fruit is called a hip and forms after the flowers finish blooming. The hip will appear under the sepals of where the flower was after the flower dies. They will turn from green to red. They are filled with many achenes surrounded by irritating hairs.
Color: Green, Red/Burgundy. Type: Achene. Length: < 1 inch. Width: < 1 inch.
Garden value: Showy
Harvest time: Fall
Bloom time: Summer
Edibility: The fruit (called the hip) is edible.
History & Origin
Origin: Temp. & Subtropical Northern Hemisphere (such as Europe & Asia)
Advantages
- +Disease resistance: #showy flowers#fragrant flowers#heat tolerant#rose#tsc#cottage garden#security plant#high maintenance#English garden#cutting garden#border back#tsc-s#bee friendly#container plant#patio#hedge#prickles#shrub rose#cpp#walkway#HS111#HS303#hortcontest#nesting site#fpp
- +Wildlife value: Wildlife is attracted to the edible hips. Single-flowered species and cultivars are attractive to bees. Dead stems are used by stem-nesting bees.
- +Edible: The fruit (called the hip) is edible.
Companion Plants
Plant Together
Lavender
Repels aphids, moths, and other rose pests while attracting beneficial pollinators
Marigold
Deters nematodes, aphids, and whiteflies that commonly attack roses
Garlic
Natural fungicide properties help prevent black spot and powdery mildew on roses
Catmint
Repels aphids and ants while attracting beneficial insects like bees
Allium
Strong scent deters aphids, thrips, and Japanese beetles from rose bushes
Rosemary
Repels carrot flies, cabbage moths, and other pests while enhancing garden biodiversity
Clematis
Provides complementary bloom times and shares similar soil and sun requirements
Chives
Prevents aphid infestations and may enhance rose fragrance and disease resistance
Keep Apart
Black Walnut
Releases juglone toxin that stunts rose growth and can cause wilting
Large Trees
Create excessive shade and compete for nutrients, reducing rose blooming and vigor
Brassicas
Heavy nitrogen feeders that compete with roses and may attract pests harmful to both plants
Pests & Disease Resistance
Resistance
Excellent resistance to black spot, powdery mildew, and rust
Common Pests
Aphids, thrips, spider mites, rose chafer
Diseases
Canker, crown gall (generally very disease resistant)