Rosa Hacienda - Hybrid Tea Rose

The 'Hacienda' Rose is a modern hybrid tea rose whose French name is an anthem to heat and sunshine and whose English name, 'Firefighter', sounds like a vibrant tribute to firefighters. It undoubtedly owes this to its large, sumptuous roses, woven with deep red satin, shaped in a perfumed whirlwind that captures a heavy fragrance of May rose. They are double, heavy with petals, in large open cups and of an unchanging colour under the sun. Awarded several times in major international competitions for its fragrance, 'Hacienda' is also a vigorous and floriferous bush, repeat flowering, adorned with beautiful shiny dark foliage that beautifully enhances its red roses. Remarkable in the garden, they are exceptional in a vase!

'Hacienda' or 'ORAdal' is a modern bush rose with large flowers obtained by Joseph Orard before 1998 by crossing the famous Grand Huit (Commandant Cousteau) with the Hidalgo rose.  This exceptional variety has an impressive list of awards, including 6 awards for its fragrance obtained in Rome, Geneva, Saverne, Monza, Madrid and even California.

It is a bush with vigorous vegetation and a bushy and erect habit, which reaches about 1m (3ft) in height and 80-90cm (32-35in) in width at maturity, with rapid growth. It produces strong, thorny and well-branched branches, which bear elegant foliage, purple and shiny at bud burst, dark green and disease-resistant if the growing conditions are adequate. All summer and well into the season, if faded flowers are removed, the plant continuously produces large flowers with a diameter of 12cm (5in), whose turbinate shape is typical of hybrid tea roses. They are composed of 35 to 40 petals fringed at the edge, arranged in a deep, velvety red spiral, and open to a very tight heart. They are solitary and borne at the end of long shoots from the current year or emerging on 2-year-old stems. The repeated flowering is distinguished by a heavy fragrance of rose.

'Hacienda' is simply a magnificent, blooming and warm rose, to be highlighted as a standalone or planted in groups of 3 plants not far from the house or near the terrace, even in a small garden, to enjoy its exceptional fragrance. It adapts to all regions, provided its planting is done properly. It is incomparable for giving a slightly theatrical touch to flower beds and goes well with the mauve roses of 'Blue Girl', 'Sissi', or the white corollas of the English rose 'Winchester Cathedral'. It is an ideal companion for flowering shrubs (buddleias, mock oranges, lilacs, hibiscus) and perennials such as bellflowers and foxgloves, adding a great charm. Its flowers, ignited by ardour, compose exquisite bouquets for loved ones.