Rosa 'Mint Julep'
(Grandiflora Rose, Hybrid Tea Rose)

Origin:  Hybridizer, Christensen  (1983)
Family:  Rosaceae
Light:  Full sun
Height:  8-12'
Spacing:  2-4'
Blooms:  Repeat, single/clusters, slight fragrance, soft green with tinge of pink, late-Spring
Foliage:  Dark green, glossy
Soil: Well-drained, mildly acidic, neutral
Water:  Regular
Uses:  Shrub, specimen, landscape, cut flowers
Propagation:  Budding, grafting, cuttings

Comments:  Rosa 'Mint Julep' or Grandiflora Rose or Hybrid Tea Rose is an exquisite showy tea rose shrub with an upright growth habit.  It is hybrid origin by hybridizer Christensen (1983).  In late Spring Rosa 'Mint Julep' repeatedly produces long lasting slightly fragrant white blossoms appearing in singles or in clusters.  The color of petals turns to an eye-catching green with pink hue in Summer but turns creamy white in cooler weather.  Rosa 'Mint Julep' has dark green glossy foliage.  It is easily propagated from heel or stem cuttings, budding or grafting.  Grandiflora Rose 'Mint Julep' thrives best in well-drained, mildly acidic or netural soil in a sunny environment.  It makes a showy specimen plant for the Summer landscape. 

USDA Zones:  7-11