Rose 'Waltz Time' - Hybrid Tea Rose (Also known as 'Deltos')
A graceful romantic hybrid tea rose producing masses of elegant large silvery-mauve blooms with delightful fragrance, complemented by glossy green foliage, vigorous bushy growth, and strong disease resistance, making it perfect for romantic gardens, cottage borders, and sophisticated colour schemes.
Headlines
- Plant Type: Hardy deciduous hybrid tea rose
- Eventual Height: 90cm
- Eventual Spread: 90cm
- Flowering Period: June to September
- Flower Colour: Silvery-mauve to pale lilac
- Hardiness: Hardy in the UK down to temperatures of -20 to -15 degrees Celcius (RHS hardiness rating H6)
- Growth Habit: Vigorous, bushy, and upright
- Flower Type: Large double blooms with elegant cupped form
- Fragrance: Delightfully fragrant with discrete sweet scent
Overview
Rose 'Waltz Time' stands as an exceptionally romantic and graceful hybrid tea rose, registered as 'Deltos' and bred to create sophisticated garden displays with unusual colour appeal. This remarkable variety produces masses of elegant large silvery-mauve blooms that showcase unique colouring rarely seen in hybrid tea roses, creating distinctive garden impact throughout the extended flowering season. The striking silvery-mauve to pale lilac colouring maintains its sophisticated appeal from summer through autumn, creating consistent colour that symbolises elegance, romance, and refined garden style. The large double blooms feature elegant cupped form with substantial presence, whilst the delightful fragrance enhances the spectacular visual display, creating memorable garden experiences that enhance both romantic garden themes and sophisticated colour schemes. 'Waltz Time' delivers outstanding garden performance with strong disease resistance, making it ideal for cottage gardens, romantic borders, and anywhere unique beauty with reliable performance is desired.
Key Features
The outstanding appeal of 'Waltz Time' lies in its masses of elegant, large silvery-mauve blooms that showcase perfect hybrid tea form with exceptional colour uniqueness and substantial presence. Each flower displays classic double formation with silvery-mauve to pale lilac petals arranged in elegant cupped shape, creating blooms of remarkable visual impact and sophisticated garden appeal. The unique silvery-mauve colouring provides spectacular displays that maintain their distinctive appeal throughout the flowering season, creating consistent colour variation that symbolises refinement, romance, and artistic garden design. The flowers are produced abundantly with vigorous reblooming from summer through autumn, creating continuous displays that maintain their spectacular appeal throughout the extended growing season. The delightful fragrance with discrete sweet scent complements the exceptional visual impact, creating memorable garden experiences that enhance both romantic garden themes and everyday sophisticated garden enjoyment.
Growth Characteristics
The strong upright stems provide excellent support for the abundant large flower displays, making this variety particularly valuable for cutting and formal garden applications where stem strength and flower presentation are crucial. The glossy green foliage is produced abundantly, creating an attractive healthy backdrop that perfectly complements the silvery-mauve blooms whilst maintaining excellent appearance throughout the growing season. The vigorous bushy growth with upright habit ensures reliable flowering whilst creating substantial garden impact that fits well into diverse garden settings from cottage borders to contemporary gardens, with the manageable size making it suitable for various garden applications whilst providing impressive romantic presence.
Flowering Performance
From summer through to autumn, 'Waltz Time' delivers exceptional flowering displays with vigorous repeat blooming that continues consistently throughout the extended growing season. The plant produces masses of elegant large fragrant flowers continuously, creating substantial visual impact with reliable performance that ensures ongoing romantic celebration. The individual blooms develop with classic hybrid tea form, allowing gardeners to appreciate the perfect cupped formation and unique silvery-mauve colour, whilst the elegant shape ensures each flower maintains its sophisticated appearance for extended periods. The vigorous reblooming nature ensures spectacular displays throughout the season, with the continuous silvery-mauve blooms providing ongoing focal points that enhance garden spaces with their unique colour and delightful fragrance.
Growing Conditions
'Waltz Time' thrives in full sun with fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil, requiring good drainage whilst maintaining consistent moisture for optimal performance. The rose adapts well to various soil types including acid, alkaline, and neutral conditions, responding excellently to east, south, or west-facing aspects where the unique silvery-mauve colours can be fully appreciated. For best results, plant in sunny positions with good air circulation, incorporating well-rotted organic matter to support the vigorous flowering and glossy foliage development. The variety benefits from regular feeding with rose or shrub fertiliser and responds well to standard rose care practices, whilst the manageable size makes it suitable for diverse garden situations from beds and borders to containers.
Hardiness and Disease Resistance
One of the most notable features of 'Waltz Time' is its strong disease resistance, which significantly reduces maintenance requirements and ensures healthy growth throughout the season. The variety demonstrates exceptional resilience to common rose diseases, making it particularly reliable for gardeners seeking consistent unusual colour performance. The glossy green foliage remains attractive and vigorous with natural disease resistance, making it an excellent choice for gardeners who appreciate romantic plantings with minimal maintenance requirements. The hardy nature with H6 hardiness rating ensures consistent performance across different growing conditions and seasonal variations.
Care and Maintenance
'Waltz Time' requires standard hybrid tea rose maintenance to achieve optimal flowering performance and colour intensity. Apply balanced rose or shrub fertiliser in early spring and again in early summer, with regular deep watering during dry periods to support the vigorous growth and abundant flower production. Mulch with well-rotted organic matter in late winter or early spring to support healthy growth. The strong disease resistance means this variety requires minimal intervention beyond standard care practices, making it suitable for gardeners seeking reliable romantic plantings. Regular deadheading encourages continued flowering and maintains the spectacular display throughout the season, whilst annual pruning following RHS Pruning Group 15 guidelines maintains the vigorous bushy shape and promotes strong new growth for optimal flowering performance.
Garden Applications
'Waltz Time' excels in romantic garden displays and cottage borders where its unique colour significance and spectacular performance can be fully appreciated. The elegant silvery-mauve blooms make it ideal for sophisticated colour schemes, romantic plantings, and cottage gardens where unusual colour and reliable performance are essential. Perfect for flower borders and beds, this rose provides outstanding cut flowers with strong stems and excellent vase life that enhance floral arrangements for special occasions and romantic displays. The vigorous growth and strong disease resistance make it particularly suitable for creating impressive displays in city gardens, courtyard gardens, and patio containers, whilst the manageable size ensures it fits well into diverse garden settings from traditional borders to contemporary romantic landscapes.
Container Growing
The manageable size and vigorous growth make 'Waltz Time' exceptionally well-suited to container cultivation for patios, balconies, and romantic displays. The rose thrives in containers where its silvery-mauve blooms can create spectacular focal points and sophisticated displays, making it perfect for terraces and romantic presentations where unique colour enhances the garden experience. Choose containers at least 45cm wide and deep with excellent drainage, using high-quality multipurpose compost enriched with slow-release fertiliser. Container-grown specimens require more frequent watering and feeding than ground-planted roses, but the spectacular displays and unique colour significance make this worthwhile for special plantings and romantic garden celebrations.
Seasonal Interest
Throughout the growing season, 'Waltz Time' provides exceptional seasonal interest with continuous colour and reliable performance. Spring brings the emergence of glossy green foliage and the first beautifully formed buds, building anticipation for the main flowering display. The spectacular silvery-mauve blooms from summer through autumn provide months of unique colour that maintains sophistication throughout the season, creating consistent romantic impact. The attractive foliage remains healthy throughout the season with strong disease resistance, providing perfect backdrop for the spectacular flower displays, whilst the vigorous bushy branching structure provides attractive architectural interest during dormant periods.
Fragrance Profile
'Waltz Time' features delightful fragrance with discrete sweet scent that complements the spectacular visual display and enhances the romantic garden experience. The lovely fragrance adds gentle aromatic appeal to outdoor spaces whilst making this rose particularly valuable for cutting gardens where both visual beauty and pleasant aromatic interest are desired for romantic arrangements. The sweet scent enhances garden atmosphere and makes this variety suitable for areas where fragrance contributes to the romantic garden experience, particularly during evening garden enjoyment when the delicate perfume creates lasting romantic impressions.
Companion Planting
The unique silvery-mauve colouring of 'Waltz Time' provides excellent opportunities for companion planting with complementary garden plants and sophisticated colour schemes. The pale lilac blooms work beautifully with white, pale pink, mauve, and yellow flowers for harmonious displays that enhance both the romantic significance and garden beauty, creating sophisticated colour combinations. Silver and grey foliage plants complement the silvery tones whilst cream flowers provide elegant displays. The vigorous growth makes it suitable for planting with perennials and herbs that enhance the garden's romantic atmosphere throughout the growing season.
Romantic Significance
One of the most valued features of 'Waltz Time' is its representation of romantic elegance and sophisticated garden style, making it uniquely meaningful for romantic garden displays and special plantings. The elegant silvery-mauve blooms symbolise refinement, romance, and artistic beauty, whilst the vigorous reblooming represents the continuity of romantic appeal and enduring charm. This romantic significance, combined with strong disease resistance and exceptional garden performance, makes it particularly appealing to gardeners seeking roses with both emotional meaning and practical excellence.
Cut Flower Excellence
The excellent cut flower qualities make 'Waltz Time' particularly valuable for gardeners who wish to bring romantic beauty indoors for special occasions and sophisticated arrangements. The strong stems, abundant large cupped blooms, and delightful fragrance create outstanding floral displays that provide lasting indoor enjoyment whilst maintaining the unique significance of the silvery-mauve colours. The vigorous reblooming ensures plenty of blooms for cutting whilst maintaining impressive garden displays, making it ideal for both garden beauty and exceptional arrangements that celebrate romantic occasions and sophisticated style.
Why Choose 'Waltz Time'?
Rose 'Waltz Time' represents the perfect combination of romantic elegance, exceptional performance, and unique beauty. The masses of elegant large silvery-mauve blooms with their delightful fragrance and strong disease resistance provide spectacular displays from summer through autumn, whilst the vigorous growth and excellent hardiness ensure reliable performance with standard maintenance. Whether grown for romantic gardens, sophisticated colour schemes, cottage borders, or simply for its exceptional beauty and unique silvery-mauve colour, this outstanding hybrid tea rose offers distinctive value that combines meaningful romantic significance with reliable garden excellence, creating lasting memories and enduring beauty that celebrates elegance and refined garden style with graceful charm and sophisticated appeal in any garden setting.
Reasons to Buy Roses from Jacksons Nurseries
(1) ‘Excellent’ on Trustpilot
Buy with confidence from the only online rose grower rated ‘Excellent’ 4.9* on Trustpilot. We have been a trusted supplier of roses for 3 generations. We take pride in growing our own roses in the field before potting them up, allowing for meticulous quality control to sale.
(2) Best Prices Guaranteed – Direct from the Grower
Save £££s by buying direct from a grower you can trust. We’ve already price checked all of our roses against competitors so you don’t have to. We are so confident we offer the best value, if you find a rose of the same type and grade elsewhere, we’ll beat it by 10%.
(3) 12 Month Plants Guarantee
We offer a 12 month guarantee on every plant that you buy from us that we have classified as Fully Hardy. If a plant you've bought from us fails in the first year, we will either replace it or refund you. See our satisfaction guarantee page for more details and conditions.
(4) Third generation family-owned nursery specialising in roses
Jackson’s Nurseries is a 3rd generation family owned business which has been growing roses for over 60 years. Roses have always been our specialty, as you can see from the colourful array of blooms in the background to the old family photo below. Today, we offer over 200 different varieties of floribundas, hybrid teas, patio, shrub and David Austin roses. Our roses are initially grown in the field before being potted up for website dispatch.
(5) Grown at altitude to produce strong, healthy plants
Our North Staffordshire nursery is situated at 250 metres above sea level, producing strong, hardy plants that will thrive in your garden. Our nursery sits on clay, so you can be sure our roses can handle heavy soil too.
(6) Help & Advice and Aftercare
We are help to help you with any help and advice you need in choosing, planting and growing your roses before, during and after your purchase from us. The help and advice section of our website has extensive information, see below some examples of articles you may find useful:
- Different types of roses and what they each mean
- Guide to climbing roses
- Guide to floribunda roses
- Guide to hybrid tea roses
- How to plant a climbing rose
- How to grow hybrid tea roses
How our roses are supplied through the seasons
All our roses are cultivated in an open field and are carefully dug up when the weather is optimal, typically in October or November. While other nurseries supply roses bare root, once our field-grown roses have been potted up we supply them freshly potted. This better protects the roots and helps keep them moist in transit, ensuring your roses arrive as healthy as when they left our nursery. So don’t be alarmed if the compost comes away from the roots when you remove them from the pot.
The roses can remain in their pots over the winter, as long as they are properly watered and fed, but it's best to plant them out as soon as possible. If you do plant them straight away make sure the planting mix is prepared first, hold the root close to the top of the hole as you tip the pot upside down and try to keep as much compost as possible from falling away. They will already be pruned, so no additional pruning is needed except for trimming any dead tips. Regular pruning can start in late winter, the year after planting.
Rose Types
Hybrid Tea Roses (HT)
Hybrid Tea roses are probably the most popular group of roses, available in both bush and standard form they have long flower stems and shapely blooms. Blooms are typically medium to large in size, with many petals which form a distinct central cone.
Floribunda Roses (FL)
Floribunda roses bears its flowers in clusters or trusses, with several blooms open at time in each truss. A popular choice the Floribunda rose group is unrivalled for colour, reliability and longevity as a bedding display however the flower form in generally inferior to the Hybrid Tea.
Patio Roses (PATIO)
Patio roses were introduced in the 1980’s and the group now contains several popular varieties. Generally low-growing roses that were once grouped with the Floribuna group but have now been put in their own group of compact versions. Usually growing about 50cm high they make excellent plants for patio containers or at the front of borders.
Climbing Roses (CLM)
Climbing roses as the name suggests are the perfect choice for covering a wall or screen. Often grouped together with Ramblers, Climbers tend to have stiffer stems, larger flowers but smaller trusses than Ramblers.
Rambling Roses (RAM)
Rambling roses are often grouped with Climbing Roses but the ramblers tend to have a more pliable stems that can be used to run along the soil to use as groundcover or can be used to make weeping standards.
Miniature Roses (MINI)
Miniature roses have increased in popularity in recent years due to their versatility, even grown indoors as temporary pot plants that grow to a maximum height of 40cm. An ideal choice for planting in tubs, edging beds and rockeries.
English Roses (ENG)
Often referred to as Austin or David Austin Roses, English roses are hybrids of old English roses and more modern varieties bread by David Austin to provide the best of both, mixing old rose shapes and scents with more modern colour range, compact habits and repeat flowering.
Planting Advice
Roses like a generous root space, so dig a deep hole approximately twice as wide as the current root system, preferably adding composted organic matter to the soil. Never plant into frozen soil – in winter, await a frost-free period. Carefully remove the pot and gently tease the roots apart to spread them around the hole. Position the plant so that the ‘bud point’ (the place where the shoots emerge from, where the cultivated rose was grafted onto the rootstock) is at soil level. Replace the soil, firming it down gently, then water copiously. Ideally, a general purpose fertiliser should be applied to the surrounding soil as a top dressing. We also highly recommend the use of Rose Rootgrow, which provides a friendly fungus that prevents ‘rose replant syndrome’.
Buying our Roses
Pot Size
Most of our roses are supplied in a 4 litre pot although this may vary slightly depending on rose variety. If the size of pot differes significatly from 4 litres then we will make this clear somewhere on the product page.
Seasonality
Our roses are grown outdoors and as such are subject to seasonal changes. As we sell potted stock throughout the year your rose may not arrive and look like you expect it to. If you are uncertain how your rose will arrive (especially if buying for a gift) then we suggest you contact us prior to making a purchase.
Freshly Potted
Each year a new batch of roses is potted up ready for the following season. Once potted (usually November/December time) they go on sale as 'Freshly Potted'. If you purchase a freshly potted rose and plant it soon after you will find that when removing the rose from the pot there will be a lot of loose soil as the roots will not have had time to grow and bind the compost.
Pruned/Cut Back
In autumn the majority of our roses have finished flowering and begin to look untidy, at this point we prune them quite hard in preparation for the following season. We continue to sell roses throughout the year, when a rose has been pruned in such a way we will identify it has being so. If you are not sure what to expect then please ask prior to making a purchase. Some garden centres/supermarkets sell stock that has been grown abroad or in poly-tunnels so they look 'picture perfect' out of season, while this is ideal for a gift they are short lived once planted.
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