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'Cara Mia' rose Description
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'Cara Mia (hybrid tea, Daniels, 1969)' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Jean Marion
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
• Danina
• Dearest One
• Maja Mauser (hybrid tea, McDaniel, 1969)
• Natacha (hybrid tea, McDaniel, 1969)
HMF Ratings:
25 favorite votes.  
Average rating: EXCELLENT.  
ARS:
Medium red Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Cara Mia (hybrid tea, Daniels, 1969)
Origin:
Bred by G.K. McDaniel (United States, 1969).
Introduced in United States by Carlton Rose Nurseries, Inc. Archive in 1969 as 'Maja Mauser'.
Class:
Florists Rose, Hybrid Tea.  
Bloom:
Red.  Moderate fragrance.  Large, double (17-25 petals) bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Ovoid buds.  
Habit:
Upright, well-branched.  Dark green foliage.  

Height: up to 5' (up to 150cm).  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b and warmer.  Can be used for cut flower.  Spring Pruning: Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood and cut back canes that cross. In warmer climates, cut back the remaining canes by about one-third. In colder areas, you'll probably find you'll have to prune a little more than that.  
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 3,059  on  10 Aug 1971   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Parentage:
Happiness (Hybrid Tea. Meilland. 1949) × Unnamed Seedling
Notes:
The bud is deep red, the bloom is medium red when open. This rose was bred by the great-grandfather of one of the present owners of Carlton Rose Nurseries and it is still a major cut rose variety.