VOLCANO™ – cherry red hybrid tea rose - Moro
Step outside to soft Irish light and discover VOLCANO™, a cherry-red hybrid tea that brings glowing colour and a feeling of cheerful contentment to small family gardens. Its XL, high-centred blooms open from elegant buds into showy, cut-flower-quality roses, rewarding you with remontant flushes that keep borders lively even when summers are brief and humid. On its own roots it develops quietly and reliably, building a sturdy framework and offering the reassurance of a long-lived, regenerating shrub. Over time the plant settles into your cottage-style planting, its dark, glossy foliage forming a tidy backdrop that helps each flower look perfectly composed. With simple drainage, a sunny spot and light seasonal care, you can enjoy its medium, sweet fragrance and confident garden presence without needing expert gardening skills, while it gradually shifts from first-season roots to second-year shoots and then to full ornamental value by year three.
Usage options
| Target area | Reasoning |
|---|
| Sunny front-garden showpiece |
The upright habit and XL, high-centred blooms create an instant focal point beside a gate, path or low wall, ideal for Dublin terrace fronts where every plant must earn its place and look smart from the street for fragrance-oriented beginners. |
| Romantic cottage-garden border |
Cherry-red flowers with a soft pink glow echo classic cottage-garden charm, mixing beautifully with foxgloves, hardy geraniums or daylilies while the own-root form underpins long-term structure for nature-focused homeowners. |
| Cut-flower and vase garden |
Large, solitary, pointed buds on strong stems are made for cutting; place near a path for easy picking and enjoy their medium, sweet scent indoors across the season if you love homegrown bouquets as busy urban gardeners. |
| Feature rose in family seating area |
Positioned close to a bench or patio, VOLCANO™ offers repeat waves of colour and a clearly noticeable fragrance, giving a sense of cheerful contentment on short evening walks for relaxation-seeking garden enthusiasts. |
| Small group planting in lawn or gravel |
Plant three roses at the recommended spacing to create a loose, glowing drift; the glossy dark foliage knits together into a compact mass, while own-root plants support a long-lived display for design-conscious garden planners. |
| Wind-sheltered town garden bed |
Choose a bright, airy border with good drainage so foliage can dry after showers in our damp conditions, helping you manage fungal pressure more easily in a realistic way as time-poor beginners. |
| Large container by the front door |
Grown in a 40–50 litre pot with quality peat-free compost and regular feeding, VOLCANO™ becomes a portable accent, giving colour and scent where ground planting is limited for space-conscious city residents. |
| Long-term structural planting |
Though it needs regular disease protection, its own-root nature supports gradual thickening, recovery from setbacks and many seasons of flowers, making it suitable where you plan for years ahead as patient cottage-garden keepers. |
Styling ideas
- Cottage Glow – Underplant VOLCANO™ with soft pink hardy geraniums and white foxgloves for a romantic, slightly “girly” cottage border – ideal for nostalgic flower-loving homeowners
- Terrace Welcome – Flank a Dublin front step with two large pots of VOLCANO™ and trailing ivy or lobelia to frame the doorway – perfect for style-conscious urban gardeners
- Lava Ribbon – Plant a short row along a path with airy grasses like Stipa tenuissima to soften the strong red blooms – suited to design-minded beginners
- Evening Perfume – Combine VOLCANO™ near a bench with lavender and penstemon for layered scent and colour at nose height – great for relaxation-seeking couples
- Cutting Corner – Dedicate a sunny corner bed to three VOLCANO™ bushes with daylilies and crocosmia for a steady supply of vase stems – attractive to home bouquet makers
Technical cultivar profile
| Parameter | Data |
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| Name and registration |
VOLCANO™ is a hybrid tea rose (Rós taehibride); registered cultivar name Volcano, trade name Volcano™ Hybrid tea rose Volcano, ARS exhibition name Volcano. |
| Origin and breeding |
Bred by Luciano Moro in Italy around 1950 from ‘Charles P. Kilham’ × ‘Rome Glory’, introduced by Jackson & Perkins Co. (USA); an unregistered yet well-established garden and exhibition variety. |
| Growth and structural characteristics |
Upright, bushy plant 85–115 cm high and 65–95 cm wide with moderately thorny stems; dense, glossy dark green foliage (RHS 139A) gives good visual structure in mixed borders and beds. |
| Flower morphology |
Hybrid tea, semi-double blooms with 17–25 petals, very large flowers over 10 cm, solitary on stems, high-centred and pointed-budded, repeating through the season with a notably abundant second flush. |
| Colour data and phenology |
Bright cherry-red with deep pink undertones; fiery red edges when opening, paler toward the centre; colour fades gradually to deep pink yet retains good overall intensity throughout the bloom life. |
| Fragrance and aroma |
Pleasantly sweet scent of medium strength, clearly noticeable on still days; suitable for planting close to seating areas or paths and appreciated in cut stems brought indoors for arrangements. |
| Hip characteristics |
Limited hip set due to semi-double, cut-rose-style blooms; may produce occasional small, spherical orange-red hips 8–12 mm in diameter, offering modest late-season ornamental interest. |
| Resistance and winter hardiness |
Hardy to about –26 to –23 °C (RHS H7, USDA 5b, Swedish zone 4); very susceptible to powdery mildew, black spot and rust, requiring regular preventative plant-protection and good cultural hygiene. |
| Horticultural recommendations |
Best in full sun with fertile, well-drained soil; prefers regular watering in hot spells, plus feeding and fungicide programme; spacing 50–90 cm depending on use, 3.2–3.7 plants/m² for mass planting. |
VOLCANO™ offers glowing cherry-red XL blooms, repeat flowering and long-term structure on its own roots, making it a thoughtful choice if you’d like a statement rose to enjoy and tend over many seasons.
