Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Medium: 2-3"
Petal count: double: 16-25 petals
Rose bloom color: Deep yellow
Extra Bloom Info: Medium to large, semi-double to double
Rebloom: None
Class: Other: Hybrid spinosissima
Growth Habit: climbing habit, arching flexible canes, typically 8-16' tall
Fragrance: Strong
Hybridizer & year: Reimer Kordes, 1953

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Plant Height: Up to 16 feet
Plant Spread: 5-6 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Yellow
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM
Parentage: Poulsen's Pink x Fruhlingstag
Child plants: 2 child plants

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Common names
  • Rose
Also sold as:
  • Rosa pimpinellifolia 'Maigold'

Photo Gallery
Location: Atela Gardens, Alpiarça, 
Date: 2016-12-08
digital camera
Location: Atela Gardens, Alpiarça, 
Date: 2018-04-21
digital camera

At Alnwick Garden
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2012-05-07

Photo courtesy of Tasman Bay Roses
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5
Date: 2011-10-17
Leaf-eating insects defoliate this plant every summer, but still
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5
Date: 2011-10-17
The canes of this rose are almost entirely armed with both thorns
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2012-05-03
First bloom on third year plant
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2012-05-03
Photo taken in unusually hot weather

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