Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Large: 4-5"
Bloom shape: High-centered
Petal count: very full: 40+ petals
Rose bloom color: Yellow blend
Rebloom: Good
Class: Hybrid tea
Extra Color Info: Yellow-pink-apricot blend
Growth Habit: Tall, 5-6 feet, upright
Fragrance: Mild
Hybridizer & year: Frederick Huber Howard, 1952
Optimal growing zones: USDA zone 6 and warmer
Awards: AARS: 1952

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)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6b -20.6 °C (-5 °F) to -17.8 °C (0 °F)
Plant Height: 5-6 feet
Plant Spread: 2-3 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Yellow
Flower Time: Spring
Summer
Fall
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
Parentage: Pearl Harbor x seedling
Child plants: 4 child plants

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Date: c. 1954
photo from the 1954 catalog, Wayside Gardens, Mentor, Ohio

San Jose Heritage Rose Garden, CA.

Date: 2007-10-29
Location: San Jose Heritage Rose Garden
Date: 2007-10-29
Photo by zuzu
Photo by Calif_Sue
Photo by Calif_Sue
Photo by zuzu

San Jose Heritage Rose Garden, CA.

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