Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Medium: 2-3"
Bloom shape: Globular
Petal count: full: 26-40 petals
Rose bloom color: Medium yellow
Rebloom: None
Class: Other: Species, wild
Growth Habit: Tall, typically 5-7 feet, bushy
Fragrance: Moderate
Hybridizer & year: Unknown
Optimal growing zones: USDA zone 3 and warmer

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: 5-7 feet
Plant Spread: 4-5 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Malodorous
Flower Color: Yellow
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Seeds: Can handle transplanting
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
Parentage: Unknown
Child plants: 5 child plants

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Persian Yellow'
  • 'Austin Cemetery Rose'
  • 'Jaune de Perse'
  • 'Jaune Ancien Lutea'
  • 'Persiana'

Common names
  • Species Rose
  • Rose
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Rosa foetida f. persiana
  • Synonym: Rosa foetida var. persiana

Photo Gallery

Date: 2004-06-07
Location: From my collection. Poland.
Date: 2022-06-12
Location: From my collection. Poland.
Date: 2022-06-12

Date: c. 1847
illustration from the 1847 'Portefeuille des horticulteurs'
Photo by CarolineScott

Date: c. 1848
illustration from William Paul's 'The Rose Garden', 1848

Date: 2015-04-23
Photo courtesy of: Malcolm Manners

Photo courtesy of: florum

Date: 2010-11-30
Photo courtesy of: Tony Rodd

Date: 2015-04-23
Photo courtesy of: Malcolm Manners

Date: 2015-04-23
Photo courtesy of: Malcolm Manners

Date: 2010-11-30
Photo courtesy of: Tony Rodd

Date: 2005-07-09
Photo courtesy of: Sirpale79

Date: 2015-04-23
Photo courtesy of: Malcolm Manners

Date: 2015-04-23
Photo courtesy of: Malcolm Manners

Date: 2015-04-23
Photo courtesy of: Malcolm Manners

Date: 2015-04-23
Photo courtesy of: Malcolm Manners
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LlamaLlori On November 30, 2016 Miscellaneous Event
Came home after 2 months away. It looks dead, all but one cane jetting toward the sky from the base. Not feeling real confident that it will pull through.
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