Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Large: 4-5"
Bloom shape: Globular
Petal count: full: 26-40 petals
Rose bloom color: Yellow blend
Extra Bloom Info: In small clusters
Rebloom: Good
Class: Hybrid tea
Other: Hybrid foetida, Pernetiana
Extra Color Info: Yellow-orange blend, coral highlights
Growth Habit: Medium-tall, 3-5 feet, bushy
Fragrance: Strong
Hybridizer & year: Joseph Pernet-Ducher, 1900
Optimal growing zones: USDA zone 6 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)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6b -20.6 °C (-5 °F) to -17.8 °C (0 °F)
Plant Height: 3-5 feet
Plant Spread: 2-3 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Yellow
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Late summer or early fall
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
Parentage: Seedling of: Antoine Ducher x Persian Yellow
Child plants: 6 child plants

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Soleil d'Or'
  • 'Goldsonne'

Common names
  • Rose

Photo Gallery
Location: Fellows Riverside Gardens, Youngstown, Ohio
Date: 2017-06-06
Soleil D'or - Hybrid Foetida Rose 001
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2023-05-24
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2017-04-23
Uploaded by zuzu
Uploaded by Beth_NorCal
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2011-05-03
Close to shatter point, but still pretty
Location: Real Jardin Botanico, Madrid
Date: 2007-09-05
Photo courtesy of: A. Barra
Uploaded by zuzu

Date: 2012-04-21
Uploaded by zuzu

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