'Graham Thomas' Rose

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'Graham Thomas' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Françoise Begasse de Dhaem

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

HMF Ratings:

209 favorite votes.
Average rating: GOOD+.

ARS:

Deep yellow Shrub.
Registration name: AUSmas
Exhibition name: Graham Thomas

Origin:

Bred by David C. H. Austin (1926-2018) (United Kingdom, 1983).

Class:

Shrub. (Series: English Rose Collection)

Bloom:

Deep yellow. Strong, tea fragrance. 35 petals. Average diameter 3.5". Large, full (26-40 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Height: 5' to 10' (150 to 305cm). Width: 4¼' to 8' (130 to 245cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 5b through 10b. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.

Patents:

New Zealand - Patent No: 435 on 16 Aug 1988

Parentage:

seed:	Charles Austin
pollen:	Iceberg (floribunda, Kordes 1958) × Unnamed Seedling

Notes:

Graham Stuart Thomas was born on April 3, 1909.
We used Austin's parentage for this rose.