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• Golden Years

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Medium yellow Floribunda.
Registration name: HARween
Exhibition name: Golden Years

Bred by Harkness & Co. (United Kingdom, 1988).
Introduced in United Kingdom by R Harkness & Co. Ltd. in 1990 as 'Golden Years'.

Floribunda.  

Yellow.  None to mild, fruity fragrance.  40 to 46 petals.  Large, very full (41+ petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, cupped, old-fashioned bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  

Medium, bushy.  Medium, semi-glossy, dark green foliage.  

Height: 2' to 35" (60 to 90cm).  Width: 2' (60cm).

USDA zone 6b and warmer.  Can be used for beds and borders, container rose, cut flower or garden.  Disease susceptibility: susceptible to Mildew.  Spring Pruning: Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood and cut back canes that cross. In warmer climates, cut back the remaining canes by about one-third. In colder areas, you'll probably find you'll have to prune a little more than that.  

It was named for the centenary of the Girls' Grammar School in the raiser's home town of Hitchin.