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'Mrs. A.C. James' rose Description
'Golden Climber' rose photo
Photo courtesy of NEroseman
Availability:
Commercially available
HMF Ratings:
38 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Medium yellow Large-Flowered Climber.
Registration name: Mrs. Arthur Curtiss James
Origin:
Bred by Brownell Family (United States, before 1932).
Introduced in United States by Jackson & Perkins Co. (Newark, NY) in 1933 as 'Mrs. Arthur Curtiss James'.
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1935 as 'Golden Climber'.
Class:
Climber, Large-Flowered Climber.   (Series: Sub-Zero Series)  
Bloom:
Golden-yellow.  Moderate fragrance.  15 to 20 petals.  Large, semi-double to double, borne mostly solitary, open bloom form.  Occasional repeat later in the season.  Long, pointed buds.  
Habit:
Armed with thorns / prickles, climbing.  Glossy, bronze-green foliage.  

Height: up to 9'10" (up to 300cm).  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Vigorous.  
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 28  on  4 Oct 1932   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 587,594  on  19 Jan 1932
Our new rose is a hardy hybrid Rosa wichuriana, having been crossed in its ancestral generations with, in addition to Rosa wichuriana, several so-called hybrid tea and specie roses.
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