'Golden Chain' Rose

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'Golden Chain' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Robert Neil Rippetoe

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Climbing Safrano
• Condesa da Foz
• Rêve d'Or

HMF Ratings:

104 favorite votes.
Average rating: GOOD+.

ARS:

Medium yellow Noisette.
Registration name: Rêve d'Or

Origin:

Bred by Claude Ducher (1820-1874) (France, 1869).
Introduced in Australia by George Brunning - St. Kilda Nurseries in 1882 as 'Rêve d'Or'.

Class:

Noisette, Tea Noisette. (Series: Earth Kind ™)

Bloom:

Deep yellow, copper shading, lighter edges. Moderate, tea fragrance. Medium to large, full (26-40 petals), globular bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Climbing.

Height: 10' to 18' (305 to 550cm). Width: 6' to 8' (185 to 245cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Very vigorous. prefers warmer sites. Needs little care; relatively disease-free and quite hardy.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

seedling of Madame Schultz

Notes:

Vintage Gardens classifies this rose as a tea-noisette
'Condesa de Foz' introduced by Costa in 1885 is said to be a renamed Rêve d'Or.