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'Gold Strike' rose Description
'Gold Strike (floribunda, Swim, 1955)' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Mahmood Hossain Jony
HMF Ratings:
10 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Medium yellow Floribunda.
Registration name: Gold Strike (floribunda, Swim, 1955)
Exhibition name: Gold Strike
Origin:
Bred by Herbert C. Swim (United States, 1955).
Introduced in United States by Armstrong Nursery in 1955 as 'Gold Strike'.
Class:
Floribunda, Florists Rose.  
Bloom:
Lemon-yellow.  Moderate fragrance.  Medium, full (26-40 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:
Bushy, compact.  Leathery foliage.  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b and warmer.  Vigorous.  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.  
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 1,435   VIEW USPTO PATENT
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