'Spring Gold' Rose

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'Spring Gold' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Museo Giardino della Rosa Antica

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Frühlingsgold

HMF Ratings:

35 favorite votes.
Average rating: GOOD+.

ARS:

Medium yellow Hybrid Spinosissima.
Registration name: Frühlingsgold

Origin:

Bred by Wilhelm J.H. Kordes II (1891-1976) (Germany, 1937).
Introduced in United States by Bobbink & Atkins in 1951 as 'Frühlingsgold'.

Class:

Hybrid Spinosissima, Shrub.

Bloom:

Golden-yellow. Opinions vary fragrance. Average diameter 4". Large, single (4-8 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer.

Habit:

Arching, dense, upright. Light green, wrinkled (rugose) foliage.

Height: 7' to 8' (215 to 245cm). Width: 5' to 6' (150 to 185cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 4b and warmer. Can be used for garden or hedge.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Ploidy:

Tetraploid

Parentage:

Joanna Hill × Rosa spinosissima var. hispida (Sims) Koehne synonym

Notes:

Some difference of opinion about respective seed and pollen parents, see References.