HelpMeFind Roses, Clematis and Peonies
Roses, Clematis and Peonies
and everything gardening related.
    DescriptionPhotosLineageAwardsReferencesMember RatingsMember CommentsMember JournalsCuttingsGardensBuy From 
    'Gold Medal' rose Description
    'Gold Medal' rose photo
    Photo courtesy of Cavallo
    Availability:
    Commercially available
    Synonyms:
    • 75129-2 (AROyqueli)
    • AROyqueli
    • Golden Medal
    HMF Ratings:
    120 favorite votes.  
    Average rating: EXCELLENT-.  
    ARS:
    Medium yellow Grandiflora.
    Registration name: AROyqueli
    Exhibition name: Gold Medal
    Origin:
    Bred by Jack E. Christensen (United States, 1982).
    Introduced in United States by Armstrong Nursery as 'Gold Medal'.
    Class:
    Grandiflora, Hybrid Tea.  
    Bloom:
    Golden-yellow, copper shading, ages to cream .  Mild, fruity, spice, tea fragrance.  30 to 40 petals.  Average diameter 4.5".  Large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered, in small clusters, classic hybrid tea, high-centered to cupped, reflexed bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Medium, long sepals buds.  
    Habit:
    Tall, bushy, few or no prickles/thorns, upright, well-branched.  Large, semi-glossy, dark green, dense foliage.  

    Height: 30" to 6' (75 to 185cm).  Width: 3' (90cm).
    Growing:
    USDA zone 7b and warmer.  Can be used for cut flower, garden or specimen.  Hardy.  heat tolerant.  Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.  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.  Requires spring freeze protection (see glossary - Spring freeze protection) .  
    Patents:
    New Zealand - Patent No: PVR Grant 219  on  5 Jun 1984
    Application  on  24 Feb 1983
    The breeder's Reference for this rose is 75129-2. The New Zealand Trade Name is 'Gold Medal'. This PVR Grant expires June 5, 2007.
     
    United States - Patent No: PP 5,177  on  17 Jan 1984   VIEW USPTO PATENT
    Application No: 413831  on  1 Sep 1982
    Inventor: Jack E. Christensen (Ontario, CA). Assignee: Armstrong Nurseries, Inc. (Ontario, CA)... a new grandiflora [with] deep yellow gold coloration [that] lasts well throughout the life of the flower... its above average hardiness and disease resistance are especially unique among other yellow roses; its true grandiflora habit is unusual among yellow roses... Parentage: 'Yellow Pages' x ('Granada' x 'Garden Party')... The plant bears its flowers sometimes singly, usually three or more to a stem in regular rounded clusters on strong, long stems...
    Ploidy:
    Tetraploid
    Parentage:
    seed: Yellow Pages
    pollen: Granada (hybrid tea, Lindquist, 1963) × Garden Party (hybrid tea, Swim, 1959)
    Notes:
    Described as one of the best American-produced roses of the 80s.


    Gold Medal was removed from the Auckland Regional Botanic Gardens (ARBG) Display Trial because its trial period expired.