Believed extinct or lost

2 favorite votes.  

Bred by Robert Neil Rippetoe (United States, 2007).

Hybrid China, Hybrid Gigantea, Hybrid Helena, Miniature.  

Golden-yellow.  None to mild fragrance.  Average diameter 1".  Small to medium, single (4-8 petals), borne mostly solitary bloom form.  Sparse, spring or summer flush with scattered later bloom.  

Medium, arching, armed with thorns / prickles, mounded.  

Height: 4' to 5' (120 to 150cm).  Width: 6' to 10' (185 to 305cm).

Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.  

I'm very happy this seedling took on the yellow color of the seed parent, while retaining the miniature qualities of the pollen parent.