Commercially available

• Jean Pierre Ferland
• WEKosomit

28 favorite votes.  
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.  

Deep yellow Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: WEKosomit
Exhibition name: Mellow Yellow ™

Bred by Tom Carruth (United States, 2000).
Introduced in United States by Weeks Wholesale Rose Grower, Inc. in 2000 as 'Mellow Yellow'.

Hybrid Tea.  

Deep yellow.  None to mild, citrus, fruity fragrance.  39 to 44 petals.  Average diameter 4.75".  Large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered, in small clusters, high-centered to flat bloom form.  Prolific, blooms in flushes throughout the season.  

Medium, armed with thorns / prickles, bushy, dense, upright.  Medium, semi-glossy, medium green foliage.  

Height: 43" to 4'11" (110 to 150cm).  Width: 4'5" to 5¼' (135 to 160cm).

USDA zone 7b and warmer.  Can be used for cut flower, garden or landscape.  Disease susceptibility: disease resistant, susceptible to blackspot .  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) .  Can be grown in the ground or in a container (container requires winter protection).  

United States - Patent No: PP 14,401  on  23 Dec 2003   VIEW USPTO PATENT