How tall does Golden Horizon get?

General Discussion
1

I bought 2 Golden Horizons when Paul B. mentioned them last Fall and one of them has a stem from the bottom of the plant which is about 4 feet tall and growing. Does not do well for the front of the border. Is this a climber sport or will they all get this big or bigger? Lot of buds on the branch but none open yet.

Patrick

2

Ummm…four feet??? I have had two plants of ‘Golden Horizon’ for four years, since before it was a named variety, and neither has yet exceeded 18" tall. I wonder if you have the correct variety.

3

I got them from NorEast, of course this Spring I ordered Gina’s rose from Noreast and it turned out to be My Stars which I already had. And I was really wondering about how long the yellow lasts on these plants. Paul you said they held their yellow color well and I did not find that they held it very long. I suppose I will observe them a while longer and see what happens. Thanks Paul.

Patrick

4

Something I noticed today is that my golden Horizons have very few thorns. There are only a very few on the bottom 1/3 of the plant on the large stems the top 2/3 are completely thornless. If this is not Golden Horizon then tomorrow I will order one from Burlington if there are any left.

Patrick

5

Mine are modestly thorny from the base to close to the blooms, although the frequency drops off considerably on the upper blooming shoots. Thorns are red and curved.