Can anyone guess what this one is?
You could try and use magnification on your own computers to get a close up of one of those flowers which has half-opened (I could not manipulate the pic to show that here for you).
Due to pruning you cannot imagine how OUTWARD this one grows…it looks to be less than 30% its usual girth, here, and it also looks to have been shortened down from its usual grand heights.
It is a great repeat bloomer all year round, that is what I love about it.
If no-one can ID it here, I might knock on the owner’s door, and ask if they know what the variety might be:
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99% probability they’ll say “yellow”.
LOL, my “guess/answer” to my own question here was exactly what Michael just wrote (I had actually answered in my head something like “…prolly been there for about 30 years or so”)…too funny!!!
And … yes, you are right Kim, it is pure yellow!!!
HA ha ha ha…
:O)
No joke…this yellow rose seems a truly fantastic variety, apart from everblooming tendencies (you’ll have to take my word on that), just take a close look at that glossy healthy dark green foliage (living in black spot hell, and getting towards the end of autumn, chomped and sitting in what looks like very average quality soil and limited garden space).
WOW!!
OK… Something doesn’t add up here… I bet ya they SPRAY IT!!!
Or, it’s silk! It could be of average health, but in an ideal situation to resist infection, too. Propagate it, move it elsewhere and it will likely disappoint you. It doesn’t appear there are other roses near it, so an infection source seems distant.
I cant think of a match. Does the foliage look like Casino? That is as close as I can think of, but I doubt that is it. Also check Arlene Francis and Spek’s Yellow.
Hi Kim,
I never thought about that!
Hi Michael,
I looked at all your suggestions, and checked them out, thanks.
You might be on the money with Spek’s Yellow (aka Golden Scepter).
Will cross-check with a grower’s Spek’s Yellow specimen when I next drive there to purchase roses.