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Deep yellow Hybrid Wichurana.
Registration name: Emily Gray

Bred by Dr. A.H. Williams (United Kingdom, before 1916).
Introduced in United Kingdom by Benjamin R. Cant & Sons Ltd. in 1918 as 'Emily Gray'.
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in before 1921 as 'Emily Gray'.

Hybrid Wichurana.  

Golden-yellow to buff, salmon-yellow highlights, yellow stamens, ages to lighter .  Moderate, tea fragrance.  25 petals.  Average diameter 3.5".  Medium to large, double (17-25 petals), in small clusters, cupped-to-flat, open bloom form.  Once-blooming spring or summer.  

Tall, climbing.  Large, glossy, bronze-green foliage.  

Height: 14¾' to 16'5" (450 to 500cm).  Width: up to 10' (up to 305cm).

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Can be used for cut flower, garden or landscape.  Very vigorous.  Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.  Requires spring freeze protection (see glossary - Spring freeze protection) .  Can be grown in the ground or in a container (container requires winter protection).  Prune after flowering is finished.  

Triploid

Emily Jane Williams (March 7, 1856 Wakato, Poverty Bay, NZ - June 27, 1942 Gisborne, NZ), the Breeder's older sister, married Charles Gray on July 26, 1882 at Gisborne.