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'Olympic Gold' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Cheryl Moore
Bloom:
Golden-yellow. Mild, fruity fragrance. 24 to 35 petals. Average diameter 4". Medium, full (26-40 petals), in large clusters, high-centered to cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.
Habit:
Medium, upright. Medium, semi-glossy, medium green foliage.
Height: 3' to 4¼' (90 to 130cm). Width: 33" to 43" (85 to 110cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for garden. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant. Remove spent blooms to encourage re-bloom. 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.
Breeder's notes:
Very deep long lasting color.
Patents:
Australia - Application No: 1997/050 on 1997 VIEW PBR PATENT United States - Patent No: PP 9,719 on 3 Dec 1996 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 557231 on 14 Nov 1995 Inventor: Carruth, Thomas F. (Altadena, California). Assignee: Weeks Wholesale Rose Grower, Inc. (Upland, California). A new variety of grandiflora rose having flowers of deep golden yellow coloration.
Notes:
Mandy in Bullsbrook, Australia, provides this information from the label that came with her plant of Australia's Olympic Gold Rose: This beautiful deep golden yellow rose has a mild fruity fragrance, with double flowers in profuse clusters of five or more blooms that are long-lasting. The blooms are carried on long, strong stems above dark green foliage.
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