Here's the Week's marketing blurb on Doris Day: Floribunda Plant Habit: Medium Growth Habit: Upright & bushy Stem Length: Medium Foliage Color: Bright glossy medium green Disease Resistance: Good Flower Color: Pure even gold yellow Bud Form: Pointed & elegant Flower Form: Old-fashioned & ruffled, in small clusters Flower Size: Medium to large, up to 4 ½ -inch diameter Petal Count: 45 to 55 Fragrance: Strong fruity and sweet spice Parentage: Julie Newmar x Julia Child Hybridizer: Christian Bédard Introducer: Weeks Roses
Inspired by big screen and singing legend, 'America's Sweetheart' Doris Day, this lovely yellow-colored rose beautifully personifies this joyful, charming and amazingly talented icon. When Doris sang “Que Sera Sera”, she did not know that ‘Whatever Will Be’ in her future included a unique Doris Day rose. What makes this rose special is it originated from the same cross that produced the varieties Sparkle & Shine and Jump for Joy. So the three roses are sisters! That’s a very rare event in the rose world. The sisters are different but they share the super-floriferous attributes. Doris Day’s blooms are full of sunshine and will sweeten up your garden with their fruity and sweet spice aroma. The old-fashioned blooms are produced in beautiful rounded clusters on vigorous stems.