Rosa 'Golden Showers'
Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- RO-zuh
- Description
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'Golden Showers' is a vigorous climbing rose that blooms continuously throughout the growing season with large yellow semi-double blooms. It is thornless to nearly thornless and can be pruned and grown as a shrub. Does best in full to part sun and moist, rich soil but adapts to poorer and clay soils. The blooms are followed by orange rose hips.
For full information on common pests and diseases, please see the Rosa page.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Rosa
- Family:
- Rosaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Woody
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Stem Cutting
- Climbing Method:
- Scrambler
- Edibility:
- Rose hips can be used to make tea or jelly.
- Dimensions:
- Height: 6 ft. 0 in. - 10 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 3 ft. 0 in. - 6 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Ground Cover
- Perennial
- Rose
- Vine
- Habit/Form:
- Climbing
- Growth Rate:
- Rapid
- Maintenance:
- Medium
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Soil Texture:
- Clay
- Loam (Silt)
- Sand
- Soil pH:
- Acid (<6.0)
- Neutral (6.0-8.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Available Space To Plant:
- 6-feet-12 feet
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
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Fruit:
- Fruit Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Fruit Type:
- Berry
- Fruit Description:
- Orange hips form after blooms
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Cream/Tan
- Gold/Yellow
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Head
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Fragrant
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Fall
- Spring
- Summer
- Flower Shape:
- Cup
- Flower Petals:
- more than 20 petals/rays
- Flower Size:
- 3-6 inches
- Flower Description:
- 5-6 inch double yellow flowers in clusters that fade to light yellow or cream and are followed by orange rose hips.
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Type:
- Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Opposite
- Leaf Shape:
- Ovate
- Leaf Margin:
- Serrate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- Glossy dark green foliage.
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Rock Wall
- Vertical Spaces
- Landscape Theme:
- Cottage Garden
- Design Feature:
- Specimen
- Attracts:
- Bees
