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Golden Showers rose Rosa 'Golden Showers'

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Description

'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.

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#showy flowers#full sun tolerant#fragrant flowers#rose#yellow flowers#climbing#trellises#double flowers#rose hips#garden walls#bee friendly
 
Cultivars / Varieties:
Tags:
#showy flowers#full sun tolerant#fragrant flowers#rose#yellow flowers#climbing#trellises#double flowers#rose hips#garden walls#bee friendly
  • 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.
  • Whole Plant Traits:
    Plant Type:
    Ground Cover
    Perennial
    Rose
    Vine
    Habit/Form:
    Climbing
    Growth Rate:
    Rapid
    Maintenance:
    Medium
  • 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
  • Fruit:
    Fruit Value To Gardener:
    Showy
    Fruit Type:
    Berry
    Fruit Description:
    Orange hips form after blooms
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Stem:
    Stem Is Aromatic:
    No
  • Landscape:
    Landscape Location:
    Rock Wall
    Vertical Spaces
    Landscape Theme:
    Cottage Garden
    Design Feature:
    Specimen
    Attracts:
    Bees