Graham Thomas rose Rosa Graham Thomas® 'AUSmas'
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- RO-zuh
- Description
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Graham Thomas is a hybrid shrub or climbing rose in the Rosaceae family bred by David Austin of Britain in 1983. It is Named for the British horticulturist who was an influential gardener.
This is an upright bushy shrub growing 4-10 feet tall and 4-8 feet wide. It tends to be taller in warmer climates and could be trained as a climber with persistence as canes are rather stiff. Grow in full sun in amended well-drained moist soil. Prune in late fall.
The flowers are a golden yellow that fades to pale lemon with age. They are 3-4 inches wide with 26-40 petals and a strong tea fragrance. They bloom in small clusters and repeat blooms spring through frost. The leaves vary from bright to pale green on stems with prickles.
In 1993 it won the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. It was named The World's Favourite Rose and entered the Rose Society Hall of Fame in 2009
Use this shrub as a specimen, in groups as a hedge, in a border, a foundation plant or train to a trellis if desired.
Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: Very disease resistant. See pests of roses to the left. Deer will browse roses.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Rosa
- Family:
- Rosaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Woody
- Dimensions:
- Height: 4 ft. 0 in. - 10 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 4 ft. 0 in. - 8 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Perennial
- Rose
- Vine
- Habit/Form:
- Climbing
- Growth Rate:
- Medium
- Maintenance:
- Medium
- Texture:
- Medium
- Appendage:
- Prickles
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Soil pH:
- Acid (<6.0)
- Neutral (6.0-8.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- 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, 10a, 10b
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Fruit Type:
- Pome
- Fruit Description:
- Will produce golden rose hips in fall if deadheading stops in fall.
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Fragrant
- Long Bloom Season
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Fall
- Spring
- Summer
- Flower Shape:
- Cup
- Flower Petals:
- more than 20 petals/rays
- Flower Size:
- 3-6 inches
- Flower Description:
- Apricot-pink buds; open to golden yellow double flowers that are 3-4 inches wide with 26-40 petals and a strong tea fragrance. It will repeat bloom late spring through frost.
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Type:
- Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Leaf Margin:
- Serrate
- Leaf Description:
- Mid to light green leaves
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Stem:
- Stem Description:
- Stems with prickles
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Vertical Spaces
- Landscape Theme:
- Cottage Garden
- English Garden
- Design Feature:
- Border
- Foundation Planting
- Hedge
- Small groups
- Specimen
- Problems:
- Spines/Thorns
