Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Large: 4-5"
Petal count: semi-double: 8-15 petals
Rose bloom color: Deep yellow
Extra Bloom Info: Single to semi-double
Rebloom: Some
Class: Other: Hybrid spinosissima
Growth Habit: Tall, typically 6-8 feet, bushy
Fragrance: Strong
Hybridizer & year: Valdemar Petersen, 1966
Optimal growing zones: USDA zones 5-9

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Plant Height: 6-8 feet
Plant Spread: 4-5 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Yellow
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Late summer or early fall
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
Parentage: Souvenir de Jacques Verschuren x Guldtop

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Common names
  • Rose
Also sold as:
  • Aïcha

Photo Gallery
Location: Hafnarfjordur, SW Iceland
Date: July 4, 2008
Location: Mosfellsbaer, SW Iceland
Date: July 17, 2009
in Kristleifur Gudbjornson's garden

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