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'Mellow Yellow ™' rose Description
'Mellow Yellow ™ (hybrid tea, Carruth 2000)' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Beth's Northern CA Rose Garden
Availability:
Commercially available
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HMF Ratings:
28 favorite votes.  
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.  
ARS:
Deep yellow Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: WEKosomit
Exhibition name: Mellow Yellow ™
Origin:
Bred by Tom Carruth (United States, 2000).
Introduced in United States by Weeks Wholesale Rose Grower, Inc. in 2000 as 'Mellow Yellow'.
Class:
Hybrid Tea.  
Bloom:
Deep yellow.  None to mild, citrus, fruity fragrance.  39 to 44 petals.  Average diameter 4.75".  Large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered, in small clusters, high-centered to flat bloom form.  Prolific, blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:
Medium, armed with thorns / prickles, bushy, dense, upright.  Medium, semi-glossy, medium green foliage.  

Height: 43" to 4'11" (110 to 150cm).  Width: 4'5" to 5¼' (135 to 160cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 7b and warmer.  Can be used for cut flower, garden or landscape.  Disease susceptibility: disease resistant, susceptible to blackspot .  Spring Pruning: Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood and cut back canes that cross. In warmer climates, cut back the remaining canes by about one-third. In colder areas, you'll probably find you'll have to prune a little more than that.  Requires spring freeze protection (see glossary - Spring freeze protection) .  Can be grown in the ground or in a container (container requires winter protection).  
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 14,401  on  23 Dec 2003   VIEW USPTO PATENT
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