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26 APR 16 by
 goncmg
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Yellow, as with lavender/lilac/mauve, still as of 2016 has yet to be perfected in the modern rose. SUNSPRITE the Floribunda from 1973 is about as high on that "mountain" as any creator has gone. At least in my humble opinion. Yet this one, released over 50 years ago, is pretty good! As is Summer Sunshine which ALSO was released in 1962. Midas Touch is deeper in tone, Oregold is more of a peer and does not even compare! Radiant Perfume is a joke, a few others such as Sunshine Daydream may be lustier in growth......St. Patrick is solid...... but in 54 years? Yellow has not come even as far as lavender/lilac/mauve has. King's Ransom would have been an AARS candidate even released 30 years later. By far the most deep yellow and most reliable yellow for years. A great rose, actually.
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11 DEC 16 by
jeffbee
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wow, i'm looking for advices for my yellow rose choice, and your commet is really helpful! thx
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I can always count on you for a solid review! I have Kings Ransom, and it's pretty good. That being said, I've yet to find a yellow I'm totally in love with. Gold Glow comes close, but it has its drawbacks. Midas Touch is very vibrant, but it needs a few more petals. I have NEVER gotten a Sunsprite to grow correctly and I'm on plant number 3...all of which have been sad turds. Gold Medal is easy to grow everywhere I've lived, but it lacks some personality and the blooms turn that nasty white with pink speckles and hang on too long in that ghastly state. St. Patrick was much the same way for me, and I just wasn't a fan...it felt very "flat".
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I have Kings Ransom own-root, and it's not a bad yellow. However, I find that it opens pretty quickly, and the blooms don't last quite as long as you'd like. Out of the yellows I've grown, I'd say it's in the top half. It does bloom more than Gold Glow (which I love due to its unique petal and bloom shape), but the color isn't as rich as Midas Touch. However, I notice that it doesn't seem to turn into that ghastly white with pink speckles so many yellows quickly do, so that's a plus.
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SMB has been a pretty tough little rose. It's been more disease resistant than most purple roses I've grown which are notoriously disease prone. She has gotten some blackspot, but nothing to the tune of, lets say, Angel Face. The deer ate her more than once, and she's bounce back better than some of the others that were part of the buffet. The fragrance is great, which is a plus. SMB is in the upper tear of purples IMO, but Melody Parfumee' is still my favorite of the class, although she gets much larger than SMB.
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I've grown a LOT of pinks through the years, and I think this is probably the best IMO. It has great coloring, it's not too difficult to grow, it has a great fragrance, and the flowers last a long time. I'd say Miss All American Beauty would be #2 for me, though she can be a stingy bloomer. A lot of people would say Tiffany is the best, but I think she opens too quickly. Belinda's Dream is easy to grow, but I find her a bit dull. Signature has my favorite flower, but she's always been very fussy for me to grow. Essentially, Pink Peace is a colorful, rewarding rose to grow that has some personality.
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