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'Fortune's Double Yellow' rose Description
 Photo courtesy of marcir
ARS:
Yellow blend Species.
Exhibition name: Fortune's Double Yellow
Class:
China, Cl., Hybrid Gigantea, Hybrid Noisette, Miscellaneous OGR, Species Cross.
Bloom:
Yellow to salmon-pink, copper shading. Sweet fragrance. Average diameter 3.5". Semi-double (9-16 petals), cluster-flowered bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. Medium, pointed buds.
Habit:
Armed with thorns / prickles, climbing.
Height of 8' 2" to 39' 4" (250 to 1200 cm). Width of 4' 11" (150 cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Very vigorous. can be grown as a shrub. can be trained as a climber. prefers warmer sites. Prune dead wood.
Notes:
Rosa sinica cv. 'Fortunes yellow' Regel (1878)
Ashdown Roses says another synonym for Fortune's Double Yellow is 'Fortune's Five Color'... the double blossoms are salmon-yellow tinged red on the outside... the blooms appear in cluster of 3 to 4 and are sweetly scented...
Paul Barden says FDY is largely infertile as a female parent, but highly fertile as a male. |
