'International Gold' Rose

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'International Gold' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Margaret Furness

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Tomgold

HMF Ratings:

17 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT.

ARS:

Medium yellow Miniature.
Registration name: Tomgold
Exhibition name: International Gold

Origin:

Bred by George L. Thomson (Australia, 2005).
Introduced in Australia by Ross Roses in 2005.

Class:

Miniature.

Bloom:

Yellow. None / no fragrance. 26 to 40 petals. Average diameter 1.25". Medium, full (26-40 petals), in small clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Medium, bushy. Medium, semi-glossy, medium green foliage.

Height: 8" to 1' (20 to 30cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for beds and borders, container rose, cut flower or garden. Remove spent blooms to encourage re-bloom. 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.

Breeder's notes:

Bloom: Small to large clusters

Patents:

Australia - Application No: 2004202587 on 8 Jun 2004 VIEW PBR PATENT

Abstract.
The TOMgold rose was derived from a cross using the PEACE (Hybrid Tea classifiation) rose as the seed parent and the RISE SHINE (Miniature classification) rose plant as the pollen parent.

Parentage:

Rise 'n' Shine × Peace (hybrid tea, Meilland 1935)

Notes:

Parentage is reversed in the Patent.