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'Golden Showers' rose Description
'Golden Showers' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Joanne Hignight's Garden
Availability:
Commercially available
HMF Ratings:
78 favorite votes.  
Average rating: GOOD+.  
ARS:
Medium yellow Large-Flowered Climber.
Registration name: Golden Showers
Origin:
Bred by Dr. Walter E. Lammerts (United States, circa 1950).
Introduced in United States by Germain's (Germain Seed & Plant Co.) in 1956 as 'Golden Showers'.
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1958 as 'Golden Showers'.
Class:
Climber, Large-Flowered Climber.  
Bloom:
Yellow.  Licorice, tea fragrance.  20 to 30 petals.  Average diameter 3.25".  Medium to large, very double bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:
Climbing, thornless (or almost).  Glossy, dark green foliage.  

Height: 10' to 14' (305 to 425cm).  Width: up to 6' (up to 185cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 3b through 10b.  Shade tolerant.  Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.  Can be pruned to maintain a shorter habit.  
Patents:
Germany - Patent No: 39 620 033
 
United States - Patent No: PP 1,557  on  29 Jan 1957   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Notes:
Red filaments