'Smith's Yellow China' Rose

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'Smith's Yellow China' rose Description

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Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Jaune de Smith
• Lutea (Noisette)
• Smithii
• Smithy
• Smith’s Yellow
• Yellow Noisette

HMF Ratings:

8 favorite votes.

ARS:

Deep yellow Tea.

Origin:

Bred by William Smith (United Kingdom, 1829).
Introduced in Australia by Camden Park in 1843 as 'Lutea'.

Class:

Noisette, Tea.

Bloom:

Light yellow, darker center. Strong fragrance. Large, double (17-25 petals), cluster-flowered, in large clusters, globular bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Climbing.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Blooms tend to ball in wet weather.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Blush Noisette × Parks' Yellow Tea-scented China

Notes:

See References. Latter-day classifications of this rose as a Tea raise questions whether the same rose bears the correct name or whether growing conditions produce a highly variable result. The earliest description describes it as blooming in clusters of 10-22 blooms, suggesting that it was a noisette, not a Tea.

See the 1831 reference for more on the parentage.