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'Double Gold ™' rose Description 
  
  
  
  Photo courtesy of Hamanasu
HMF Ratings: 
11 favorite votes.  Average rating: 
GOOD+.
 
ARS: Yellow blend Mini-Flora.Registration name: SAVadoubleExhibition name: Double Gold ™ 
Bloom: Golden-yellow, peach shading.  Strong, rose, sweet fragrance.  28 to 36 petals.  Average diameter 3".  Medium, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, high-centered bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Medium, fragrant buds.   
Habit: Medium, upright, well-branched.  Medium, glossy, dark green foliage.  3 to 7 leaflets.  
 Height: 26" to 30" (65 to 75cm).  Width: up to 2' (up to 60cm).
 
Growing: USDA zone 6b through 11.  Can be used for container rose or specimen.  Benefits from winter protection in colder climates.  Disease susceptibility: disease resistant, susceptible to blackspot .  Remove spent blooms to encourage re-bloom.  Can be grown in the ground or in a container (container requires winter protection).  Feed this rose well.  Prune dead wood.   
Breeder's notes: Yellow blends with apricot to give a rich gold color, loves warm climate and loose, rich soil. 
Patents: United States - Patent No: PP 16,056  on  25 Oct 2005   VIEW USPTO PATENT Application No: 10/404,763  on  31 Mar 2003 Inventors: White; Wendy R. (Ipswich, MA)Assignee: Nor'East Miniature Roses (Arroyo Grande, CA)
 The seed parent is an unnamed, unintroduced, seedling of the miniature rose class with apricot colored flowers which was created by crossing `LAVjune` (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 6,859) with an unnamed and unintroduced, orange-red, miniature seedling of `Zorina` (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 2,321 by `Baby Katie` (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 4,471. The pollen parent is `BENday` (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 6,568). ....description in outline form pertaining specifically to this new and distinct variety of miniature rose plant as observed at 5 years of age, growing indoors, under plastic in Essex County, Mass.
 
Notes: Fully double, magnificently formed blooms with outer petals of pale gold that deepen toward the center.  This strongly scented mini-flora is a winner all the way around!  Glossy, deep green foliage covers this upright plant, providing a rich contrast with the glowing flowers.  Bloom is abundant throughout the season, making Double Gold ™ an exceptional landscape or container plant. |