'Mrs. A.C. James' Rose

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'Mrs. A.C. James' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Christina i Taxinge, Sweden

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Golden Climber
• Mrs. Arthur Curtiss James

HMF Ratings:

38 favorite votes.

ARS:

Medium yellow Large-Flowered Climber.
Registration name: Mrs. Arthur Curtiss James

Origin:

Bred by Brownell Family (United States, before 1932).
Introduced in United States by Jackson & Perkins Co. (Newark, NY) in 1933 as 'Mrs. Arthur Curtiss James'.
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1935 as 'Golden Climber'.

Class:

Climber, Large-Flowered Climber. (Series: Sub-Zero Series)

Bloom:

Golden-yellow. Moderate fragrance. 15 to 20 petals. Large, semi-double to double, borne mostly solitary, open bloom form. Occasional repeat later in the season. Long, pointed buds.

Habit:

Armed with thorns / prickles, climbing. Glossy, bronze-green foliage.

Height: up to 9'10" (up to 300cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Vigorous.

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 28 on 4 Oct 1932 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 587,594 on 19 Jan 1932

Our new rose is a hardy hybrid Rosa wichuriana, having been crossed in its ancestral generations with, in addition to Rosa wichuriana, several so-called hybrid tea and specie roses.

Parentage:

Mary Wallace × Unnamed Seedling

Notes: