There has been lots of speculation about who the parents were but even today it's not entirely clear. Is it a Hybrid Gigantea? Hybrid China? Hybrid Noisette ?
Today she's mostly regarded as a Tea or a Hybrid Gigantea and yes she shares a lot of features with R. Gigantea. No matter of which denomination she is, Fortune's double yellow is a rose of Majestic beauty.
It's a once blooming variety but it lasts for several weeks. Very large, double, loose, cupped flowers in a stunning color combination: light yellow with several shades of pink. They stand in clusters and spread a good strong Tea fragrance. A sight to behold when in full flush
Not only it's flowers adds to the majesty of this rose but also it's size. She can be grown as a big shrub but when you give her the space she can get really big, at least 11 meters tall and three meters wide (33 X 9 feet). Imagine a rose of this size covered with these flowers.
She's hardy in zones 7b to 10b and takes rain well. Heat and drought resistant but definitely must have full sun.
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