When we look at the flower we see a kind of Maréchal Niel like bloom with the same light, Sulphur yellow color. The shape is cupped at first but opens into a rather flat, quartered rosette. Flowers are big and very full. The fragrance can vary between moderate Tea to strong fruity depending on the weather conditions.
Foliage is dark, leathery green and the wood is Reddish bronze colored. The shoots are rather stiff and must be trained immediately before getting too hard and too difficult to master.
This is not a very tall climber. She'll reach 3 meters or 9 feet. Very beautiful when trained around an obelisk.
For a Tea she's remarkably Hardy zone 6b to 9b but she'll always need a sunny, warm spot to thrive. She is susceptible to Blackspot as so many yellow roses are. She reblooms several times in the season. Every flower is a piece of art...
Since it's introduction people have been brainstorming about her parents and often Gloire de Dijon has been mentioned so this would make her a Dijon climber but her petals are remarkably leathery and very rain proof. So doubt always remains.
It's a rare rose in gardens and only for that reason it's good to buy her but she has so much other qualities. The pictures are the best selling point...
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