This Forum will close on Wednesday 27 March, 2024. Please refer to the announcement on the Discussions page for further detail.
Yellow rose ID
I saw a beautiful rose the other day.
It's a rich deep yellow. It has very indented leaves and deep ridges where the veins are. The leaves are also a rich mid green and fairly glossy.
Don't know if it has a scent - too far away.
Has anybody got an idea what it might be. There are an awful lot of yellow roses on Google images!
In London. Keen but lazy.
0
Posts
... a tall order even with a photo, but impossible without... sorry...
London.in a garden down the road. Must be a sun trap because he has those palm things growing there and they flower.
The roses are single. Rather than clumps and have tight buds.
No point asking owner as he's just moved in and anyway in London we do not communicate with neighbours unless it's snowing or if the bus is over 40 minutes late.
total guess but from my rose selling days the earliest large flowered yellow rose was Arthur Bell which regularly bloomed from April onwards. It is well scented too but rather prone to black spot. In a sheltered London garden it could well be in flower now.
Canary bird is a lovely small flowered shrub rose. Here in Norwich it is planted en masse at the Norwich City football ground. unfortunately the flowers don't last for very long.
Could it be Golden Wings? My friend's one is in bud and London is sheltered.
Canary bird is one of the earliest to flower. Felley Priory have it in flower at the same time as bluebells.
Actually I dont think the above is canary bird which is single. It may be Williams double yellow.
Golden Oldie, but this picture was taken last year as the buds are only just beginning to form now for this year
..it's Rosa banksia 'Lutea'... very pretty though..
[referring to fidgetbones photo]
Yes, now you mention it, I seem to remember reading the label. I usually photograph both for reference, but was amazed to see it in full flower so early in April.
Thanks marlorena.
So B3 which is it?
I have an Arthur bell footsie. The colour is very similar.
The most striking thing about the rose is the deeply grooved veins. The only leaves I have seen which are slightly similar are those of the dog rose.
Is there a particular type of rose that has this characteristic leaf? It might help to narrow down the search
I had a good look at the leaves of yours GD 2 but they're not 'crisp' enough if that makes sense. they seem softer and the veins are too shallow. But it is a lovely rose.