Golden Fleece rose
Rosa 'Golden Fleece'
Gold Medal
USDA zones6 to 9
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
Size1.5 to 2.5 feet tall
- Habit
- Bushy
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Medium yellow
- Foliage color
- Medium, dark green, leathery foliage
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Golden Fleece' rose (Rosa 'Golden Fleece') is a shrub for borders, cut flowers, cottage gardens, and containers. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, or down to -10°F (-23°C). This plant likes full sun and loamy or clay soil. The bushy plant has fragrant, medium yellow blooms against dark green, leathery leaves. Bees visit the flowers from late spring into early autumn. Eugene S. Boerner bred it in 1956.
Pairs well with Little bluestem, Beautyberry, and Fountain grass.