Rosa 'Harison's Yellow'
| Rosa 'Harison's Yellow' | ||
|---|---|---|
Marketing names Oregon Trail Rose, Yellow Rose of Texas, R. × harisonii, R. foetida var. harisonii, R. lutea var. hogii, R. harisonii var. vorbergii, Yellow Sweet Brier, Hogg's Yellow | | |
| Origin | Selected by George Folliott Harison, United States, c.1824.[1] | |
Rosa 'Harison's Yellow', also known as R. × harisonii, the Oregon Trail Rose or the Yellow Rose of Texas, is a
General Post Office. The nurseryman William Prince of Flushing, Long Island took cuttings and marketed the rose in 1830. 'Harison's Yellow' is naturalized at abandoned house sites through the west and is found as a feral rose along the Oregon Trail
.
'Harison's Yellow' was planted by the Heritage Rose Foundation in the Spring of 2009 near the grave of George Folliott Harison. The planting is now a part of the
Heritage Rose District of NYC
.
The cultivar has semi-double, clear yellow flowers with an average diameter of 5 to 6 centimetres (2.0 to 2.4 in),[3][4] up to 25 petals,[1] a slightly cupped bloom form, and a fruity fragrance. They appear in clusters in an early spring flush, lasting for three to four weeks.[3][4]
'Harison's Yellow' has prickles, small, greenish grey leaves with seven to nine leaflets,
References
- ^ a b c "Harison's Yellow". HelpMeFind.com Roses. Retrieved 2008-01-21.
- ISBN 3-8320-8736-2.
- ^ ISBN 978-3-00-027547-0.
- ^ ISBN 978-3-8310-1734-8.
- Schaffert, Nancy. "My favorite plant: 'Harison's Yellow' rose," Flower & Garden Magazine, March–April, 1997
- Christopher, Thomas. In Search of Lost Roses 1983; paperback 2002