WOW what a lucious bush. It's beautiful. I love the color. Judy

That looks really nice and showy. Does it smell good at all? Where do you get this particular variety? How long do the flowers last? Do they hang on for a while, or do they just fly open and drop in a day or two?

Wow is that a beauty!!!!! One of the parents is 'Golden Celebration'.

Wow, I got this one last yr and don't remember it ever blooming! It looks just like a DA! Thanks for showing it! Now I can't wait to see if mine does anything this yr!

Incredible. Thanks for sharing that. May I ask where you bought it? If you say J&P I might have to take advantage of their sale.

Kate

Thanks, everybody! That means a lot. I'm new to uploading images here...
the bustopher, she smells wonderful, and her flowers are very long lasting. I think I got her at a local nursery (Capitol) here in Sacramento about 3-4 years ago. Beth my plant was very un-noteworthy until this year when it took off. I did everything wrong at first, including planting her in a whole peat pot.

Katefisher, Golden Zest is a J&P!

Thanks huttnem:

I looked on their retail and wholesale site and could not find it. I will keep my eyes open for it in the nurseries this spring as if I needed more roses right now.

Kate

Wow, just gorgeous roses! This is a great color and it looks fantastic with the light shining through. I haven't heard of this either and the name certainly fits it:)

WOW!!!!!!This is gorgeous and just look at all them blooms on it.WOW. I want one.I have never heard of it before.Gee,its just beautiful.If I ever see one of them,its coming home with me.Thanks for sharing it with us,.
Jean

You may have done everything wrong at first but you sure have done everything right now. That's an incredible bush loaded with blooms. Good Photos.

Wow what a beautiful rose--look at all those blooms !!! You sure know how to grow 'em! Lovely!! Becky

Ooooh! I've been wanting GZ for several years now! Can you tell us if it shatters quickly? (I love bouquets!!!)
Thanks so much for sharing your gorgeous pics!
:0) Phyl

Oh wow, what a blooming maniac. A wonderful healthy bush full of beautiful roses, with a lovely color, which smell wonderful, what more could one ask for

Aamir

Outstanding. Jung Nursery has it in their catalog, own-root I believe. -Paul

Gorgeous! I'm really envious of all those blooms you have. What an incredible job you've done. I love my Golden Zest too - the the fragrance is lovely. Thanks for sharing. Maybe if I show your pictures to my GZ it'll put on more of a show :o)

Aprille

I'm so glad you all like Golden Z. I really appreciate all your comments. Phyl, I know the flowers on the bush are unusually long lasting. They've looked the same for weeks. In fact, they are acting a little like plastic flowers. But I haven't picked any for a bouquet yet so I don't know if they shatter. I'll cut one for you and let you know!
April, showing your GZ pics may work; I know hypnosis worked on my shrub... ;~)
This rose came out about the same time as Julia Child. I got GZ instead because of the fuller flowers and old rose look. Every year except this I've regretted the choice. Now I'm happy :~))

Unbelievable pictures! Outstanding!

The grandmother is Sunsprite... that might account for the shorter size and great smell...

Wow!
Floriferious!

I just love to see rose bushes that is covered with a ton of blooms.
What a beauty.
Niecey

I just remembered what I wanted to tell you now. When I first saw your photos of Golden Zest, they were so stunning, that I thought they were some of the ones J&P photoshopped! LOL :0) Phyl

OMG. Phyl, thank you! I'm sure J&P hires pro photographers. I open images using Photoshop - I use it to adjust contrast and sometimes crop areas. For the GZ pics, I think I corrected contrast using levels. Sometimes I'm tempted to make the sky bluer on pics but I refrain. :~)

BTW, Last night I cut a bud starting to unfurl for you. I was going to let you know the results after a while. As of today it is slowly opening. When it opens I'll let you know how long it stays before shattering. Marlene

Is there any seller of this rose in the US? I wonder why a rose this special never made a big hit or had staying power. Diane

Resurrecting this thread because J&P has ressurrected Golden Zest! They have this new legacy program where they bring back a few older varitiies, this year it’s Golden Zest and Ronald Reagan. This variety seems to have had some major success popularity in other parts of the world without making much of a dent in the US, despite having been bred by Keith Zary and raised in the US. It has Golden Celebration and Sunsprite in its lineage, but is reputed to last much longer than both.

I bought Golden Zest from RU last year, unfortunately I placed it in a spot where the sprinklers didn’t hit properly. Ive since relocated him to one of the best spots in the garden. The OP with the magnificient pics was also based in Sacramento, so I’ve got really high hopes.