Help IDing this yellow, possibly Austin rose?
J zone 7a NJ
5 years ago
Hi all!
Got this at HD, was tagged Abraham Darby. When I saw the first completely solid yellow bud, I got a bit suspicious, lol! It has pretty glossy foliage, not at all like Zeffy (matte) but not as glossy as a polyantha like The Fairy or Kordes Laguna. It smells of lemon pez (sweet and lemony and intense.) The bloom looks pretty large, and the profile is rather odd. It's completely spherical from the side, as opposed to flat like most of the roses I've seen/grown. Inserting a picture of its neighbor Molineaux (pretty sure it's not that.) Thank you!!
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Molineaux
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J zone 7a NJ
5 years agolast modified: 5 years ago
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5 years agojjpeace (zone 5b Canada)
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5 years agoJ zone 7a NJ
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoUpdate:
Thank you to everyone who responded. I greatly appreciate it. It was a first bloom, but today I have taken pictures of the second. I do agree Sunsprite was a good guess, but this rose has 114 petals! nle3, I think I'm going with your guess! Thank you so much!
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5 years ago
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