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Yellow Lady Banks Climbing Rose
Rosa banksiae 'Lutea'
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| Description | A vigorous climber with rich green foliage on thornless, slender branches. Miniature, yellow double blooms have a slight fragrance. The prolific flowering creates a lovely springtime display. A splendid climber for arbors. Evergreen in milder climates. |
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| Bloom Time | Spring or early summer |
| Deciduous/Evergreen | Semi-Evergreen |
| Special Features | Easy Care, Improved Pest and Disease Resistance, Non-toxic to Cats and Dogs, Fast Growing |
| Problems/Solutions | Coastal Exposure |
| Growth Rate | Fast |
| Flower Attributes | Flowers for Cutting, Fragrant, Showy Flowers |
| Landscape Use | Barrier, Espalier, Privacy Screen |
| Design Ideas | Bring a romantic look to the garden with an arbor covered in this old-fashioned, profusely blooming Rose. It easily covers a fence or trellis with its evergreen foliage. Plant in full sun for the best look. |
| Flower Color | Yellow |
| Foliage Color | Green |
| Companion Plants | Clematis (Clematis); Boxwood (Buxus); Peony (Paeonia); Eastern Snowball (Viburnum); Salvia (Salvia) |
| Care Instructions | Grows easily in average to enriched, evenly moist, well-drained soils. Water deeply, regularly during first growing season to establish an extensive root system; reduce frequency, once established. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer. Provide support such as a trellis or arbor. Blooms on old wood; prune just after flowering. |
| History | This is a unique once-blooming rose in many ways. First it is thornless; second it is nearly tropical being so frost tender, and third, it is evergreen. This double yellow rose originates in China but it was the Calcutta Botanic Garden that announced it to the world. The Royal Horticultural Society sent John Damper Parks to Asia to obtain samples. He sent this plant back to England in 1824 on the East Indiaman trading ship Lowther Castle. With that shipment came an important yellow tea rose. 'Lutea' is a subspecies of R. banksiae, first discovered by Regel in 1877 in China and also by Pierre Delavay who introduced it into France around 1884. Plants that reached Kew would be named for Lady Banks, wife of the director of Kew and financier of many expeditions to Asia. |
| Description | A vigorous climber with rich green foliage on thornless, slender branches. Miniature, yellow double blooms have a slight fragrance. The prolific flowering creates a lovely springtime display. A splendid climber for arbors. Evergreen in milder climates. |
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| Bloom Time | Spring or early summer |
| Deciduous/Evergreen | Semi-Evergreen |
| Special Features | Easy Care, Improved Pest and Disease Resistance, Non-toxic to Cats and Dogs, Fast Growing |
| Problems/Solutions | Coastal Exposure |
| Growth Rate | Fast |
| Flower Attributes | Flowers for Cutting, Fragrant, Showy Flowers |
| Landscape Use | Barrier, Espalier, Privacy Screen |
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| Design Ideas | Bring a romantic look to the garden with an arbor covered in this old-fashioned, profusely blooming Rose. It easily covers a fence or trellis with its evergreen foliage. Plant in full sun for the best look. |
| Flower Color | Yellow |
| Foliage Color | Green |
| Companion Plants | Clematis (Clematis); Boxwood (Buxus); Peony (Paeonia); Eastern Snowball (Viburnum); Salvia (Salvia) |
| Care Instructions | Grows easily in average to enriched, evenly moist, well-drained soils. Water deeply, regularly during first growing season to establish an extensive root system; reduce frequency, once established. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer. Provide support such as a trellis or arbor. Blooms on old wood; prune just after flowering. |
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| History | This is a unique once-blooming rose in many ways. First it is thornless; second it is nearly tropical being so frost tender, and third, it is evergreen. This double yellow rose originates in China but it was the Calcutta Botanic Garden that announced it to the world. The Royal Horticultural Society sent John Damper Parks to Asia to obtain samples. He sent this plant back to England in 1824 on the East Indiaman trading ship Lowther Castle. With that shipment came an important yellow tea rose. 'Lutea' is a subspecies of R. banksiae, first discovered by Regel in 1877 in China and also by Pierre Delavay who introduced it into France around 1884. Plants that reached Kew would be named for Lady Banks, wife of the director of Kew and financier of many expeditions to Asia. |
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in 1926, we have been absolutely dedicated and obsessed with quality.
We have been pioneers and craftsmen in the art of growing plants for nearly 100 years. Since our founding in Southern California by Harry E. Rosedale, Sr. in 1926, we have been absolutely dedicated and obsessed with quality.



