Yellow Lady Banks Climbing Rose

Rosa banksiae 'Lutea'

Pronunciation: ROH-zuh BANK-si-a
SKU #07020
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LIGHT: Full sun
WATER: Water when top 3 inches of soil is dry.
SIZE: Fast growing, vining habit; reaches 15 to 20 ft. tall, with support.
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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.
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.
Details
DescriptionA 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.
Bloom TimeSpring or early summer
Deciduous/EvergreenSemi-Evergreen
Special FeaturesEasy Care, Improved Pest and Disease Resistance, Non-toxic to Cats and Dogs, Fast Growing
Problems/SolutionsCoastal Exposure
Growth RateFast
Flower AttributesFlowers for Cutting, Fragrant, Showy Flowers
Style
Landscape UseBarrier, Espalier, Privacy Screen
Design IdeasBring 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 ColorYellow
Foliage ColorGreen
Companion PlantsClematis (Clematis); Boxwood (Buxus); Peony (Paeonia); Eastern Snowball (Viburnum); Salvia (Salvia)
Care
Care InstructionsGrows 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
HistoryThis 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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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.