The Impressionist™

This rose's location in the garden is SW 5.

• Classification: Climber (large-flowered)   
• Flower Color:  yellow blend
• Flower Size: 4-5 inches
  
• Flower Form: large, very full
• Petal Count: 40 plus  
• Fragrance: strong old rose, myrrh perfume
• Repeat Bloomer: late spring or early summer; late summer or early fall
• Foliage: dark green with slight blue cast
• Plant Height:  9-12 feet
• Plant Width:  6-8 feet
• Growth Habit: tall, climbing, spreading
• Disease Resistant: yes 
• Hybridizer: John Clements
•       Registered: 2000
• Parentage: ‘Distant Drums’ x ‘Graham Thomas’
• ARS* Rating: 8.1 (a solid to very good rose)
  *American Rose Society Rating
  

Awards:

• None
  

Notes:

• “The Impressionist gets its name from its enchanting color. Classified as a yellow blend  by the ARS, this rose presents an aurora borealis of color reminiscent of the impressionist  painters of the 19th Century. Most growers observe this rose to be a rich yellow in the spring and a pumpkin orange in the fall.  However, The Impressionist  presents more subtleties throughout the growing season, offering up a perfect blending of hues that include several shades of apricot, salmon, creamy pink, peach, coral, orange red and gold.  Its opulent, golden hues are reminiscent of the warm glow of sunlight in the first light of dawn.” --- “The Impressionist” at pacificrosesociety.org