Gold Medal™

This rose's location in the garden is SE 1.

• Classification: Hybrid Tea   
• Flower Color: medium yellow 
• Flower Size:  4.5-5 inches
• Flower Form:  high-centered, borne mostly singly
• Petal Count: 30-35 
• Fragrance: slight fruity
• Repeat Bloomer:  yes
• Foliage:  large, dark green 
• Plant Height: 5-6 feet
• Plant Width:  4-5 feet
• Growth Habit: upright
• Disease Resistant: yes
• Hybridizer: Jack E. Christensen
• Registered: 1981 
• Parentage:  ‘Yellow Pages’ x (‘Granada’ x ‘Garden Party’)
• ARS* Rating: 8.3 (a very good to excellent)
  *American Rose Society Rating

Awards: 

• 1983 Gold Star of the South Pacific, Palmerston North, NZ

Notes:

• “Hybridizer Jack Christensen is the youngest rose breeder to develop an All-America Rose Selections rose and is credited with hybridizing over 80 different types of roses. --- "History of Gold Medal Roses" @ 1001LandscapingIdeas.com