5 Favorite Yellow Roses for a Joyful Garden
The bright faces of roses may warm and brighten any part of a backyard. Yellow roses signify joy, gladness and friendship, and have traditionally been given to new moms, newlyweds and scholars to celebrate new beginnings. Listed below are just five favorites to try on your own backyard.
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1. Finest climber. ‘Climbing Gold Badge‘ is a fantastic small climber, growing up to 8 feet tall, which makes it an ideal addition to a small trellis. Even though it does not have any fragrance, it is a showy double bloomer that begins flowering in late spring and then repeat blooms throughout the season. It grows well in gardens in USDA zones 6 to 9. Find your zone
Other yellowish climbers include ‘Piñata’, ‘Scent from Above’ and ‘Golden Showers’.
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2. Finest scent. ‘Charlotte’ is a smaller English rose, growing only to 3 feet tall, so it is fantastic for the front or middle of a perennial border or for planting containers. It’s a repeat bloomer with a solid tea rose fragrance, a wonderful addition to gardens in zones 5 to 10.
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Other nicely scented yellow roses include ‘Golden Celebration’, ‘Julia Child’, ‘The Pilgrim’ and ‘Teasing Georgia’.
Shown: ‘Julia Child’
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3. Easy-care favorite. ‘Carefree Sunshine’ offers lemon-yellow blooms from June till the autumn and grows only to about 3 to 4 feet tall in zones 4 to 7. It boasts great disease resistance, heat tolerance and cold tolerance, which makes it a viable option for an ornamental garden. It even offers a moderate fragrance and attracts butterflies.
More low-maintenance yellow roses include ‘Yellow Submarine’, ‘Grandma’s Yellow’ and ‘Sunny Knock Out’.
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4. Flower cuts. ‘Midas Touch’ is just another one of these roses which glow in many categories — it’s easy to grow, is heat tolerant and fragrant, also offers intensely yellow flowers from early summer to midfall in zones 7 to 10. It grows to approximately 3 1/2 feet tall, along with the long stems make it perfect for cutting and displaying inside.
Other good cut roses are ‘Carefree Sunshine’, ‘Charlotte’ and ‘Graham Thomas’.
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5. Unusual-color favorite: ‘Peace’ was named to mark the conclusion of World War II, which makes it a beloved rose for many generations. Its unusual coloring attributes sunset tones of soft yellow edged with pink, and every blossom may be an astounding 5 to 6 inches across. It grows up to 6 feet tall in zones 4 to 9, and its thick, solid stems make it a wonderful cut flower.
Other unusual-color yellow roses are ‘Jude the Obscure’, ‘Chris Evert’ and ‘Chihuly’.
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Combining yellow roses from the backyard is easy — yellow seems to be one of these colors that perform well with other colors. To maintain a hot-hued backyard moving, combine yellow roses along with other flowering perennials in colors of orange and red. Bring in some higher contrast by adding purples or walnut, or go classic with yellow and white.
Shown: Lady Banks climbing rose