DESCRIPTION: An old-fashioned favorite. Upright spreading with small, fragrant, semi-glossy, green leaves. The very cold-tolerant shrubby plant gives an unbelievable display of eye-popping yellow color.

BOTANICAL NAME: Rosa foetida persiana
AVERAGE MATURE HEIGHT: 1.5 Meters
AVERAGE MATURE SPREAD: 1.5 Meters
SUN EXPOSURE: Full sun 
FLOWER COLOUR: Yellow
FLOWERING TIME: Early till late summer
FOLIAGE COLOUR: Green
COLD HARDINESS: Zone 3 ( Should survive up to -39.9° Celsius )
WATER NEEDS: Average to dry - Prefers well-drained soil
OTHER FEATURES: Attracts Butterflies, Cut Flower, Fragrant

Ornamental Features

Persian Yellow Rose is clothed in stunning fragrant yellow flowers at the ends of the branches in late spring. The flowers are excellent for cutting. It has dark green foliage throughout the season. The oval compound leaves turn yellow in fall. The fruits are showy deep purple hips displayed from mid to late fall. The spiny brick red bark adds an interesting dimension to the landscape.

Landscape Attributes

Persian Yellow Rose is a multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition.

This is a high maintenance shrub that will require regular care and upkeep, and is best pruned in late winter once the threat of extreme cold has passed. Gardeners should be aware of the following characteristic(s) that may warrant special consideration:

• Disease
• Spiny

Persian Yellow Rose is recommended for the following landscape applications:

• Accent
• Mass Planting
• Hedges/Screening
• General Garden Use

Planting & Growing

Persian Yellow Rose will grow to be about 5 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 5 feet. It tends to fill out right to the ground and therefore doesn't necessarily require facer plants in front, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a fast rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 20 years.

This shrub should only be grown in full sunlight. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid.