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Golden Showers rose

Rosa (RO-zuh)

Family: Rosaceae Unknown Vine (vertical)

'Golden Showers' is a vigorous climbing rose that blooms continuously throughout the growing season with large yellow semi-double blooms. It is thornless to nearly thornless and can be pruned and grown as a shrub. Does best in full to part sun and moist, rich soil but adapts to poorer and clay soils. The blooms are followed by orange rose hips. For full information on common pests and diseases, please see the Rosa page. More information on Rosa .

Source: NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox ↗ NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox, 46 attributes.

How it fits the guild

Guild layer 6 - Vine (vertical) Optimal soil pH Acid (<6.0); Neutral (6.0-8.0)
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Companions & Conflicts

Curated pairwise relationships between this plant and others in the library — who feeds whom, who competes, who confuses the pests. Green reads as a good pairing, red as one to avoid.

No curated interactions recorded for this species yet.

Also noted by NC State

Related species the NC State Plant Toolbox flags for this plant — look-alikes to tell apart, and plants that play a similar role in a planting. Ones we carry in the library are linked.

Fills a similar niche Hydrangea hydrangeoides Lonicera acuminata Rosa 'Joseph' s Coat'

Full plant profile

Growing Conditions
Plant type
Ground Cover; Perennial; Rose; Vine
Life cycle
Perennial; Woody
USDA zones
5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
Light
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Soil texture
Clay; Loam (Silt); Sand
Soil pH
Acid (<6.0); Neutral (6.0-8.0)
Soil drainage
Good Drainage
Available space
6-feet-12 feet
NC region
Coastal; Mountains; Piedmont
Mature size
Height: 6 ft. 0 in. - 10 ft. 0 in. | Width: 3 ft. 0 in. - 6 ft. 0 in.
Growth rate
Rapid
Maintenance
Medium
Canopy layer
6 - Vine (vertical)
Form & Appearance
Habit / form
Climbing
Leaf color
Green
Leaf type
Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Leaf arrangement
Opposite
Leaf shape
Ovate
Leaf margin
Serrate
Hairs present
No
Leaf detail
Glossy dark green foliage.
Flower color
Cream/Tan; Gold/Yellow
Flower value
Fragrant; Showy
Flower form
Head
Flower shape
Cup
Flower size
3-6 inches
Flower detail
5-6 inch double yellow flowers in clusters that fade to light yellow or cream and are followed by orange rose hips.
Bloom time
Fall; Spring; Summer
Fruit type
Berry
Fruit value
Showy
Fruit detail
Orange hips form after blooms
Wildlife & Ecology
Native status
Unknown
Attracts
Bees
Food & Medicine
Fruit type
Berry

Edibility

Rose hips can be used to make tea or jelly.

Landscape Use
Landscape location
Rock Wall; Vertical Spaces
Landscape theme
Cottage Garden
Design feature
Specimen
Garden tags
#double flowers #showy flowers #rose hips #yellow flowers #rose #fragrant flowers #garden walls #full sun tolerant #bee friendly #climber #trellis
Problems & Resistance
Propagation
Stem Cutting

Planted at Hunnicutt

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