Heart o' Gold is a hybrid grandiflora shrub rose in the Rosaceae family bred in 1997 by Dr. A. Michael Dykstra of the United States. Parentage is Broadway™ × Gold Medal. This bushy shrub will grow 5-6 feet tall and 3-5 feet wide in full sun in amended, well-drained, moist garden soil. Prune in late winter to early spring to remove old, dead, damaged or crossed canes. The 4-5 inch high-centered flowers have a golden center and hot pink edges, 26-40 petals and a strong fruity fragrance. They bloom on long, strong stems in small clusters and repeat blooms in flushes throughout the season. Stems have prickles. Use this shrub in the border, as a specimen, in small groups as a hedge or a foundation plant. Use in the cutting or cottage garden. Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: Good disease resistance. See pests of roses to the left. Deer will browse roses. More information on Rosa .
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.
Full plant profile
Growing Conditions
Plant type
Perennial; Rose; Shrub
Life cycle
Woody
USDA zones
7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b
Light
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Soil texture
Clay; High Organic Matter; Loam (Silt); Sand
Soil pH
Acid (<6.0); Neutral (6.0-8.0)
Soil drainage
Good Drainage | Moist
Available space
3 feet-6 feet; 6-feet-12 feet
NC region
Coastal; Piedmont
Mature size
Height: 5 ft. 0 in. - 6 ft. 6 in. | Width: 3 ft. 0 in. - 5 ft. 0 in.
Growth rate
Medium
Maintenance
Medium
Canopy layer
6 - Vine (vertical)
Form & Appearance
Habit / form
Climbing
Texture
Medium
Foliage
Deciduous
Leaf color
Green
Leaf type
Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Leaf arrangement
Alternate
Leaf margin
Serrate
Leaf feel
Glossy
Hairs present
No
Leaf detail
Glossy compound leaves
Flower color
Gold/Yellow; Pink
Flower value
Fragrant; Long Bloom Season; Showy
Flower shape
Dome
Flower size
3-6 inches
Flower detail
The 4-5 inch high-centered flowers have a golden center and hot pink edges, 26-40 petals and a strong fruity fragrance. They bloom in small clusters and repeat blooms in flushes throughout the season