Rosa ‘Graham Thomas’

Family : Rosaceae

Class : Modern Shrub Rose

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Text and pictures © Giuseppe Mazza

 

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English translation by Peter Thompson

 

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English rose created by David Austin in England in 1983.

Flowers repeatedly, with intense yellow flowers of 35 petals.

Perfume of Tea roses. Resistant to diseases.

In 2009 has been inserted among the roses of the ’Hall of Fame’, the most presigious of all times.

Variety denomination : AUSmas

Parentage :

Seed : ‘Charles Austin’

Pollen : ‘Iceberg’ × Seedling

Awards :

1998 - Modern Shrub Rose : Mesa-East Valley Rose Society - Tualatin Valley Rose Society

1998 - Shrub : Southwest Louisiana Rose Society

1999 - Best English Rose Spray or Specimen : Rosexpo Montreal

1999 - Modern Shrub Rose : Buckeye District - Columbus Rose Society - Illinois/Indiana District - New York State Fair - Portland Rose Society Spring Show - Rogue Valley Rose Society - Sacramento Rose Society - Southern Tier Rose Society - Tri-City Rose Society

1999 - Shrub : South Metro Rose Society

2000 - Modern Shrub Rose : Augusta Rose Society - Belleville Area Rose Society Summer Show - Clay County Rose Society- Duneland Rose Society - Gateway Rose Society - Greater Columbia Rose Society - Huron Valley Rose Society - Kansas City Rose Society - Lower Cape Rose Society - Pacific Northwest District - Reno Rose Society - San Joaquin Valley Rose Society - Toledo Rose Society - York Area Rose Society

2000 - Shrub : Eastern North Carolina Rose Society

2001 - Modern Shrub Rose : Belleville Area Rose Society Summer Show - Eastern North Carolina Rose Society - Fox River Valley Rose Society - Grand Valley Rose Society (Michigan) - Great Lakes District - Greater Columbia Rose Society - Long Island Rose Society - Memphis Rose Society - Millstream Rose Society - Minnesota Rose Society - Monterey Bay Rose Society - Ohio State Fair - Rowan Rose Society - Southern Tier Rose Society - Utah Rose Society - Virginia Peninsula Rose Society - York Rose & Garden Society

2001 - Shrub : Memphis Rose Society - South Penn Area Rose Society

 
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