Species: Rosa primula -- only available at Hortico. The flowers are a beautiful pale yellow, and the foliage is scented of spices all summer long! I love gently brushing the leaves so that they release their scent. It blooms once in early spring, but the foliage is out for the entire season. :)

I'm following because we took out our one yellow rose this year.

Golden Wings had a nice fragrance, grew really well and was cane hardy. It also bloomed alot. The problem was it attracted the Japanese Beetles like no other in our rose bed so the flowers were completely decimated by noon. The only pleasure I got from it was cutting blooms first thing in the morning.

I would like to get another rose in the yellow or yellow/orange family so that there is some contrast in my cut flower arrangements.

@rosesmi5a thank you for the suggestion ☺ However I'm looking for something that's a more striking yellow, not a pastel yellow.

I saw Julia Child at our local nursery. It is very true rich yellow. I don’t have one but it seems to have great reputation. Here is a video.

https://youtu.be/BCY3EBH83kA

MM, have you thought about contacting Matt at High Country Roses? This is his specialty. Well, maybe not yellow roses, specifically, but roses that will succeed in the Intermountain West.

When I needed to ask questions about specific roses in the past, he was very helpful. I'll bet he would know which roses would work for you and your husband, too.

@Kes Z 7a E Tn I call Matt too much as it is 😅 But no, I haven't asked him about this because I'm not sure I like any of the cold hardy yellows HCR carries. At least not from pictures, I know seeing a rose in person is different though.

Magpie, my favorite yellow is Julia Child, followed by Golden Celebration. But I'm not sure either rose is reliably hardy to zone 5b. Bernstein-Rose (bernstein means amber) often is quite amber, but I don't know where you might find it (maybe Heirloom), and again, I don't know about hardiness in your zone. It stays small. I've grown three for about 14 years. Diane

Ask around about Soleil d'Or, and R. foetida. I can't grow them because they aren't roses for a humid climate, but you don't have that issue. I saw Soleil d'Or once on Staten Island (before it died) and it really is something special.

Soliel d' Or from RVRs.

For a modern you might want to look up Ch-Ching and Karl Ploberger.

This is Yellow Brick Road, my favourite yellow, with something like a hundred buds this spring :) The flowers do fade to cream, so this may be an issue for you, but it's very healthy, tip hardy most winters, and there are always at least a few blooms on it from end of June till October. And it's fragrant!

I grow it on an obelisk, because it has a tendency to grow long laterals that flop.

My favourite non-fading yellow is South Africa, but it is much more tender, and not fragrant.

First a true confession- I love big yellow roses. The kind I love won't grow for you (tea-noisettes) but there are some that you can grow that I can only dream about. Hazeldean? I've never grown it myself, I just admire the photos and description on HMF. I don't think something happy to z2 is a good fit for the southeast. Maybe Sheila knows something about it from her time in Alaska?

BTW if I could grow Soliel d'Or I totally would. Even roses with Sd'O in their ancestry aren't happy here but you don't need to worry about blackspot. Also, Magda, I always thought Yellow Brick Road was underrated. A rose that's yellow, fragrant, healthy, remontant and able to get through a z5 winter is hard to find. I'm kind of sorry that I didn't get it when I could have because it's nearly impossible to find it now.

Thank you all. I'm having a hard time choosing because honestly I do not like yellow. Plus it's hard to know what's truly hardy here, plus finding the roses in question... I'm going to the local rose park today and hopefully they'll have some yellows to see, BUT the rose parks here don't label so idk how ill figure out what each rose is anyway. WHYYY wouldn't they label??

Kes, I agree! Ping Lim's roses from the Easy Elegance series are marketed as low-maintenance landscape shrubs, and it was a huge surprise for me that some of them are actually quite fragrant! This is not mentioned at all on the Easy Elegance website, they just keep going about how easy to grow they are. We're lucky in Canada, at least in Ontario they are still reasonably easy to find.

Magpie, I'm also not a fan of yellow, it's my partner who chooses most of our yellow, orange and red roses :) And yes, they are lovely, it's just not what I would choose myself :)

Yellow brick road looks nice. The only true yellow I grow here in Colorado is sparkle and Shine (from HCR.) It dies to the ground but so far, for three years, has come back to make a pretty nice small shrub. The flowers are really bright cheery yellow in my garden. If you're open to yellow, fade to pink, then Life of the Party is AMAZING here. Also died about 3/4 to the ground, but is already several feet tall and getting ready to burst into bloom. And the smell is to die for. I've tried Julia child twice and it's died over winter. This year I caved and bought a larger grafted one (I have almost all own root) from Home depot to try it one more time. I also have Sunny knockout, and its pretty nice, though the flowers fade quick. They smell really nice too and have been quite hardy for me. Hope you find what you are looking for!

Hazeldean is great and really hardy as is Persian Yellow. It was great having these in Alaska and not worrying about hardiness. Corn Hill and Hortico had great hardy choices along with High Country Roses.

Have you considered Harrison's Yellow? I haven't grown it but I know someone here has for years and has shared beautiful photos of it. I also suspect that it's the carefree yellow rose that came with my sister's very old house in and Northern Az (high desert). It's a once bloomer but known for being hardy and easy.

https://www.helpmefind.com/rose/pl.php?n=56662

Joey: Your Harrison Yellow is the best ever !! I love yellow, so cheerful.

I'm not in your zone, but HCR has Lemon Zen that looks attractive and they say it's a z5 rose. I'd like to try that if I can figure out where to put it.

@librarian_gardner_8b_pnw and @joeywyomingzone4, I have definitely been considering Harison's Yellow. I'm just worried about it suckering all over and out of control. I don't have a wild space where I can let that happen. How hard is it to keep reasonably tamed? It can get big, just not take over a whole bed.

@joeywyomingzone4 was the forum member with HR that I was thinking of...they have an incredibly beautiful HR. Im so glad Joey posted here! You're right, @Mischievous Magpie (CO 5b) it does look like it suckers. My sister lives in a very low rainfall area and hers has not become a huge hedge but she may have a different old yellow. Joey would likely have better feedback about suckering.

I have some lovely yellow roses I would totally suggest.

First, Lichtkonigen Lucia is one of my favourites. A really hardy, frilly, happy girl.

Another one is Golden Fairytale.

And very fragrant, Mitsouko. She starts off yellow, and changes into a beautiful pink…which I find kind of symbolic.

@Mischievous Magpie (CO 5b) Harison only suckers when he gets stressed. Mine is planted in pretty good soil, and gets enough water from the surrounding plants being watered, so he's very well behaved. It's pretty easy to just stick a shovel in between the main plant and the odd baby that comes up. The main plant experienced all kinds of neglect and mistreatment from animals eating it, not being watered for years at a time, etc, so over the years it has suckered pretty spectacularly. I know some people who grow HY as a hedge and it stays pretty tame, they just go along with a shovel and cut through the suckers once a year and pull them up.

@joeywyomingzone4 That's great info, thanks so much!

@Tammy (Southern Ont) Zone 4/5 USDA Wowza to your Lichtkonigen Lucia, I have to look that up!!

Lemon Zen: I can't make an informed comment yet because it is still too new. I bought and planted this Rose last year in a spot that receives medium Sun/shade. Definitely not full sun. It had a lot of dieback in a warm winter of 8 degrees F. However, it is rebounding quickly and is growing to the top of the fence. No sign of blooms yet, but we will see here shortly. It may just need a sunnier spot or to reach a certain height before it blooms. I will be able to comment further next year after another winter as to whether or not it is suitable for zone 6. I bought this to be used as a climber but would be happy to keep it as a small Bush if it blooms a lot. A move may be in its future.

This just in! It looks like there's a bud! We're going to pull that came horizontal and see if we can get a few more.😉

When I went out into the garden, I saw another yellow: Dakota Sun. It was bred in 2005 and released by Sam Kedem's nursery. It is rated for zone 4b or warmer.

Super hardy-- I haven't protected it for the winter, and it starts at 2' of live cane in the spring. Shiny healthy foliage and steady soft yellow blooms all summer. See it here: https://www.helpmefind.com/rose/pl.php?n=47153&tab=32

The Yellow Freedom Rose from Spring Hill is an awesome rose. Doesn't fade, cold hardy. Dakota Sun is a keeper too, but I think Kedem's is closed now, Sam retired. Gaye Hammond is outstanding, but does fade. Lemon Fizz is a good one too. The Poet's Wife - fades a little but otherwise good. I love yellow roses so I'm always looking for a good one! I see some here I need to try.

If you're interested, Roses Unlimited also listed Dakota Sun in the past. Don't know if they have it in stock right now, though.

I have Lemon Zen and have had it for several years. I don't know how hardy it is and my zone would not be a good test for that. It does seem to need more sun and shrug off heat better than some of my other roses. It didn't seem to be too happy in its original spot which received mostly morning sun. My Pembertons are happy there but not this one. This is the second season in its new spot where it gets sun most of the day and it's clearly happier. It's finally blooming more than just one lone bloom once in a while.

@Dingo2001 - Z5 Chicagoland My husband likes the look of Poet's Wife but I have my doubts on its ability to survive here.

Kes, I would be interested to see pictures of your Lemon Zen if ever you have time to post any.

Magpie I’ve had it here for probably 4 years and its done well for me. i think it would do ok for you.

Kes, how big is your Lemon Zen? Does it have strong fragrance? As a child of Graham Thomas, I can only imagine how beautiful the blooms will be.

Fely, I didn't notice until just now, but I didn't Name the rose I posted pictures of above. It is Lemon Zen.

Vapor, thanks for the pictures. I'll hold my breath to wait for your Lemon Zen blooming!

@Mischievous Magpie (CO 5b)

What about Sunny Sky? it seems hardy for me and it looks like it wants to get big.

I have been a bad rose mommy to this rose plus it got heavily eaten by deer but made a great comeback. It will get an actual rose bed I promise. (Ps. the long grass is for my baby yard bunnies, who were born under my Cream Veranda)

What a pretty rose! Another new 1 for me.What a pretty rose! Another new 1 for me.

@CottageGardenRoses-paz6 I will look into that one, thank you 😊

@Sheila z8a Rogue Valley OR I'd like to ask how your Agnes roses have done, I saw on an old thread that you had some and I am so in love with photos of it, can you tell me your experience? How bad does it sucker? Bloom time, ability of flowers to handle heat, etc. Scent?

TIA 😊

Agnes is outstanding here, Magpie. It is one of the first to bloom and does rebloom. Great scent and heat tolerance. Mine are 8 feet tall. They do sucker which is fine with me. This is a gorgeous rose.

Sheila, I appreciate almost all sense in roses even those some may consider bad! I found Agnes' fragrance to be odd, but then was not surprised when I looked at its parentage R. faetida. However, this was in a greenhouse setting and I'm wondering what the scent is on a Inground plant. Fascinated me.

@Sheila z8a Rogue Valley OR I think that's the one I want. It's the one I keep coming back to in my thoughts. I think I'll just go for it and see what happens.

You cannot lose with Agnes, Magpie. I got my 3 from High Country Roses.

Vapor, I did not notice this with Agnes. I really could not smell lilacs here. I did not have Covid 19. I think it is my allergies, or the dry air here.

I would like to hear updates on more mature lemon zens. Mine was great and becoming a climber blooming all the time It's a come to RRD. I reordered it this spring But I'm wondering How everyone else are doing

I was pleasantly surprised at how lovely the yellow of Graham Thomas is. I was expecting cadmium yellow but it's a soft apricoty yellow.

Vaporvac, I nearly lost mine. Originally It moped around for awhile until I moved it to a nice sunny spot nearly on the edge of where my hose reaches. During the summer I rarely watered it but it seemed to do OK with that and seemed to do a little better every year. It grew to be the size of a large shrub and would bloom in several flushes. It struck me that it more strongly resembled its rosa moschata parent than Graham Thomas in any way. That was a good thing for me because GT was one of the many Austins that did not succeed here. BTW, Lemon Zen is definitely lemon yellow. My memory of GT (which might be a little foggy- it's been awhile) is that it was a little darker and a warmer yellow.

Last summer, the drought we had was substantial enough that I thought I would lose LZ. I moved it again to where it would get regular water but be in morning sun and dappled shade the rest of the day. Buff Beauty was flourishing there. Long story short- Lemon Zen was NOT HAPPY. I potted it up this May and put it with the other potted roses waiting to be planted. It is coming back but looking a little rough around the edges right now. This year the heat and lack of rain is worse than the year before. I don't know where I'm going to place this rose but it will need to be in full sun and hopefully still get regular water.