Reve d’Or

Syn:  Golden Chain

 ARS Rating:  9.4

 Class:   Noisette

 Date:  1869

 Breeder:  Ducher

 Blooms:  Double.

Bloom Frequency:  Heavy flush in spring, some repeats during the summer, then another heavy flush in the fall.

Color:  Medium Yellow.  The flowers are loose, semi-double of buff-yellow suffused with salmon.  They fade to a paler yellow and have dark yellow stamens.  The petals are often quilled.

 Fragrance:  Fragrant.

 Thorns:  Has thorns.

 Approximate Height:  Climber – 10’ x 5’ or more.  The rose can get huge.  It is now sprawling over THREE arches at our place.

 Description and Care:  Large, vigorous rose.  Flowers may be borne singly or in clusters of about 3.  Foliage is glossy. and rich green, and coppery-tinted when young. 

The picture to the left contains the rose hips from this rose, with one split open.

This rose will probably  require pruning to keep it within bounds.  The picture below gives you an indication of how large this bush can really get.  The top of the arch is well over 12' at this point, and is built over three arches, which it is still dwarfing...

 Comments:  This is an extremely easy rose to grow and well-suited to organic gardening methods.

Purchase Info: 

http://www.rosesunlimitedownroot.com/rosesunlimited001.htm

Roses Unlimited
363 N. Deer Wood Drive.
Laurens, SC  29360
Phone:  864.682.7673
Email:  rosesunlmt@aol.com