Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Large: 4-5"
Petal count: double: 16-25 petals
Rose bloom color: Medium yellow
Rebloom: Some
Class: Floribunda
Growth Habit: Short, 2-3 feet, bushy
Fragrance: Strong
Hybridizer & year: Samuel Darragh McGredy IV, 1965
Optimal growing zones: USDA zone 6 and warmer

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Plant Height: 2-3 feet
Plant Spread: 2 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Yellow
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Late summer or early fall
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM
Parentage: Clare Grammerstorf x Piccadilly
Child plants: 13 child plants

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Arthur Bell'
  • 'T11 AgCan'

Common names
  • Floribunda Rose
  • Rose

Photo Gallery
Location: My North Yorkshire Garden
Date: 2020-06-15
Location: Cowells garden centre, Northumberland, England UK 
Date: 2023-06-07
Rosa Arthur Bell
Location: Garden 2
Date: 2013-10-04
Still looking good in October

Date: 2011-06-17
Location: Garden 2
Date: 2013-07-22
Ligter yellow tone in July
Location: From my collection.
Location: The garden at Sanabria
Date: 2013-07-06
This is a 36 inch standard with three grafts, multiple aromatic r
Location: The garden at Sanabria
Date: 2012-06-16
Aromatic repeat flowering, up to four times a season with care.
Location: From my collection.
Location: From my collection.
Location: Kent, UK
Date: 2018-05-31
Location: Sanabria
Date: 2013-06-16
I let the plant grow without cutting it back last year
Photo by robertduval14
Location: From my collection.
Location: From my collection.
Location: From my collection.
Location: From my collection.
Location: From my collection.
Location: The garden at Sanabria
Date: 2013-06-24
You can clearly see the red bud, opening deep yellow fading to cr
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