Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Large: 4-5"
Bloom shape: High-centered
Petal count: full: 26-40 petals
Rose bloom color: Yellow blend
Extra Bloom Info: In clusters
Rebloom: Good
Class: Grandiflora
Extra Color Info: Yellow, with pink or orange highlights
Growth Habit: Medium tall, 4-5 feet, upright
Fragrance: Mild
Misc: Thornless or almost thornless
Hybridizer & year: Jack E. Christensen, 1982
Optimal growing zones: USDA zone 7 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)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7b -15 °C (5 °F) to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
Plant Height: 4-5 feet
Plant Spread: 2-3 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Multi-Color: Yellow, pink, and orange
Flower Time: Spring
Summer
Fall
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Parentage: Yellow Pages x (Granada x Garden Party)
Child plants: 4 child plants

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Gold Medal'
  • 'AROyqueli'

Common names
  • Rose

Photo Gallery
Photo by kohala
Location: My Yard
Date: 2018-08-16
Location: Burlington, NC
Date: 2020-04-09
Location: At a Washington nursery 
Date: 2019-06-20
Photo by Eric_C
Location: My Yard
Date: 2018-06-08
Location: Washington
Date: Summer 2022
All kinds of colors from my gold metal rose!
Location: Long Beach, CA
Date: 4/22/2017

Photographed at Vintage Gardens

Date: 2021-06-04
Location: in my garden in Del Norte county, Ca. amongst the Redwoods
Date: 2021-06-07
Location: Long Beach, CA
Date: 4/22/2017
Location: Long Beach, CA
Date: September 25, 2016
Location: Islamabad, zone 9b
Date: 2016-04-09
Photo by MGKing
Location: Milwaukie, Oregon 
Date: 2019-06-02

Date: 2015-05-21
Location:  Hershey Gardens, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA
Date: 2018-09-16
Photo by Mike
Location: Butchart Gardens, Victoria, BC
Date: 2019-06-11
Location: Islamabad, zone 9b
Date: 2016-03-30
Location: Milwaukie, Oregon 
Date: 2019-06-02
Photo by zuzu
Photo by Mike
Photo by WilliamByrd
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2011-04-27

Sunset Flowerland, Fairfield ME

Regans Nursery
Location: San Diego back yard
Photo by Mike
Photo by WilliamByrd
Photo by WilliamByrd
Photo by zuzu

Date: 2015-05-21
Location: San Diego back yard
Location: San Diego back yard

Date: 2012-05-23
Location: Islamabad, zone 9b
Date: 2016-06-19
Blooming in 106*F.
Location: Islamabad, zone 9b
Date: 2016-06-19
Blooming in 106*F.
Photo by Newyorkrita
Photo by WilliamByrd
Comments:
  • Posted by Newyorkrita (North Shore, Long Island, NY ) on Feb 7, 2014 4:57 PM concerning plant:
    A beautiful rose that I have had for many years. I grow it in the back of my south side rose garden.

    Rita, located on the north shore of Nassau County Long Island, NY zone 6/7, where it is humid in the summer and roses always need to be sprayed with systemic fungicide to avoid blackspot.
  • Posted by zuzu (Northern California - Zone 9a) on Feb 7, 2014 5:57 PM concerning plant:
    Gold Medal is a tall and sturdy grandiflora with very few thorns. The name is deceptive because it suggests a solid color, whereas the blooms are quite variable, frequently more apricot than gold, and almost always with a pink margin. The pretty buds are dark orange in color. The scent is quite pleasant, comparable to the aroma of hot spiced tea.

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