Rosa 'Alister Stella Gray'
(Rose 'Alister Stella Gray')
Family - Rosaceae
Category - Rose
Hybrid Parents - Rosa 'William Allen Richardson' x Rosa 'Mme Pierre Guillot'
Origin - Raised in Bath, England
Discovered By - Raised by Alexander Hill Gray, rose breeder
Year of Introduction - 1894
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H5
Height - 5m
Width - 3m
Location - The White Garden
Description: A Noisette climbing rose that is excellent for training against walls or over pergolas. Glossy mid to dark green, pinnate leaves have oval to Elliptic leaflets with finely toothed margins. Fully double, quartered-rosette flowers open buff-yellow and fade to creamy white with age. The Blooms are fragrant and produced in clusters, repeatedly, from early summer into mid-autumn.
Synonym - Rosa 'Golden Rambler'
Flower:
Fully double, quartered-rosette flowers open buff-yellow and fade to creamy white with age. The flowers are fragrant and produced in clusters, repeatedly from June into October.
Flower colour: Yellow, white
Flower shape: Quartered-rosette flowers in clusters
Flowering time: June, July, August, September, October
Foliage:
Glossy mid to dark green, pinnate leaves have oval to Elliptic leaflets with serrate margins. The leaves are Alternately arranged on long stems with few prickles.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Pinnate with oval to elliptic leaflets
Propagation:
Cuttings, grafting.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun to partial shade in fertile, moisture retentive soil that is well drained.