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Rosa banksiae 'Lutea' (Lady Bank's Yellow Rose) – A thornless climbing wild evergreen rose with 2 to 3 inch long pinnate leaves with three to five inch long leaflets that have serrated margins. It reliably produces a copious amount of lightly scented small double butter-yellow blooms in spring that will drape like blankets and garlands over all shrubs or buildings in its path.
Plant in full sun and irrigate occasionally to infrequently – surprisingly drought tolerant once established and cold hardy (but not evergreen) down below and useful in USDA zones 4 to 10. This large plant can be grown as a large mounding plant, as a climber or contained as a hedge if pruned just after spring bloom.
The species Rosa banksiae is native to central and western China from 1,600 to 7,200 feet in altitude and it was named after Dorothea Lady Banks, the wife of the Sir Joseph Banks, the first director of the Royal Botanic Garden Kew. Rosa banksiae 'Lutea' was officially introduced in 1824 from China by John Parks but apparently had been observed growing in a Botanic Garden in Calcutta prior to this. Thought to be the hardiest of the Rosa banksiae cultivars, although some think it may be an ancient hybrid with a Tea Rose. We have grown this attractive rose since 1981 and a large specimen of it can be seen in our nursery clambering up a blue gum along the back fence.
Information displayed on this page about Rosa banksiae 'Lutea' is based on our research conducted about this plant in our nursery library as well as from information provided by reliable online resources. We also include our own observations made about it as it has grown in the nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how the crops of this plant performed in the containers in our nursery field. We will also include comments received from others and welcome hearing from anyone who has information about this plant, particularly if it includes cultural information aiding others to better grow it.
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