I don't remember when I first met the lovely rose, Golden Wings, but I do remember doing a double-take and saying, "Wow!" A large shrub or low climber covered with 5-inch, single blossoms of pale yellow, Golden Wings makes a beautiful statement in the garden. Each blossom is sweetly fragrant and sports a silky knot of stamens in its heart. Hardy in zones 4-9 and easy to grow, with attractive, medium green foliage, Golden Wings might be just what you need in your garden--especially if you want a bold shot of soft yellow there--and in your floral bouquets.Golden Wings may be trained attractively up a trellis or sprawled over a fence, as I first saw it, but in my own garden I grew it openly as a shrub, allowing it ample room to gracefully spread to its full 4- to 6-foot height and equal width. The sunny yellow flowers complemented all the pinks and reds in my garden. Blue or purple flowers would be electric beside it.
Although Golden Wings received the America Rose Society Gold Medal in 1958, and the Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit in 1993, an online search provided few links to nurseries supplying it. I did find it at www.davidaustinroses.com. A quick tour of the David Austin online catalog is dizzying, with each offering more gorgeous than the last. Check it out! Golden Wings photo by JulenaJo.
gold fading into white is beautiful Julena, it has glowing mesmerising effect, looks divine
ReplyDeleteThese flowers speak of your love for the nature.
A beautiful rose indeed.
ReplyDeleteGreat photo - The petals do look like wings don't they. Pickering Nursery here in Ontario do supply it and will ship almost anywhere $12.00 bare root. http://www.pickeringnurseries.com/ I just wish I had more sunshine to grow roses.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photo! Have you had the pleasure of sniffing a Gertrude Jekyll? It's my favorite for aroma.
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