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CLASSIFICATION INFORMATION: "Rosa foetida 'harisoni'" OTHER ANNOYING LITTLE FACTS: Some True, Some Made Up

Name: Rosa foetida 'harisoni'
Synonym: Harison's Yellow, The Yellow Rose of Texas, Yellow Sweet Brier, Harrisonii, Hogg's Yellow, R. harisonii, R. lutea hoggii, R. x harisonii
Class: Rosa foetida Species Hybrid Rose, Spinosissima Hybrid
Hybridizer/Date: George Folliott Harison, USA about 1824
Parentage: Persian Yellow x Rosa spinosissima
Fragrance: Strong
ARS Color: Deep Yellow
Awards: Royal Horticultural Society Award Of Garden Merit 1993

Comments: Very hardy. Fruity fragrance. The 'yellow rose of Texas', reputedly doesn't do very well in Texas. Go figure.





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