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FOETIDA - PERSIAN YELLOW An old-fashioned favourite.

Persian Yellow

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About this rose

About Persian Yellow

FOETIDA - PERSIAN YELLOW

An old-fashioned favourite.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

This tall rose has showy double bright yellow flowers in early summer; bushy, upright habit, hardy and resistant to disease; blooms form on old wood so use caution when pruning. Persian Yellow Rose is clothed in stunning fragrant yellow flowers at the ends of the branches in late spring. The flowers are excellent for cutting. It has dark green deciduous foliage. 

GROWTH HABIT

 Rose Type

Foetida

 Growth Habit

Tall arching shrub

 Color

Yellow

 Fragrance Strength

Weak

 Flower Size

Small

 Height

7ft

 Width

5ft

 Suitable for zones

Zones 3a

 Petal Count

20-25

Catalog note: This rose record was merged with duplicate listings for Foetida Persiana – Weeks Rose on November 7, 2026.

Unknown · 1861

Rose profile

Rose details

Flower color
Yellow
Rose type
Species
Fragrance
Unpleasant fragrance
Mature height
7 ft
Mature width
5 ft
Best Zones
3-10
Bloom form
Double
Bloom size
2.5 in
Petal count
20-25
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Also known as
• "Austin Cemetery"
• Double Yellow Persian
• Jaune ancien (lutea)
• Jaune de Perse
• Persiana
• Rosa foetida f. persiana hort. ex Rehder
• Rosa foetida 'Persian Yellow'
• R. foetida persiana

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Wildwood Nurseries Bare Root $49.99 Check seller Visit seller
Grace Rose Farm 3 Gallon Potted Rose Bush $119.00 Check seller Visit seller
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High Country Roses Rosa foetida persiana Discount: 20% · ROSEGEEK ARS offer: 15% · Online code is in your membership book. — Out of stock Visit seller

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