Alister Stella Gray

1894, Noisette

 

Also known as ‘Golden Rambler’, ‘Alister Stella Gray’ produces slender, flexible canes that are easy to train on a pillar or trellis. The clustered roses are not large but very double, opening from dark, yolk-yellow buds to uneven pompons of creamy yellow that fade to white. A beautiful fall display caps off its long season of bloom. Its fragrance can easily fill the garden.

Charming clusters of 'Alister Stella Gray' display an assortment of yellows through to ivory when fading. The almost perfectly scrolled roses open like golden jewels, then flatten into silky, soft-yellow, double roses of about three inches in diameter. Bouquets of clusters embellish long pliant, almost thornless stems. The rose has a good reliable repeat, especially in the autumn. Foliage is dark green and the roses are scented of tea and a soft fruity infusion.

 

Characteristics:

Height: 6 to 12 feet 

Zones: 7-9

Bloom: Repeat bloomer

Scent: Fragrant