Botanical Name: Rosa x harisonii
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Common Name: Harrison's Yellow Rose  
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Change spray sprinklers to low-flow bubbler or drip systems. Shrubs and trees are ideal candidates for this type of irrigation because the water is applied directly to the root zones.

  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Shrub

 

Height Range

3-6'

 

Flower Color

Yellow

 

Flower Season

Spring, Summer

 

Leaf Color

Dark Green

 

Bark Color

Brown

 

Fruit Color

Black, Red

 

Fruit Season

Summer, Fall

Information by: Stephanie Duer
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  • Description

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Harrison's Yellow is a hardy rose that grows 4 to 6 feet tall and wide (or wider), with an upright to arching habit. Yellow, fragrant, semi-double flowers appear late spring to early summer. Hybridized by George Folliot Harrison in New York, it was frequently carried by pioneers heading west, and can be found naturalized throughout western North America - it is also known as the Yellow Rose of Texas. Very spiny, it makes an excellent barrier where space is not of a premium, and it produces bright red hips in late summer that turn black by winter.