I love old roses and have several in my rose garden … the fact that they have been around so long, are amazingly fragrant and have such a rich and varied history totally charms me.
Harison’s Yellow (Hybrid Foetida), a native of Asia and a member of a large family of yellow species roses, is one of my favorite roses … old and with a rich history. Also known as the Pioneer Rose, the Oregon Trail Rose and the Yellow Rose of Texas. This beauty was lovingly taken by pioneer women across the wilderness to their new homes in the west … packed away with other valuables, tender cuttings and roots were stowed in buckets, rooted in potatoes and even in tea cups. I have heard Harison’s Yellow can be found all along the pioneer trail. Don’t you just love that! Roses are survivors!
Harison’s Yellow was planted by the Heritage Rose Foundation in the Spring of 2009 near the grave of George Folliott Harison (American lawyer and amateur rose hybridzer), who in the 1830s created this rose in his Manhattan garden.
Our relationship with Harison’s Yellow began in 1986 when a friend in Tennessee gave my husband a cutting of a rose that had been passed through their family for generations.
It took the tiny cutting a year or so to become something of notice but NOTICE it has received for the past 20+ years as it is the first rose to bloom in our garden and has a wonderful sweet honey fragrance.
Showing off!
Beautiful!
A honey-like fragrance
For the rest of the story of Harison’s Yellow and me, click here.
What a lovely rose. I just love old roses, and to learn the history of them. Can you imagine taking your roses across the country in a wagon. They were brave women.
Absolutely beautiful, Teresa! Sounds like a fun read as well. Snakes…YIKES!
I have planted my herbs in pots in my kitchen window sill along with some glass rabbits I purchased at antique stores. Love it!
Yesterday I went to NatureScapes and bought water plants for the stream. I purchased Marsh Marigolds, a hardy perennial. I didn’t even know there was an aquatic Marigold and one that would keep blooming year after year! Can’t wait to see them bloom this summer!
Originally I was looking for aquatic Forget-Me-Nots. I’ve had these for years and love them but I accidentally killed off the ones growing in the water when I was treating for algae. I’m now left with the ones growing in the soil near the stream. I considered moving them to the water but I like them too much. Thinking about trying to grow my own from my current plants. Do you have much luck with this?
P.S.-nice garden boots!
Janet, love hearing about what you are doing in your garden. Keep me posted. No experience with Aquatic plants but do grow other plants from cuttings. Let’s talk…
This is an awesome rose! Love roses with beauty and a rich history! This one fits the bill!
Gorgeousness! I can almost smell the honeyed fragrance…maybe you can bottle some up!
Wouldn’t that be so great!
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So glad to have found you, where do you live?