Gold Medal

Description

Grandiflora, Hybrid Tea. Golden yellow with copper shading. Mild fruity, spice, tea fragrance. High centered. Long buds mostly one per stem. Tall, bushy, nearly thornless, well branched.  Hardy to Zone 7b. Very disease resistant.

Bred by Jack E. Christensen in 1982. Introduced by Armstrong Nurseries in 1984.  This is an honored variety from that period.