Deep, rich golden-yellow petals with a metallic sheen that gleams in sunlight. - hybrid tea rose - medium strength, clearly scented rose - honey-fruity
– Intense golden-yellow, metallic-sheen blooms
– Reliable remontant flowering all season
– Excellent for cutting and exhibition
– ADR-awarded, premium silver merit rose
– Hardy to H7, USDA zone 5b Special feature: Medium honey-fruity fragrance, clearly noticeable in the garden and in vases.
Long-term garden plan – Long-term presence
pharmaROSA® ORIGINAL 2-litre own-root potted rose
19,40 €
3.5(5556)
GOLD CROWN® – golden-yellow hybrid tea rose – Kordes
GOLD CROWN® is for You if You want a reliable, romantic rose that simply settles in and performs in an Irish family garden without demanding expert skills. Its upright habit and medium height make it perfect for front beds, specimen planting or a small group of three along a path, while the deep, golden-yellow blooms with a light metallic sheen bring a warm glow even on grey days. As an own-root plant, it matures into a stable, long-lived bush that recovers well after pruning or weather setbacks and keeps its ornamental value for years. The medium, cup-shaped flowers are ideal for cutting, so You can enjoy classic hybrid tea blooms indoors in a vase as well as outside in the garden. GOLD CROWN® suits typical Irish conditions, coping well when the soil is improved to avoid problems caused by persistently wet ground and heavy clay. Its fragrance is a clear, honey-fruity scent that You notice without being overpowering, making it easy to live with near a front door or seating area. With moderate disease resistance, especially against powdery mildew and black spot, routine checks and basic rose care are enough to keep it looking healthy. Plant once and enjoy its long-term garden presence: in year one it focuses on roots, in year two it fills out with new shoots, and by year three it reaches full ornamental impact with abundant, repeat flowering from early summer to autumn.
Freshly opened Gold Crown® bloom in golden yellow.
Use cases
Target area
Reason
Front garden focal point
Ideal as a single specimen near an entrance or bay window, where the upright habit and rich golden-yellow flowers create an immediate welcome without demanding complicated care, reassuring beginners
Classic rose bed in a family garden
Suited to traditional mixed rose beds where its long lifespan as an own-root hybrid tea gives a stable structure and reliable repeat flowering, rewarding patient gardeners and busy homeowners
Small groups of 3–5 for colour blocks
Planted in a small drift, its evenly upright bushes form a neat, coherent block of colour that looks designed but is easy to maintain, perfect for people seeking a tidy yet romantic look
Cutting patch for home bouquets
The medium, high-centred, cup-shaped blooms with long, straight stems are excellent for cutting, so a short row in a sunny corner supplies fragrant flowers for the house for keen home arrangers
Sunny border with improved clay soil
Performs well in Irish gardens where heavy clay has been loosened and drained, responding with steady growth and flowering when the risk of persistently wet roots has been sensibly reduced for cautious garden planners
Mixed perennial and rose border
Combines attractively with perennials, its dark green, slightly glossy foliage and golden blooms giving structure between seasonal flowers, ideal for those wanting a long-term backbone to a cottage-style border
Feature rose in a large patio container
Can be grown in a substantial 40–50 litre container in a sunny, sheltered spot, where regular watering and feeding are easy to manage, suiting balcony or small-yard gardeners seeking a statement plant
Long-term plan for low-rotation planting
Best where You want to plant once and keep the rose in place for many years, as its own-root habit supports gradual renewal and resilience, matching the needs of time-poor but quality-conscious gardeners
Decorating ideas
Golden welcome – Line a front path with a short row of GOLD CROWN® underplanted with lavender for contrast and scent – ideal for homeowners wanting a neat, inviting entrance.
Cottage harmony – Mix GOLD CROWN® with pink lupins and soft blue catmint for a loose, cottage-border feel – perfect for those who love romantic, slightly informal planting.
Sunlit island – Use three GOLD CROWN® in a triangular island bed with white gaura and low grasses – great for families wanting a bright focal point visible from the kitchen window.
Patio showpiece – Grow a single bush in a 40–50 litre terracotta pot with trailing thyme at the rim – suited to balcony and terrace gardeners who want maximum effect from limited space.
Cutting corner – Dedicate a sunny border section to GOLD CROWN® with Echinacea and cosmos, providing stems for vases all season – ideal for creative gardeners who enjoy arranging fresh flowers indoors.
Technical cultivar profile
Parameter
Data
Name and registration
Hybrid tea rose with the registered cultivar name Goldkrone, traded as Gold Crown® Hybrid tea rose Goldkrone; ARS exhibition name Gold Crown; name meaning ‘Golden Crown’.
Origin and breeding
Bred by Reimer Kordes in Germany and introduced by W. Kordes’ Söhne in 1960; parentage is unknown, unregistered variety but established in gardens as a classic golden hybrid tea.
Awards and recognitions
Holds the ADR distinction from 1960, indicating recognised garden performance and reliability in independent German trials under practical conditions with limited chemical protection.
Growth and structure
Upright hybrid tea with moderately dense, dark green, slightly glossy foliage; height typically 100–140 cm with a spread of 80–120 cm, of medium vigour and moderately thorny canes.
Flower morphology
Medium-sized, double flowers with 26–39 petals, high-centred to cup or goblet-shaped; produced mainly solitary on stems, with remontant flowering and an abundant second flush.
Colour and phenology
Deep, rich golden-yellow flowers with a metallic sheen; buds bronze-tinged, opening to strong gold that gradually fades to golden cream with a light peach-pink hint towards the end.
Fragrance and aroma
Medium-strength fragrance clearly noticeable around the plant; scent character is predominantly honey-fruity, pleasant but not overpowering, suitable for paths and seating areas.
Rose hip characteristics
Rose-hip formation is generally sparse due to double flowers; where present, hips are small, ovoid, 10–14 mm in diameter, with an attractive orange-red colour in late season.
Resistance and hardiness
Hardy to around −26 to −23 °C (H7, USDA 5b); disease resistance moderate with good resistance to powdery mildew and black spot, and moderate sensitivity to rust in damp seasons.
Horticultural recommendations
Best in full sun with improved, well-drained soil; medium maintenance, requiring occasional pest and disease control and deadheading, and ideal spacings from 55 cm to 120 cm depending on use.
GOLD CROWN® offers long-lived golden blooms, reliable repeat flowering and a manageable upright habit, while its own-root nature supports steady renewal over the years, making it a reassuring choice if You want to plant once and enjoy.
Pollinator Attraction:
Its heavily double, high‑centred blooms obscure the stamens, making it a poor attractor of pollinating insects.
Pollinator-Friendly Rating:
Its double flowers partly enclose the stamens, so its pollinator-friendliness is limited; it is primarily an ornamental variety.
Rose Hip Notes:
Rose-hip formation is expected to be limited due to the double flowers; occasionally an egg-shaped, orange-red rose hip 10–14 mm in diameter may develop.
Our product is a rose grown with unique pharmaROSA® cultivation technology!
2 litre, own-root, potted rose.
With shoots appropriate to the season.
With roots thoroughly interwoven through the growing medium.
Quality in line with the requirements of the E.N.A. (European Nurserystock Association).
In unique packaging that prevents damage.
Can be planted during frost-free periods.
True-to-type rose plant with an individual identifier.
The pharmaROSA® own-root potted rose is a well-rooted plant that supports reliable establishment when planted and cared for properly, so it can be planted whenever the soil is not frozen.
Stock: several varieties and several stages of development in a short stock section.Shoot system: intensive growth of fresh basal shoots on a young plant.Root system: presentation of the strong root system interwoven through the growing medium with the pot removed.Balance: mature plant where the development of the root system and the shoots is in harmony.
Information about the videos
The video series is not a “seasonal showcase”, but makes the essence of pharmaROSA® own-root production tangible: how the plant is built, what the root system is like and how the shoots renew themselves. The footage was therefore taken at different times, showing plants at different stages of development, so mixed leaf coverage or differing growth stages may appear in the videos. This is not a “sample” of the batch delivered, but an illustration of how the technology works. The current condition of the rose available to order — typical of the given period and similar to what you can expect to receive in the parcel — is shown at the top of the product page.
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