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Can't remember the name of my yellow rose

BGPjj
10 years ago

I bought this rose plant from K-Mart between 1985 and 1987.
What I remember from the description of the bag was "dark green leathery leaves, very disease resistant, yellow to apricot color". This rose bloomed early until the snow came, started medium-light yellow and became pale apricot before dropping petals; the blooms were not in clusters.
It was very fragrant (one rose fragranced my house as if I had roses in every room, but did not overpower you). The buds were small 1/2-3/4 inch and showed a plummy-maroon when the sepals cracked, then as it opened more you could see the yellow. When opened, there was no evidence of the plummy-maroon.
The plant did not survive when I moved in the cold winter of 1988 and I have been trying to ID it since. All I have left is the haunting recollection of the package info and the characteristics I noted as it bloomed, AND one dried bud that is fading.

Any help it greatly appreciated.

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