Rosa Ecae Golden Chersonese

There's a lot of sun in this Golden Chersonese rose shrub with its fern like foliage and golden rich yellow flowers, similar to that golden yellow of Forsythia. This rose is a hybrid between 'Canary Bird' and R. ecae

On a bright sunny day, it glowed with a golden hue that every picture looked jaundiced.

According to the book, Wild and Old Garden Roses; this rose comes from Afganistan and was brought to the UK in 1880 by Dr J.E.T. Aitchison who served as an army surgeon in the Afghan war of that time. He named it after his wife's initials E.C.A.

According to the Ultimate Rose book; Chersonese was a Greek name for a place now better known as Gallipoli. The Golden Chersonese was apparently a legendary place of wealth and beauty.

In mid spring, the shrub is smothered with deep golden yellow blooms with a sweet fragrance on reddish graceful arching branches.The blooms fades to a softer and lighter shade . This shrub rose matures to a height of 2 meters (6 feet tall) with about the similar side spread of 2 meters (6 feet wide) sideways.

This is certainly the perfect shrub for brightening dark corners of the garden. I used it as a hedge at the far end of the garden to lighten up a drabby shaded area and it worked really well.

I find the best positioning is where the breeze can bring the strong sweet fragrance into the sitting area of the garden, while pottering or sitting back enjoying the warmth from the mid spring sun at the same time inhaling the wonderful scent in the air.

This is a once blooming rose that began opening its blooms in mid spring about the same time with Glory of Edsell
Other early bloomers that opens the door to the rose season early this time of year includes Sericea Heather Muir, Sericea Pteracantha and plenty other wild rose species.

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