Zone:  5  - Woody shrub, species rose
Size:  2-2.5m [6-8ft] x 2m [6ft]
Form: Vase-shaped
Bloom:  Late spring to early summer; 4-6cm (2-3in) single, prolific flowers - lemon yellow (lighter yellow in center), lightly scented; one of the earliest roses to bloom
Foliage:  Medium green, small, finely cut leaves, orange-red in fall
Light:  Full sun
Water:  Average
Soil:  Average to rich
Use:  Lovely specimen - good to plant where accessible from all sides for viewing and pruning (annual removal of any dead stems); back of bed in mass plantings but can be transparent (if kept cleaned up) so also works in mid to front of bed; spiny branches.