This deciduous shrub has upright-arching reddish-green prickly stems that form a dense bushy habit. It has grey green fern-like leaves with toothed leaflets and the fragrant yellow semi-double cup-shaped flowers appear during spring.

Hardiness zones 5 to 9

Rosa xanthina is naturally in central China from Gansu to Jilin, Liaoning, Shaanx and Shandong growing in scrubland or on open stony mountain slopes to an altitude of 2,600m (8,530 ft) or higher. 

It prefers a wind protected sunny position and grows in well drained organic rich moderately moist sandy-stony to clay loam with a pH range of 4.5-8 and is frost and drought tolerant.

The Golden Rose of China is grown for its flowers and its bushy habit. It is planted in parks and gardens along borders or used as a specimen in a cottage garden. It can also be grown in tubs and planter boxes and establishes in 3-5 years. It is suitable for coastal and low-mountain regions and is deer resistant. ID 3500

Rosa (RO-sa)  xanthina (zan-TEE-nuh)

Rosaceae (ro-ZAY-see-ee)
Rose Family