Graham Thomas rose - a rich buttery yellow with cupped form and profusion of bloom ; this is a beautiful thing. I joined the Graham Thomas rose fan club, the first year I had it in my Auckland New Zealand garden. Later when my plant took off for the stratosphere and I needed a ladder to view it, I reconsidered. Its a wonderful rose in some climates - but not In Auckland New Zealand, not in my opinion, not past its first year. In Reno however, Graham Thomas is just gorgeous. Its still tall, but bushy and free flowering. It seems to need a decent winter to check its propensity to head for the skies.

Still a favourite Graham Thomas composition. The colour is not atypical in this zone 6a/6b garden. Its a more pale yellow in Reno, but grows and blooms better there than many other places.