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Golden Celebration (Rosa 'Golden Celebration'), whole plant
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Golden Celebration

Rosa 'Golden Celebration'

Medium · Some experience

About Golden Celebration

Golden Celebration is a David Austin English rose introduced in 1992, producing some of the largest blooms in the Austin range — magnificent deep golden-yellow cupped flowers with a strong Tea, Sauternes wine, and strawberry fragrance. Growing 4 to 5 feet in a graceful rounded shrub, it blooms heavily from late spring through fall. A showstopper golden rose for American cottage gardens.

  • Fragrant
  • Long-blooming
WATER
Regular
Top inch dry
LIGHT
Full sun
6+ hrs direct
HARDY
Hardy to -20°F (-29°C)
USDA hardiness zones 5–9

How to care for Golden Celebration

Watering

  • Springevery 5 days
  • Summerevery 3 days
  • Fallevery 7 days
  • Winterevery 14 days

Soil · Rich & loamy

  • Top dressingBark mulch15%
  • Main mixRich loam + compost 3:170%
  • DrainageGravel15%

Use fully finished compost — fresh compost burns roots.

FERTILIZER

Balanced Feed 14-14-14

An even feed covers all three needs at once, keeping leaves, roots and blooms moving together with nothing pushed out of balance.

N33%P33%K33%
  • Nitrogen · Leaves
  • Phosphorus · Roots + Blooms
  • Potassium · Strength
  • Springevery 30 days
  • Summerevery 30 days
  • Fallevery 45 days
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At a Glance

  • Height4–5 ft (1.2–1.5 m)
  • Spread4–5 ft (1.2–1.5 m)
  • Flower colorYellow
  • Foliage colorGreen
  • SoilLoamy, Well-drained, Rich
  • LocationsYard

Bloom time

BLOOM CYCLE

Peak bloom

May–Sep

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Huge golden cupped blooms with wine-and-strawberry fragrance, deadhead for repeat

Fragrance

STRONG FRAGRANCE

Tea rose with Sauternes and strawberry notes.

Toxicity

Humans Slight

Unknown toxic principle

Slight

  • Stem
  • Contact

EXPOSURE Touching stems.

EFFECT Pricks from thorns.

NOTE Not toxic; thorns cause mechanical injury.

Safe

EXPOSURE No exposure route is reported.

EFFECT No toxic effect is reported.

NOTE Listed as non-toxic for dogs; avoid eating ornamental plants unless confirmed edible.

Safe

EXPOSURE No exposure route is reported.

EFFECT No toxic effect is reported.

NOTE Listed as non-toxic for cats; avoid eating ornamental plants unless confirmed edible.

Educational information, not medical or veterinary advice. If exposure is suspected, contact a doctor or veterinarian.

History

Illustrated historical scene for Golden Celebration

Rosa 'Golden Celebration' is a rich golden-yellow English shrub rose bred by David Austin at Albrighton, England, released in 1992 from a cross between 'Charles Austin' and 'Abraham Darby'. The deeply cupped fully double blooms are among the largest of any English Rose, reaching fourteen centimeters across with a hundred petals, opening in luminous rich golden yellow and carrying a complex strong fragrance that combines classic tea rose with notes of Sauternes wine and strawberry. The arching vigorous shrub reaches 1.5 meters and blooms continuously, and in warm climates the long flexible canes can be trained as a short climber reaching three meters.

'Golden Celebration' has won several international awards and remains one of the most popular yellow Austin roses, beloved for the extraordinary size and color intensity of its blooms. Bred by David Austin and introduced in 1992, Golden Celebration marked a breakthrough for Austin in combining truly rich deep-golden color with old-rose cupped form and powerful fragrance.

It remains one of the most beloved yellow English roses in American cottage gardens and English-style rose collections.

Symbolism & meaning

What It Symbolizes

Golden Celebration makes visible joyful celebration, its great cup-shaped golden blooms suggesting nothing so much as a toast lifted in midsummer. Among David Austin's English roses, it is also famous for an unusual fragrance of Sauternes wine and crushed strawberries — a scent rare even in a fragrant tribe. This is the rose for gathered tables and happy occasions, a flower that smells, as much as looks, like a quiet act of festivity.

  • Joyful celebration — golden blooms evoke festive celebration
  • Wine fragrance — unusual Sauternes-and-strawberry scent

Where the Name Comes From

Cultivar name celebrates the brilliant golden-yellow color and the rose's showstopping large-bloom display.

Uses & Fun Facts

  • Large golden blooms release rich tea fragrance around sunny seating areas
  • Full golden English rose flowers anchor romantic borders and cutting gardens

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Frequently asked questions

How often should I water Golden Celebration?

In summer, water about every 3 days; in winter, about every 14 days. Adjust for heat, pot size and drainage.

How much light does Golden Celebration need?

Full sun: 6+ hrs direct. Watch the leaves — scorching or stretching means the light needs adjusting.

Is Golden Celebration toxic to cats or dogs?

Pets Safe (Dogs Safe · Cats Safe) Educational information, not medical or veterinary advice. If exposure is suspected, contact a doctor or veterinarian.

Is Golden Celebration easy to grow?

It is moderately demanding: a good choice once you have a little experience.

When does Golden Celebration bloom?

It typically blooms May–Sep in the Northern Hemisphere.

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