GUY'S GOLD – yellow hybrid tea rose – HARmatch
Professional rose producers looking to expand premium cut and container assortments will find GUY'S GOLD (HARmatch) a reliable hybrid tea option for own-root production, combining upright structure, dense mid‑green foliage and medium‑sized, well‑formed, canary‑yellow blooms with a clearly visible centre ideal for exhibition and retail presentation. As tray‑rooted pharmaROSA NEONATAL material, these 3–6‑month‑old own‑root cuttings give a consistent starting point for a premium container route in 5–7 L pots, supporting exclusive finished‑product positioning where flower form and stem quality are central. The medium, noticeably sweet fragrance adds value for border, specimen and cut‑flower lines, while H7 hardiness to around –21 °C supports dependable field or outdoor container culture even in colder nursery regions, providing resilience in winter‑exposed areas of Scotland and northern England through good cold and wind tolerance. Moderate disease and heat tolerance call for standard professional crop care, but in return you gain predictable, uniform lines suited to retail/reseller channels, with own‑root longevity offering renewable growth and stable ornamental performance season after season. Planned as a propagation base, these cuttings integrate smoothly into nursery networks and supply chains targeting thematic or collection plantings, where cultivar identity, colour continuity and stable product volumes matter over the long term and the natural development from strong roots in year one to full ornamental impact by year three supports reliable scheduling and capacity planning for demanding programmes in dedicated rose garden and collection projects, reinforcing professional credibility in front of trade partners.
Usage options
Finished-product ideas
- Premium 5–7 L GUY'S GOLD container – Upright, bush-trained plants with dense foliage and well-formed yellow blooms in 5–7 L pots, following the premium container route for exclusive, named hybrid tea offerings – retail / reseller.
- GUY'S GOLD cut-flower border block – Field or bed-grown own-root rows managed for long stems and solitary, exhibition-type blooms, leveraging remontant flowering and medium fragrance – cut-flower and exhibition growers.
- Collection-grade GUY'S GOLD specimen – Individually labelled bushes for thematic rose gardens, using verified own-root stock to ensure long-term cultivar identity and structured framework growth – show gardens and public collections.
- Large 40–50 L terrace feature rose – One or two plants per 40–50 L container, built from NEONATAL bush stock to create substantial, repeat-flowering focal points in premium landscape schemes – landscape contractors and estate managers.
- Own-root GUY'S GOLD propagation stool bed – Dedicated mother-plant block established from NEONATAL cuttings to support ongoing cutting or budwood harvest, maximising hardiness and regrowth – wholesale propagators and nursery groups.
Technical cultivar profile
| Parameter |
Data |
| Name and registration |
Hybrid tea rose, registered as HARmatch, traded as GUY'S GOLD – yellow hybrid tea rose – Harkness & Harkness; ARS exhibition name Harmatch; group and commercial type hybrid tea rose. |
| Origin and breeding |
Bred by Robert B. Harkness and Philip A. Harkness, R Harkness & Co Ltd, United Kingdom; parentage unknown; registered in 2007 and introduced in the UK in 2009 by Harkness Roses. |
| Growth and structural characteristics |
Upright bush, around 80–110 cm high with 50–70 cm spread; dense, glossy mid‑green foliage (RHS 137A); moderately thorny canes; no specific data available on self-cleaning intensity or behaviour. |
| Flower morphology |
Double flowers with 26–39 petals, large size (approx. 2.75–3.95 in), solitary blooms on stems; cup-shaped with a pronounced medium-centred form; remontant with an abundant second flush of flowers. |
| Colour data and phenology |
Yellow blooms; ARS yel, RHS 13B outer and 14A inner petal surfaces; newly opened flowers vivid canary yellow, later warm mid-yellow with golden shimmer, fading through creamy lemon tones to pale cream yellow. |
| Fragrance and aroma |
Noticeably scented blooms with a pleasant, sweetish fragrance of medium strength; decorative rather than aromatic-crop focused; primarily intended as an ornamental and cut-flower hybrid tea cultivar. |
| Hip characteristics |
Hip set is generally limited due to double blooms; when formed, hips are small, spherical, 8–12 mm diameter, in a red shade approximating RHS 44A, with minimal impact on overall ornamental performance. |
| Resistance and winter hardiness |
Moderate disease resistance to powdery mildew, black spot and rust; hardiness rated H7, approximately –21 to –18 °C, Swedish zone 3, USDA 6b; moderate heat and drought tolerance, requiring irrigation during prolonged dry spells. |
| Horticultural recommendations |
Suitable for borders, containers, cut-flower use and specimen planting; medium maintenance needs with occasional pest control; best as premium container product from bush-trained plants with 3–5 strong framework canes. |
GUY'S GOLD HARmatch offers upright, premium yellow hybrid tea flowers and dependable hardiness on a long-lived, regenerative own-root base, giving predictable, homogeneous stands for exclusive ranges; we would welcome a discussion on scheduling and capacity.
