Yellow rose bush or yellow flowering perennial?

Question

What are some varieties of yellow rosebushes that are hardy in zone 4?

What are some varieties of flowering perennials that are yellow and beautiful?

I lost my cat yesterday and would like to plant a rose bush or patch of perennials over her grave to remind us of how she brightened our home. Any suggestions on a plant or shrub that has lasting blooms?

I have considered a rose bush and a butterfly bush (may have to make exception to yellow here) so far.

Answer 1

Gulp, I guess it could be worse and be zone 3.  First thought was Father Hugonis, this is an old shrub rose.  It's offspring is Austrian Copper which is yellow on the back and orange on the top.  

Also YELLOW Frau Dagmar Hastrup, the yellow is important in the name.  

Also Goldmarie and Goldener Olymp...both available from Hortico in Canada.

Then you get into the Canadian series roses such as Morden Sunrise, J.P. Connell.  I know Hortico carries the series but I'm not sure about the two varieties.  

Another perennial beside daylily is Yarrow.

Answer 2

Go with the butterfly bush; easier care.  Although "Peace"

rose might be a nice choice, too.  Butterfly bush comes in yellow; I've had 2 of them--in pots.  They don't  overwinter wll in a pot!

Good Luck!

Answer 3

The best perennials you can plant are lilies.  Daylilies are

easy to grow and they mulitply quickly!  There are yellow daylilies you can get from nurseries, or Wal-mart.  Usually

they sell the bulbs in the spring or fall.  There are so many

colors you can choose from!  And like I said, they don't hardly

need any maintenance, basically, put them in the ground

and water them and they will do the rest.  You don't have

to do much and they grow almost in any soil!  Good luck!

(Sorry about your cat.)

Answer 4

Zone 4??  You get a little colder that we do here, but I double checked for zone 4 and what I've used will also work.....roses don't really transplant well at this time of the year.

I have Rudbeckia planted over my Zach-Cat's grave.  We lost him about 6 weeks ago: 19 years old-pancreatic cancer.  Definately a big part of our family and a long term friend: well worth the effort of a grave-site.  I wish more people would opt for taking their friends home with them....anyway....

Now.....As to the Rudbeckia....There are a lot of different color combinations...yellows, yellow and reds, yellow and mauve, peach and mauve, etc... and they are pretty much all available for planting now, in full bloom, and will come back every year (being perrenials)  

I figure you want something that's in bloom now....my son felt the same way about wanting something special, pretty and "I don't want to wait for it to bloom in the spring, I want it in bloom now!".  You can then circle it with shasta daisies-white; and depending on your friends personality....they have many different flower forms; smooth and polished to the fun and feisty "crazy daisy".  It almost makes it a halo around whatever color you put in the middle.  (but without anyone knowing except you and your family.....you don't need to worry about anyone thinking that you are too....uhm.....strange??  Cat crazy??.....o.k...I know...I am too!!...I know....)

  

Any way, they do really well, even with planting them at this time of year.....just make sure you water them well until they get established.  If you cant find any where you are, you can also do brown eyed susans.  Then you can order Rudbeckia to mix in with it in the spring, from just about any plant place on line...

Just to enforce the "light" in our lives, we also put up a shepards crook that has a lantern hanging from it.  We light it from time to time when we are out in the yard at dusk.  It just ties the whole thing together and makes us feel good.