Rosa roxburghii

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

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Read about Rosa roxburghii in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Rosa roxburghii, Tratt. (A. microphylla, Roxbg., not Desf.). Much-branched spreading shrub 6 ft. high, with straight or ascending prickles: lfts. 7-15, elliptic to oblong-elliptic, acute, sharply serrate, glabrous beneath: fls. pale pink, often solitary, 2-2 1/2 in. across, short-pedicelled; sepals and receptacle prickly: fr. depressed-globose, 1 1/2-2 in. across, very prickly. June, July. China. Var. plena, Hort. With double fls. B.M. 3490. B.R. 919. W.R. 44. Not quite hardy N. Var. normalis, Rehd. & Wilson, is the wild form with single fls. Var. hirtula, Rehd. & Wilson (R. microphylla var. hirtula, Regel). Lfts. elliptic or ovate- oblong, usually acute, pubescent beneath, 1/2-1 in. long. Japan. B.M. 6548. For a hybrid with R. rugosa, see the latter species.. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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