Rosa spinosissima

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Read about Rosa spinosissima in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Rosa spinosissima, Linn. (R. pimpinellifolia, Linn.). Scotch Rose. Low shrub, with upright recurving or spreading branches, 3-4 ft. high, usually densely beset with slender prickles and bristles: lfts. 5-11, usually 9, orbicular to oblong-ovate, simply or doubly serrate, glabrous, sometimes glandular beneath, 1/4-3/4in. long: fls. solitary, but usually very numerous along the sts., pink, white, or yellowish, 1 1/4-2 in. across; pedicels smooth or glandular-hispid: fr. globular, black. May, June. Eu., W. Asia to China. Gn. 55, p. 425; 60, p. 24; 74, p. 598. W.R. 82—Very variable. Var. altaica, Rehd. (A. altaica, Willd. R. grandiflora, Lindl.). More vigorous: fls. large, white; pedicels smooth. B.R. 888. Gn. 53:170. A.F. 12:1099. Gng. 5:307. F.E. 18:7. C.L.A. 7:620; 20:20. G. 31:389; 34:501. W.R. 86. Var. myriacantha, Koehne (R. myriacantha, DC.). Branches very prickly: lvs. doubly glandular-serrate, very small: fls. small, white, blushed. Red. Ros. (1:6, 7). W.R. 88. Var. inermis, Rehd. (var. mitissima, Koehne. R. pimpinellifolia var. inermis, DC. R. mitissima, Gmel.). Branches almost unarmed: fls. pink. Red. Ros. (1:6, 6). Var. hispida, Koehne (A. hispida, Sims. R. lutescens, Pursh). Taller: lfts. simply serrate: pedicels smooth: fls. sulfur-yellow, 2 1/2- 3 in. across, rather large. B.M. 1570. Gn. 56:398; 62, p. 17. J.H.S. 27:508. W.R. 87. Var. luteola, Andr. (R. ochroleuca, Swartz). Similar to the preceding variety: fls. pale yellow, 2 in. across: lfts. 7. G. 28:281. Var. Andrewsii, Willmott. A low form with double red fls. W.R. 89. There are also other varieties with double or semi-double, pink, white (G.W. 7, p. 139), or yellow fls. ( Gn. 29:448). Several hybrids are known. R. hibernica, Smith, a low shrub with glaucous green foliage and small pale pink fls., is a hybrid with R. canina. W.R. 98. R. reversa, Waldst. & Kit. (R. rubella, Smith), with dark green foliage, red fls. and scarlet, pendulous ovate-oblong frs., is a hybrid with R. pendulina. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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