'Fortuniana' Rose

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'Fortuniana' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Cliff's New California Low Desert Garden

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Banks de Fortune
• Banks épineux de Chine
• Double Cherokee
• Rosa fortuniana Lindl.
• Rosa X fortuneana Lem.
• Rose de Fortuné

HMF Ratings:

97 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT.

ARS:

White, near white or white blend Misc. Old Garden Rose.
Exhibition name: Fortuniana

Origin:

Discovered by Robert Fortune (United Kingdom, circa 1850).
Introduced in Australia by F. C. Davis in 1862 as 'Fortuniana'.

Class:

Hybrid Banksia, Miscellaneous OGR, Species Cross.

Bloom:

White or white blend. [White, salmon-pink highlights.] Strong, sweet fragrance. Average diameter 2". Medium, large, double (17-25 petals), full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer.

Habit:

Few or no prickles/thorns. Glossy, dark green foliage. 3 leaflets.

Height: 12' to 40' (365 to 1220cm). Width: up to 8' (up to 245cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 7a through 11.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Ploidy:

Diploid

Parentage:

Rosa laevigata Michx. × Rosa banksiae Aiton

Notes:

R. x fortuniana Lindl. & Paxton (1851)
Rosa sinica var. fortuneana Regel (1878)
A commonly used understock for grafted roses in warmer climates...
Peter Beales says this rose is related to R. banksiae. See also Glossary: Banksian Roses.
Parentage as shown on HMF appears to have been confirmed by phylogenetic analysis. But see References for older opinions.