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

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

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

Hybrid Banksia, Miscellaneous OGR, Species Cross.  

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.  

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).

USDA zone 7a through 11.  

Diploid

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.