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'R. bracteata' rose Description
'<i>Rosa bracteata</i> J.C.Wendl.' rose photo
Photo courtesy of DesertRose's Arizona Rose Garden
Availability:
Commercially available
HMF Ratings:
67 favorite votes.  
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.  
ARS:
White, near white or white blend Species.
Exhibition name: R. bracteata
Origin:
Discovered by Lord Macartney (United Kingdom, 1793).
Introduced in France by Cels frères in 1798 as 'R. bracteata'.
Introduced in Australia by Camden Park in 1843 as 'R. bracteata'.
Class:
Species / Wild.  
Bloom:
White.  Fragrant stamens.  Strong, unpleasant fragrance.  Average diameter 2".  Medium, single (4-8 petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters bloom form.  Moderate, blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:
Climbing.  Glossy foliage.  

Height: up to 8' (up to 245cm).  Width: up to 8' (up to 245cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 7a through 11.  Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.  
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Ploidy:
Diploid
Parentage:
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Notes:
R. bracteata J.C.Wendl (1798). Section Bracteatae. According to Japanese research, this rose was introduced to Japan from Luzon Island, the Philippines, in 1828.
Not consistently hardy colder than Zone 7 in the USA.
In Victoria BC Canada this rose starts flowering late but then blooms continuously till the first frost (November)
Distinct woolly round hips (see description by Lindley 1820).
 
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