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• R. hemsleyana
• Rosa hemsleyana Tackholm synonym
• R. macrophylla crasseaculeata
• Rosa macrophylla Crép. synonym
• Rosa macrophylla var. crasseaculeata Vilm. synonym
• Rosa setipoda Hemsl. & E.H.Wilson
• Rosa setipoda Rolfe, not Hemsley & Wilson

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Light pink Species.
Exhibition name: R. setipoda

Species / Wild.  

Light pink.  Apple fragrance.  Average diameter 2".  Large, single (4-8 petals), cluster-flowered bloom form.  Once-blooming spring or summer.  

Armed with thorns / prickles, bushy, well-branched.  Medium, matte, dark green foliage.  7 to 9 leaflets.  

Height: 5' to 10' (150 to 305cm).  Width: 4' to 10' (120 to 305cm).

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Can be used for specimen.  Vigorous.  produces decorative hips.  

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Roses of Erin provide this description: This rose succeeds in most soils, and grows well in heavy clay soils. It dislikes water-logged soils. R. hemsleyana is very closely related to, and possibly no more than a part of, R. setipoda. It hybridizes freely with other members of the genus.