'R. virginiana' Rose

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'R. virginiana' rose Description

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Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Glossy Rose
• Luisante simple
• "Mother's Rose"
• R. humilis lucida
• Rosa humilis var. lucida Best
• Rosa lucida Ehrhart Synonym
• Rosa lucida Lindl. Synonym
• Rosa virginiana Herrm.
• Rosa virginiana Mill., ambiguous syn.
• Rosier Luisant
• Virginia Rose

HMF Ratings:

116 favorite votes.
Average rating: GOOD+.

ARS:

Medium pink Species.
Exhibition name: R. virginiana

Class:

Miscellaneous OGR, Species / Wild.

Bloom:

Pink or light pink. Strong fragrance. Average diameter 2.25". Medium, single (4-8 petals), borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered, in small clusters bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer.

Habit:

Armed with thorns / prickles, bushy, few or no prickles/thorns. Glossy foliage. 7 to 9 leaflets.

Height: 5' to 7' (150 to 215cm). Width: 3' (90cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 3b and warmer. Produces decorative hips.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Ploidy:

Tetraploid

Parentage:

If you know the parentage of this rose, or other details, please contact us.

Notes:

Rosa lucida has been used inconsistently to refer to several different rose species. Rosa humilis has been used for both R. virginiana and R. carolina, which were sometimes considered synonymous by earlier botanists.

Lloyd Brace at The Roseraie at Bayfields says this rose has pale pink, single blooms. Its foliage turns red in the fall and it sets bright red shiny hips.

The fully double variety in horticulture is known as Rosa virginiana var. plena hort. ex Rehder. See References.