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Trees & Shrubs: A complete guide
(1976) Page(s) 214. Rosa wardii Mulligan Cinnamomeae Apparently the typical form is not in cultivation, being replaced by Kingdon Ward's 6101, although it is not clear how this differs from true R. wardii. It is given the cv name 'Culta'. A shrub, to 2 m high and wide, with arching bes. Leaves similar to those of R. moyesii, although rather smaller. Flowers 1-4, creamy-white, with a conspicuous red disk in the centre, to 6 cm across. Flowers June. Fruit flask-shaped, scarlet about 2 5cm long. Sometimes referred to as the white moyesii. Native of south-eastern Tibet. Introduced by Kingdon Ward in ....
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