'R. watsoniana' Rose

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'R. watsoniana' rose Description

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'<i>Rosa multiflora</i> f. <i>watsoniana</i> Matsumura' rose photo

Photo courtesy of Patricia Routley

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Rosa multiflora f. watsoniana Matsumura
• Rosa multiflora var. watsoniana Matsumura
• Rosa watsoniana Crépin syn.
• Shonosuke-Bara
• The Bamboo Rose

HMF Ratings:

51 favorite votes.

ARS:

Light pink Species.
Exhibition name: R. watsoniana

Origin:

Introduced in Australia by Hawter’s Nurseries in 1909 as 'R. watsoniana'.

Class:

Species / Wild.

Bloom:

Light pink to white. Small, single (4-8 petals) bloom form.

Habit:

Arching, bushy, well-branched. Matte, variegated foliage. 5 to 7 leaflets.

Height: 3' to 9' (90 to 275cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Ploidy:

Diploid

Parentage:

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

Notes:

Watsoniana was lovingly described by the great English garden designer Gertrude Jekyll: "There are not many Roses that are distinctly unbeautiful, but this may certainly be said of R. Watsoni, a curious plant from Japan. It has small, mean colourless flowers in rather shapeless trusses that have the appearances of being stunted or blighted; the leaves are twisted and attenuated, and their set and action have an aimless character; they also look as if some enemy has been at work upon them or as if they had been passed through boiling water. "

The US Depart. of Agriculture GRIN Taxonomy classifies this rose as a form of R. multiflora, rather than a variety. Introduced from Japan.