'Rosa spinosissima L.' Rose

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'Rosa spinosissima L.' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of David Elliott

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Bibernellrose
• Burnet-leaved Rose
• Duinroos
• Dünen-Rose
• Pimprenelle à fleurs blanches
• Rosa lutescens var. spinosa Pursh
• Rosa myriacantha DC synonym
• Rosa pimpinellifolia L. synonym
• Rosa rubella Sm synonym
• Rosa rupincola Fisch. ex Sweet synonym
• Rosa spinosissima
• Rosa spinosissima var. laevis Rouy synonym
• Rosa spinosissima var. mathonettii (Crép.) Rouy synonym
• Rosa spinosissima var. myriacantha Koehne Synonym
• Rosier à Mille Epines
• Rosier pimprenelle
• Scotch Briar
• Scotch Rose
• Scots Rose

HMF Ratings:

192 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

ARS:

White, near white or white blend Species.
Exhibition name: Rosa spinosissima

Class:

Species / Wild.

Bloom:

White or white blend. Strong fragrance. Average diameter 2.5". Large, single (4-8 petals) bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer.

Habit:

Height: 5' to 6' (150 to 185cm). Width: 3' to 4' (90 to 120cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 3b through 9b. Drought resistant. shade tolerant. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Ploidy:

Tetraploid

Parentage:

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Notes:

R. spinosissima Linnaeus. Sp. Pl. 1: 491. 1753 (1 May 1753)
Rosa myriacantha DC. Flore française; 1805 439 1805.
Rosa tschatyrdagi Chrshan. Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 15: 118. 1953
Hips are black-colored.