'Rosa tomentosa Sm.' Rose

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'Rosa tomentosa Sm.' rose Description

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Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Downy Rose
• Filzrose
• Rosa andrzejowskii H.Waldner
• Rosa borysthenica Chrshan. synonym
• Rosa canina var. tomentosa Desv.
• Rosa ciesielskii Blockii synonym
• R. cuspidata
• Rosa cuspidata M. Bieb. synonym
• Rosa cuspidatoides R. Keller synonym
• Rosa foetida Bast. synonym
• Rosa tomentosa flore simplici Red. & Thory
• R. tomentosa var. cuspidata
• Rosa velutina Chabert synonym
• Rosa venusta Scheutz
• Rosa villosa var. tomentosa Thory
• Rosier Cotonneux

HMF Ratings:

29 favorite votes.

ARS:

Light pink Species.

Class:

Species / Wild.

Bloom:

Light pink to deep pink, ages to lighter . up to 5 petals. Average diameter 1.75". Small, single (4-8 petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer.

Habit:

Armed with thorns / prickles, upright. Glossy, dark green foliage. 5 to 9 leaflets.

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

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Ploidy:

Pentaploid

Parentage:

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Notes:

R. tomentosa Sm. Fl. Brit. II. 539 (1800).
Sets hips.
Rosa cuspidata M.Bieb. Flora taurico-caucasica; 1808 396 1808.
Rosa foetida Bastard is an unresolved taxon (Supplément … l'essai sur la flore du d‚partement de Maine-et-Loire; 1812 29 1812.)
Rosa borysthenica Chrshan. Flora Reipublicae Sovieticae Socialisticae Ucrainicae; 1938 584, f.47 1954.