'Rosa acicularis var. fennica Lall. synonym' Rose

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'Rosa acicularis var. fennica Lall. synonym' rose Description

My HMF:

'<i>Rosa acicularis</i> Lindl.' rose photo

Photo courtesy of A Rose Man

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Arctic Rose
• Circumpolar Rose
• Finnros
• Ō-Takane-Bara
• Oo-Takane-Bara
• R. acicularis
• Rosa acicularis Lindl.
• Rosa korsakoviensis H. Lév. Synonym
• Rosa Moscovita
• Rosa sichotealinensis Kolesn. synonym
• Rosa taquetii H. Lév. Synonym

HMF Ratings:

63 favorite votes.

ARS:

Deep pink Species.
Exhibition name: R. acicularis

Origin:

Discovered by John Tradescant the Elder (United Kingdom, 1618).
Introduced by Unknown in 1808 as 'Rosa Moscovita'.

Class:

Species / Wild.

Bloom:

Lavender to deep pink. Moderate, cinnamon fragrance. Average diameter 1.75". Small to medium, single (4-8 petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer.

Habit:

Arching, armed with thorns / prickles, bushy, well-branched. Medium, matte, light green foliage. 5 to 7 leaflets.

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

Growing:

USDA zone 2b and warmer.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Ploidy:

Varies - see references

Parentage:

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

Notes:

The ploidy of Rosa acicularis may be variable, as authorities list it as both hexaploid and octoploid. Some checks of ploidy in 2010 have revealed that tetraploid forms are fairly common in Alberta, Canada.
The Swedish Rose Society recommends Rosa acicularis for northern Sweden.
Rosa sichotealinensis Kolesn. Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 15: 123. 1953

See also 'Rosa moscovita' for the first discovery of Rosa acicularis