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'Rosa nitida Willd.' rose Reviews & Comments
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I thought I had come across documentation a while ago that listed R. nitida with a lower hardiness zone than 4. I did a search and found a page entitled Landscape Plants for Alaska that was published by the Alaska Division of Natural Resources, Division of Forestry, Division of Agriculture. The page lists R. nitida hardy to zone 2. http://www.alaskaplants.org/Plant_report_page.php?&plantID=265
Is this sufficient enough information to make a change in the zone number? Thank you.
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Yes, I think so, especially providing your comment detailing your reference. Thank you for your help in improving HelpMeFind. People often forget one of HelpMeFind's best features is the fact it is a mutable resource. HelpMeFind will never be "done".
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This rose is threatened/endangered, so it would be excellent if those who have suitable conditions would grow it.
See list of threatened/endangered native US roses here: http://plants.usda.gov/java/threat?txtparm=rosa&category=sciname&familycategory=all&duration=all&growthhabit=all&wetland=all&statefed=all&sort=sciname&submit.x=61&submit.y=6].
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I received this species from Paul Barden. After a few seasons it still would not flower for me in my tropical low desert climate garden near Palm Springs. It probably needs chill to flower. I eventually gave it away.
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Reading Zukofsky's 80 flowers - 1989 - Page 214
Michele J. Leggott
Nitida means "shining" and, according to Gray, the rose flowers "in evening with fragrance of Convallaria"; that is, lily-of-the-valley.
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