Rosa moschata
Rosa moschata
Rosa moschata ( Syn: Pink pissartii Carrière ) is a wild rose, which is native to China and was first described in 1762 by Johann Herrmann scientifically. She is the wild form of the musk - rose, and was also used for the cultivation of the damask rose and the Zentifolien.
Description
The up to two meters tall shrub is vigorous, moderately hardy to -18 ° C ( USDA zone 7) and bears little spines. The unpaired pinnate leaves are oblong and gray-green. They consist of five to nine leaflets. The hermaphrodite, radial symmetry, fragrant flowers in loose umbels appearance and appear very late - in August. The bloom lasts a long time that it is sometimes mistakenly referred to as blooms often.
Varieties
Rosa moschata is a very variable species, which is closely related to the Pink brunonii.
- Rosa moschata var densa Vilm.
- Rosa moschata var hupehensis Pamp.
- Rosa moschata var nepalensis Lindl., Syn Pink brunonii
- Rosa moschata var yunnanensis CREP.