Rosa sericea

Silk Rose (Rosa sericea )

The Silk Rose (Rosa sericea ) is a wild rose that grows in mountainous areas of Southwest China, India and Myanmar at altitudes 2000-4400 m. Sit tight white bristles silky shine on the underside of leaves and between the spines. Rosa sericea was described in 1820 by botanist John Lindley first time scientifically. It has also been described under the synonyms Pink tetrapetala Royle and pink wallichii Trattinnick.

Description

Rosa sericea grows as an upright, heavily reinforced with shrub 1 to 2 m in size. The delicate, reminiscent of fern fronds, oval - lanceolate leaves are 4-8 cm long, with usually 7 to 11 leaflets. Very early, in May-June, their barely fragrant, white flowers appear with a size of 2.5 to 5 cm in diameter. Strikingly, they are only fourfold, while roses usually have fivefold flowers. The rose hips are red, 8-15 mm in diameter.

Varieties

There are several varieties of the species Rosa sericea, which are classified as a form, partly as a separate subspecies:

• Rosa sericea sericea f
• Rosa sericea f glandulosa T.T.Yü & T.C.Ku.
• Rosa sericea f glabrescens Franchet.
• Rosa sericea f pteracantha Franchet.

The closely related species Rosa omeiensis Rolfe with f known as " barbed Rose" Shape Pink omeiensis pteracantha is sometimes as Rosa sericea subsp. called omeiensis. It is cultivated for their showy, at the base up to 4 cm long spines.