Hugonis rose Golden Rose of China Father Hugo's Rose R. hugonis Rosa hugonis Hemsl. synonym Rosa xanthina f. hugonis

Hugonis rose. Location - Ukraine, Chernivtsi region.

Rose Hugonis

Tags: china rose , wild rose

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Other names: Father Hugo's Rose, Golden Rose of China, Rosa xanthina, Rosa xanthina f. hugonis

Registration code: Status unknown

Breeder: E.H. Wilson

Year of introduction: 1899

Introduced by:

Main color: Yellow

Flowering: Once flowering

Flower size: Small

Type: Large shrub

Aroma: Sweet, honey aroma with notes of linseed oil.

275 cm, 150 - 200 cm

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Characteristics

Main color: Yellow

Color: Mimosa yellow

Flowering: Once flowering

Flower size: Small

Flower: Single , flat

Foliage: Medium green , small , matte

Aroma: Sweet, honey aroma with notes of linseed oil.

Class: China rose

Sub-class: China rose

Type: Large shrub

Growth type: Bushy

Height: 275 cm

Width: 150 - 200 cm

Description

A bush with arched branches covered with yellow flowers along the entire branch. When blooms it resembles a fountain. Has extremely pleasant aroma that attracts insects.

The fruits (hips) tend to fall off. The leaves are small, matte and very attractive. The prickles are also very decorative.

This rose is very hardy, healthy and winters well.

Name origin

Dedicated to Father Hugh Scallan ("Padre Hugo") (8 September 1851, Rathmines/Dublin - 6 May 1928, Xi'anfu, China), a Franciscan missionary who discovered the rose in Shanxi Province, northern China around 1899.