Rose Rosa foetida persiana
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Characteristics
Main color: Yellow
Color: Golden-yellow
Flowering: Once flowering
Flower size: Medium
Flower: Double, rosette, in small clusters
Foliage: Dark green, small, semi-glossy, leathery
Aroma: Strong, sweet
Class: Rosa foetida persiana
Sub-class: Wild rose
Type: Large shrub
Growth type: Vigorous, arching, bushy
Height: 150 - 200 cm / 4' 11" - 6' 7"
Width: 120 - 200 cm / 3' 11" - 6' 7"
Description
Discovered by Sir Henry Willock (United Kingdom, 1837).
Flowers have very bright and bold golden-yellow color. Rarely occasional carmine-red streaks might happen on flowers. Flowers are medium-sized, semi-double, rosette form.
It is once-blooming rose, flowering in late spring or early summer.
Very well armed with thorns / prickles, spreading and arching growth. Rosa foetida has exerted great influence on the modern stock of cultivated roses, contributing also its susceptibility to black spot.
This rose is extremely cold hardy, USDA 3 zone.
Best pruned after the flowering.
Name origin
The rose is named for its smell - foetida is Latin for "having a bad smell" - which is reminiscent of boiled linseed oil, a smell which some find objectionable. However in fact this rose has wonderful strong and sweet fragrance.
Awards
Parentage
Sport of Rosa foetida
Climate zones
USDA zone 3 and warmer
Gardening design tips
Can be used in hedges
For attracting bees
Landscaping
Rock Gardens
Growing tips
Sun position:
Grows well on full sun.
Preference in type of soils:
Grows well on all types of soils.
Prunning:
Pruned when the rose finished the flowering period.
Health
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Published Aug. 16, 2023, 12:38 p.m. by Yuri Osadchyi
