Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Small: under 2"
Petal count: Single: 1-7 petals
Rose bloom color: Light pink
Rebloom: None
Class: Other: Species, wild
Extra Color Info: Light pink, aging to white
Growth Habit: Medium, 3-4 feet, arching canes

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Plant Height: 3-4 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Variegated
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
Parentage: Unknown

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Watsoniana'
  • 'The Bamboo Rose'
  • 'Shonosuke-Bara'

Common names
  • Rose

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Location: Santa Cruz Mountains, California
Date: 2018-06-05

Date: c. 1910
illustration by Alfred Parsons from Ellen Willmott's 'The Genus R
Location: Meise botanical garden
Date: 2022-05-17
Location: Meise botanical garden

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