Rosa cymosa
Family - Rosaceae
Category - Rose
Origin - China
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H4
Height - 5m
Width - 2.5m
Location - The Woodland Walk
Description: A climbing species rose that is excellent for training against walls or over other supportive plants. Glossy mid to dark green leaves have narrow, lanceolate to oblong leaflets with finely toothed margins and pointed tips. Single, Cupped rose flowers are creamy-white and very small. Each Bloom has a showy central cluster of golden stamens. The flowers are held in large, prolific clusters and are produced in midsummer. The flowers have an unusual, sweet fragrance and are attractive to pollinating insects. The Blooms are followed by red hips.
Synonyms - Rosa cymosus, Rosa microcarpa
Flower:
Very small, single cupped rose flowers are creamy white. Each bloom has a prominent cluster of golden stamens. The flowers are held in large clusters and produced in July. The flowers have an unsual, pleasant fragrance and are followed by small red hips.
Flower colour: White
Flower shape: Cupped rose flowers held in clusters
Flowering time: July
Foliage:
Glossy mid to dark green, pinnate leaves have narrow, lanceolate to oblong leaflets with pointed tips and serrate margins. The flowers have an unusual, pleasant fragrance and are followed by small, red hips.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Pinnate with lanceolate to oblong leaflets
Propagation:
Cuttings.
Cultivation:
Best in a sheltered position in full sun to partial shade in fertile, moisture retentive soil that is well drained.