'Rosa calvaria Synonym' Rose

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'Rosa calvaria Synonym' rose Description

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'<i>Rosa bridgesii</i> Crépin ex Rydberg' rose photo

Photo courtesy of jedmar

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Rosa bridgesii Crépin ex Rydberg
• Rosa covillei Greene synonym
• Rosa myriadenia Greene synonym
• Rosa yainacensis Greene synonym
• Sierra Ground Rose

HMF Ratings:

41 favorite votes.

ARS:

Medium pink, deep pink Species.

Origin:

Discovered by Mrs. R. M. Austin (United States, 1893).

Class:

Species / Wild.

Bloom:

Pink. [Deep pink.] Small, single (4-8 petals), borne mostly solitary bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer.

Habit:

Short, bristly , sends out runners. Matte, light green, dark green foliage. 5 to 9 leaflets.

Height: 4" to 31" (10 to 80cm). Width: 4' (120cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Drought resistant.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Ploidy:

Diploid

Parentage:

If you know the parentage of this rose, or other details, please contact us.

Notes:

Native to the southern Sierra Nevada at mid-altitudes and to the southern Cascades. Formerly considered the inland and mountain form of Rosa pinetorum, which is now used for the species confined to a very small, endangered range on the central coast of California.

Other names that are considered synonyms of Rosa bridgesii are: Rosa calvaria Greene and Rosa crenulata Greene. Possible synonyms are Rosa covillei, R. yainacensis, and R. myriadenia.

[See References for California biologists who consider this a synonym of Rosa bridgesii.]