'Burr Rose' Rose

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'Burr Rose' Description

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Photo courtesy of Rupert, Kim L.

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Chestnut Rose
• Chinquapi
• Double Chestnut Rose
• Fourreau de Châtaigne
• Kastanienfrucht-Rose
• Rosa microphylla Roxb. ex Lindl. synonym
• R. microphylla Synonym
• R. roxburghii
• Rosa roxburghii f. plena Rehder synonym
• Rosa roxburghii 'fiore pieno'
• R. roxburghii plena
• Rosa roxburghii Tratt.
• Rosa roxburghii Tratt. f. roxburghii

HMF Ratings:

118 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

ARS:

Medium pink Species.
Exhibition name: R. roxburghii

Origin:

Introduced in France by Jean-Pierre Vibert in 1825 as 'Rosa microphylla Roxb. ex Lindl. synonym'.
Introduced in United Kingdom by James Colvill in before 1825 as 'Rosa microphylla Roxb. ex Lindl. synonym'.

Class:

Species / Wild.

Bloom:

Pink. Flowers lilac pink on short pedicels. Double (17-25 petals) bloom form. Occasional repeat later in the season.

Habit:

Height: up to 6' (up to 185cm). Width: up to 5' (up to 150cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Produces decorative hips.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Ploidy:

Diploid

Parentage:

Unknown

Notes:

Current botanic name: R. roxburghii f. roxburghii. The original Chestnut rose which was discovered in Asia was this double form of R. roxburghii.