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'Mountain Rose' Description
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HMF Ratings:
15 favorite votes.
Average rating:
GOOD.
Bloom:
Pink. [White.] Strong fragrance. 5 petals. Average diameter 2". Small to medium, medium, single (4-8 petals), in small clusters bloom form. Prolific, once-blooming spring or summer. Small, glandular sepals, decorative, long, pointed buds.
Habit:
Medium, arching, armed with thorns / prickles, dense, spreading. Small, matte, dark green foliage. 5 to 7 leaflets.
Height: 2' to 5' (60 to 150cm). Width: 6'7" to 19'8" (200 to 600cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 3b through 5b. Can be used for hedge or landscape. Very vigorous. a good subject for pegging. drought resistant. flowers drop off cleanly. prefers cool sites.. produces decorative hips. shade tolerant. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant, mildew resistant. Prune dead wood.
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Parentage:
If you know the parentage of this rose, or other details, please contact us.
Notes:
Rosa woodsii var. ultramontana (S. Watson) Jeps. (1936)
R. woodsii subsp. ultramontana is native from central British Columbia east to Idaho, western Wyoming and south to California east of the Cascade Mountains, Utah and Nevada. It is the most common rose in the Great Basin of Western North America. See References.
Other subspecies of Rosa woodsii are: R. woodsii subsp. arizonica, R. woodsii subsp. manca, R. woodsii subsp. gratissima and R. woodsii subsp. glabrata. See References for a 2007 article by Walter Lewis and Barbara Ertter.
This rose is noted especially for its hips, which are said to make an outstanding tea. The hips are exceptionally fragrant, especially after a frost or two. Individual flowers last only one day, but each cane can bear several dozen, so there is a long period (about a month) when there will be an enormous amount of flowers. (Contributed by F. Shimbo, Colorado, 4-22-06)
[Rosa californica var. ultramontana S. Watson (1876)]
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