'R. primula' Rose

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'R. primula' rose Description

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Photo courtesy of Museo Giardino della Rosa Antica

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Primrose Rose
• Rosa ecae ssp. primula (Bouleng.) A.V. Roberts
• Rosa primula Boulenger
• The Incense Rose

HMF Ratings:

38 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

ARS:

Light yellow Species.
Exhibition name: R. primula

Origin:

Discovered by Frank N. Meyer (circa 1890).

Class:

Species / Wild.

Bloom:

Yellow to light yellow. Moderate fragrance. Average diameter 1.5". Small, single (4-8 petals), borne mostly solitary bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer.

Habit:

Arching, armed with thorns / prickles, bushy, spreading, upright. Small, glossy, light green, fragrant foliage. 9 to 15 leaflets.

Height: 7' (215cm). Width: 6' (185cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 4b through 9b. Produces decorative hips.

Breeder's notes:

Turkestan.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Ploidy:

Diploid

Parentage:

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

Notes:

Rosa ecae ssp. primula (Boulenger) A.V. Roberts (1977) Belongs to the section Pimpinellifoliae (styles free, shorter than the stamens, blooms solitary, without bracts). Has doubly serrated and abaxially glandular leaflets like R. ecae and R. foetida. It differs from the former by the higher number of leaflets, larger blooms and colour of hips; from the latter by its smooth leaves, higher number of leaflets, and smaller blooms.

Lloyd Brace at The Roseraie at Bayfields says this rose has small, single, lemon-yellow blooms on arching canes with the most fragrant foliage in rosedom. The leaves are very small, like the 'Scotchbriar'. Hips are small and red...