Rosa hugonis

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Rosa hugonis
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Rosa hugonis

Systematics
Order : Rose-like (rosales)
Family : Rose family (Rosaceae)
Subfamily : Rosoideae
Genre : Roses ( pink )
Subgenus : pink
Type : Rosa hugonis
Scientific name
Rosa hugonis
Hemsl.

Pink hugonis even Chinese gold Rose called, is a plant of the genus roses ( Rosa ) within the family of the rose family (Rosaceae).

Description and phenology

Radially symmetrical flower with five petals and many stamens

Rosa hugonis grows as an upright shrub that reaches heights of about 2 meters. The overhanging, brown shoot axes are heavily covered with spines and bristles. The alternate leaves are unpaired pinnate and consist of up to 13 small, elliptical leaflets .

The relatively early flowering time of Rosa hugonis is in May. The flowers are single. The hermaphroditic flowers are about 4 centimeters in diameter and are radially symmetrical and five-fold with a double flower envelope . The five petals are bright yellow. In late summer she wears small, dark red to black rose hips .

Taxonomy

This species was discovered by Father Hugh Scallan in the Chinese province of Shaanxi in 1899 . The first description of Rosa hugonis was in 1905 by the English botanist William Botting Hemsley . A synonym for Rosa Hugonis Hemsl. is Rosa xanthina Lindl. forma hugonis (Hemsl.) AVRoberts .

Culture conditions

The wild rose Rosa hugonis is hardy to −29 ° C ( USDA zone 5 ) and also thrives in poor soils .

Occasionally, branches die off completely, as the Chinese gold rose is somewhat susceptible to valsa disease (infestation with the tubular fungus Valsaria insitiva ).

literature

Web links

Commons : Rosa hugonis  - album with pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Valsa disease in the green lexicon Hortipendium