Gloss rose
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The gloss Rose ( Rosa nitida ), also Glanzblättrige Rose called, is a plant of the genus roses ( Rosa ) within the family of the rose family (Rosaceae). It is native to northeastern North America . Its botanical name (specific epithet nitida from Latin nitidus for shiny) and common name refers to the shiny leaves.
description
Rosa nitida grows as a compact, runners-forming shrub that reaches heights of up to 80 centimeters. Its prickly branches have a reddish-brown bark . Its glossy, pinnate leaves are dark green and turn bright red and yellow in autumn. The leaflets are narrow with serrated leaf margin.
The flowering time is at the end of June. The relatively small, hermaphrodite flowers are 4 to 5 centimeters in diameter and have radial symmetry and five-fold with a double flower envelope. The five free petals are bright pink. With a diameter of 0.8 to 1 centimeter, the relatively small, rounded rose hips are bristly and vermilion when ripe.
The number of chromosomes is 2n = 14.
distribution
Rosa nitida is native to eastern Canada and New England .
use
Rosa nitida was introduced to Europe in 1807 by Carl Ludwig Willdenow . This once-flowering wild rose is robust, hardy down to −35 ° C ( USDA zone 4). Rosa nitida tolerates cold and heat, drought and poorly drained soils.
literature
- Charles & Brigid Quest-Ritson: The Royal Horticultural Society Encyclopedia of Roses . Dorling Kindersley, London 2003, ISBN 0-7513-6976-4 .
- German translation: Rosen. The great encyclopedia . Dorling Kindersley, Starnberg 2004, ISBN 3-8310-0590-7 , page 286 (translated by Susanne Bonn).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Shine Rose. In: FloraWeb.de.
- ↑ Rosa nitida at Tropicos.org. In: IPCN Chromosome Reports . Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis
Web links
- USDA datasheet Rosa nitida with distribution map and illustration.
- Profile of the Zeitlhöfler garden and tree nursery . (without giving your own sources)