Rose Species
What species of rose is this?
Here’s the picture. http://s861.photobucket.com/albums/ab172/sad321321/ The picture was taken in Singapore. I’ve tried to discern what species it is to no avail. As I need this for a biology assignment, any help would be greatly appreciated.
There are several sites just to help with this problem and Roger’s roses has some on the best photos for species as well as the hybrids.
http://www.rogersroses.com/
To determine the ID The entire plant must be considered. How tall is the plant? Is it erect in growth or arching. Does it grow upright without support, or trail after reaching a foot or two in height? Are the thorns straight or hooked, falcate if hooked like a sickle; strong or weak (easily pushed off); placed singly or in pairs; scattered or just below a leaf base or both; broad or narrow at the base?
How many leaflets per leaf? In Chinese roses the terminal (end) leaflet is often larger than the others. What is the color, texture, shape and edge like?
Petals may be:
Round ( lobular).
Cordate heart-shaped at the outer edge).
Truncate (cut off straight, making a triangular petal).
Emarginate (with a definite notch in the margin).
They may be thin in texture or thick; soft or quite stiff.
The group of Chinese roses are called Indicae and Mrs F. Keays described them in 1938 to the American Rose Society …
“Rosa anemoneflora, a rose brought from China has 3 to 5 narrow, acuminate, finely serrate leaflets (mostly 3), glabrous above, glaucous beneath; small pinkish blooms, with outer petals round and inner petals narrow and ragged, and pistils united in a column. Inflorescence is in a corymb.”
Rosa indica and Rosa semperflorens are also from China.
“R. indica, Old Blush China, Pink Daily, has 3 to 5 leaflets, simply serrate, with adnate stipules, the small ovate free tips having ciliate glands. The moder-ately tall, arching stalk. with glaucous green bark, has uniform red, hooked prickles. Sepals are long, pointed, usually pinnate. Hips are ovoid, red, smooth when ripe. Flowers are double, rather irregularly cupped, pink, slightly fragrant, 1 to 5 in a corymb. It is a constant bloomer. ”
“R. semperflorens, the red China, Sanguinea, has more slender stalks and branches, slimmer red prickles, darker wood and foliage; leaflets 5 to 7, tinted with purple. Flowers are double, more neatly cupped, often solitary, of a deep rich crimson.”
Rose Species
Growing Roses: Which Rose Should You Choose?
Shakespeare had his character Romeo famously say, “What’s in a name? that which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet”. I don’t wish to contradict the Bard, but these flowers with their many varieties and myriad names, do NOT all smell equally sweet. When you begin gardening with these marvelous plants you are often presented with a bewildering array of different varieties and hybrids. Here is a guideline to some of the more common types to help the aspiring rosarian in choosing the ultimate bloom for their garden. The basic division for roses is threefold: Species, Old Garden and Modern Roses.
Species
These are roses which are most closely aligned to the original botanical ancestor and are found growing in the wild. They are the basis from which all more recent varieties and hybrids have been developed. They are often very hardy. These roses include Pimpinellifolia roses, Sempervirens roses, Setigera rosesand Wichuraiana roses.
Old Garden
These roses are classified as those which were hybridized and introduced prior to 1867. Old Garden Roses are also known as Heirloom or Antique Roses and many gardeners love them for their hardy nature and the unrivalled scent of their gorgeous blooms. The most famously fragrant is the Damask.
Old Garden Roses include:
Alba, Bourbon, Centifolia, Damask, Hybrid China, Hybrid Gallica, Hybrid perpetual, Moss, Noisette, Portland and Tea Roses.
Modern
The era of the so-called Modern Rose began in 1867 when the hybrid tea rose known as “La France” was introduced. Since then a plethora of marvelous hybrids of unbelievable shades, beautiful shapes and splendid colours have kept rosarians addicted to developing more and more wonderful plants. Some typical modern varieties include: Hybrid tea, Floribunda, Grandiflora, Polyantha, Shrub roses, Miniature and a range of Climbing roses(includes climbing hybrid tea, climbing floribunda, climbing grandiflora, hybrid wichurana, large-flowered climber, climbing miniature classes.)
So with all these abundant varieties, how do you go about choosing the perfect flower for your garden? Ask yourself these questions to help decide:
1. What’s the purpose of the rose bush in my garden? Is it going to be a container plant or as part of a bed or for landscaping effects?
2. Do I want to use the bush for cut flowers?
3. How much space do I have for the bush? Do I need a compact or a miniature plant or can I go for the larger varieties?
4. What color roses do I want?
5. Is it important that the flower has a strong sweet fragrance?
6. Do I have time to spend on caring for this plant? Or should I get a hardy plant which requires less maintenance?
Using these questions as a guideline, you’ll be able to decide which variety is best for you to grow. Enjoy your beautiful flowers!
About the Author
Kendall Rowsby is passionate about roses. If you’d like to learn more about how to grow roses then please visit: http://romanticrosegardens.com/rose-garden-care/
Pointers for starting a rose trellis?
I want to put a climbing rose trellis on the side of my house. I won’t get direct sun until midday as it needs to go on the west side. What species of rose are best (in Kentucky)? What else do I need to know?
That sounds lovely! Try the links below for more information, but my immediate thought was the Rosa banksiae ‘Lutea’-Lady Banks’ rose. It is a thornless, climbing rose that has shown excellent black spot disease resistance. (http://www.magnoliagardensnursery.com/productdescrip/Rosa_LadyYellow.html)
Happy Gardening!
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