Rosa hemisphaerica | |
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Watercolor by Pierre-Joseph Redouté of a double-flowered garden form | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Rosaceae |
Genus: | Rosa |
Species: | R. hemisphaerica
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Binomial name | |
Rosa hemisphaerica | |
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Rosa hemisphaerica, also known as the sulphur rose, [3] is a rose species with pale yellow flowers native to western Asia. [4] The wild form, known as Rosa raphinii, has single flowers with five petals. A double-flowered form was one of the first yellow roses introduced to European gardens; John Bellenden Ker Gawler stated in 1815 that the species had been cultivated in England for nearly 200 years. [5] The scent of the flowers has been described as unpleasant. [6]
The name Rosa hemisphaerica refers to the half-rounded fruit and ovaries, Latin "pomo hemisphaerico ... Germen hemisphaericum". [7]
Rosa hemisphaerica is a prickly shrub that grows to about 1.5 metres (4 ft 11 in) high with grey-green leaves of five to seven leaflets. The hips are orange. It blooms only in the spring. [4]
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