Rosa henryi
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Rosa henryi is a rose
species native to China
. The species is a climbing shrub, 3–8 m, with long repent branches. Prickles are absent or scattered, curved. Leaves are glabrous or sparsely glandular-pubescent with commonly 5 leaflets. The flowers appear in mid to late summer, 5–15 in an umbel-like corymb, each flower 3–4 cm in diameter, white, and fragrant. The hips are brownish red.
It grows in forest margins, thickets or scrub, valleys or farmland at 1700–2000 m alt.
for its beautiful flowers.
Rose
A rose is a woody perennial of the genus Rosa, within the family Rosaceae. There are over 100 species. They form a group of erect shrubs, and climbing or trailing plants, with stems that are often armed with sharp prickles. Flowers are large and showy, in colours ranging from white through yellows...
species native to China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
. The species is a climbing shrub, 3–8 m, with long repent branches. Prickles are absent or scattered, curved. Leaves are glabrous or sparsely glandular-pubescent with commonly 5 leaflets. The flowers appear in mid to late summer, 5–15 in an umbel-like corymb, each flower 3–4 cm in diameter, white, and fragrant. The hips are brownish red.
It grows in forest margins, thickets or scrub, valleys or farmland at 1700–2000 m alt.
Cultivation and uses
Rosa henryi is grown as an ornamental plantOrnamental plant
Ornamental plants are plants that are grown for decorative purposes in gardens and landscape design projects, as house plants, for cut flowers and specimen display...
for its beautiful flowers.