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"Ten Thousand Camellias Red China Rose" Description
'Five Yuan' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Jeri Jennings
Availability:
Commercially available
HMF Ratings:
14 favorite votes.  
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.  
ARS:
Medium red.
Origin:
Introduced in Italy by Walter Branchi - Archive in 1996 as 'Five Yuan'.
Class:
Found Rose, China / Bengale.  
Bloom:
Carmine-pink, fuchsia / magenta shading, ages to crimson .  10 to 12 petals.  Small to medium, semi-double (9-16 petals) bloom form.  Continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season.  
Habit:
Tall, climbing, thornless (or almost).  Medium, light green, dense foliage.  

Height: 47" to 5'11" (120 to 180cm).  Width: 31" (80cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Notes:
Walter Branchi introduced '5 Yuan' to Italy in 1996. This rose had been found growing in a monastery near Lijiang.
Rose of the Temple of Thousand Camellias

[Discovered by Martyn rix and Roger Phillips in Lijang, China.]
 
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