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• Bracteate Rose
• Kakayan-Bara
• R. bracteata
• Rosa bracteata J.C.Wendl.
• Rosa lucida Lawr. Synonym
• Rosa macartnea Dum. Synonym
• Rose blanche simple
• Rosier de Macartney
• Yaeyama-No-Ibara

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White, near white or white blend Species.
Exhibition name: R. bracteata

Discovered by Lord Macartney (United Kingdom, 1793).
Introduced in Australia by Darling Nursery in 1851 as 'R. bracteata'.

Species / Wild.  

White.  Strong, unpleasant fragrance.  Average diameter 2".  Medium, single (4-8 petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters bloom form.  Moderate, blooms in flushes throughout the season.  

Climbing.  Glossy foliage.  
Height of up to 8' (up to 245 cm).  Width of up to 8' (up to 245 cm).

USDA zone 7a through 11.  Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.  

Diploid

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R. bracteata J.C.Wendl (1798). Section Bracteatae. According to Japanese research, this rose was introduced to Japan from Luzon Island, the Philippines, in 1828.
Not consistently hardy below Zone 7 in the USA.
In Victoria BC Canada this rose starts flowering late but then blooms continuously till the first frost (November)
Distinct woolly round hips (see description by Lindley 1820).