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'R. californica' rose Description
'<i>Rosa californica</i> Cham. & Schlecht.' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Cass
Availability:
Commercially available
HMF Ratings:
45 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Medium pink Species.
Exhibition name: R. californica
Origin:
Introduced by Unknown in 1878 as 'Rosa californica Cham. & Schlecht.'.
Class:
Species / Wild.  
Bloom:
Pink.  Strong, cinnamon, clove, spice fragrance.  5 petals.  Average diameter 1.5".  Small, single (4-8 petals), in large clusters bloom form.  Spring or summer flush with scattered later bloom.  
Habit:
Arching, armed with thorns / prickles, bushy, suckers on its own roots, upright.  Medium, matte foliage.  7 to 9 leaflets.  

Height: 3' to 7' (90 to 215cm).  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Vigorous.  produces decorative hips.  Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood..  Needs little care; relatively disease-free and quite hardy.  
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Ploidy:
References vary
Parentage:
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Notes:
Section Cinnamomeae. Reseeds easily. Easy to propagate from suckers.
 
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