Rose photo courtesy of Rosewild

Rosa hirtula showing a leaflet on the left with 19! leaflets, possibly the most leaflets per leaf of any Rosa species in the world, and covered with hairs on the upper surface, too. My plant was given to me by Miriam Wilkins in 1984 but unfortunately I never learned her source. In 1983 it was reported the Arnold Arboretum at Harvard had a hirtula 10 inches [25.4 cm] in diameter but whether it still exists I would certainly like to know.

Uploaded 30 APR 24

Rose photo courtesy of Rosarium M.Kralka

from my collection June 2023, Wyględy Poland

Uploaded 5 SEP 23

Rose photo courtesy of Girija and Viru

Girija Viraraghavan and Katsuhiko Maebara standing next to 'tree' of Ros hirtula, in Hakone, by the side of Lake Ashiniko in 2019

Uploaded 27 APR 24

Rose photo courtesy of Johno

Hamadera Park Rose Garden, Japan, 2/6/16.

Uploaded 1 MAY 23