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"Rosa di Hunza" rose References
Book  (2001)  Page(s) 67.  Includes photo(s).
 
R. di Hunza
Cespugli trovati a fine maggio 1996 in fiore sulla Trans-Karakorum Highway, per circa 150 km, tra Gulmit e Gilgit, dai 2800 ai 1500 metri di altezza; ritrovati a giugno 1998 nello Spiti (India), a 30 km dal monastero di Tabo. Cespugli alti m. 2,50/3,00, larghi m. 1,50/2,00. Steli diritti, colori grigio chiaro, forti e fitte spine uncinate, foglioline piccole grigio verde. Fiori prodotti a cascata, numerosissimi, cm. 3,50/4,00 in alcune piante rosa chiaro, in altre più scuro o ciliegia. Poco profumo.

Translation:
Rose of Hunza
Bushes found at the end of May 1996 in bloom on the Trans-Karakorum Highway, at about 150 km, between Gulmit and Gilgit, from 2800 to 1500 meters high; found again in June 1998 in Spiti (India), 30 km from the monastery of Tabo. Shrub 2.50 / 3.00 m tall, 1.50 / 2.00 m wide. Upright, light gray stems, strong and dense hooked prickles, small gray-green foliage. Flowers produced in cascade, very numerous, 3.50 / 4.00 cm, in some plants light pink, in others darker or cherry-coloured. Little fragrance.
 
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