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• Bibernellrose
• Burnet Rose
• Duinroos
• Dünen-Rose
• Rosa lutescens var. spinosa Pursh
• Rosa myriacantha DC synonym
• Rosa pimpinellifolia L. synonym
• Rosa rubella Sm synonym
• Rosa rupincola Fisch. ex Sweet synonym
• Rosa spinosissima L.
• Rosa spinosissima var. laevis Rouy synonym
• Rosa spinosissima var. mathonettii (Crép.) Rouy synonym
• Rosa spinosissima var. myriacantha Koehne Synonym
• Rosier à Mille Epines
• Rosier pimprenelle
• Scotch Briar
• Scotch Rose
• Scots Rose

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White, near white or white blend Species.
Exhibition name: Rosa spinosissima

Species / Wild.  

White or white blend.  Strong fragrance.  Average diameter 2.5".  Large, single (4-8 petals) bloom form.  Once-blooming spring or summer.  

Height of 5' to 6' (150 to 185 cm).  Width of 3' to 4' (90 to 120 cm).

USDA zone 3b through 9b.  Drought resistant.  shade tolerant.  Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.  

Tetraploid

R. spinosissima Linnaeus. Sp. Pl. 1: 491. 1753 (1 May 1753)
Rosa myriacantha DC. Flore française; 1805 439 1805.
Rosa tschatyrdagi Chrshan. Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 15: 118. 1953
Hips are black-colored.