Rosa foetida
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Rosa foetida is a species of rose, native to the foothills of the Caucasus Mountains in Georgia. It has yellow flowers with a mild, sour scent many find objectionable, thus the species name. Though grown widely outside its range (for example, in Britain and America), it is particularly susceptible to black spot.
[edit] Specifications
- regnum = Plantae
- divisio = Magnoliophyta
- classis = Magnoliopsida
- ordo = Rosales
- familia = Rosaceae
- genus = Rosa
- species = R. foetida
- binomial = Rosa foetida
- binomial_authority = Herrm.
An important rose, inasmuch as it is the source of yellow in modern-day hybrids, most famously 'Soleil d'Or' (R. foetida x 'Antoine Ducher'; 1900), was bred by Joseph Pernet-Ducher. One variety, Rosa foetida var. 'bicolor' , the Austrian Copper rose, has flowers with petals that are red or orange on the upper interior surface but yellow on the lower exterior surface.
[edit] See also
- Rosa 'Harison's Yellow', a cultivar of Rosa foetida
[edit] Links
Info on R. foetida var. 'bicolor'
Photos of R. foetida var. 'bicolor'
