| Rosa × odorata | |
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| cv. 'Mutabilis' | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Rosa |
| Species: | R. × odorata
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| Binomial name | |
| Rosa × odorata (Andrews) Sweet
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Rosa × odorata or Rosa odorata is a hybrid flowering plant of the genus Rosa native to Yunnan in southwest China, whose taxonomy has been confused. It has been considered a hybrid of Rosa gigantea and Rosa chinensis, or as a quite rare wild species that includes R. gigantea. The wild forms are cultivated to some extent.[2] Cultivars were developed in China in ancient times from R. chinensis crosses, and these have been important in the ancestry of the tea-scented China roses, also called tea roses, and their descendants the hybrid tea roses.
Varieties[edit]
Four varieties of the species are recognized in the Flora of China:[2]
- R. odorata var. odorata, with white or pink-and-white petals
- R. odorata var. gigantea, see Rosa gigantea, with white petals
- R. odorata var. pseudoindica, with yellow or orange petals
- R. odorata var. erubescens, with pale pink petals
Cultivars[edit]
The cultivar R. odorata 'Mutabilis' is widely cultivated, and is notable for the fact that the blooms change colour from yellow to pink. Growing to 1.5 m (4.9 ft) tall and broad, it is a lax, thornless shrub. It prefers an open position in full sun. This cultivar has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]
Other cultivar names include 'Bengal Crimson'[4][5] and Bengal Beauty.[6][7]
References[edit]
- ^ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved 30 December 2014.
- ^ a b Flora of China: Rosa odorata
- ^ "Rosa × odorata 'Mutabilis' (Ch)". Royal Horticultural Society. 2017. Retrieved 2017-01-15.
- ^ "Rosa x odorata Bengal Crimson | from Specialist in Old Roses".
- ^ "The Botanic Nursery - Catalogue". Archived from the original on 2020-10-24. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
- ^ "Rosa x odorata Sanquinea Group Tea rose China rose chinensis 'Sanguinea' chinensis sanguinea 'Sanguinea' 'Bengal Beauty' 'Bengal Crimson' Chinese rose Care Plant Varieties & Pruning Advice".
- ^ "Rosa × odorata 'Bengal Crimson' AGM". 22 November 2019.
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