Rosa virginiana

Rosa virginiana subsp. var.	Virginia Rose, Dwarf Wild Rose, Low Rose, Prairie Rose, Wild Rose
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Rosa virginiana (Virginia Rose , Dwarf Wild Rose, Low Rose, Prairie Rose, Wild Rose ) is a species of rose native to the United States.

Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Rosa virginiana, Mill. (R. lucida, Ehrh. R. humilis var. lucida, Best). Shrub, 6 ft. high, with few or no suckers: prickles sometimes hooked: lfts. 7-9, elliptic to obovate-elliptic. dark green and shining above, thickish, often slightly pubescent beneath, 1/2 -1 1/2 in. long; stipules somewhat dilated: fls. usually few or solitary, about 2 in. across; sepals usually entire: fr. like that of the preceding. June, July. Newfoundland to N. Y. and Pa.—Well adapted for borders of shrubberies, handsome in summer with its shining foliage and bright pink fls.; ornamental in winter with the brownish red sts. and red frs. remaining plump until the following spring. Var. alba, Willmott. has white fls. and green sts. With double fls. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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