Rose
Rosa chinensis · Family: Rosaceae
- Light
- sun
- Watering
- medium
- Hardy to
- -10 °C
- Soil
- fertile
Where it grows on Tenerife
With watering: North, 300–1000 m · South, 300–1000 m · North coast
Indicative conditions, reviewed by Marianna.
Photos
Origin and history
Native to China. It reached Europe in the late 18th century and gave modern roses their repeat flowering.
Written for this site, pending Marianna's review.
From Wikipedia
Rosa chinensis (Chinese: 月季; pinyin: yuèjì), known commonly as the China rose, Chinese rose, or Bengal rose, is a member of the genus Rosa native to Southwest China in Guizhou, Hubei, and Sichuan Provinces. The first publication of Rosa chinensis was in 1768 by Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin in Observationum Botanicarum, 3, p. 7 & plate 55.
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