Rosa primula

Rosa primula, also known as the incense rose,^[1] is a species of wild shrub rose that originated in China and Turkestan.^[2][3][4]

Rosa primula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Genus:	Rosa
Species:	R. primula
Binomial name
Rosa primula Boulenger

Description

When full grown, R. primula will reach a height of 5-6 feet and a spread of 4-5 feet.^[4] It is best planted from November-May,^[5] and requires full sun and moist, free-draining soil.^[6] When it blooms in late spring, it produces small, single yellow flowers, which are followed by reddish-brown hips.^[3] The flowers and the foliage are aromatic.^[6]

Rosa primula is a thorned species.^[7] Its leaves are double serrated and glandular, similar to R. ecae and R. foetida,^[7][4] and have been described as fern-like.^[8]

See also

• List of Rosa species