Redleaf Rose
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| iRosa glauca | ||||||||||||||||
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| Rosa glauca Pourret |
Redleaf Rose (R. glauca), formerly R. rubrifolia, is a rose species native to mountains of central and southern Europe. The rose forms an arching shrub of densely-bristled and thorny (but not as thorny as Rosa rugosa) cinnamon-colored arching canes 1.5-2.5 m tall. The main attraction of this rose is its leaves, which are a beautiful coppery or purplish color and covered with a dull waxy bloom. The fragile and fleeting clear pink flowers are small, 3-4 cm (1 to 1.5 inches) diameter, and are followed by showy dark red hips (or fruit). The flower petals fall off easily in the spray from watering hoses, as well as from wind and rain.
This rose was not widely grown in gardens until the end of the 19th century, when its refined wildness and beauty out of the blooming season first began to be appreciated.
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