Re: [Fwd: Plant ID]
- Subject: Re: [Fwd: Plant ID]
- From: &* C* M* <j*@earthlink.net>
- Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2008 19:40:50 -0700
Mario,
Your rose is Rosa X fortuneana. Robert Fortune found it in a garden
near Shiang Hai in 1845 and sent it back to England. It is believed
be an old Chinese garden hybrid between the double white Lady Banks's
Rose (Rosa banksiae var. banksiae) and the single white "Cherokee
Rose" (Rosa laevigata). Both parents are native to southern China.
In California, this rose is frequently sold as the "White Lady
Banks's Rose," which it isn't!
John C. MacGregor
South Pasadena, CA 91030
USDA zone 9 Sunset zones 21/23
On Mar 22, 2008, at 2:04 AM, Mario Brincat wrote:
The first is a climbing or rambling rose (are these terms
interchangeable?) growing in an abandoned lot. Took a few cuttings
in January, and they seem to be doing quite well (I noticed the
first new leaves about two weeks ago). The site is very exposed,
and in a very polluted area. The rose must be very tough, and
probably quite old. It’s evergreen, quite thorny, produces single,
medium-sized flowers (did not notice any clusters). Can’t say
whether they’re scented or not, but if they are scented their scent
is probably towards the weaker end of the scale (otherwise I would
have noticed it while taking the photos).
I'm an absolute ignoramus in this area, but I'm pretty sure this
particular specimen must have escaped from someone's garden - the
only rose that occurs naturally here (in Malta) is the Evergreen
Rose (Rosa sempervirens), and our friend is surely not one of those.
http://picasaweb.google.com/xprunara/PLantID?authkey=ac_KQ_B4Oag
