Rosa banksiae
Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- RO-zuh BANK-see-eye
- Description
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Lady Banks is an evergreen climbing (vigorously) shrub that grows up to 40'. This plant blooms in mid spring to early summer. It produces a sprawling, "thornless" rose that requires pruning and support for vine-like branches to stimulate a vine, but otherwise little other care. It is effective on fences, trellises, and espaliered against walls. Double floral selections are most popular. This plant is tolerant of full sun and part shade and has no serious pest or disease problems.
Fragrance: Slight
Quick ID Hints:
- Stems green, prickle-less ("thornless")
- Evergreen climbing shrub with pinnately compound leaves
- Many 1" double yellow (white) double flowers in spring
VIDEO Created by Elizabeth Meyer for "Trees, Shrubs and Conifers" a plant identification course offered in partnership with Longwood Gardens.
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- See this plant in the following landscape:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Alba Plena'
- 'Alboplena'
flowers are double, white, fragrant
'Lutea'
- 'Lutescens'
flowers are single, strongly fragrant, and have yellow petals
stems generally unarmed, typically 5 leaflets, double flowers that are yellow - 'Alba Plena'
- 'Alba Plena', 'Alboplena', 'Lutea', 'Lutescens'
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- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Alba Plena'
- 'Alboplena'
flowers are double, white, fragrant
'Lutea'
- 'Lutescens'
flowers are single, strongly fragrant, and have yellow petals
stems generally unarmed, typically 5 leaflets, double flowers that are yellow - 'Alba Plena'
- 'Alba Plena', 'Alboplena', 'Lutea', 'Lutescens'
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Rosa
- Species:
- bansiae
- Family:
- Rosaceae
- Wildlife Value:
- Attracts hummingbirds
- Play Value:
- Attractive Flowers
- Attracts Pollinators
- Fragrance
- Climbing Method:
- Twining
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Habit/Form:
- Ascending
- Maintenance:
- Low
- Texture:
- Coarse
- Appendage:
- Thorns
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- Red/Burgundy
- Fruit Value To Gardener:
- Good Cut
- Display/Harvest Time:
- Winter
- Fruit Type:
- Achene
- Fruit Description:
- Fruits are dull red, and are a spherical hip containing many achenes.
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- White
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Umbel
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Fragrant
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Spring
- Flower Petals:
- 2-3 rays/petals
- Flower Description:
- Flowers are yellow or white, single to double, slightly fragrant, 1-2" in size, and on smooth stalks. Sepals are 5-lobed, lobes are reflexed, and entire. Blooms in early spring. Inflorescence is an umbel with several flowers and short peduncles.
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Value To Gardener:
- Edible
- Leaf Type:
- Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Leaf Shape:
- Elliptical
- Lanceolate
- Oblong
- Ovate
- Leaf Description:
- Leaves are alternate, pinnately compound, and evergreen. There are 3-7 leaflets (typically 5) that are oblong-lanceolate to elliptic-ovate, acute or obtuse, serrulate, dark green, glabrous above, and sometimes downy beneath. Rachis are pubescent.
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Green
- Stem Surface:
- Smooth (glabrous)
- Stem Description:
- Stems are thornless, green, glabrous, vine-like, but not scandent.
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Coastal
- Pool/Hardscape
- Vertical Spaces
- Design Feature:
- Barrier
- Screen/Privacy
