Memorial Rose Rosa lucieae
Previously known as:
- Rosa luciae var. wichurana
- Rosa wichurana
- Phonetic Spelling
- ROH-sah LU-see-eye
- Description
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Memorial rose is a woody, vigorous, semi-evergreen, scrambling vine, shrub, or groundcover in the rose family (Rosaceae) and native to the eastern part of Asia. It is found in lowlands and mountain areas as well as near coastal areas, where it forms dense thickets. This species has naturalized in eastern North America.
Plant memorial rose in full sun and in moist, well-drained soil. It can withstand clay soil but does not like wet feet. It is disease- and mildew-resistant and has been used as the parent for many hybrid cultivars.
The leaves are dark green and shiny. Showy, fragrant, white flowers appear in the summer followed by dark red rose hips. The flowers are visited by bees.
Growing 1 to 16 feet tall and spreading 6 to 15 feet wide, this rose does not produce a solid cover, but it can produce a barrier as it scrambles up large trees or other vertical structures. It is classified as a rambler rose. Other uses for this rose are mass planted in a coastal garden, a recreational play area, or a woodland.
Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: Honey fungus is an occasional disease problem.
VIDEO Created by Elizabeth Meyer for "Trees, Shrubs and Conifers" a plant identification course offered in partnership with Longwood Gardens.
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- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Dorothy Perkins'
pink flowers.
- 'Dorothy Perkins'
- 'Dorothy Perkins'
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- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Dorothy Perkins'
pink flowers.
- 'Dorothy Perkins'
- 'Dorothy Perkins'
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Rosa
- Species:
- lucieae
- Family:
- Rosaceae
- Uses (Ethnobotany):
- Traditionally, each color of the rose symbolizes a certain value. Red symbolizes love, yellow symbolizes friendship, orange symbolizes enthusiasm, white symbolizes purity, and pink symbolizes joy.
- Life Cycle:
- Woody
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Asia
- Distribution:
- Eastern North America.
- Particularly Resistant To (Insects/Diseases/Other Problems):
- Mildew
- Climbing Method:
- Scrambler
- Dimensions:
- Height: 1 ft. 0 in. - 16 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 6 ft. 0 in. - 15 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Ground Cover
- Shrub
- Vine
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Semi-evergreen
- Habit/Form:
- Spreading
- Growth Rate:
- Rapid
- Texture:
- Medium
- Appendage:
- Prickles
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Soil Texture:
- Clay
- Loam (Silt)
- Sand
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- Available Space To Plant:
- 12-24 feet
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- Red/Burgundy
- Display/Harvest Time:
- Summer
- Fruit Description:
- Seed is in the form of small dark red hip.
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- White
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Fragrant
- Good Cut
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Spring
- Flower Description:
- Large showy white fragrant flowers appear in the spring.
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Semi-evergreen
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Feel:
- Glossy
- Leaf Type:
- Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
- Leaf Shape:
- Orbicular
- Ovate
- Leaf Margin:
- Dentate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- 1-3 inches
- Leaf Description:
- Rounded to broadly edged shiny dark green leaves 2" to 4" long with 7 to 9 oval to orbicular, coarsely toothed leaflets each 1/4" to 1" long. Rachis armed with curved prickles.
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Green
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Surface:
- Smooth (glabrous)
- Stem Description:
- Stems covered in irregular 1/4" long curved prickles.
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Coastal
- Recreational Play Area
- Vertical Spaces
- Woodland
- Landscape Theme:
- Children's Garden
- Design Feature:
- Barrier
- Mass Planting
- Security
- Attracts:
- Bees
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Diseases
- Problems:
- Spines/Thorns
