''Rosa lucieae'' (

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''Rosa wichurana''), the memorial rose, is a species of

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native to eastern Asia.

Description

It is a woody, semi-

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, with long trailing thorny branches of glossy green leaves, and single five-petalled white flowers with prominent yellow

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s in Summer; followed by small dark red

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. It can grow to . It is named after the German botanist Max Ernst Wichura (1817–1866), with the suffix -iana.

Uses

While it is valued as a garden plant in its own right, ''R. lucieae'' is also a parent of several rose hybrids, notably 'Dorothy Perkins', 'Albéric Barbier', 'New Dawn' and 'Albertine'. Its vigorous, rambling habit makes it particularly suitable for forming an impenetrable barrier at ground level, or for scrambling up large trees. It has been introduced to the United States.

Gallery

File:Rosa wichuraiana seeds USDA-ARS.jpg, Seeds File:Rosa wichuraiana fruit USDA-ARS.jpg, Fruit File:RosaLuciae11.jpg, Sepals

References

lucieae Flora of Southeast China Flora of Eastern Asia Flora of the Philippines Plants described in 1886 Taxa named by François Crépin {{Rosa-stub