Rosa soulieana

Rosa soulieana, or Soulié's rose[2] (川滇蔷薇 chuan dian qiang wei), is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae, native to China (southern Anhui, Chongqing, Sichuan, Tibet, and Yunnan).[3][4]

Rosa soulieana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Rosa
Species:
R. soulieana
Binomial name
Rosa soulieana
Synonyms[1]

Rosa moschata var. yunnanensis Focke

Growing to 2.5–4 m (8–13 ft) tall by 4–8 m (13–26 ft) broad, it is an extremely vigorous, deciduous shrub with very long, spiny branches, covered in masses of small, grey-green leaflets.[5] In summer it bears many small single white roses, each with a lax central boss of pale yellow. The flowers have a light clove scent, and are followed in autumn by orange-red hips.

In cultivation it can be trained as a rambler. It is hardy, but prefers a position in full sun.[2]

The plant was collected in China by the French missionary and botanist Jean-André Soulié. who sent samples back to the Vilmorin Collection in France around 1895. A plant was then sent to Kew Gardens in England in 1895.[5]

Subtaxa

The following varieties are accepted:[1]

  • Rosa soulieana var. microphylla T.T.Yu & T.C.Ku – Tibet, Yunnan
  • Rosa soulieana var. soulieana – entire range
  • Rosa soulieana var. sungpanensis Rehder – northern Sichuan
  • Rosa soulieana var. yunnanensis C.K.Schneid. – Chongqing, central Sichuan, northwestern Yunnan

References
  1. "Rosa soulieana Crép". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  2. "Rosa soulieana". RHS. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  3. "Rosa soulieana". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture.
  4. "Rosa soulieana". Flora of China – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
  5. "Rosa soulieana". Trees and Shrubs Online. International Dendrology Society. Retrieved 12 June 2023.


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