| Rosa willmottiae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Rosa |
| Species: | R. willmottiae |
| Binomial name | |
| Rosa willmottiae Hemsl. | |
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Rosa willmottiae, Miss Willmott's rose or Willmott's rose, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae. It grows at an altitude of 2,300–3,150 metres (7,550–10,330 ft) in dry valleys in western Sichuan, China. It forms an arching deciduous shrub 2–3 m (6 ft 7 in – 9 ft 10 in) high, and as much across. The branches are covered in many straight prickles. The pinnate leaves typically have 7 to 9 small bluish-green leaflets which emit a pleasant fragrance when bruised. It was introduced to western cultivation by Ernest Wilson in 1904 and was named after the collector and horticulturist Ellen Willmott. The flowers are small (25–40 millimetres or 1.0–1.6 inches), lilac-pink, and are borne on short laterals all along the length of the branches in late spring/early summer. The hips are small, becoming orange-red and losing their tips when ripe.
Charles & Bridget Quest-Ritson describe Rosa willmottiae as "one of the few wild roses that merits a place in a mixed border or even as a specimen shrub" and that when in flower it is "the embodiment of beauty".
References
- ^ "Rosa willmottiae Hemsl". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
- BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- NRCS. "Rosa willmottiae". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 23 October 2015.
- "Rosa willmottiae Hemsl". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
- Phillips, R. and Rix, M., Roses, Macmillan, 1994, p17
- Hillier Nurseries, The Hillier Manual of Trees and Shrubs, David & Charles, 1998, p592
- Quest-Ritson, C. & Quest-Ritson, B.,The Royal Horticultural Society Encyclopedia of Roses, Dorling Kindersley, 2003, p426
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