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Rosa roxburghii f. normalis
« on: January 16, 2011, 02:04:55 PM »
I know that this isn't a rose site, but I have lots of hips from Rosa roxburghii f. normalis. It is a very fine and floriferous plant completely hardy here. Seeds germinate easily. Older stems with flaking bark and no thorns.
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Re: Rosa roxburghii f. normalis
« Reply #1 on: January 16, 2011, 02:53:16 PM »
Trond, this forum is open to all sorts of plants, on the grounds that SRGC members tend to be people of a very open mind when it comes to the type of plants they are interested in.
Some of us are fortunate enough to have the kind of space that allows us to grow such charming roses as these.... sadly I'm not one ofthose people.... if I only had space I would love to try seed! (And I say that as someone who is not a great rose lover!)  :D
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Re: Rosa roxburghii f. normalis
« Reply #2 on: January 16, 2011, 03:56:30 PM »
Maggi, I have understood that this is a forum with a wide botanical amplitude! But I have not seen any other thread with roses, not that I am particularly rose freak. However, this rose is handsome and tolerates the climate here very well so I thought others maybe were interested.
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Re: Rosa roxburghii f. normalis
« Reply #3 on: January 16, 2011, 05:02:04 PM »
Trond - there is a nice long rose thread here http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=5575.0  Lots of us love roses!
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Re: Rosa roxburghii f. normalis
« Reply #4 on: January 16, 2011, 05:19:28 PM »
Thanks Gail!
I haven't managed to look further back than last autumn! This site is a huge and topic-rich archive.
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Re: Rosa roxburghii f. normalis
« Reply #5 on: January 16, 2011, 08:01:33 PM »
The foliage of your rose is beautiful, never mind the flowers! :D
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Re: Rosa roxburghii f. normalis
« Reply #6 on: January 17, 2011, 02:30:56 AM »
But it's the fruits for which it is named the "chestnut rose", Lesley.
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Re: Rosa roxburghii f. normalis
« Reply #7 on: January 17, 2011, 09:11:07 AM »
The two roxburghii roses - normalis and plena are really fine plants - their foliage would colour up nicely in autumn too as well as having great hips. Their flowers are quite large for species too. I enjoy growing any rose species from seed but seed isn't on seed lists very often.
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Re: Rosa roxburghii f. normalis
« Reply #8 on: January 17, 2011, 10:48:51 AM »
Pat,
I have it on my list now if you are interested!
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Re: Rosa roxburghii f. normalis
« Reply #9 on: January 17, 2011, 10:12:02 PM »
Out of interest, is roxburgii plena a much smaller grower?  I friend in the southern highlands has what he told me is roxbugii plena and it is quite small compared to what appears in your photos.  An absolutely charming smallish double flower, on neat small mounds to maybe a metre tall?  I fell in love with it, but have never been able to track down a source for it that had any stock at the time I was looking.  Some of the species are such beauties!!
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Re: Rosa roxburghii f. normalis
« Reply #10 on: January 17, 2011, 10:22:34 PM »
My plants have reached 3m tall and as much wide - till now. Maybe a hotter drier climate keep the growth low. They are easily pruned if you want.
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Re: Rosa roxburghii f. normalis
« Reply #11 on: January 17, 2011, 11:36:23 PM »
Good grief!!  :o :o  They're take up half my garden!!  The plena I saw in my friend garden wasn't even 1m tall, let alone 3m.  Even with pruning, that is a BIG difference. ;D
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Re: Rosa roxburghii f. normalis
« Reply #12 on: January 18, 2011, 09:22:52 AM »
Some years ago, I saw a Rosa roxburghii in the Chelsea Physic Garden in London (picture). I hadn't seen yellow hips like this before  - do they turn to a chestnut colour when ripe (or is this something different)?

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Re: Rosa roxburghii f. normalis
« Reply #13 on: January 18, 2011, 11:15:06 AM »
Rosa roxburghii plena and Rosa roxburghii normalis at the Mt Lofty Botanic Gardens where Tina has made a wonderful collection.
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Re: Rosa roxburghii f. normalis
« Reply #14 on: January 18, 2011, 07:13:30 PM »
What amazing hips those are Stephen. Very exciting.
Hoy, do you have a seed list of things for sale? Rosa roxburghii is allowed into NZ ao I'd love to buy a few seeds.
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