The rose tree of Wichura ( Rosa luciae ) is a species of Rosier classified in the section of the '' Synstylae '', originating in Eastern Asia: China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Zhejiang) Taiwan, Japan (islands Ryukyu), Korea, Filipino.

It forms thickets in the coastal regions, on maritime cliffs, grounds limestones, up to 500 meters of altitude.

There exists several varieties about it:

• Rosa luciae VAr. luciae , with white flowers,
• Rosa luciae VAr. rosea H.L. Li, with pink flowers.
• Rosa wichuraiana Crép. or Rosa luciae VAr. æ wichuraiana

Description

It is a Arbrisseau crawling or climbing from 3 to 5 meters in height. The crawling stems can marcotter with the nodes.

The sheets, long from 5 to 10 cm, glabrous, generally have five to seven leaflets, more rarely nine.

The flowers, simple with five petals, white or pink, odorous, from 1,5 to 3 cm in diameter, are solitary or gathered in Corymbe S. flowering occurs end of spring in the middle of the summer.

The fruits are globulous, red noirâtre and have from 6 to 18 mms in diameter.

Culture and use

Rosa luciae is cultivated as decorative Plante in the gardens where he is appreciated like floor covering on the slopes.

It is the relative of all climbing them current with sheets luisantes.

hybrids of Rosa wichuraiana and Rosa luciae

• hybrid of Rosa wichuraiana
• “American Pillar” climbing very vigorous with the simple red bouquets of flower from May to hybrid July obtained by Van Fleet in 1902 ( Rosa wichuraiana × Rosa will serigera): hybrid going up with flowers red
• “Beginner” rose tree climbing pink with flowers double, goffered, which resists well the diseases, obtained parWalsh in 1902 ( Rosa wichuraiana × “Rotschild Baroness”)
• Dr. W.van Fleet, whose “New Dawn goes down” which is to him tonic
• “Evangeline” with the large white flowers stained of pink
• “Lady Gay”, “Lady Godiva”, 'Wonder of the Brie forgotten a little
• “Dorothy Perkins”, “White Dorothy Perkins” and “Excelsa” ('Dorothy Perkins' red) very sensitive to the diseases are hardly any more cultivated
• hybrids of Rosa luciae (most known)
• “Albéric Barber” with the very double flowers white ivory with district coming from yellow buttons
• “Albertine” with the pink flowers salmon semi-double, which likes the semi-shade
• “Henri Barruet”, “Rene André”, “Léontine Gervais” with the colors active of the yellow with coppered, them so obtained by Barbier, just like “Alexandre Girault”
• Paul Christmas, whining scented pink rose tree obtained by Tanne in 1913
• hybrid of Rosa wichuraiana or Rosa luciae obtained in the USA by Manda
• “Gardenia” vigorous, with the brilliant foliage, the very double flowers white creams
• “May Queen” rose tree climbing with the very abundant flowering of double flowers in districts, pink lilac

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