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Rosaceae
Chestnut Rose
Rosa roxburghii
Hidden treasure.
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Genus
- Rosa
- Native to
- China
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Type
- shrub
- Height
- 4-8 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- well-drained, fertile
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 6-9
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- The fruit is covered in soft prickles, resembling a chestnut burr, which gives the rose its common name.
- Its hips contain more vitamin C per gram than almost any other fruit, including citrus.
- The bark is distinctive, peeling off in papery flakes similar to a sycamore tree.
- In China it is called 'ci li' and the fruits are eaten fresh, dried, or made into wine.
- It was named after William Roxburgh, the father of Indian botany, who documented it in the early 1800s.
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