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Rosaceae
Himalayan Musk Rose
Rosa brunonii
Wild freedom, musky passion, and mountain romance.
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Genus
- Rosa
- Native to
- Himalayas, Nepal, Pakistan, Afghanistan
- Bloom season
- Late Spring, Early Summer
- Type
- vigorous climbing rose
- Height
- 600–1500 cm
- Sunlight
- full sun to part shade
- Soil
- fertile, well-drained
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 6–10
- Lifespan
- perennial; very long-lived
Did you know
- The musk fragrance is carried by the stamens rather than the petals, which is unusual among roses.
- A single plant can cover a large tree, producing cascading curtains of white flowers over 10 meters high.
- It is named after Robert Brown, the Scottish botanist who described Brownian motion under the microscope.
- The small orange-red hips that follow the flowers are eaten by birds in the Himalayas and Karakoram valleys.
- Rosa brunonii is one of the key ancestors used in breeding Noisette and musk-hybrid garden roses.
Color meanings
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wild beauty
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freedom
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passionate longing