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CLASSIFICATION INFORMATION: "Rosa sericea pteracantha, Rosa sericea omeinensis" OTHER ANNOYING LITTLE FACTS: Some True, Some Made Up

Name: Rosa sericea 'pteracantha'
Synonym: Wingthorn Rose, Rosa omeinensis 'Pteracantha'
Class: Rosa sericea Species Rose, Rosa omeiensis pteracantha
Hybridizer/Date: Unknown about 1890
Parentage: ?
Fragrance: ?
ARS Color: White

Comments: Known for its huge wing shaped thorns. VERY photographic and interesting. The new thorns are translucent. An interesting garden specimen.
The pictures at the left and below are a yellow hybrid of pteracantha. Photo shot at the San Jose Heritage Rose Garden in California.
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