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Rosa banksiae 'Lutea'
Object Details
- Description
- This historic, climbing rose has few thorns and small, double flowers. It was introduced to Europe in 1824 from samples taken from the Calcutta Botanic Garden. This cultivar only blooms once in a season, but is one of the most popular banksia rose.
- Hardiness
- 10 - 40 F
- Attracts
- Butterflies
- Bloom Time
- May to June
- Provenance
- Uncertain
- Data Source
- Smithsonian Gardens
- Accession Number
- 2024-0704A
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Life Form
- Semi-evergreen shrub/sub-shrub
- Bloom Characteristics
- Double yellow flowers have 26-40 petals. Flowers are 1.25" (3.2 cm) across.
- Foliage Characteristics
- Compound leaves are made up of 5-7 serrate leaflets.
- Fragrance
- Violets (mild)
- Plant Size
- 15-20' tall x 6-10' wide (4.6-6.1 x 1.8-3 meters)
- Range
- cultivated
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- Smithsonian Gardens Display Collection
- On Display
- Enid A. Haupt Garden
- Common Name
- Banksia rose
- Yellow Lady Banks rose
- Group
- [vascular plants]
- Class
- Equisetopsida
- Subclass
- Magnoliidae
- Superorder
- Rosanae
- Order
- Rosales
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Genus
- Rosa
- Species
- banksiae
- Topic
- Display Gardens
- Living Collections
- Record ID
- ofeo-sg_2024-0704A
- Usage
- CC0
