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Rosa banksiopsis

Rosa banksiopsis is a small shrub rose from central and southern China, grown mainly for its red flowers and red hips. It is a species, not a cultivar, and suits cool temperate gardens with full sun.

Family
Rosaceae (Rose family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water deeply during dry spells, keeping the soil moist but not waterlogged.
Soil
Well-drained, moderately fertile loam.
Temperature
Hardy in cool temperate climates; protect young plants from severe frost.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
C. & S. China
Climate
temperate

About

Rosa banksiopsis is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae. It belongs to the genus Rosa.

It is native to China, particularly North-Central China, South-Central China, and Southeast China. It is a shrub that grows in temperate biomes.

Where it grows

it grows in thickets at elevations of about 1,300–1,600 m (4,300–5,200 ft).

Other Rosa plants

Chabertia elegans · Needle Rose · Rosa abrica · Abutalybov's Brier · Abyssinian Rose · Dog Rose · Prickly rose · Rosa adenophylla · Fieldbriar · Rosa alabukensis · White rose of York · Rosa alberti

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Rosa banksiopsis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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