Rosa longicuspis

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Very vigorous, rampant rose about 6-10m tall, with strong, reddish stems crowded with sharply hooked thorns and almost evergreen large, leathery dark green leaves, tinted red when young. Very floriferous with huge, cascading panicles of single, white blooms with prominent yellow stamens, produced in midsummer, then small, oval, orange-red fruits (hips) follow

Scientific classification

Species: Rosa longicuspis (Rosa longicuspis)
Genus: Rosa
Family: Rosaceae

Fruit are ornamental - not to be eaten. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling
Toxicity: Roses
Plant type: 8-12 metres
Height: 4-8 metres
Spread: Semi evergreen · Evergreen
Foliage: Climbing
Habit: Spring · Summer · Autumn · Winter
Season of interest: Full sun · Partial shade
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Distribution of Rosa longicuspis

Distribution map

Himalaya, Western China

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Culture

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Toxicity

Fruit are ornamental - not to be eaten. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling

Quick identification of Rosa longicuspis

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Rosa longicuspis care guide

Deep root watering, allow slight surface drying before watering again
Watering: Full sun · Partial shade
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Watering

Deep root watering, allow slight surface drying before watering again

Fertilizing

Rose fertilizer every two to four weeks from spring through late summer

Pruning

On established plants filling their supports, remove about a third of the oldest stems and shorten sideshoots by about two-thirds; retain and secure replacement shoots. Prune in late summer after the display of flowers and hips.

Propagation

For home use, propagate by hardwood cuttings in autumn, softwood cuttings (under glass) in spring or summer or by chip budding in summer

Growing

Grow in fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil in full sun or part shade. Mulch with well-rotted organic matter in late winter or early spring, and for best flowering apply a general rose or shrub fertiliser in early spring and again in early summer. Tolerant of north-facing aspects, poor soils and good for growing up into large trees. See rose cultivation

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Common pests and diseases

Diseases

May be susceptible to rose black spot, rose rust, replant disease, rose dieback, and rose powdery mildew. May also be susceptible to disorders rose blindness and flower balling and sometimes honey fungus

Pests

May be susceptible to aphids, rose leafhopper, glasshouse red spider mite, scale insects, caterpillars, large rose sawfly, rose slugworm sawfly and rose leaf-rolling sawfly. Deer and rabbits can cause damage

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