How to tend a Rosa chinensis
Also known as: Rosa chinensis var. spontanea (Rehder & E.H.Wilson) T.T.Yu & T.C.Ku, Rosa chinensis f. spontanea Rehder & E.H.Wilson, Rosa chinensis var. chinensis , Rosa nankinensis Lour., Rosa sinica L., Rosa chinensis var. semperflorens (W.M.Curtis) Koehne, Rosa semperflorens W.M.Curtis, Rosa diversifolia Vent., Rosa longifolia Willd., Rosa semperflorens var. minima Sims, Rosa indica var. vulgaris Redout‚ & Thory, Rosa indica Lindl., Rosa bengalensis Pers., Rosa mutabilis Correvon, Rosa chinensis var. minima (Sims) Voss, Rosa chinensis var. longifolia (Willd.) Rehder, Rosa lawranceana Sweet, Rosa rouletii Correvon, Rosa monstrosa Breiter, Rosa indica Lour., Rosa indica var. semperflorens (W.M.Curtis) Ser., Rosa nanula Hoffmanns., Rosa indica var. humilis Ser., Rosa laurentiae Tratt., Rosa indica var. minima Bean, Rosa indica var. longifolia (Willd.) Lindl., Rosa indica Focke, Rosa indica Redout‚ & Thory, Rosa bengalensis var. chinensis (Jacq.) Pers., Rosa semperflorens var. molinerii Spin, Rosa chinensis prol. indica (Koehne) R.Keller, Rosa chinensis prol. semperflorens (W.M.Curtis) R.Keller, Rosa bengalensis unranked odorata Wallr., Rosa bengalensis unranked odoratissima Wallr., Rosa chinensis var. devoniensis Rehder, Rosa indica var. bengalensis K.Koch, Rosa indica unranked pumila Thory, Rosa semperflorens unranked carnea Rössig, Rosa semperflorens var. manettii Regel, Rosa semperflorens unranked minor Andrews, Rosa semperflorens unranked simplex Andrews, Rosa semperflorens var. viridiflora Regel, Rosa semperflorens var. longifolia (Willd.) Regel, Rosa chinensis subsp. indica Koehne, Rosa chinensis var. indica (Koehne) Rehder, Rosa chinensis f. mutabilis Rehder, Rosa chinensis unranked semperflorens K.Koch, Rosa chinensis unranked viridiflora Dippel, Rosa chinensis f. viridiflora (Lavallée) C.K.Schneid., Rosa diversifolia var. viridiflora Lavallée, Rosa indica var. pumila (Thory) Lindl., Rosa indica var. vulgaris Thory, Rosa semperflorens unranked carnea Redouté
Log in to add this plantWatering
Water thoroughly when soil is dry, reduce watering in winter
Sunlight
Likes sunshine, put in sunny places, avoid strong sunlight in summer at noon
Soil
Peat or soil with specific nutrients
Fertilizer
Dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply 2-3 times monthly
Pruning
Remove old, diseased and dead leaves timely, after flowering remove the upper part staring from 10 cm above soil surface, leaving 3-5 leaves
About this plant
- Origin
- China
- Category
- Rosaceae, Rosa
- Size
- Diameter ⥠10 cm, height ⥠10 cm
- Blooming period
- Blooms once every February-March months, viewing period 2-3 weeks
- Flower colors
- red, pink, yellow, orange
- World Flora Online
- View on WFO