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The Roses of Heliogabalus is an oil painting by the Anglo-Dutch artist Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, from 1888. It depicts the young Roman emperor Elagabalus (203–222 AD) hosting a banquet. It is held in a private collection.
Zakir Hussain Rose Garden, is a botanical garden located in Chandigarh, India and spread over 30 acres (120,000 m 2) of land, [1] with 50,000 rose-bushes of 1600 different species. [2] Some important Rose species in this Garden are the Royal William Rose , Europa-Rosarium , Rosa Gallica , Beach Rose , Rosa chinensis , Centifolia roses , Rosa ...
The flowers are produced in large corymbs, each flower small, 1.5–4 cm (5 ⁄ 8 – 1 + 5 ⁄ 8 in) diameter, white or pink, borne in early summer. The hips are reddish to purple, 6–8 mm (15 ⁄ 64 – 5 ⁄ 16 in) diameter. Plants of the World Online and Flora of China [4] include the varieties:
Rosa carolina, commonly known as the Carolina rose, [2] pasture rose, or prairie rose, is a perennial shrub in the rose family native to eastern North America. It can be found in nearly all US states and Canadian provinces east of the Great Plains. It is common throughout its range and can be found in a wide variety of open habitats, from ...
The hybrid perpetual has cup-shaped flowers with a brilliant crimson colour and up to 50 petals, situated on long stiff stems.The buds are thick and globular and open to strongly scented, hybrid tea-like flowers with a diameter of 11 cm. [2] They appear in flushes over a long period, but according to the RHS Encyclopedia of Roses, only sparingly.
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Rosaceae (/ r oʊ ˈ z eɪ s iː. iː,-s i. aɪ,-s i. eɪ /), [5] [6] the rose family, is a family of flowering plants that includes 4,828 known species in 91 genera. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] [ 9 ] The name is derived from the type genus Rosa .