Macartney Rose (Rosa bracteata)
Rosa bracteata is a species known by its common name "Macartney Rose" (nothing to do with Paul **). The pure white flowers have a prominent boss of orange/yellow stamens and are strongly scented of lemons. The foliage is completely disease resistant and persists through the winter. The original plant was collected in Eastern China by botanist, and Secretary to the British mission to the Chinese Imperial court, Sir George Leonard Staunton (1737-1801), and brought back to the United Kingdom by Lord George Macartney (1737-1806), Britain's first ambassador to China, in 1793.
** There is a rose called ‘The McCartney Rose that is named for the musician Paul McCartney and was introduced in 1995.
Macartney Rose (Rosa bracteata)
Rosa bracteata is a species known by its common name "Macartney Rose" (nothing to do with Paul **). The pure white flowers have a prominent boss of orange/yellow stamens and are strongly scented of lemons. The foliage is completely disease resistant and persists through the winter. The original plant was collected in Eastern China by botanist, and Secretary to the British mission to the Chinese Imperial court, Sir George Leonard Staunton (1737-1801), and brought back to the United Kingdom by Lord George Macartney (1737-1806), Britain's first ambassador to China, in 1793.
** There is a rose called ‘The McCartney Rose that is named for the musician Paul McCartney and was introduced in 1995.