Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Small: under 2"
Bloom shape: Flat
Petal count: Single: 1-7 petals
Rose bloom color: White and white blend
Rebloom: None
Class: Other: Species, wild
Growth Habit: Climbing up to 10 feet
Fragrance: Mild
Hybridizer & year: Unknown, before 1902
Optimal growing zones: USDA zone 6 and warmer

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Plant Height: 10 feet
Plant Spread: 6-8 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Pollinators: Bees
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Variegata'
  • 'Wichuraiana Variegata'
  • 'Curiosity'
  • 'Folies Variegata'
  • 'Speckled Novara'
  • 'Variegated Memorial Rose'

Common names
  • Rose
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Rosa luciae
  • Synonym: Rosa wichuraiana

Photo Gallery
Location: Northern California, Zone 9b
Date: 2011-06-04
Rosa wichurana variegata - Variegated Memorial Rose 'Curiosity'.
Location: Puyallup,Washington
Date: 2010-04-14
Early spring picture so no flowers. Flowers are white and about 1

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