R. primula
Wild Rose
Colour: Primrose yellow
Flowering: Once Flowering
Fragrance: Medium, Musk
Size: Very Large Shrub
6ft (180cm)
8ft (2.5m)
Bloom Size: Small
Breeder: Turkestan
Year of Introduction: 1899
It is one of the first roses to flower, in mid-May, bearing small, lightly fragrant, primrose yellow flowers. It is also known as the 'Incense Rose', for the fragrance of its fern-like foliage that carries through the air.
