Rosa 'Hermosa': Edibility
Rose hips are used to make tea and jelly.
Plant Profile: Rosa 'Hermosa'
Names
Hermosa
Phonetic Spelling:RO-zuh
Genus:Rosa
Species:
Family:Rosaceae
Introduced in 1840, the Hermosa variety of china rose remains a beloved choice today. This shrub showcases its beauty from summer to fall, featuring delicate double flowers in a soft lavender-pink hue that appear either individually or in small clusters. With its robust structure and appealing green-gray foliage, Hermosa exhibits a spreading growth pattern. It is best utilized in groups of three or more, making it an excellent addition to borders or cottage gardens.
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Rosa 'Hermosa' Feature Summary
Tags
#hardy
#showy flowers
#full sun tolerant
#fragrant flowers
#pink flowers
#deciduous shrub
#cpp
#double flowers
#long bloom time
#rose hips
#rose bush
#partial shade tolerant
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Rosa 'Hermosa' Feature Summary
Attributes
Rose hips are used to make tea and jelly.
Perennial
Stem Cutting
Fruit
Rose hips produced
Berry
Red/Burgundy
Summer
Fall
Flowers
2-3 inch fully double pink blooms with 35 petals appear in small clusters. Blooms hang downward and have a delicate fragrance.
Pink
Fragrant
Showy
Long Bloom Season
Summer
Fall
more than 20 petals/rays
Leaves
Bright green to gray-green foliage with 3 to 5 leaflets.
Deciduous
Green
Blue
Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Opposite
Elliptical
Ovate
Serrate
Whole Plant Traits
Shrub
Rose
Deciduous
Erect
Spreading
Medium
Prickles
Cultural Conditions
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Acid (<6.0)
Neutral (6.0-8.0)
Good Drainage
3 feet-6 feet
Coastal
Mountains
Piedmont
6a
6b
7a
7b
8b
8a
9a
9b
Clay
Loam (Silt)
Sand
Stem
Landscape
Cottage Garden
English Garden
Border
Accent
Small groups
Bees
Rosa 'Hermosa' Image Gallery
Rosa 'Hermosa' Attributes
Rosa 'Hermosa': Life Cycle
Annual
Biennial
Bulb
Perennial
Woody
Rosa 'Hermosa': Recommended Propagation Strategy
Division
Grafting
Layering
Leaf Cutting
Root Cutting
Seed
Stem Cutting
Rosa 'Hermosa' Fruit
Rosa 'Hermosa': Fruit Description
Rose hips produced
Rosa 'Hermosa': Fruit Type
Achene
Aggregate
Berry
Capsule
Caryopsis
Drupe
Follicle
Legume
Nut
Pome
Samara
Schizocarp
Siliqua
Rosa 'Hermosa': Fruit Color
Red/Burgundy
Rosa 'Hermosa': Display/Harvest Time
Fall
Spring
Summer
Winter
Rosa 'Hermosa' Flowers
Rosa 'Hermosa': Flower Description
2-3 inch fully double pink blooms with 35 petals appear in small clusters. Blooms hang downward and have a delicate fragrance.
Rosa 'Hermosa': Flower Color
Pink
Rosa 'Hermosa': Flower Inflorescence
Catkin
Corymb
Cyme
Head
Insignificant
Panicle
Raceme
Solitary
Spadix
Spike
Umbel
Rosa 'Hermosa': Flower Value To Gardener
Edible
Fragrant
Good Cut
Good Dried
Long Bloom Season
Long-lasting
Showy
Rosa 'Hermosa': Flower Bloom Time
Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall
Rosa 'Hermosa': Flower Petals
2-3 rays/petals
4-5 petals/rays
6 petals/rays
7 - 20 petals/rays
asymmetrical petals
Bracts
Colored Sepals
fused petals
more than 20 petals/rays
Tepals
Rosa 'Hermosa': Flower Shape
Bell
Cross
Crown
Cup
Dome
Funnel
Irregular
Lipped
Radial
Saucer
Star
Trumpet
Tubular
Urn
Wheel
Rosa 'Hermosa' Leaves
Rosa 'Hermosa': Leaf Description
Bright green to gray-green foliage with 3 to 5 leaflets.
Rosa 'Hermosa': Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics
Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Rosa 'Hermosa': Leaf Color
Blue
Green
Rosa 'Hermosa': Leaf Type
Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Fronds
Needles
Sheath
Simple
Rosa 'Hermosa': Leaf Arrangement
Alternate
Opposite
Other/more complex
Rosulate
Whorled
Rosa 'Hermosa': Leaf Shape
Acicular
Auriculate
Cordate
Cuneate
Deltoid
Elliptical
Filiform
Lanceolate
Linear
Oblanceolate
Oblong
Obovate
Obtuse
Orbicular
Ovate
Palmasect
Palmatifid
Peltate
Pinnatifid
Pinnatisect
Reniform
Rhomboidal
Spatulate
Subcordate
Subulate
Rosa 'Hermosa': Leaf Margin
Crenate
Crenulate
Dentate
Denticulate
Doubly Crenate
Doubly Dentate
Doubly Serrate
Entire
Lobed
Serrate
Sinuate
Undulate
Rosa 'Hermosa': Hairs Present
No
Yes
Rosa 'Hermosa' Whole Plant Traits
Rosa 'Hermosa': Plant Type
Annual
Bulb
Carnivorous
Edible
Epiphyte
Fern
Ground Cover
Herb
Herbaceous Perennial
Houseplant
Mushroom
Native Plant
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Perennial
Poisonous
Rose
Shrub
Succulent
Tree
Turfgrass
Vegetable
Vine
Water Plant
Weed
Wildflower
Rosa 'Hermosa': Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics
Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Rosa 'Hermosa': Habit/Form
Arching
Ascending
Broad
Cascading
Climbing
Clumping
Columnar
Conical
Creeping
Dense
Erect
Horizontal
Irregular
Mounding
Multi-stemmed
Multi-trunked
Open
Oval
Prostrate
Pyramidal
Rounded
Spreading
Vase
Weeping
Rosa 'Hermosa': Maintenance
Low
Medium
High
Rosa 'Hermosa': Appendage
Prickles
Spines
Tendrils
Thorns
Rosa 'Hermosa' Cultural Conditions
Rosa 'Hermosa': Light
Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Rosa 'Hermosa': Soil pH
Acid (<6.0)
Alkaline (>8.0)
Neutral (6.0-8.0)
Rosa 'Hermosa': Soil Drainage
Frequent Standing Water
Good Drainage
Moist
Occasional Flooding
Occasionally Dry
Occasionally Wet
Very Dry
Rosa 'Hermosa': Available Space To Plant
12 inches-3 feet
12-24 feet
24-60 feet
3 feet-6 feet
6-feet-12 feet
Less than 12 inches
more than 60 feet
Rosa 'Hermosa': NC Region
Coastal
Mountains
Piedmont
Rosa 'Hermosa': USDA Plant Hardiness Zone
6a
6b
7a
7b
8a
8b
9a
9b
Rosa 'Hermosa': Soil Texture
Clay
High Organic Matter
Loam (Silt)
Sand
Shallow Rocky
Rosa 'Hermosa' Stem
Rosa 'Hermosa': Stem Is Aromatic
No
Yes
Rosa 'Hermosa' Landscape
Rosa 'Hermosa': Landscape Theme
Asian Garden
Butterfly Garden
Children's Garden
Cottage Garden
Cutting Garden
Drought Tolerant Garden
Edible Garden
English Garden
Fairy Garden
Garden for the Blind
Native Garden
Nighttime Garden
Pollinator Garden
Rain Garden
Rock Garden
Shade Garden
Water Garden
Winter Garden
Rosa 'Hermosa': Design Feature
Accent
Barrier
Border
Flowering Tree
Foundation Planting
Hedge
Mass Planting
Screen/Privacy
Security
Shade Tree
Small groups
Small Tree
Specimen
Street Tree
Understory Tree
Rosa 'Hermosa': Resistance To Challenges
Black Walnut
Compaction
Deer
Diseases
Drought
Dry Soil
Erosion
Fire
Foot Traffic
Heat
Heavy Shade
Humidity
Insect Pests
Pollution
Poor Soil
Rabbits
Salt
Slugs
Squirrels
Storm damage
Urban Conditions
Voles
Wet Soil
Wind
Rosa 'Hermosa': Attracts
Bats
Bees
Butterflies
Frogs
Hummingbirds
Moths
Pollinators
Predatory Insects
Reptiles
Small Mammals
Songbirds
Specialized Bees
