Irish wildflowers

Rose 'Excelsa'
Photographs: Co. Cork

Rose 'Excelsa'
Rosa 'Excelsa'
Family: Rosacae

Flowering June- August. Deciduous shrub. Garden escape. Introduced.

Roadsides, hedgerows, rough grassland, dunes. Often close to habitation.


Identification is very uncertain. Previously wrongly identified as 'Crimson Showers'. Help appreciated!

Rose 'Excelsa'

Rose 'Excelsa'
Rose 'Excelsa'

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