ROSA FOETIDA

'''Rosa foetida''' is a species of rose, native to the foothills of the Caucasus Mountains in Georgia. It has yellow flowers with a mild, sour scent many find objectionable, thus the species name. Though grown widely outside its range (for example, in Britain and America), it is particularly susceptible to black spot.
An important rose, inasmuch as it is the source of yellow in modern-day hybrids, most famously 'Soleil d'Or' (''R. foetida'' x 'Antoine Ducher'; 1900), was bred by Joseph Pernet-Ducher. One variety, ''Rosa foetida'' var. '' 'bicolor' '' consists of branches that have entirely red or orange flowers with one or more branches which have only yellow flowers.

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